Editing Judgment (law) (section)

==== United States ==== 

At the federal level, a judgment is defined in the ''United States Federal Rules of Civil Procedure'' as "a decree and any order from which an appeal lies" and does not include "recitals of pleadings, a master's report, or a record of prior proceedings."<ref>Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(a); see also Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9002(5).</ref>

A judgment must address all of the issues raised with respect to the rights and liabilities of the parties. If a judgment is rendered without addressing all the rights and liabilities, the action is not ended and the claims of the parties may be revised before the entry of a judgment that determines all of the issues raised.<ref>Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b).</ref>

* ''Default judgment'': If the defendant fails to plead or otherwise defend against the action, a default judgment may be entered.<ref>Fed. R. Civ. P. 55(a).</ref> If the plaintiff's claim is for a fixed amount of money, then the plaintiff can request that the clerk enter judgment for that amount along with costs against the defendant.<ref>Fed. R. Civ. P. 55(b)(1).</ref> Otherwise, the plaintiff will be required to appear before the court and present evidence for the damages or relief requested to receive a default judgment.<ref>Fed. R. Civ. P. 55(b)(2).</ref> If the defendant can demonstrate "good cause" for not responding to the default judgment, then the court may set aside the judgment at its discretion.<ref>Fed. R. Civ. P. 55(c).</ref>
* ''Interlocutory injunction'': A party can seek an interlocutory injunction relating to a proceeding. The court must provide reasons for either granting or denying an interlocutory injunction.<ref>Fed. R. Civ. P. 52(a)(2).</ref>
* ''Summary judgment'': A party can seek a summary judgment on all or part of its claim.<ref name="auto10">Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(a).</ref> The court will grant a summary judgment if the party seeking the judgment demonstrates that there is no real dispute regarding the facts.<ref name="auto10"/> The court must provide reasons for either granting or denying a summary judgment.<ref name="auto10"/>
[[File:Judgment_of_Debt,_Greene_County,_Pennsylvania,_1815.jpg|left|thumb|Judicial judgment of debt, Greene County, Pennsylvania, 1815]]
A state code of civil procedure provides its own rules relating to judgments in state courts. For instance, California's ''Code of Civil Procedure'' provides some general rules regarding the purpose of and requirements for judgments<ref>''California Code of Civil Procedure'', C.C.P. § 577-579.</ref> as well as rules relating to summary judgments,<ref>''California Code of Civil Procedure'', C.C.P. § 437.c-438.</ref> default judgments,<ref>California Code of Civil Procedure, C.C.P. § 1297.253.</ref> and interim or interlocutory judgments.<ref>California Code of Civil Procedure, C.C.P. § 1297.91–1297.95.</ref>

The [[Full Faith and Credit Clause]] of the [[United States Constitution|federal Constitution]] generally requires states to recognize the records and judgments of other states.