Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 489.210 : CALIFORNIA CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE — OF CIVIL ACTIONS — ATTACHMENT — UNDERTAKINGS — UNDERTAKINGS TO OBTAIN WRIT OF ATTACHMENT OR PROTECTIVE ORDER — Undertaking filed before issuance of writ or order TEXT PDF Before issuance of a writ of attachment, a temporary protective order, or an order under subdivision (b) of Section 491.415, the plaintiff shall file an undertaking to pay the defendant any amount the defendant may recover for any wrongful attachment by the plaintiff in the action. Ca. Civ. Proc. Code § 489.210 Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 538, Sec. 7.