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How to Ask For a New Hearing Date

California · Judicial Council of California · Effective January 1, 2020

This form explains the process for asking the court to change your scheduled court date. It directs users to use a different form, EA-115, to make this request.

The court describes it as: Explains how to ask the court to reschedule your court date.

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Where this fits in a case

Hearing

Stage: Hearing

This form is used when someone needs to ask the court to reschedule a hearing date, especially in cases related to Elder or Dependent Adult Abuse Prevention.

Either party may file.

Official instructions

How-to guides published by the court for this form.

Common questions

What does this form help with?
It explains how to ask the court to reschedule your court date by directing you to use form EA-115.
If my request to reschedule is approved, what happens to my temporary orders?
If the court reschedules the date and extends a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO), the TRO will stay in effect until the new hearing date unless the court changes it.

Revision history

No changes recorded since we started tracking this form on October 9, 2026. The current version took effect January 1, 2020.

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