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Local Rules of Superior Court of California, County of Imperial

personal service of reply papers may Division 3
be brought to the hearing and filed at
Ex Parte Relief that time.

[Adopted July 1, 2007, Rule 3.28 renumbered to 3.2.8 01/01/09] Rule 3.3.0 Policy

Rule 3.2.9 Conduct of Hearing It is the policy of the Court to discourage unnecessary ex parte orders which may affect Parties may submit matters without being substantial rights of the parties. Ex Parte personally present at a hearing only if they relief should be reserved for unavoidable notify opposing counsel and the clerk prior to emergency matters only. Therefore, the date and time set for such matters. Failure whenever reasonable or practical, litigants to do so shall be deemed cause for ordering are encouraged to use orders to show cause or such matters off calendar or for ruling in the noticed motions for contested hearings on the absence of the parties. merits.

[Adopted July 1, 2007, Rule 3.27 renumbered to 3.3.0

[Adopted July 1, 2007, Rule 3.25 renumbered to 3.2.9 01/01/09, amended 01/01/09] 01/01/09]

Rule 3.3.1 Filing Fees, Case Number, andRule 3.2.10 Orders After Hearing Hearing Date Orders after hearing shall refer to all matters Filing fees must be paid, or an application ofcovered by the Court, shall affirmatively state fee waiver must be filed, before anthe result or relief, and shall specify if the application for ex parte relief will be heard.ruling disposes of the entire case as to all All documents in support of an ex parteparties. The introductory paragraph shall application must be filed twenty-four (24)include the subject of the motion, demurrer, hours prior to the time for hearing.or petition, the date, time, department number, judge’s name, and names of the [Adopted July 1, 2007, Rule 3.28 renumbered to 3.3.1 parties and attorneys who appeared. The 01/01/09, amended 01/01/17] order shall set forth all relief granted, including the Court’s stated reasons as well Rule 3.3.2 Scheduling of Ex Parte as the statutory grounds for the ruling, and Hearings shall not require reference to other documents. A request for ex parte relief in a civil case assigned to a judge for all purposes will be [Adopted July 1, 2007, Rule 3.26 renumbered to 3.2.10 heard by the judge so assigned. All other ex 01/01/09] parte matters will be heard in the manner and at times ordered by the presiding judge. Rule 3.2.11 Request to Substitute True Moving party may contact the Civil Name Department at (760) 482-2240 to inquire as to dates for hearings on ex parte matters in A request to substitute the true name of a specific departments. Ex parte applications defendant for a fictitious-named defendant will normally be ruled on in chambers must be submitted in writing and must be without a reporter or parties present. accompanied by a proposed order. [Adopted July 1, 2007, Rule 3.29 renumbered to 3.3.2 [Adopted January 1, 2022] 01/01/09, amended 01/01/13, 01/01/22]

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