File forms​​ Bring the Request for Default to the court clerk. Follow the Rules of Court and CCP to make sure your default is proper and enforceable.You must be prepared to enter evidence through documents and testimony. (3) File an Application For Entry of Default. A party seeking a California Code of Civil Procedure Section 585 default against another party must take the following steps to start the process. If you or the other side want to ask the court to do something in a case, you must ask in written court papers called a Motion or an Order to Show Cause. Default judgment are not entered without proveups in which you have to present evidence to show that you are entitled to the money. The application form describes your claim to the. Court.