Everything you reach for, in one place.
Type it. Find it.
Plain words, a statute or a form number. The motion, the checklist and the form come up together, each one labeled.
On your caption.
Your name, bar number and office are already on the pleading paper. Open a template and start writing.
Forms Desk.
Every current Judicial Council criminal, habeas and juvenile form, plus your three counties' local forms with revision dates and a practice card for each county.
Bad Morning.
Twenty-five courtroom cards and case emergencies: what to do first, what to say, what to file.
Bad Morning
For the morning it all goes sideways. Twenty-five courtroom cards and case emergencies you can read standing at counsel table: what to do first, what to say, what to file.
Your Own Motions.
You wrote a great motion once. Now you can find it.
Do it yourself
Included
Drop your motions in the folder and click Update Search. They are searchable by any word inside, sorted by subject and labeled as yours.
Motion Intake
$65 an hour
Send me your past motions. I sort, rename, label and add them, and remove client names if you ask. Handled confidentially under a written agreement.
Authority Check
$65 an hour
I check every case and statute cited against official sources and give you a dated report that flags authority that has changed. You verify each citation and decide what to change.
What's on the drive
The actual layout. Your name goes on the bank and your counties go in the Forms Desk.
START HERE
Opens in any browser with no internet and searches everything
Front desk
Read This First, your pleading paper, Emergency Deadline Card, Deadline Cross-Check, stage guide, 42 real-world case routes, motion packets, Evidence Source Radar
Bad Morning
13 courtroom cards and 12 case emergencies
Motions by stage
Eleven folders from Search and Seizure to Appeal and Writ
Forms Desk
Every current Judicial Council criminal, habeas and juvenile form, firearms and protective order forms, your three counties' local forms with revision dates and a practice card for each
Before You File
SB 574 AI disclosure drafts and a citation check
Racial Justice Act kit
Motions, checklists and outside data
Your motions
Add Your Motions Here folder with one-click Update Search
Works on
Windows and Mac, any modern browser, no install, no account.
WHO BUILT IT
Built by a Case Cartographer
I'm Robert van der Vijver. I've spent years working closely with California defense attorneys on their cases, and my training is in library science. SO ORDERED is built the way I build a case map: every motion sorted and labeled, every form dated, nothing left to guess.
ONE PRICE. YOURS TO KEEP.
$195
Criminal Defense Desk on one USB drive
✓ Your name, bar number and office on every template
✓ Your name and logo laser-engraved on the wooden drive (USB-A and USB-C)
✓ Three counties of your choice, with local forms and practice cards
✓ Every current statewide criminal court form
✓ Bad Morning courtroom cards and case emergencies
✓ Search that works offline, on Windows or Mac
✓ Order before January 1, 2027 and the January update is included
Add-ons
Extra county
$45
Capital Cases (death penalty) kit
$95
January or July update
$49 each or $89 a year
Motion Intake: your motions sorted, labeled and added
$65 an hour
Authority Check: flags cited authority that has changed
$65 an hour
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need the internet?
No. Everything runs from the drive in your browser, on Windows or Mac. Nothing is uploaded or tracked, and nothing needs an account or a login.
Is this legal advice?
No. It is a drafting and reference library for attorneys. You review every document, check current law and local rules, and personally verify every citation before filing.
Who can buy it?
California attorneys practicing criminal defense. I confirm your State Bar number before your drive is made.
What do updates include?
New statutes take effect January 1, and court rules, Judicial Council forms and local rules change January 1 and July 1. Each update brings replaced forms, your counties' new local rules, flagged statutes and a dated change log. Your own motions are never touched.
SO ORDERED is a drafting and reference library sold to California attorneys. It is not legal advice and does not create an attorney-client relationship; the attorney who uses it reviews every document and verifies every citation before filing. Screens shown use a sample attorney, John Testman, who is not a real person.