§ Rule 73. The Clerk

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Rule 73. The Clerk

(a) When Clerk's Office Is Open. The clerk's office with the clerk or a deputy in attendance shall be open during business hours on all days except judicial holidays and Saturdays.

(b) Orders by Clerk. The clerk is authorized to enter the following orders of the superior or district court without further direction by the court:

(1) Orders on consent for the substitution of attorneys.

(2) Orders on consent satisfying a judgment or an order for the payment of money, withdrawing stipulations, annulling bonds and exonerating sureties.

(3) Orders entering default for failure to plead or otherwise defend as provided in Rule 55(a).

(4) Orders upon motions and applications for issuing mesne process and issuing final process to enforce and execute judgments.

(5) Any other orders which do not require allowance or order of the court.

The clerk must forthwith notify the judge before whom the action is pending of the clerk's action in entering any such order. Any order so entered may be suspended, altered or rescinded by the court for cause shown.

(c) Judgments by Clerk. The clerk is authorized to enter the following judgments of the superior or district court forthwith without further direction from the court:

(1) Default judgments under Rule 55(b) upon the following proof: an affidavit that the person against whom judgment is sought is not an infant or an incompetent person, and an affidavit under the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940, as amended, that defendant is not in the armed forces of the United States.

(2) Judgments on offers of judgment in the circumstances set forth in Rule 68.

(d) Notice of Orders or Judgments. Immediately upon the entry of an order or judgment, the clerk shall give notice by distributing a copy to each party who is not in default for failure to appear.