Dante Smith v. Ciarra Walker-Smith

1 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA 2 COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO 3 UNIFIED FAMILY COURT 4

5) 6 DANTE SMITH,) Case Number: FPT-23-378122) 7 Petitioner) Hearing Date: July 16, 2026) 8 VS.) Hearing Time: 9:00 AM) 9 CIARRA WALKER-SMITH,) Department: 403) 10 Respondent) Presiding: BOBBY P. LUNA) 11) 12 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE AND AFFIDAVIT FOR CONTEMPT 13 TENTATIVE RULING 14 Having read and considered the pleadings, declarations, and other evidence submitted in this matter, the 15 Court makes the following findings and orders: 16 A. Procedural History 17 1) The parties are Petitioner Dante Smith (Father) and Respondent Ciarra Walker-Smith (Mother). 18 2) On June 5, 2026, Mother filed an Order to Show Cause and Affidavit for Contempt alleging 5 19 counts of contempt committed by Father.

The matter is set for hearing on July 16, 2026. 20 3) As of July 9, 2026, no proof of personal service of the Order to Show Cause and Affidavit for 21 Contempt has been filed with the Court. 22 B. Findings and Order 23 1) Per Cedars-Sinai Imaging Medical Group v. Superior Court (2000) 83 Cal.App.4th 1281, 24 personal service of Order to Show Cause and Affidavit for Contempt-on-contempt citee (i.e., 25 Father) is required. 26 2) As such, the matter is hereby continued to August 27, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. in Department 403 to 27 permit Mother to effectuate personal service on Father. 28 3) The Court will prepare the Findings and Order After Hearing. 29