Entry And Notice Of Entry Of Judgment

(a) Entry of Judgment. (1) Appropriate Judgment. On the filing of an order for judgment, the prevailing party must submit to the clerk an appropriate form of the judgment. The clerk must sign and file the judgment and enter it in the register of civil actions, at which time the judgment becomes effective. (2) Failure to Submit Judgment. If the prevailing party fails to submit to the clerk an appropriate form of the judgment within 30 days after the order for judgment is filed, any party may submit an appropriate form without prejudice to any rights that party may have to challenge it. (3) Judgment for Sum Certain. If the judgment directs the payment of money for a sum certain, or a sum that can be made certain by calculation, the clerk must also docket the judgment in the judgment docket as provided by law. (b) Notice of Entry of Judgment. (1) In General. A notice of entry of judgment must identify the docket number and the date the judgment was signed. (2) Service. Within 14 days after entry of judgment in an action in which an appearance has been made, notice of entry of judgment in compliance with Rule 58(b)(1) must be served by the prevailing party on the opposing party. A copy of the judgment must be served with the notice of entry. (3) Filing. The prevailing party must file the notice of entry of judgment. A copy of the judgment may be filed as an attachment to the notice of entry. (4) Post Judgment Motion or Appeal. Service of notice of entry of judgment is not required to begin the time for filing a post-judgment motion or an appeal if the record clearly evidences actual knowledge of entry of judgment through the affirmative action of the moving or appealing party.