DEFENDANTS' BURDENS UNDER FED. R. CIV. P. 55: POSTANSWER DEFAULTS AND JURISDICTIONAL WAIVERS IN CITY OF NEW YORK V. MICKALIS PAWN SHOP.

The article describes the background of 'default judgments' under Rule 55 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure which governs default judgments, that allows a plaintiff to gain requested relief after a defendant has failed to take a required action within a certain timeframe. It discusses the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit case City of New York v. Mickalis Pawn Shop, LLC which was regarding personal jurisdiction of a district court over the defendant Mickalis Pawn.