MINNESOTA COURT RULES
GENERAL RULES OF PRACTICE
Rule 207.Affidavit of No Answer and Court Administrator's Certificate of Default
The default of defendants who fail to appear and answer shall be shown by the certificate of the court administrator of the district court in which the action is filed, and by the affidavit of the applicant's lawyer, if the applicant appears by lawyer; otherwise by the applicant's affidavit.