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California Rules of Court

Rule 3.1207. Appearance requirements

Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1207

Current text effective January 21, 2022.

An applicant for an ex parte order must appear, either in person or remotely under rule 3.672, except in the following cases:

#(1) Applications to file a memorandum in excess of the applicable page limit;

#(2) Applications for extensions of time to serve pleadings;

#(3) Setting of hearing dates on alternative writs and orders to show cause; and

#(4) Stipulations by the parties for an order.

#History

Rule 3.1207 amended effective January 21, 2022; adopted effective January 1, 2007; previously amended effective January 1, 2008, and January 1, 2014.

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