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Local Rules of Superior Court of California, County of Imperial

(c) Upon receipt of the application and deny the petition for modification declaration of notice, the courtroom outright. clerk will note the date and time received in the upper right corner of (b) After the judicial officer grants a the declaration. hearing, the party who presented the petition for modification shall file the (d) An opposing party must present any petition for modification and any written opposition to a request for ex supporting papers with the clerk’s parte orders to the courtroom clerk office and serve copies of the filed within twenty-four (24) hours of petition for modification and any receipt of notice. The Court may supporting papers on each party and render a decision on the ex parte the party’s counsel, if any. application or set the matter for hearing. The applicant is responsible (c) If the judicial officer grants a hearing or serving all noticed parties with on the petition for modification and copies of the Court’s decision or assigns a hearing date, the party who notice that the Court has calendared presented the petition for the matter and the applicant shall modification shall serve, no less than notify all parties of any hearing date ten (10) calendar days prior to the and time set by the Court. assigned hearing date, the filed petition for modification and any (e) Whenever possible the moving and supporting papers on each party and responding papers and declaration re: the party’s counsel, if any. If the notice shall be served on the attorneys petition for modification and any for each parent, attorney for the child, supporting papers are not served on county counsel, supervising social each party or the party’s counsel, if worker and parents who are not any, in compliance with this rule, the represented by counsel. hearing date may be taken off calendar. (f) Notice may be excused if the giving of such notice would frustrate the (d) Any party seeking an order purpose of the order and cause the temporarily granting the relief sought child to suffer immediate and in a petition for modification pending irreparable injury. the hearing on that petition, shall specify in the petition the fact that (g) Notice may also be excused if, temporary relief is being sought and following a good faith attempt, the the specific nature of the temporary giving of notice is not possible, or if relief sought. Any such request for the opposing parties do not object to temporary relief shall be the requested ex parte orders. accompanied by evidence [Adopted July 1, 2007, Rule 5.38 renumbered to 6.10 demonstrating that the order 01/01/09, Rule 6.10 renumbered to 6.1.6 01/01/12, subd (b) temporarily granting the relief sought amended 01/01/14] in a petition for modification is in the best interests of the minor. Rule 6.1.7 Application for Modification of Court Orders [Adopted July 1, 2007, Rule 5.39 renumbered to 6.11 01/01/09, Rule 6.11 renumbered to 6.1.7 01/01/12] (a) If relief is sought on an ex parte basis the Court shall either grant a hearing and assign a hearing date, or grant or 48