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12 Plaintiff, ) NOTICE OF EX-PARTE APPLICATION AND EX-
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 1 the matter can be heard, in Dept. _____ of the above-entitled Court located at ______________,
2 Defendant _____________________, will and does move the Court by ex-parte application for an
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Order shortening time for hearing on Defendants Motion to Compel.
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This ex-parte application will be based upon this Notice, the Memorandum of Points and
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Authorities in support thereof, the files and records of this case, the declaration of __________ and

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 1 MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES
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STATEMENT OF FACTS
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This case involves __________________________________________.
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Defendant is requesting ex-parte relief as they will suffer great and irreparable injury if the

7 Court does not act immediately in that __________________________________________.

8 As the trial date is only ___________ days away Defendant has no choice but to seek an order
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shortening time for hearing on their Motion to Compel.
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LEGAL ARGUMENT
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Code of Civil Procedure 1005(b) and California Rule of Court 3.1300(b) state in pertinent
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part that a Court may prescribe a shorter time for filing and service of papers for a Motion than the
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B. AN ORDER SHORTENING TIME FOR A HEARING ON PLAINTIFFS
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 1 no later than _______________, which is fifteen (15) days before the Trial Date. Code of Civil
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