Questão jurídica principal
Whether the defendants' waiver of the optional pre-hearing written statement in simplified proceedings can lead to a default judgment.
Decisão extraída
No. In simplified proceedings the oral hearing is mandatory, so waiving the optional prior written response cannot trigger a default judgment.
Fundamentação extraída
Because the court must hold an oral hearing, the defendants may but need not file a written statement beforehand; if they do not, they suffer no procedural disadvantage.