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Code · Michigan · Chapter 600 — Revised Judicature Act of 1961

600.8723 Failure to appear; default judgment.

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600.8723 Failure to appear; default judgment.
Sec. 8723.
If the defendant fails to appear as directed by the citation or other notice at a scheduled appearance under section 8715(3)(b) or (4), at a scheduled informal hearing, or at a scheduled formal hearing, the court shall enter a default judgment against the defendant.
History: Add. 1994, Act 12, Eff. May 1, 1994
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