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8 Superior Court of the State of California

9 For the County of _________________

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11 Any Plaintiff, ) Case No.


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12 Plaintiff, ) NOTICE OF EX-PARTE APPLICATION AND EX-
) PARTE APPLICATION FOR CONTINUANCE OF
13 vs. ) TRIAL DATE; MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND
) AUTHORITIES, DECLARATION OF
14 Any Defendant, and DOES 1-5 ) ________________; EXHIBITS
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1 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT on ___________ at ___M., or as soon thereafter as
2 the matter can be heard, in Dept. _____ of the above-entitled Court located at ______________,
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_____________________, will and does move the Court by ex-parte application for an Order
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granting a continuance of the trial date for a period of ___ days pursuant to California Rule of Court
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3.1332 on the grounds that STATE HERE THE REASON FOR REQUESTING A

7 CONTINUANCE OF THE TRIAL DATE SUCH AS YOU ARE SERIOUSLY ILL, ETC,

8 ESSENTIAL WITNESSES ARE NOT AVAILABLE ON THE CURRENT DATE OF THE


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TRIAL, YOU HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO OBTAIN ESSENTIAL TESTIMONY,
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DOCUMENTS OR OTHER MATERIAL EVIDENCE OR ANY SIGNIFICANT
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UNANTICIPATED CHANGE IN THE STATUS OF THE CASE WHICH HAS RESULTED IN
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13 THE CASE NOT BEING READY FOR TRIAL as more fully set forth in the Declaration of

14 _______________ and Exhibits attached thereto which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by
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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 _____________
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and Exhibits attached thereto, and such other and further oral and documentary evidence as may be
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Dated: ________________ __________________________________________
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1 MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES
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STATEMENT OF FACTS
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This case arises from LIST HERE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE CASE SUCH AS
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CAUSES OF ACTION, PARTIES, ETC.

7 ______________ (Moving Party) requests a continuance of the trial for a period of ___

8 days on the grounds that STATE HERE THE REASON FOR REQUESTING A
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CONTINUANCE OF THE TRIAL DATE SUCH AS YOU ARE SERIOUSLY ILL, ETC,
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ESSENTIAL WITNESSES ARE NOT AVAILABLE ON THE CURRENT DATE OF THE
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TRIAL, YOU HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO OBTAIN ESSENTIAL TESTIMONY,
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13 DOCUMENTS OR OTHER MATERIAL EVIDENCE OR ANY SIGNIFICANT

14 UNANTICIPATED CHANGE IN THE STATUS OF THE CASE WHICH HAS RESULTED IN


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THE CASE NOT BEING READY FOR TRIAL.
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