ABSTRACT
In order to save time and costs, r 42.719 enables certain types of consent order to be entered administratively, without the need to obtain the approval of the court, provided that none of the parties is a litigant in person, a minor, or a patient. The kinds of orders include, for example, judgments or orders for the payment of damages or a debt; orders setting aside default judgments; orders for stays on agreed terms which dispose of the proceedings, including Tomlin orders; and orders for the discharge of any party from liability. The order must be drawn up in the agreed terms and bear the words ‘By consent’. It must be signed by the parties’ attorneys and be filed at the registry for sealing.
