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California Rules of Court

Rule 3.1201. Required documents

Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1201

Current text effective January 1, 2007.

A request for ex parte relief must be in writing and must include all of the following:

#(1) An application containing the case caption and stating the relief requested;

#(2) A declaration in support of the application making the factual showing required under rule 3.1202(c);

#(3) A declaration based on personal knowledge of the notice given under rule 3.1204;

#(4) A memorandum; and

#(5) A proposed order.

#History

Rule 3.1201 adopted effective January 1, 2007.

What this rule requires

Document Filing Requirements

  • (1) An application containing the case caption and stating the relief requested;

  • (2) A declaration in support of the application making the factual showing required under rule 3.1202(c);

  • (3) A declaration based on personal knowledge of the notice given under rule 3.1204;

  • (4) A memorandum; and

  • (5) A proposed order.

Official text: courts.ca.gov , checked October 19, 2026.