A party seeking a judgment by default under CR 55.01 shall file a written motion therefore. The motion shall be accompanied (a) by a certificate of the attorney that no papers have been served upon the attorney by the party in default and (b) by an affidavit stating whether the party in default is in the military service.

If the party in default has failed to appear in the action, the motion need not appear on the motion docket and no notice thereof need be given the party against whom judgment by default is sought. To submit an action for judgment against a party in default for failure to appear, the party seeking the judgment shall place the entire record in the action, the motion and the proposed judgment, in the appropriate division's orders/judgments box in the Clerk's office.

If the party in default has appeared in the action, the motion shall appear on the motion docket and the party in default, or if the party is appearing by representative, the party's representative, shall be served with written notice of the motion at least three (3) days prior to the hearing thereon. If the action is ordered submitted at the hearing the party seeking the judgment shall place the entire record in the action and the proposed judgment in the appropriate division's orders/judgments box in the Clerk's office.