Cal. Code of Civil Procedure § 1003 : Of Miscellaneous Provisions — California Code Of Civil Procedure — Motions And Orders — Direction of court denominated order; application for order is motion Date: 1 Aug 2016 TEXT PDF Current through the 2016 Legislative Session Every direction of a court or judge, made or entered in writing, and not included in a judgment, is denominated an order. An application for an order is a motion. Ca. Civ. Proc. Code § 1003