Legal Question in Civil Litigation in California

If that county's court maintains a website, you might be able to index the case number on that website. Otherwise, you might have to visit (or have a representative visit) the courthouse to do more research. A prove-up usually means that the defendant never filed an answer or for some reason the answer was stricken. In that situation, the plaintiff would have gone before the court and provided evidence as to why the plaintiff is entitled to the judgment being sought. Then the court will issue a judgment that is entered on the court docket.

As Mr. Cohen says, it is going to depend on where the lawsuit was filed. Some counties have the information accessible through the internet, and some require you to come in person to the courthouse to search for case files by name.