to entry of a default judgment pursuant to RCFC 55(b). A party “plead[s] or otherwise defend[s]” by timely filing an answer pursuant to RCFC 7 or a motion to dismiss under RCFC 12. See 10 James Wm. Moore, Moore’s Federal Practice § 55.11(2)(a)(i)-(iii) (3d ed. 2012) (discussing Fed. R. Civ. P. 55(a), which is identical to RCFC 55(a)). A party’s entry of an appearance with the court does not establish that the party has “otherwise defended].” Instructively, RCFC 55(b) contemplates giving notice of an impending default judgment to a party that “has appeared,” implying that an appearance alone is insufficient to prevent entry of a default. Moore’s Federal Practice § 55.11(2)(b)(ii); see also United States v. $23,000 in United States Currency, 356 F.3d 157, 163-64 (1st Cir.2004) (<HOLDING>). Nor is a motion for an enlargement of time an
holding that defendant may be entitled to selfdefense instruction even though he did not testify holding that a son could be bound by a contract that he signed even though his fathers name and not his appeared in the body holding that even though defendant stated he did not read and discuss psr with his counsel he could not show any error that affected his substantial rights holding that a defendant did not otherwise defend even though he had appeared before the court holdingthat judgment for want of an answer was properly entered even though the defendants attorney appeared in court at the time set for trial