What does EX PARTE COMMUNICATION, written in court records, mean?
The words were written in regards to court records that are documenting an upcoming small claims lawsuit.
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Hillary's absolutely right. Here's the definition from Black's Law Dictionary: "A judicial proceeding, order injunction, etc. is said to be ex parte when it is taken or granted at the instance [means 'request' in this connotation] and for the benefit of one party only, and without notice to, or contestation by, any person adversely interested." Hillary's also correct in suggesting this is not a good thing and you should find out everything you can about an ex parte communication.
Ex parte is a term that refers to one party doing something. Like an ex parte hearing is one where only one party to the action appears before a judge, and an ex parte decision is one made with only one party present.
It means in your case that the other party communicated with the judge without you -- so you might want to find out what's going on.
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