Bastrop County District Court, Texas
Court-Level Rules, Filing Procedures & Policies
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Limits & Logistics
Courtesy Copies
Inventory
- 3 copies • For Use in Trial
Document Format Requirements3 rules
Counsel are specifically directed to the Sensitive Data requirements of Tex. R. Civ. P. 21c.
Electronic filings must comply with Tex. R. Civ. P. 21 and any other applicable electronic filing rules or standards.
the property values and liabilities in a columnar fonn with each column totaled.
Formatting
- •List property values and liabilities in columnar form, with each column totaled
Document Filing Requirements38 rules
Summary-judgment motions must use one of the six specified titles.
Court's wording
The motion must be titled as follows : a . Traditional Motion for Summary Judgment; b. No-Evidence Motion for Summary Judgment; c. Combined Motion for Traditional and No-Evidence Summary Judgment; d. Traditional Motion for Summary Judgment---Oral Hearing Requested; e. No-Evidence Motion for Summary Judgment---Oral Hearing Requested; or, f. Combined Motion for Traditional and No-Evidence Summary Judgment---Oral Hearing Requested.
Each party must submit a proposed order before the hearing or written submission date. The proposed order must be filed after the motion or response is filed and separate from the filing of the motion or response.
The reply must not raise new summary judgment grounds.
If nonmovant requests an oral hearing, the request must appear in the title of the response.
All attorneys and self-represented litigants who utilize any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting in connection with a case shall before using any AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding sign and submit the attached form certifying that: 1. All language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments, and legal analysis created by or contributed to by generative artificial intelligence were before submission verified as accurate through traditional (non-AI) legal sources by an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Texas, and 2. That the person understands and acknowledges that they are and will be held responsible and potentially sanctioned for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply with this Order.
- Document
- Certification
Must include
- •AI disclosure
1. I have reviewed and understand the District Court's Standing Order Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence, and I will comply with the Standing Order throughout this case.
The certification states that a human verified all AI-created or AI-contributed information against traditional non-AI legal sources before submission.
Court's wording
2. All information created or contributed to by generative artificial intelligence, including language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments, and legal analysis, was verified as accurate using traditional (non-AI) legal sources by a human being, before submission to this Court.
No Motion to Withdraw will be entertained by the Court unless it includes a certificate of the client's last known address and email address.
No attorney of record shall be permitted to withdraw from any case without presenting a Motion to Withdraw and obtaining from the Court an order granting leave to withdraw.
A notice of submission without a hearing must state that a party may request a hearing or submit a written response by a specified date at least ten days after service.
Court's wording
Upon the filing of any matter, the Movant or the Court may give notice to all attorneys of record and self-represented litigants that the matter will be submitted to the Court for a ruling without any hearing. The Notice shall clearly state that any party may either request a hearing or submit a written response on or before a specific submission date that is at least ten (10) days after service of such statement.
A Setting Request must be filed with the Clerk and include the case number and style, the requested proceeding, contact information for each attorney or self-represented litigant, and the estimated time required for both sides.
Court's wording
Each Setting Request shall be filed with Clerk of the Court and the Clerk shall forward the Request to the Court Coordinator for a setting to be made and such Request shall specify (i) the cause number and style of the case; (ii) the nature of the hearing, trial or ruling sought; (iii) the name, address, telephone number, and email address of each attorney of record or self- represented litigant; (iv) the amount oftime estimated by the requesting party to be required for such hearing for both sides.
The Notice of Setting shall state the date, hour, nature of the trial or hearing set, and the allotted time.
a demand for jury is properly filed with the District Clerk
A written Motion to Retain shall be filed by any party desiring to maintain a case on the docket setting forth good cause, together with a proposed Pre-Trial Order complying with Rule I 65a( I) of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.
Counsel for each party (or self-represented litigant) will submit a proposed Charge of the Court, Witness List, and List of Exhibits to the Court no later than noon on the Friday prior to the jury week for which the case is set for trial, unless otherwise directed by the Court.
