Courts never contact anyone. It is normally up to the Plaintiff to "Serve" the defendant. Except when the Plaintiff seeks an ex parte motion,order,etc which allows to court to act with out contacting the defendant.
Further if this would have been a situation where contact was attempted and failed it would have been a "default" judgment/order not ex parte
HN has an international audience. Many people here do not speak English as a first language and you could help those people by being a bit clearer with your communication.
Further if this would have been a situation where contact was attempted and failed it would have been a "default" judgment/order not ex parte