How to Use ex parte in a Sentence
ex parte
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Connor issued this ruling ex parte, and Daniels and her legal team were not present or able to contest it.
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 24 Mar. 2018
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An ex parte order is one that is made without the other party being present.
—Ron Wood, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2022
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Konopka asked the judge for an emergency ex parte (one-sided) hearing, but the judge denied her request.
—Cyrus Farivar, Ars Technica, 8 Nov. 2017
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According to the ex parte document, the woman visited Bauer's home again on May 15.
—Josh Peter, The Enquirer, 2 July 2021
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Of the temporary orders granted during an ex parte hearing, how many were overturned once the gun owner had his day in court?
—Krista Kafer, The Denver Post, 28 Nov. 2019
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She was previously served with an ex parte order of protection from the homeowner and has a court date scheduled for Feb. 15.
—Pilar Arias, Fox News, 13 Feb. 2023
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The American people cannot withstand that kind of treachery before that kind of secret court in an ex parte proceeding.
—Fox News, 21 Aug. 2018
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The agenda for that meeting included a 20-page tutorial on ex partes.
—Steve Lopez, latimes.com, 21 Mar. 2018
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Strohecker said the state is working to automate its ex parte review system.
—Megan Banta, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Sep. 2023
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He was charged in another case with violating an ex parte order.
—The Aegis, 25 May 2018
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The ex parte application was to show the custody situation was an emergency and needed to be dealt with urgently.
—Megan Stein, Peoplemag, 1 Dec. 2022
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Aguirre and his law partner, attorney Maria Severson, requested an ex parte meeting with the judge for next Wednesday, according to court records.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2020
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The commission had no rules to limit ex parte communications.
—Marilyn W. Thompson, ProPublica, 18 Jan. 2024
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Lawyers not involved in the case said Pelaez’s letter approached, but didn’t cross, an ethical line prohibiting ex parte communication with a judge on a pending case.
—Elizabeth Zavala, San Antonio Express-News, 20 May 2021
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For example, the restraining order was obtained from an arbitrator ex parte, with no notice to Daniels.
—Danny Cevallos, NBC News, 10 Mar. 2018
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An ex parte communication generally involves someone discussing a case with a judge without the knowledge of each party in the case.
—Dara Kam, sun-sentinel.com, 22 Oct. 2020
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First, as an ex parte proceeding, Hilda was completely left out of the process, which improperly denied her the opportunity to be heard.
—Robert Goulder, Forbes, 18 June 2021
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The ex parte order was granted without Bauer having a chance to be heard, and the woman later voluntarily dismissed her petition, the Post reported.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN, 15 Aug. 2021
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Village Roadshow argues that Warner Bros. is bigfooting it out of rights to participate in those projects, and filed an ex parte motion on Monday for permission to file for an injunction.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 15 Feb. 2022
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These renewals, called ex parte, eliminate the need for beneficiaries to respond at all if they are confirmed to still be eligible, according to the department.
—Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online, 9 June 2023
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The commission alleges that Blocton has shown a pattern of engaging in ex parte communication with lawyers and litigants, both by telephone and through the use of numerous Facebook aliases.
—Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 17 May 2021
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All states allow orders to remove an individual's firearm to be issued ex parte, meaning without notice to the individual.
—Grace Segers, CBS News, 8 Aug. 2019
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The evidence was submitted in an ex parte filing on Thursday, which included a deposition from an incident response engineer at Twitch.
—Russell Brandom, The Verge, 29 June 2019
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During an ex parte hearing, the parties stipulated that, pursuant to the terms of the partnership agreement, a supermajority will be required on any financial decisions Fox makes until Oct. 21.
—Patrick Shanley, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Aug. 2019
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The temporary restraining order – known as an ex parte order – was granted shortly thereafter, with a hearing scheduled for July 23, at which point Bauer can formally dispute the woman's accusations, which has publicly denied through his agent.
—Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 2 July 2021
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Such ex parte injunctions can be granted in exceptional situations where there is real urgency.
—Dinesh Thakur, STAT, 19 Apr. 2022
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In addition, 39 states and the District of Columbia have similar prohibitions on their statutes, with many expanding the restrictions to include individuals under temporary, or ex parte, orders prior to a full hearing.
—April M. Zeoli, Chron, 5 Dec. 2022
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On its website, the court says secret ex parte proceedings are necessary to protect classified national security information.
—Daniel Chaitin, Washington Examiner, 8 Feb. 2020
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