The document must be signed by the attorney or self-represented litigant submitting the document.
After a ruling, the attorney directed shall prepare the form of the document to be entered.
All objections to the form or substance of a document submitted shall have the objecting party's proposed document for the Court's signature attached.
The attorney or self-represented litigant presenting an order in an uncontested matter must sign it.
Court's wording
All Judgments and Orders in uncontested matters (except cases which are settled on the hearing date) shall be presented at the time of hearing on such matters, except for good cause shown, and be signed by the attorney or self-represented litigant presenting the Order.
(a) The appointed counsel must submit to the presiding judge a form approved by the judges for itemizing the services performed.
Each attorney shall submit a Proposed Disposition of Issues, including proposed property characterization and division, conservatorship, possession, and support, to the Court and opposing counsel not later than the commencement of trial.
Each inventory must state the value of each property item and list each liability with its total amount, any payments in arrears, security, and creditor.
Court's wording
Each inventory shall list the value of each item of property and shall list each liability, together with the total amount of the liability, the number of periodic payments in arrears, if any, the property securing its payment, and the name of the creditor.
The inventory must identify all employment-related benefits, vested or not, and include as an exhibit the latest information furnished about the employee’s rights and monetary interest in those plans.
Court's wording
All benefits arising from a party's employment (such as pensions, profit sharing plans, savings or thrift plans, and retirement accounts, whether vested or not) shall be identified, and the last information furnished as to the employee's rights and monetary interest in such plans shall be incorporated into the inventory as an exhibit thereto.
In all cases requiring the division of property and/or liabilities, except in cases where Respondent signs a Waiver of Citation and does not hire counsel, the Husband and Wife EACH shall file with the Court, or upon written mutual agreement, and shall exchange between themselves, sworn inventories within seventy-five (75) days of the date that the suit is filed.
Any property or liability claimed to be separate property shall be so characterized.
Certificates of attendance for both the Petitioner and Respondent shall be filed with the District Clerk prior to obtaining a setting of the final hearing.
Each inventory shall show the net worth of the community estate and the net worth on any claimed separate estate.
In all counties, all cases to be reset from the initial setting set by the Court, must be set as reflected on a Case Reset Fonn reflecting the next setting on the case before being excused from Court on the current setting.
Upon employment, defense counsel must provide written notice to the specified officials identifying the accused, charged offenses, and cause number if known.
Court's wording
Immediately upon employment, the defense attorney shall give written notice thereof to the District Attorney and the Court Coordinator, or appropriate District Clerk if there is no Court Coordinator for the particular county in question, stating the name of the accused, the offense(s) charged and cause number, if known.
7 .1 Th~ Petitioner shall. attach a copy' of this order to tM original petition .a11d to each copy of the petition.
If the petitioner has not attached the order to the petition and its copies when filing, the clerk must ensure it is attached to the petition and every copy presented.
Court's wording
At the tin1e the ·petition is filed, if the Petjtiol].er has failed to attach u copy- of this ordeF to the petition a11d .any copy of the petition, the Clerk Shall ensure tbar a copy of this Order is attached to the petition_ attd every copy of the petitio11 presented.
A Motion to Retain MUST specifically allege good cause as to why the cause should not be dismissed for want of prosecution.
The certification states that the signer acknowledges possible sanctions or contempt for failure to comply with the standing order or certification.
Court's wording
3. I understand that I will be held responsible and subject to possible sanction under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code Chapter 10, and the inherent power of the Court, or for contempt of court, for failing to comply with the District Court's Standing Order or this certification.
Submission of orders, judgments or other documents necessary to effectuate the memorandum ruling of the Com1 shall be accomplished in accordance with Local Rules 6.26 - 6.30.
The original Setting Request shall be retained with the original papers in the Court's file.
Failure of the requesting attorney or self-represented litigant to accurately state the names and addresses of opposing counsel or self-represented litigants shall be grounds
Agreed Orders bearing the signature of all attorneys of record and self-represented litigants, if any, may be submitted via e-filing as a proposed order and may be signed by the Court without necessity of hearing.
