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12 Plaintiff, ) NOTICE OF EX-PARTE APPLICATION AND EX-
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13 vs. ) TIME TO PLEAD; MEMORANDUM OF POINTS
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 1 TO PLAINTIFF:_________________________________ AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF
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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT on ___________ at ___M., or as soon thereafter as
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the matter can be heard, in Dept. _____ of the above-entitled Court located at ______________,
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Defendant _____________________, will and does move the Court by ex-parte application for an

7 Order granting an extension of time of ____ days to respond to the complaint pursuant to Code of

8 Civil Procedure 1054 on the grounds that STATE HERE THE REASON FOR REQUESTING
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AN EXTENSION OF TIME SUCH AS YOU NEED TIME TO OBTAIN THE FILING FEES
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FOR THE RESPONSE, OR YOU HAVE CONTACTED AN ATTORNEY BUT HE NEEDS
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MORE TIME TO REVIEW YOUR CASE, CLIENT IS OUT OF TOWN DUE TO FAMILY
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13 EMERGENCY, ETC. as more fully set forth in the Declaration of _______________ and Exhibits

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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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