show cause
(legal, England, Wales) In English law, to argue against the confirmation of a provisional order or judgment.
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... issued its show cause order, the staff were unable to find the mystery link again. [Ed. Note: The Court seemed to believe this story, so who am I to call BS?]. The attorney argued that sanctions were inappropriate…
... happened. The Court was unimpressed with the lawyer having come clean only when a show cause order was issued, and not during the seven months since opposing counsel brought up the issue. The lawyer was fined $10K…
Nice you should draw endive having panini riding her big booty like she did from the show cause it's really hot and sexy 🥰 youtu.be/KcxWbl4DMmE?...
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(legal, England, Wales) In English law, to argue against the confirmation of a provisional order or judgment.
“... issued its show cause order, the staff were unable to find the mystery link again. [Ed. Note: The Court seemed to believe this story, so who am I to call BS?]. The attorney argued that sanctions were inappropriate because he had been so forthcoming about what ... (cont.)”
— Bluesky· May 2026“... happened. The Court was unimpressed with the lawyer having come clean only when a show cause order was issued, and not during the seven months since opposing counsel brought up the issue. The lawyer was fined $10K and permitted to file an amended brief. The court ... (cont.)”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Nice you should draw endive having panini riding her big booty like she did from the show cause it's really hot and sexy 🥰 youtu.be/KcxWbl4DMmE?...”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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