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8 Superior Court of the State of California

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12 Plaintiff, ) NOTICE OF EX PARTE APPLICATION AND EX-
) PARTE APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF
13 vs. ) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CIVIL
) CONTEMPT AND REQUEST FOR ATTORNEYS
14 Any Defendant, and DOES 1-5 ) FEES AND COSTS; MEMORANDUM OF POINTS
) AND AUTHORITIES; DECLARATION OF
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4 TO _________________________________AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD:
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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT on ___________ at ___M., or as soon thereafter as
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the matter can be heard, in Dept. _____ of the above-entitled Court located at ______________,
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_____________________, will and does move the Court by ex parte application for an Order to

9 Show Cause for Civil Contempt pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure 1209 et seq. directed to

10 _________________ on the grounds that _________ willfully disobeyed an order of this Court dated
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_________ in that LIST HERE THE SPECIFIC FACTS AND EVIDENCE THAT SUPPORT
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YOUR CONTENTION THAT THE OTHER PARTY WILLFULLY DISOBEYED A COURT
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ORDER AND BE SURE TO CITE TO ANY RELEVANT DOCUMENTS ATTACHED TO
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15 ANY DECLARATIONS, and order _______ to pay the total amount of $______ for reasonable

16 attorneys fees and costs incurred with commencing this contempt proceeding.
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This ex parte application will be based upon this notice, the attached memorandum of points
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and authorities in support thereof, the files and records of this case, the declaration of __________
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and Exhibits attached thereto, and such other and further oral and documentary evidence as may be
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Dated: ________________ __________________________________________
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 1 MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES
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STATEMENT OF FACTS
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This case involves PROVIDE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF CASE INCLUDING
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PARTIES AND CAUSES OF ACTION, ETC.

7 On ___________ the Court issued an order directed to _______________ ordering

8 _________ to LIST HERE THE SPECIFIC DETAILS OF THE ORDER SUCH AS A

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TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER, ORDER TO PERFORM A SPECIFIC
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ACTION,ETC. See the attached declaration of _______ at __ and Exhibit 1 attached thereto
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concurrently filed and served herewith and incorporated herein by reference.
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13 ______ had knowledge of said order in that they were personally present in Court when the

14 order was made, or counsel for _________ was present in Court at the time that the order was made
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and was served with a copy of the order. See the attached declaration of _______ at __ and Exhibit
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2 attached thereto concurrently filed and served herewith and incorporated herein by reference.
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_______________ had the ability to comply with the order in that LIST HERE THE
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19 SPECIFIC FACTS THAT SUPPORT YOUR CONTENTION. See the attached declaration of

20 _______ at __ and Exhibit 3 attached thereto concurrently filed and served herewith and
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