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____________________

[Name]

____________________

[Address]

____________________

[Telephone Number]

9Petitioner or Plaintiff

9Respondent or Defendant [Check one]

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF ______________________

) Case No. _________________

____________________________________ )

) NOTICE OF MOTION

Petitioner or Plaintiff or Case Title ) AND MOTION TO (OR FOR)

)

vs. ) ___________________________

)

___________________________________, ) ___________________________

)

Respondent or Defendant or Blank. ) ___________________________;

)

_________________________________________ ) MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND

AUTHORITIES; DECLARATION(S);

ORDER AFTER HEARING

To _____________________ [and to ____________________ his or her attorney of record:]

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, on _______________, 2003 at ______a.m. or p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, in Department _____ of this court, located at ____________________________________ _______________, California _________________________________________ will, and hereby does, move for an order

Identity of Moving Party

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.The motion will be made on the grounds that ______________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________. The motion will be based on this notice of motion, on the attached declaration(s) of

[1.] ______________________________ (required) [2.] ________________________________ and [3.] ____________________________ (if available) , on the memorandum of points and authorities served and filed herewith, on the records and file herein, and on such evidence as may be presented at the hearing of the motion.

Dated: _______________ ___, 2003

_____________________________

[Signature]

_____________________________

[Print Name]

MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES

1. Statement of Facts. In the spaces provided on the following page, recite the facts of your case that are relevant to the motion you are making. Remember: You need to file one or more Declarations in addition to the Motion you are making on this form at the same time you file your Motion. Personal knowledge in a Statement of Facts is demonstrated by citing to the Declaration(s) you offer. Declarations may be made on Judicial Council Forms MC-030 [Declaration] or MC-031 [Attached Declaration]. Organize your thoughts carefully and write truthfully. Avoid where possible such statements as “I think” and “I feel”.

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the movant’s statement of facts

2. Statutory Authority. Supply California Code sections or Court Rules that support your motion, by Name of Code, with the Section Number following, in the spaces below.

_____________________ Code section _________

_____________________ Code section _________

_____________________ Code section _________

and/or California Rules of Court, Rule _______________

and/or Local Rule ________ of the __________________ County Local Rules of Ct

3. Case Authority. Supply the Names of the Cases that support your motion in the spaces below. Only use officially-published cases. Cite only to the Reporters abbrev. as Cal., Cal.2d, Cal.3d, Cal.4th, Cal.App., Cal.App.2d, Cal.App.3d, Cal.App.4th, C.C.C., F., F.2d, F.3d, F.Supp., F.Supp.2d, L.Ed, L.Ed.2d, U.S.

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Case Title Year Vol. (of) Reporter Name (at) Page

___________________________________ ( ) _____ ______________ _____

Case Title Year Vol. Reporter Name Page

___________________________________ ( ) _____ ______________ _____

Case Title Year Vol. Reporter Name Page

4. Legal Argument. Explain why the California Code section(s) and/or the Rules and/or the Case(s) you cited support the relief requested. In making your written presentation, be sure to refer to the relevant statements you supplied in the Statement of Facts (above) and in the declaration(s) you supplied to support it. If you run out of space, attach one or more “Additional Page” Judicial Council Forms [Forms MC-020] behind the following page and continue.

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the movant’s legal argument - page 1 of ___

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9 Continued on an attached Judicial Council Form MC-020 Additional Page

ΤCheck this box if you are attaching an Additional Page

the movant’s legal argument - page 2 of ___

5. Moving Party’s Request. Based on the foregoing authorities, _____________________ [party making motion] respectfully requests an order granting his/her motion to (or for) _____________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________.

Dated: ____________________, 2003

___________________

[Signature]

___________________

[Print Name]

____________________

[Name]

____________________

[Address]

___________________

[Telephone Number]

9Petitioner or Plaintiff

9Respondent or Defendant [Check one]

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF ______________________

________________________________ )

) Case No. ________________

Petitioner or Plaintiff or Case Title )

vs. ) ORDER AFTER HEARING

)

________________________________, )

)

Respondent or Defendant or Blank. )

_________________________________________ )

The motion of _____________________________ [party making motion] for an order

_________________________________________________________________________________

came on regularly for a hearing by the court on ________________________ ___, 2003.

Petitioner or Plaintiff 9 present 9 not present. [leave all boxes blank for judge]

Respondent or Defendant 9 present 9 not present.

On proof made to the satisfaction of the court that the motion ought to be

9 granted or 9 denied, IT IS ORDERED that the motion be, and hereby is, ______________________.

Dated: ____________________ ___, 2003

_________________________

Judge of the Superior Court

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