We are not lawyers ... but we need to understand their lexicon (lawyers always have their own lingo only they can understand. Same with doctors, nurses, and engineers)
We spend our waking hours on YouTube and we are always exposed to hearings and debates ... and also their private conversations ... and all we do is scratch our heads because they are using legal terminologies that sound too foreign and alien to our virgin ears ... and our mind wonders what are they talking about.
Let's start decoding and decrypting these words and phrases (it is irreverent for us to enter the sanctum of the in ... but desperate times need desperate measures) so the next time they use these terms again ... we are on the same page with them. Not in limbo.
We will try to dissect and define them in simpler language so ordinary mortals and laymen (the amateur and the non-experts) can actively participate in the discussion ... and at the same time broaden their legal and paralegal stock knowledge,
So our word or phrase for today is: SHOW CAUSE ORDER
1. PHRASE: Show cause order - OSC
2. DEFINITION: It is a type of court order issued to a party in a lawsuit or hearing directing that party to appear in court to explain why a certain action should not be put into effect by the court. It is a court order that demands and requires the accused and his party to justify and explain why the court SHOULD or SHOULD NOT grant a motion.
A show cause notice on the other hand is a formal document issued that sets out the details of an alleged offense and asks the recipient to explain why disciplinary action should not be taken. Once the notice is received ... it will allow the person to respond and explain why he should not be disciplined, rebuked, or held in contempt.
In simpler language ... a show cause order is an order directing a person to appear in court and explain.
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.
The show-cause order can be considered the last opportunity for a person to prove him innocent. If he failed to prove his points, the person who served the notice may take legal action against that person and the person may be charged a fine or punishment.
3. EXAMPLE: The wife of Harry Roque has been requested by the Quad Com to appear in the hearing in the House of Representatives to shed more light on some gray areas with the couple's alleged involvement in the operation of POGO. She did not appear...
The “quad committee” warned her of possible contempt citation if she failed to comply with the lower chamber’s show cause order.
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