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 general order.

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 section 8(a). 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 and all supporting documents must be e-filed no later than 10:00 a.m. the court day before the hearing (GO 2019-GEN-014-00 § 8(a)). Paper-exempt filers and limited civil / UD in the Central District: 11:00 a.m. at the Mosk first-floor window (Rule 3.4(f)).
Opposition: Opposition e-filed by 8:30 a.m. the day of the hearing (§ 8(b)).
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: 8:30 a.m. daily for unlimited civil; 1:30 p.m. for limited civil and limited UD (Rule 3.5(b)).
E-filing: Mandatory for represented parties in limited and non-complex unlimited civil. An ex parte application filed concurrently with a new complaint is exempt (§ 4(a)(iv)).
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(f), 3.5; First Amended General Order 2019-GEN-014-00 § 8
Edition read: Local Rules eff. Jan 1 2022; GO 2019-GEN-014-00 filed May 3 2019. 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. the court day before the hearing, under First Amended General Order 2019-GEN-014-00, section 8(a). Paper-exempt filers, and limited civil and unlawful detainer matters in the Central District, file by 11:00 a.m. at the Mosk first-floor window under Local Rule 3.4(f).

What is the LASC ex parte opposition deadline?

Opposition must be e-filed by 8:30 a.m. the day of the hearing, under section 8(b) of the same general order. 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?

8:30 a.m. daily for unlimited civil, and 1:30 p.m. for limited civil and limited unlawful detainer, under Local Rule 3.5(b).

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

Yes for represented parties in limited and non-complex unlimited civil. An ex parte application filed concurrently with a new complaint is exempt under section 4(a)(iv).

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