You can tell the clerk that you want to file an order to show cause ("OSC"). Default judgment are not entered without proveups in which you have to present evidence to show that you are entitled to the money.Parties should file such default packets in the Clerk's Office within five court days prior to any scheduled hearing date. Default Prove-Up – All default cases will be set for prove-up hearings on Monday at p.m. 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. This short hearing is called a "prove-up" hearing. This HowTo Guide addresses obtaining a default judgment in a civil matter in Orange County Superior Court. Most people are able to file and present their cases without an attorney. Customer: In my default prove up hearing, the judge was angry about the amount of damages I requested. Landlord tenant cases are filed in the special civil part of Superior Court.