If a defendant does not respond to the plaintiff's complaint the court will:
A) presume the claims of the plaintiff are false and grant the defendant 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 a defendant does not respond to the plaintiff's complaint, the court may enter a default judgment against the defendant, not any of the outcomes listed in options A, B, C, or D.

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