A Default Judgment Against a Defendant Can Be Set Aside

Multiple Choice

A default judgment against a defendant can be set aside ________.

A) automatically if the defendant files an affidavit within one year showing that the default judgment was entered because of a mistake, inadvertence, or excusable neglect
B) if the plaintiff stipulates that it may be set aside
C) only if the defendant makes a motion to set aside the default
D) only if the defendant was a minor, incompetent, or in the military at the time the default judgment was entered