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HEARING DATE ________________ _______________________________________________________GENERAL DISTRICT COURT
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PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT ON A CLAIM FOR LIQUIDATED DAMAGES BASED UPON DEFENDANT’S FAILURE TO TIMELY FILE AN ANSWER PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT ON _____________________ at ___________,
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Plaintiff,
by counsel,
pro se, will request this Court to grant summary
Judgment pursuant to Part Seven B, General District Courts-Civil, Rules 7B:2 General Provisions as to Pleadings and 7B:9 Failure of Defendant to Appear, and says: 1. The Defendant failed to serve and file an Answer with Grounds of Defense on or before _______________________, as ordered by the Court.
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2. Plaintiff is entitled to entry of judgment pursuant to General District Court Rule 7B:9(c), that provides: On request made in person in court by the plaintiff, plaintiff's attorney, plaintiff's regular and bona fide employee, or any other person authorized by law, judgment shall be entered for the amount appearing to the judge to be due. If the relief demanded is unliquidated damages, the court shall hear evidence and fix the amount thereof. 3. The judgment sought in this action consists solely of liquidated1 damages.
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“...when a specific sum of money has been expressly stipulated by the parties to a bond or other contract as the amount of damages to be recovered by either party for a breach of the agreement by the other.” Black’s Law Dictionary, Revised Fourth Edition, 1968.
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WHEREFORE, Plaintiff requests Summary Judgment pursuant to Part Seven B, General District Courts-Civil, Rule 7B:9(c). ________________________________
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT I certify that a true copy of the above ________________________________________ was
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Virginia Supreme Court Rules 1:12 and 1:7 (amendments effective October 15, 2003).
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