Civil
CIV-161: Order to Show Cause (Government Employee)
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This form is a court order that requires a government employee to appear in court and explain why they should not be punished for violating a court order or breaking the law. Government employees, their lawyers, or people suing them use this form to ask a judge to hold the government employee accountable for disobeying court orders.
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