Alameda Ex Parte Deadlines: No Procedure Rule, and No Portal Reservation
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No Alameda local rule sets out general civil ex parte procedure. Rule 3.650 covers unlawful detainer stays, Rule 3.27 covers e-filing, and Rule 3.30(c) covers courtesy copies. The court states directly that California Rules of Court 3.1200 et seq. applies, so notice runs on the statewide clock. One exception is local: a stay under Rule 3.650 requires at least 24 hours notice by telephone or in person. No local ex parte filing cutoff was found either. Alameda’s direct calendar department schedules sit behind the eCourt portal login and are not on the public web.
Two requirements are easy to miss. The reservation is required, and the court says it cannot be obtained through the portal. Ex parte reservations are obtained from the courtroom. That runs opposite to Rule 3.30(b), which routes motion reservations to the eCourt portal. No lead time is published. The second requirement is Rule 3.30(c), which requires a courtesy copy delivered to the courtroom clerk the same day as filing for any matter heard two court days or fewer from filing. That trigger captures nearly every ex parte. Represented parties must also e-file under Rule 3.27(a).
Your dates
The rule, before you enter anything
Notify all parties no later than 10:00 a.m. on the court day before the ex parte appearance. CRC 3.1203(a). That is a clock deadline, not a date deadline. It is not extended by mail or electronic service, and if the day before the hearing is not a court day the deadline moves to the preceding court day, never the following one.
Then there is the county filing deadline, which is usually the one that bites. Enter a date and pick your county.
The Alameda rule, in full
- Filing
- NOT FOUND. No local ex parte filing cutoff. But Rule 3.30(c) requires courtesy copies delivered to the courtroom clerk the SAME DAY as filing for any matter heard two court days or fewer from filing, which captures nearly every ex parte.
- Reservation
- Required, and it cannot be done through the portal: "Ex parte reservations shall be obtained from the courtroom. They cannot be obtained via the portal." No lead time published. (Contrast Rule 3.30(b), which routes MOTION reservations to the eCourt portal.)
- Notice
- The court states directly that CRC 3.1200 et seq. applies. Exception: a UD stay under Rule 3.650 requires at least 24 hours notice by telephone or in person.
- Opposition
- Nothing recorded. This site holds no finding either way on a county-wide opposition deadline here, which is not the same as a finding that none exists.
- When heard
- Only Dept. 511 (UD / non-direct-calendar) is published: Monday and Tuesday 9:15 a.m., Wednesday 1:30 p.m. Direct calendar department schedules are behind the portal login and are not on the public web.
- E-filing
- Represented parties must e-file (Rule 3.27(a)). EFS-007 exemption available.
- Department variation
- Law and motion and ex parte in a direct calendar case are heard in the assigned department. The per-department schedule appears in the Notice of Assignment and on the login-gated eCourt portal.
- Rules relied on
- No Alameda local rule sets out general civil ex parte procedure. Rule 3.650 covers UD stays only; Rule 3.27 e-filing; Rule 3.30(c) courtesy copies.
- Edition read
- Title 3 eff. Jul 1 2026; Rule 3.650 amended eff. Jul 1 2007. Court source
FAQ
What is the Alameda ex parte filing deadline?
Not published. No local ex parte filing cutoff was found, and no Alameda local rule sets out general civil ex parte procedure. That is an absence we checked for, not a rule telling you that any hour will do. What does attach to filing is Rule 3.30(c), which requires a courtesy copy delivered to the courtroom clerk the same day as filing for any matter heard two court days or fewer from filing. That description captures nearly every ex parte.
Can you reserve an Alameda ex parte hearing on the eCourt portal?
No. A reservation is required, and the court's instruction is that ex parte reservations are obtained from the courtroom and cannot be obtained via the portal. No lead time is published. Rule 3.30(b) sends motion reservations to the eCourt portal, which is the opposite instruction.
When is ex parte notice due in Alameda?
On the statewide schedule. The court states directly that California Rules of Court 3.1200 et seq. applies, so rule 3.1203(a) governs: notice to all parties no later than 10:00 a.m. the court day before the ex parte appearance, absent exceptional circumstances. Rule 3.1203(b) allows shorter notice in unlawful detainer where that is reasonable. The one local exception is a stay under Rule 3.650, which requires at least 24 hours notice by telephone or in person.
Are Alameda ex parte matters heard at 9:15 a.m.?
Only in Dept. 511. That is the unlawful detainer and non-direct-calendar department, and its schedule is the only one Alameda publishes: Monday and Tuesday at 9:15 a.m., Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. Direct calendar department schedules are behind the portal login and are not on the public web. If your case is on a direct calendar, the Dept. 511 times tell you nothing about yours.
Where do I find my Alameda department's ex parte schedule?
In the Notice of Assignment, and on the eCourt portal once you log in. Law and motion and ex parte in a direct calendar case are heard in the assigned department, and the per-department schedule is published in those two places rather than on the public site.
Do you still deliver a courtesy copy if you e-file in Alameda?
Rule 3.27(a) requires represented parties to e-file, with an EFS-007 exemption available. Rule 3.30(c) separately requires courtesy copies delivered to the courtroom clerk the same day as filing for any matter heard two court days or fewer from filing. They are two rules, stated separately, so plan on both.
Does Alameda publish an ex parte opposition deadline?
Nothing recorded. This site holds no finding either way on a county-wide opposition deadline here, which is not the same as a finding that none exists. The filing cutoff is the other shape: there, we checked and did not find one.
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