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An order to show cause is a type of court order that requires one or more of the parties to a case to justify, explain, or prove something to the court. Courts commonly use orders to show cause when the judge needs more information before deciding whether or not to issue an order requested by one of the parties. [ 1 ]
The Florida Bar filed its petition for contempt and order to show cause on July 24. On July 26, the Florida Supreme Court ordered Gonzalez to show cause by Aug. 10. Gonzalez failed to file a ...
Contempt of court in a civil suit is generally not considered to be a criminal offense, with the party benefiting from the order also holding responsibility for the enforcement of the order. However, some cases of civil contempt have been perceived as intending to harm the reputation of the plaintiff, or to a lesser degree, the judge or the court.
The order said socialite and style maven Danielle Rollins and her attorney, Christopher Corbett, "engaged in a deliberate, concerted practice of abusive litigation" such that the attorney fee ...
Under the common law, jurors could be charged with contempt of court if they were found to have carried out independent research into the case they were trying. Proving that a juror was guilty of a contempt required proof that he/she had acted contrary to a judicial order (e.g. to refrain from carrying out research online).
Prisoners' requests for care, court records show, are sometimes met with suspicion if not outright contempt: the prisoner with acute appendicitis denied emergency care by a nurse who thought he ...
For that reason, a decree nisi may also be called a rule, order or decree to show cause. Using the example of a divorce , the wording of such a decree is generally in the form of "that the marriage solemnized on (date) between AB and CD, be dissolved by reason of (grounds) UNLESS sufficient cause be shown to the court why this decree should not ...
Donald Trump is no longer in contempt of court, a New York judge ruled Wednesday. Judge Arthur Engoron, who declared the former president in contempt on April 25 for being slow to respond to a ...