How to Use ex parte in a Sentence

ex parte

adverb or adjective
  • An ex parte order is one that is made without the other party being present.
    — Ron Wood, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2022
  • Barbara also filed an ex parte order on March 12.
    — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
  • He was charged in another case with violating an ex parte order.
    — The Aegis, 25 May 2018
  • 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
  • An ex parte motion is one that can be granted without the response of the other party, in this case Mueller.
    — Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 23 Jan. 2024
  • 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
  • Strohecker said the state is working to automate its ex parte review system.
    — Megan Banta, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Sep. 2023
  • 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
  • An ex parte motion is a legal request presented to the court by one party without the other being present.
    — Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The commission had no rules to limit ex parte communications.
    — Marilyn W. Thompson, ProPublica, 18 Jan. 2024
  • States that relied more heavily on ex parte renewals had lower disenrollment rates.
    — Aparna Soni, The Conversation, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Meza also said ex parte disclosure requirements are not standard across city commissions.
    — Teresa Liu, Daily News, 17 Jan. 2026
  • The agenda for that meeting included a 20-page tutorial on ex partes.
    — Steve Lopez, latimes.com, 21 Mar. 2018
  • An ex parte pleading means the filings went directly to the judge, without notifying the other parties in the case.
    — Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 20 Mar. 2025
  • 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
  • Steel had previously called for a mistrial in the case over the ex parte fiasco, and Glanville also denied that.
    — Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 June 2024
  • 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
  • Since the court would be aware that the school board has a lawyer, issuing a temporary restraining order ex parte, or without the board’s lawyer, is not possible in this case.
    — Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Federal prosecutors declined to take a position on the issue, and the defense filed an ex parte letter under seal.
    — Michael Ruiz , Maria Paronich, FOXNews.com, 17 Mar. 2026
  • For example, the restraining order was obtained from an arbitrator ex parte, with no notice to Daniels.
    — Danny Cevallos, NBC News, 10 Mar. 2018
  • The gas companies also allege that Gillett engaged in an improper, ex parte conversation with a party to the rate case.
    — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2025
  • According to the ex parte document, the woman visited Bauer's home again on May 15.
    — Josh Peter, The Enquirer, 2 July 2021
  • Ten days later, Christina filed an ex parte alleging Josh had made questionable financial moves during the days around their split.
    — Brendan Le, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
  • 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
  • The most common and most effective administrative tool was ex parte – or automatic – renewals.
    — Aparna Soni, The Conversation, 13 Apr. 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • An ex parte order is a temporary, emergency order by a judge at the request of one party without notice or participation from the other party.
    — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
  • 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
  • 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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