[gnso-sti] Question for IRT members

[Alan Greenberg <alan.greenberg@xxxxxxxxx>]

After listening to last week's URS teleconference, based on what Mark 
said about replies filed after a default, I went back an reread the 
appropriate section of the IRT report.
The section (in part) says:

> Should a Registrant find their domain name has been taken down after 
> the fourteen (14)-day Answer period has passed and wishes to file a 
> legitimate Answer to the Complainant, the Registrant may file a 
> Default Answer to the third-party dispute provider at any time 
> during the life of the domain name registration.
> To file a Default Answer, the Registrant must fill in a form Request 
> for Default Answer and submit it to the third-party dispute provider 
> for examination. [additional text omitted]
> Upon the successful filing of a Default Answer the domain name 
> takedown will be immediately revoked and the domain name may resolve 
> pending the outcome of the Examiner's examination.
I presume that this means that if filed prior to a decision being 
rendered in favour of the Complainant, the Examiner will factor in 
the Default Answer in his/her decision. If the Default Answer is 
filed after the Examiner has already rendered a decision in favour of 
the Complainant, this implies that the Examiner (the same one or 
possibly a different one since some time may have elapsed) will 
perform a second examination taking into account the contents of the 
Default Answer.
Is this correct?

Alan