California Ex Parte Motion For Publication is a motion filed by a party in a legal proceeding in California to have a document published in a designated newspaper. This motion is typically used when a party wishes to give notice to an absent party, or to the public, of some action or event. There are two types of California Ex Parte Motion For Publication: 1) Ex Parte Motion for Publication of Summons; and 2) Ex Parte Motion for Publication of Notice of Sale. An Ex Parte Motion for Publication of Summons is made to give notice to an absent party, such as a defendant, of the initiation of a legal action, as required by the California Rules of Court. An Ex Parte Motion for Publication of Notice of Sale is made to give notice to the public of an upcoming sale of property, typically real estate, as required by California law.