(c) An attorney whose request for payment is disapproved may appeal the disapproval by filing a Motion with the Local Administrative District Judge.
Filing & Service rules
Electronic Filing Rules
Attorneys must file documents using the electronic filing system.
1.25 Attorneys must use the electronic filing system.
Page 4 | E-Filing of Court Documents
Self-represented litigants may e-file or file documents directly with the clerk's office.
Self-represented litigants may use electronic filing or file documents directly with the clerk's office.
Page 4 | E-Filing of Court Documents
Agreed orders signed by all attorneys of record and any self-represented litigants may be e-filed as proposed orders, and the Court may sign them without a hearing.
Agreed Orders bearing the signature of all attorneys of record and self-represented litigants, if any, may be submitted via e-filing as a proposed order and may be signed by the Court without necessity of hearing.
Page 9 | Disposition of Uncontested Matters
Filing Timing and Cure Windows
The Court must set a summary-judgment motion for submission or hearing 35 days after filing, within the stated 60- or 90-day limits and conditions, and keep any reset within those time frames.
The Court shall set the motion for written submission or for a hearing 35 days after the date the Motion for Summary Judgment is filed and within: a. 60 days after the motion's filing; or, b. 90 days after the motion's filing: 1. If the court's docket so requires; 11. Upon a showing of good cause; or, ill. If the movant consents. c. Any resets must be within the above time frames.
Civil cases
Page 1 | Standing Order on Motions for Summary Judgment
Filing an amended summary-judgment motion resets all timelines and automatically denies the original motion without prejudice.
The filing of an Amended Motion for Summary Judgment resets all timelines. If an Amended Motion for Summary Judgment is filed, the original Motion for Summary Judgment is automatically denied without prejudice by operation of law according to this Order.
Civil cases
Page 1 | Standing Order on Motions for Summary Judgment
The jury-fee deadline is ten calendar days after the bench-trial Notice of Setting is mailed or emailed.
the proper jury fee is paid not later than ten (10) calendar days after the date the Notice of Setting for bench trial is mailed or emailed by the Court Coordinator or requesting party.
Page 9 | Request for Jury Trial, Jury Fee and Jury Demand
To avoid dismissal, good cause must be shown as required in the Notice by the date stated there; dismissal may occur on or after that date.
Unless good cause is shown as required in the Notice, such cases will be dismissed on or after the date stated therein.
Page 10 | Dismissal Docket; Involuntary Dismissal
The required trial submissions are due by noon on the Friday before the jury week, unless the Court directs otherwise.
Counsel for each party (or self-represented litigant) will submit a proposed Charge of the Court, Witness List, and List of Exhibits to the Court no later than noon on the Friday prior to the jury week for which the case is set for trial, unless otherwise directed by the Court.
Page 11 | Pre-Trial and Scheduling Conferences
Written objections must be received within 10 calendar days after the original is received; otherwise, the Court Coordinator submits the document for signature.
If no written objection is received within ten (10) calendar days after the original was received, the Court Coordinator shall submit the document to the Court for signature.
Page 11 | Submission of Orders, Judgments and Instruments
If no proposed order or judgment is received within seven days after written notice is sent, the Court may dismiss the case with prejudice and may tax costs.
If no proposed Order or Judgment is received within seven (7) days from the date written notice is sent, the Court may sign an Order of Dismissal with Prejudice and costs may be taxed in the Court's discretion.
Page 12 | Submission of Orders, Judgments and Instruments
In uncontested matters, judgments and orders must be presented at the hearing and signed by the presenting attorney or self-represented litigant, except for matters settled on the hearing date or when good cause is shown.
All Judgments and Orders in uncontested matters (except cases which are settled on the hearing date) shall be presented at the time of hearing on such matters, except for good cause shown, and be signed by the attorney or self-represented litigant presenting the Order.
Page 12 | Submission of Orders, Judgments and Instruments
A proposed judgment or order finally disposing of the case must be filed within 14 days after the Court’s decision; if it is not, the Court Coordinator may send counsel written notice that no proposed order was filed.
