Show cause order

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An order to show cause, or a show cause order, is one means of initiating a proceeding before a court. An order to show cause is signed by a judge who thereby directs some person to appear before him or her and "show cause" to the judge as to why certain relief should not be granted to the petitioner who asked the judge to sign the order.


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