Rule 1037 - Judgment Upon Default Or Admission Assessment Of Damages(a) Whenever a judgment for money is taken by default and the party in whose favor the judgment is entered has filed an instrument or copy thereof, upon which the amount of the judgment is based and calculation of the judgment is submitted, the prothonotary shall enter the judgment for the amount shown to be due upon the face of the instrument.(b) If a default judgment cannot be made certain by computation, Pa.R.C.P. 1037 shall apply.(c) In cases where a complaint is filed and the action has been at issue for one year, the prothonotary, upon praecipe of the defendant, shall enter a rule upon the plaintiff to place the action on the trial list. If the action is not placed on the trial list by the plaintiff within a twenty (20) day period, the prothonotary upon praecipe of the defendant shall enter a judgment of non pros.Adopted Jan. 1, 1985, effective 4/1/1985. Amended Aug. 1, 2006, effective 60 days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.