If a proposed Judgment or Order finally disposing of a case has not been filed within fomteen (14) days after decision by the Court, the Court Coordinator may send written notice of the Jack of a proposed Order to counsel.
Page 12 | Submission of Orders, Judgments and Instruments
The Proposed Disposition of Issues is due to the Court and opposing counsel no later than the commencement of trial.
Each attorney shall submit a Proposed Disposition of Issues, including proposed property characterization and division, conservatorship, possession, and support, to the Court and opposing counsel not later than the commencement of trial.
Page 15 | Disposition Proposals
Any written mutual agreement extending the 75-day period must be filed with the Court within 75 days after suit is filed.
The seventy-five (75) day period may be extended by the parties upon written mutual agreement of the parties and/or their attorney filed with the Court within seventy-five (75) days of the date the suit is filed.
Page 16 | Financial Information Statements
Sworn inventories must be filed and exchanged within 75 days after suit is filed, subject to the stated exception for a Respondent who signs a Waiver of Citation and does not hire counsel.
In all cases requiring the division of property and/or liabilities, except in cases where Respondent signs a Waiver of Citation and does not hire counsel, the Husband and Wife EACH shall file with the Court, or upon written mutual agreement, and shall exchange between themselves, sworn inventories within seventy-five (75) days of the date that the suit is filed.
Page 16 | Financial Information Statements
The attendance certificates must be filed before a final-hearing setting is obtained.
Certificates of attendance for both the Petitioner and Respondent shall be filed with the District Clerk prior to obtaining a setting of the final hearing.
Page 17 | CIVIL CASES
Inventories must be supplemented from the original inventory date through the day of trial.
All inventories shall be supplemented from the date of the original inventory through the day of the trial.
Page 17 | CIVIL CASES
A party may request a hearing or submit a written response by the specified submission date, which must be at least ten days after service.
The Notice shall clearly state that any party may either request a hearing or submit a written response on or before a specific submission date that is at least ten (10) days after service of such statement.
Page 7 | Requests for Settings - Non-Jury
For good cause, the Court may change the deadline for preparing and filing a document and objections.
For good cause, the Court may change the deadline for preparation and filing of a document and objections.
Page 12 | Submission of Orders, Judgments and Instruments
The Court aims to bring civil non-jury cases, excluding family law cases, to trial or final disposition within 12 months of the appearance date.
The Court will, so far as reasonably possible, ensure that all civil cases, other than family law cases, are brought to trial or final disposition in conformity with the following time standards: b. Civil non-jury cases-within 12 months from appearance date.
Page 7 | Time Standards for Case Disposition
The Court aims to bring civil jury cases, excluding family law cases, to trial or final disposition within 18 months of the appearance date.
The Court will, so far as reasonably possible, ensure that all civil cases, other than family law cases, are brought to trial or final disposition in conformity with the following time standards: a. Civil jury cases - within 18 months from appearance date.
Page 7 | Time Standards for Case Disposition
Service and Proof of Service Rules
After leave to withdraw is granted, the attorney must send the client a copy of the order by certified mail or email.
After leave is granted, the withdrawing attorney shall send the client a copy of the Order granting leave to withdraw by certified mail or email.
Page 3 | Withdrawal of Counsel
Without the client's written consent, the withdrawing attorney must send the client the motion and the hearing or submission notice by certified mail or email.
If withdrawal is without the written consent of the client, the withdrawing attorney shall forward to his client by certified mail or email a copy of his or her Motion to Withdraw and a copy of the Notice of Hearing or Notice of Submission without a hearing.
Page 3 | Withdrawal of Counsel
The person filing a Setting Request must deliver a copy to all attorneys of record and self-represented litigants in the case.
The attorney or party filing the Setting Request shall cause to be delivered to all attorneys ofrecord and all self-represented litigants in the case a copy of the Setting Request.
Page 8 | Contested Hearings
The requesting party must deliver the Notice of Setting to each attorney of record and self-represented litigant at the address listed on the Setting Request.
