Rhode Island Judgment By Default Upon Application To Clerk is a procedure that allows a plaintiff who has won a civil lawsuit to obtain a judgment against a defendant who has not responded to the complaint. By filing an application with the court clerk, the plaintiff may be able to obtain a default judgment if the defendant has not responded to the complaint or appeared in court. There are two types of Rhode Island Judgment By Default Upon Application To Clerk: Default Judgment by Clerk and Default Judgment by Confession. Default Judgment by Clerk is granted when the defendant does not appear in court or answer the complaint and the plaintiff has met all the necessary legal requirements. The court clerk will issue the judgment without a hearing. Default Judgment by Confession is a judgment entered against a defendant who admits to the allegations in the complaint. The defendant must sign a document that acknowledges that they are legally responsible for the allegations in the complaint. The court will then enter the judgment against the defendant without a hearing.