MORRIS, Chief Judge.
Defendant's first assignment of error is to the trial court's entry of default against him. Defendant argues that there is no record of a written motion for entry of default having been filed with the clerk, and that his answer, although untimely, constituted a bar to the entry of default. We believe, however, that entry of default was proper.
With respect to the necessity of a written motion for entry of default, under Rule 55, "[w]hile...
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