LASC Ex Parte Deadlines: 10:00 a.m. to File, 8:30 a.m. to Oppose

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Los Angeles is unusual in publishing both halves of the timetable. Most California counties set a filing deadline and say nothing at all about opposition. LA sets 10:00 a.m. the court day before to file and 8:30 a.m. the morning of the hearing to oppose, and both come from the same subdivision, Local Rule 3.4(l).

Note the collision worth watching: the statewide notice deadline and the LA filing deadline are the same hour on the same day. Notice by 10:00 a.m. under CRC 3.1203(a), papers e-filed by 10:00 a.m. under Local Rule 3.4(l). You are doing both at once, so work back from that morning rather than treating filing as a later step.

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 Los Angeles rule, in full

Filing: Ex parte applications subject to mandatory e-filing, with all supporting documents, must be e-filed no later than 10:00 a.m. on the date before the ex parte hearing (Rule 3.4(l)). The rule says "the date before," not "the court day before"; when the hearing follows a weekend or holiday, this calculator uses 10:00 a.m. on the preceding court day, the earlier reading. In the Central District, a party exempt from e-filing files the ex parte papers in any civil matter, including unlawful detainer, at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse first-floor filing window, fees paid, by 11:00 a.m. (Rule 3.4(l)). The rule does not name the day for that window; the court day before the hearing is the safe reading.
Opposition: Written opposition must be e-filed by 8:30 a.m. on the day of the hearing, and a printed courtesy copy provided to the court that day (Rule 3.4(l)).
Notice: No LA-specific notice hour. The statewide CRC 3.1203(a) deadline of 10:00 a.m. the court day before applies.
Reservation: No county-wide reservation rule. Practice varies by department; some departments (e.g. Dept. 68) state expressly that no reservation is needed. Confirm with your department.
When heard: In the Central District, unlimited civil law and motion matters, including ex parte applications, are heard at 8:30 a.m. each day in the assigned department, and the writs and receivers departments hear ex parte applications daily at 8:30 a.m. (Rule 3.5 and 3.5(a)). Limited civil and limited unlawful detainer ex parte applications are heard at 1:30 p.m. (Rule 3.5(b)). Outside the Central District, ask the office of the district's supervising judge (Rule 3.5(d)).
E-filing: Mandatory for parties represented by attorneys in all civil case types unless the court exempts them (Rule 3.4(a)). Self-represented litigants are exempt (Rule 3.4(c)). An ex parte application filed concurrently with a new complaint is not e-filed (Rule 3.4(b)(4)).
Department variation: Rule 3.5(c)-(d) directs counsel to the court website for Central District supplemental proceedings and to the supervising judge of the district otherwise.
Rules relied on: LASC Local Rules 3.4(a), (b)(4), (l); 3.5
Edition read: Local Rules ch. 3 eff. Jul 1 2026 (Rule 3.4 amended eff. Jan 1 2026; Rule 3.5 amended eff. Jul 1 2026). Court source

What is not here

Department standing orders. Local Rule 3.5(c) to (d) itself directs counsel to the court website for Central District supplemental proceedings and to the supervising judge of the district otherwise, which is the court telling you that the operative practice may sit below the county rule. Confirm with your department.

FAQ

What is the LASC ex parte filing deadline?

Ex parte applications and all supporting documents must be e-filed no later than 10:00 a.m. on the date before the hearing, under Local Rule 3.4(l). After a weekend or holiday, work to 10:00 a.m. on the preceding court day. In the Central District, a party exempt from e-filing files the papers at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse first-floor window, fees paid, by 11:00 a.m., in any civil matter including unlawful detainer.

What is the LASC ex parte opposition deadline?

Written opposition must be e-filed by 8:30 a.m. the day of the hearing, with a printed courtesy copy to the court that day, under the same Local Rule 3.4(l). Los Angeles is one of only a few California counties that publishes an opposition deadline at all.

Do you need a reservation for an ex parte in Los Angeles?

There is no county-wide reservation rule. Practice varies by department, and some departments state expressly that no reservation is needed. Confirm with your department, because the department, not the county rule, controls this.

What time are ex parte applications heard in LASC?

In the Central District, 8:30 a.m. each day for unlimited civil, including the writs and receivers departments, and 1:30 p.m. for limited civil and limited unlawful detainer, under Local Rule 3.5 and 3.5(b). In other districts, ask the office of the district's supervising judge (Rule 3.5(d)).

Is e-filing mandatory for an LASC ex parte application?

Yes for parties represented by attorneys, in all civil case types, under Local Rule 3.4(a). Self-represented litigants are exempt. An ex parte application filed concurrently with a new complaint is not e-filed (Rule 3.4(b)(4)).

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