Ex Parte Motion – a motion made to the court without notice to the adverse party, that a court considers and rules on without hearing from all sides

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ex parte motion:
(1831)

1. A motion made to the court without notice to the adverse party; a motion that a court considers and rules on without hearing from all sides. — aka ex parte application. [1]

1. A motion made to the court without notice to the adverse party.  37 Am J1st Motions § 26. [2]

ex parte:

1. Means “of a side,” i.e. from one side or by one party.  The term refers to an application made to the court by one party without notice to the other party. [3]

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[1]: Black’s Law Dictionary Deluxe Tenth Edition by Henry Campbell Black & Editor in Chief Bryan A. Garner. ISBN: 978-0-314-62130-6

[2]: Ballantine’s Law Dictionary with Pronunciations
Third Edition
 by James A. Ballantine (James Arthur 1871-1949).  Edited by William S. Anderson.  © 1969 by THE LAWYER’S CO-OPERATIVE PUBLISHING COMPANY.  Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 68-30931

[3]: Ballantine’s Law Dictionary Legal Assistant Edition by Jack Ballantine (James Arthur 1871-1949).  Doctored by Jack G. Handler, J.D. © 1994 Delmar by Thomson Learning.  ISBN 0-8273-4874-6.

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