What does EX PARTE COMMUNICATION, written in court records, mean?
January 3rd, 2010 by admin
The words were written in regards to court records that are documenting an upcoming small claims lawsuit.
Hillary’s absolutely right. Here’s the definition from Black’s Law Dictionary: "A judicial proceeding, order injunction, etc. is said to be ex parte when it is taken or granted at the instance [means 'request' in this connotation] and for the benefit of one party only, and without notice to, or contestation by, any person adversely interested." Hillary’s also correct in suggesting this is not a good thing and you should find out everything you can about an ex parte communication.
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Ex parte is a term that refers to one party doing something. Like an ex parte hearing is one where only one party to the action appears before a judge, and an ex parte decision is one made with only one party present.
It means in your case that the other party communicated with the judge without you — so you might want to find out what’s going on.
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Hillary’s absolutely right. Here’s the definition from Black’s Law Dictionary: "A judicial proceeding, order injunction, etc. is said to be ex parte when it is taken or granted at the instance [means 'request' in this connotation] and for the benefit of one party only, and without notice to, or contestation by, any person adversely interested." Hillary’s also correct in suggesting this is not a good thing and you should find out everything you can about an ex parte communication.
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