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Domestic violence, elder and dependent adult abuse, workplace violence and gun violence restraining order ex parte requests - heard daily in Courtroom 34 at 1:30 pm, and in Courtrooms 31, 32, 33 and 35 at 11:30 AM (elder abuse in Courtroom 32), papers emailed to EmergencyRestrainingOrdersFamilyandCivil@ventura.courts.ca.gov by 9:00 AM or presented in Room 210, oppositions by 11:00 AM or 10:30 AM; other family law ex parte requests - a reservation with the judicial secretary, heard daily at 11:30 AM, papers through eDelivery by 9:00 AM or in person by 9:30 AM, oppositions by 10:30 AM; and fees.
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Superior Court of California County of Ventura PROCEDURE FOR EX PARTE REQUESTS – FAMILY LAW Updated: 8/18/26 Domestic Violence, Elder/Dependent Adult Abuse, Workplace Violence and Gun Violence Restraining Order Ex-Parte requests: COURTROOM 34 • Requests for Domestic Violence (that are assigned to Courtroom 34), Workplace Violence and Gun Violence restraining orders will be heard daily in Courtroom 34 at 1:30 pm. All requests may be decided on the papers only. • Parties/attorneys that have access to email may email the papers to: EmergencyRestrainingOrdersFamilyandCivil@ventura.courts.ca.gov by 9:00 AM for the day the ex-parte request has been noticed. Timely notice as set forth in the California Rules of Court is required. Any papers submitted after that time will be ruled upon the next business day. • Any party opposing a request may email the papers to EmergencyRestrainingOrdersFamilyandCivil@ventura.courts.ca.gov, by 11:00 AM for consideration by the court. • PARTIES ARE NOT TO SUBMIT ANY NON-RESTRAINING ORDER EX PARTE REQUESTS THROUGH THIS EMAIL PROXY. • For parties/attorneys that do not have email access or the ability to complete the forms electronically, papers must be presented in person at the Hall of Justice Room 210 (Family Law Clerk’s Office) by 11:00 AM for the day the emergency ex-parte request has been noticed. Timely notice as set forth in the California Rules of Court is required. COURTROOMS 31, 32, 33 & 35. • Requests for Domestic Violence filed in an existing Family Law case and assigned to the listed courtrooms will be heard daily in the assigned courtroom at 11:30 AM. Elder/Dependent Adult Abuse restraining orders will be heard daily in Courtroom 32 at 11:30 AM. • Parties/attorneys that have access to email, may email the papers to EmergencyRestrainingOrdersFamilyandCivil@ventura.courts.ca.gov by 9:00 AM for the day the ex-parte request has been noticed. Timely notice as set forth in the California Rules of Court is required. Any papers submitted after that time will be ruled upon the next business day. • Any party opposing a request may email the papers to EmergencyRestrainingOrdersFamilyandCivil@ventura.co urts.ca.gov, by 10:30 AM for consideration by the court. • PARTIES ARE NOT TO SUBMIT ANY NON-RESTRAINING ORDER EX-PARTE REQUESTS THROUGH THIS EMAIL PROXY. • For parties/attorneys that do not have email access or the ability to complete the forms electronically, papers must be presented in person at the Hall of Justice Room 210 (Family Law Clerk’s Office) by 9:30 AM for the day the emergency ex-parte request has been noticed. Timely notice as set forth in the California Rules of Court is required. Family Law Ex-Parte Requests – (non- domestic violence, non-harassment, etc.): • For Family Law ex-parte requests in cases assigned to Courtrooms 31, 32, 33 and 35, A RESERVATION IS REQUIRED. Reservations must be made by contacting the judicial secretary by telephone. ❖ Courtroom 31, 32, and 35 - 805-289-8762 ❖ Courtroom 33 - 805-289-8772 • These ex-parte requests will be heard daily at 11:30 AM Monday through Friday. Timely notice as set forth in the California Rules of Court is required. • After scheduling a reservation, parties/attorneys may submit their documents through the eDelivery system by 9:00 AM the day of the ex-parte hearing. (Excluding weekends and court holidays.) • Any party opposing a request may submit the opposing papers through the eDelivery system by 10:30 AM on the day of the hearing. • For parties/attorneys that do not have the ability to complete the forms electronically, papers must be presented in person at the Hall of Justice Room 210 (Family Law Clerk’s Office) by 9:30 AM for the day the emergency ex-parte request has been noticed. Timely notice as set forth in the California Rules of Court is required. ❖ If you do not have an eDelivery account, select Online Services on the Court’s homepage, then choose the eDelivery option to create an account. ❖ eDelivery is open for submission of documents on court days (Monday – Friday) from 8:00 AM-4:00 AM. eDelivery is not available for the submission of documents before or after these hours, on weekends or on court holidays • Any party opposing a request may present their papers in person at the Hall of Justice Room 210 (Family Law Clerk’s Office) by 10:30 AM. • If papers are not presented within the time limits set out above, the ex-parte request will not be heard that day. All applicable fees will be required. If an appearance is not required or a party/attorney without a fee waiver appears telephonically, payment must be submitted after the hearing has taken place. If you are appearing in person, you may bring a check payable to the Ventura Superior Court. The court is unable to process cash or credit cards in the courtroom. Credit card, cash, and check payments can be processed in the Family Law Clerk’s Office during normal business hours.
Superior Court of California County of Ventura PROCEDURE FOR EX PARTE REQUESTS – FAMILY LAW Updated: 8/18/26 Domestic Violence, Elder/Dependent Adult Abuse, Workplace Violence and Gun Violence Restraining Order Ex-Parte requests: COURTROOM 34 • Requests for Domestic Violence (that are assigned to Courtroom 34), Workplace Violence and Gun Violence restraining orders will be heard daily in Courtroom
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-10-07 (California T4 Ventura build 2026-10-07) from BenchPath custody ca/t4/ca-ventura/docs/general/ex-parte-procedure-notice-7-1-26.pdf (167821 bytes, sha256 3ba4c73391ad5e057b701c2c52154df88b5219240afd4b3ee321c91ad5595fad; 4 pages) with the shared verbatim composer (v2 reflow): page marks and running headers or footers removed as chrome (a running header or footer kept once where it names or dates the document); lines reflowed into the document's paragraphs; proof 1 (whitespace-only) and proof 2 (same character multiset as the text layer minus chrome) pass. Documented settings (whitespace-only or same-character changes; the proofs hold): the title and its “Updated: 8/18/26” line set as two lines (a whitespace fix). Review note: The file is named 7-1-26 and prints “Updated: 8/18/26”; two news posts (updated 7/1/2026 and 8/18/2026) link it. Published as printed (a review task): “ventura.co urts.ca.gov” (a space inside the address on page 3); eDelivery “from 8:00 AM-4:00 AM”.
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