File forms Bring the Request for Default to the court clerk. Notice of motion and motion to set default prove up hearing. Cal. Super.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. Customer: In my default prove up hearing, the judge was angry about the amount of damages I requested. A party seeking a California Code of Civil Procedure Section 585 default against another party must take the following steps to start the process. You may have to request a hearing so that the judge can rule on your motion for a default judgment. The process of initiating a default hearing in family law cases typically involves the following steps: 1. Apply io the clerk for a hearing date, unless the court will enter a judgment on an affidavit under Code Civ. Proc. A clerk may enter a default judgment in a written obligation (e.g.