If a defendant does not respond to the plaintiff's complaint the court will:
A) presume the claims of the plaintiff are true and grant the plaintiff the relief requested in the complaint
B) presume the claims of the plaintiff are false and not grant the plaintiff the relief requested in the complaint
C) presume the claims of the defendant are false and not grant the plaintiff the relief requested in the complaint
D) presume the defendant is dead and not grant the plaintiff the relief requested in the complaint
E) none of the other choices are correct

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If the defendant does not respond to the plaintiff's complaint, the court will enter a default judgment in favor of the plaintiff. This means that the court will presume the claims of the plaintiff are true and grant the relief requested in the complaint.

If a Defendant Does Not Respond to the Plaintiff's Complaint