Opinion ID: 2610617
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Setting Aside the Default

Text: The contention that the court erred in setting aside what appellant calls a default judgment is misconceived. It stems from two unwarranted assumptions, first that there was a default judgment, whereas there was merely an Entry of Default by the clerk of court; second, the proceeding in the district court was an action covered by the Rules of Civil Procedure, whereas it was a review under the provisions of Rule 72.1, W.R.C.P., issued by this court pursuant to § 9-276.32 (b). Reference to Rule 72.1, relating to judicial review of administrative action, discloses no requirement that ipso facto the opposing party is required to answer. From a consideration of both the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and the implementing rule, such review is in the nature of an appeal, which requires no answer to be filed. [2]