Form CIV-GP-55 at a glance
What it is: APPLICATION FOR JUDGMENT is a Civil Court of the City of New York form in which, on Motion of the attorney, the Judgment Creditor(s) recover of the Judgment Debtor(s) the sum.
A filled-in Form CIV-GP-55 example: an attorney applies for a default judgment
How to fill out Form CIV-GP-55, box by box
County and Index Number
Write the County of and the Index Number for the Civil Court of the City of New York, and the first line before APPLICATION FOR JUDGMENT.
Claimant(s)/Plaintiff(s), Defendant(s) and Amount Claimed
Write the Claimant(s)/Plaintiff(s) and the Defendant(s), and the Amount Claimed, less any credits.
Interest, Attorney Fees and SUBTOTAL
Write Interest @ ___% from ___/___/___, Attorney Fees (if applicable) and the SUBTOTAL.
Costs, Disbursements and GRAND TOTAL
Write the County of after State of New York, then Costs, by Statute, and under Disbursements the Service of Summons & Complaint, the Filing of Summons & Complaint, the Prospective Marshal's Fee and Other (Indicate), then the GRAND TOTAL.
Attorney Affirmation
In the Attorney Affirmation, the undersigned, an Attorney at Law of the State of New York and (one of) the attorney(s) of record, affirms that the disbursements specified have been or will be made or incurred.
My client is entitled to a Judgment
Mark on Default if the Defendant(s) did not file an answer within the time permitted by law.
Or mark based upon and one of Inquest Court, Inquest Clerk, Judge's Order, Arbitration, Trial, Failure to Comply with Stipulation or Other (specify).
CPLR § 3215(g)
You affirm that you have complied with the provisions of CPLR § 3215(g): mark as per annexed Affidavit or Affirmation, or mark by personally enclosing a copy of the Summons and Complaint in a First Class mail post-paid sealed envelope properly addressed to the Defendant's place of residence, place of employment or last known residence.
For a defendant corporation, mark by personally enclosing a copy of the Summons and Complaint, accompanied by a notice to the corporation that service has been made pursuant to BCL § 306, in a First Class mail post-paid envelope properly addressed to the defendant corporation at its last known corporate address.
In the My client is entitled to a Judgment part, the CPLR § 3215(g) mailing lines are marked *: if you marked the place of residence, place of employment, last known residence or last known corporate address, each of which has a *, insert the address after at and write after on, and depositing the envelope in an official depository under the exclusive care and custody of the United States Postal Service. The envelope bore the legend “Personal and Confidential” and there was no indication on the outside of the envelope that the communication was from an attorney or that it concerned an alleged debt, and it has not been returned by the Postal Service.
JUDGMENT
Under JUDGMENT, write after Now, on Motion of and after the attorney for, then on each line the Judgment Creditor, the Judgment Creditor's Address, the Judgment Debtor and the Judgment Debtor's Address.
Write the sum of as calculated, and the Judgment Creditor(s) have execution therefor. In accordance with CPLR § 3215(a), if this Judgment is entered against less than all Defendants, this action is ordered severed as to any remaining Defendant(s).
Common questions about Form CIV-GP-55
Is there a penalty?
You further affirm, under the penalties of perjury, that the statements herein are true, with the lines Dated and Affirmed.
Sources
[1] Form CIV-GP-55 (Revised 11/03), Application for Judgment, Civil Court of the City of New York (the Official source link on this page).
