found: Work cat.: Simmons, C. Ex parte communications : the law and practices at six California boards and commissions, 2008:p. 3 (Ex parte communications essentially consist of evidence, arguments, or other information relevant to a disputed issue that are transmitted to a judging-type of decision maker in a way that renders the information insufficiently open to challenge and testing by an adversely affected party)
found: Black's law dictionary, 2004:p. 597 (ex parte communication; a generally prohibited communication between counsel and the court when opposing counsel is not present)
found: Hawai'i State Judiciary Web site, May 13, 2008:Self-Help/Ex Parte Contact (ex parte communication; occurs when a party to a case, or someone involved with a party, talks or writes to or otherwise communicates directly with the judge about the issues in the case without the other parties' knowledge)
found: Ex parte questions and answers, via Calif. State Water Resources Control Board Web site, viewed Mar. 13, 2008:p. 1 (An ex parte communication; people often refer to these communications as "one-sided," "off-the-record," or private communications between a board member and any person concerning a matter that is pending or impending before the applicable water board; one-sided communications)
found: Minnesota Public Utilities Commission WWW site, Mar. 31, 2008(Ex parte communications; definition: oral or written, off-the record communication; made to or by commissioners or commission decision-making personnel, without notice to parties)
