Legal Question in Civil Litigation in California

Re: osc procedure

This presumes that you already have a case open. If not, you will have to open a case first. There's not enough information about the case itself. You would have to give the other party statutory notice of the OSC.

Re: osc procedure

All the following assumes, as attorney Robert Cohen pointed out, that you have an existing case (in the course of which the order was issued that you contend was violated). Half the battle in any court case, whether you are an attorney or a pro per, is getting your documents in the correct format so that the clerk will file them and the judge will hear your OSC (or motion). We attorneys wrestle with this stuff every day. The court clerks love to reject papers for this or that omission. It sounds as if you may be on the right track; the best sources of the information you seek are: 1) California Civil Procedure Before Trial (grey loose leaf notebooks published by Rutter Group). 2) An experienced legal secretary. 3) A good attorney service or process service company. 4) Similar papers filed by an attorney, if you can find them on file at the courthouse. 5) The clerks (if you can get any information out of them).

Re: osc procedure

Before a comprehensive answer can be provided to your question, the following additional information is needed: Is there a case already filed? What court are you in? What type of case do you have? Why are you filing an OSC? What is the basis of your OSC? If you would like to provide this additional information, a further response can be provided.