§ Rule 77-II. Orders Grantable by the Clerk
Rule 77-II. Orders Grantable by the Clerk
(a) Authority to Enter.The Clerk is authorized to grant and enter the following orders without further direction by the Court, but the Clerk's action may be suspended, altered or rescinded by the Court for cause shown:
(1) [Deleted].
(2) To Substitute Attorneys. Orders on consent for substitution or [FN*] attorneys.
(3) To Approve Bonds, etc. Orders approving bonds and undertakings, prepared on printed forms furnished by the clerk, except supersedeas, and undertakings required by Title 40, Section 423, District of Columbia Code (1967) [§ 50-1301.07, 2001 Ed.], required in any action or proceeding, when the order is consented to or when the surety is a corporation holding authority from the Secretary of the Treasury to do business within the District of Columbia and having a process agent therein pursuant to U.S.C. Title 6, §§ 6-13, or any similar statute.
(4) If Grantable Under These Rules or Statute. Any other orders grantable of course by the clerk under the provisions of these rules or any statute.
(b) Uncontested Motions for Security for Costs.The clerk shall have authority to make appropriate entries granting uncontested motions for security for costs on the basis of $100 cash or $200 bond where the amount claimed is $5,000 or over; $50 cash or $100 bond where the amount claimed is $3,000 or more but less than $5,000; $25 cash or $50 bond in all cases where the amount claimed is more than $750 but less than $3,000. The clerk shall also have authority to accept a praecipe confessing judgment for costs in accordance therewith.
(c) Bonds Under Motor Vehicles Owners' Financial Responsibility Act.The clerk shall also have authority to approve bonds required under the Motor Vehicles Owners' Financial Responsibility Act on the basis of $500 where the amount claimed in suit is $5,000 or over; $300 where the amount claimed in suit is $3,000 or more but less than $5,000; $100 in all cases where the amount claimed is more than $750 but less than $3,000.
[FN*] So in original.