Ex parte means “from one party” in Latin.
In the legal context, ex parte is used in several manners around ethics and civil procedure.
Legal EthicsIn legal ethics, ex parte refers to improper contact...
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Pursuant to a criminal investigation, a grand jury issued subpoenas to the target of the investigation, the owner of a company who is also a client of a tax law firm. In re Grand Jury at 1090. These subpoenas requested communications and documents...
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On May 29, 2008, a grand jury indicted Robert Leroy McCoy for three counts of first degree murder. See State v. McCoy, 218 So. 3d 535, 544 (La. 2016). McCoy entered a plea of not guilty to all charges. See id. The State of Louisiana informed McCoy that...