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Any Attorney or Party
Any Street
Any Town, CA 55555
714-555-5555
Any Attorney or Party
Superior Court of the State of California
For the County of _________________
Any Plaintiff,
Plaintiff,
vs.
Any Defendants, and DOES 1-5, inclusive,
Defendants.
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Case No.
OPPOSITION TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
FOR CONTEMPT OF TRO; MEMORANDUM OF
POINTS AND AUTHORITIES; DECLARATIONS
OF __________________; EXHIBITS
DATE:
TIME:
DEPT:
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TO THE COURT, ALL INTERESTED PARTIES AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF
RECORD:
Defendants, __________________________herein submit their opposition to the order to
show cause for contempt issued by the Court on _________________.
This opposition shall be based on this opposition, the attached memorandum of points and
authorities, the declarations of___________, and __________and Exhibits attached thereto,
concurrently filed and served herewith, the records and files of this action and on such other oral
and/or documentary evidence as may be presented at the hearing on the order to show cause.
Dated________________ _______________________________________________
ANY ATTORNEY OR PARTY
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personal delivery or overnight mail. See Code of Civil Procedure
Section 1005 for more details.
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MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES
I.
STATEMENT OF FACTS
This case arises out of: Add information here to inform the Court of the circumstances of
the particular case, such as relationship between parties, etc.
Plaintiffs complaint alleges that: Add information here from the actual complaint such as
brief description of causes of action, facts alleged, etc.
__________________ filed an ex parte application requesting an order to show cause
directing ____________________ (hereinafter ‘______”), to appear personally before the Court and
show cause why they should not be held in contempt for violating the Temporary Restraining Order
((hereinafter, the “TRO”) entered against them on __________. The Court granted the request and
issued an order to show cause.
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