The requesting party shall deliver a Notice of Setting to each attorney of record and self-represented litigant at the address shown on the Setting Request.
Page 8 | Contested Hearings
When required by the Local Rules or applicable law, the requesting party must notify all attorneys of record and self-represented litigants of the hearing setting.
The requesting party shall, when required by these Local Rules or other applicable law, notify all attorneys of record or self-represented litigants of such setting.
Page 9 | Disposition of Uncontested Matters
Notice of intention to dismiss must be given under Rule 165a to attorneys of record and self-represented litigants whose addresses appear on the docket or in filed pleadings.
Notice of Intention to Dismiss shall be given in accordance with Rule 165a of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure to all attorneys of record and self-represented litigants whose addresses are shown on the docket or in the pleadings on file.
Page 10 | Dismissal Docket; Involuntary Dismissal
Postcard notification of a dismissal order must be provided as set out in Rule 306a.
Postcard notification of the Dismissal Order shall be as provided in Rule 306a of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.
Page 10 | Dismissal Docket; Involuntary Dismissal
A duplicate must be delivered to opposing counsel and self-represented litigants on the filing date so they may approve or object to its form or consistency with the ruling, but not reargue the merits.
On the same date the document is filed, a duplicate of the document shall be delivered to opposing counsel and self-represented litigants to provide an opportunity to approve or object to the form of the document or that the document is inconsistent with the Court's ruling (i.e., not a re-argument of the merits).
Page 11 | Submission of Orders, Judgments and Instruments
The arresting agency or appropriate County Sheriff must give the defendant a court-setting notice at arrest or release on bond, with an appearance date on a regularly scheduled criminal docket supplied by the Court Coordinator or, if none, the District Clerk.
The arresting agency, or the appropriate County Sheriff, shall give the defendant at the time of arrest, or release from jail on bond, a Notice of Court Setting which shall have a date for the defendant to appear in court. This date is a regularly scheduled criminal docket day as it appears on the court's calendar and such will be provided by the Court Coordinator, or appropriate District Clerk if there is no Court Coordinator for the particular county in question,
Page 18 | CRIMINAL CASES
When these rules or other applicable law require it, the requesting party must notify all attorneys of record and self-represented litigants of the hearing setting.
The requesting party shall, when required by these rules or other applicable law, notify all attorneys of record or self-represented litigants of such setting.
Page 16 | Uncontested Matters
Filing Fees and Waivers
The proper jury fee must be paid within ten calendar days after the bench-trial Notice of Setting is mailed or emailed.
the proper jury fee is paid not later than ten (10) calendar days after the date the Notice of Setting for bench trial is mailed or emailed by the Court Coordinator or requesting party.
Page 9 | Request for Jury Trial, Jury Fee and Jury Demand
Courtesy Copy Requirements
Three copies of all inventories and supplemental inventories must be available for use at trial.
When a suit is tried, three (3) copies of all inventories and supplemental inventories shall be made available for use in trial.
Page 17 | CIVIL CASES
Sealing & Redaction Procedures
Medical and mental health records filed as pleadings or exhibits are sealed from the public, but parties and their attorneys in the specific case may access them.
All medical and/or mental health records filed as part of the pleadings and/or as exhibits in any cause, in either the Bastrop County Clerk's Office and/or the Bastrop County District Clerk's Office, are hereby SEALED from the public. This Order does not apply to the parties/litigants and/or their attorneys on a specific cause. The parties/litigants and their attorneys on a specific cause may have access to the medical and/or mental health records in that specific cause if they are the parties/litigants and/or attorneys to that specific cause.
Page 1 | Standing Order Regarding Medical and Mental Health Records
Pre-Motion Conference Requirements
The movant must file its reply within seven days after the response is filed.
Movant must file its reply with seven (7) days after the response is filed.
Civil cases
Page 1 | Standing Order on Motions for Summary Judgment
The nonmovant must file a response within 21 days after the summary-judgment motion is filed.
The nonmovant must file any response within 21 days after the motion is filed.
Civil cases
Page 1 | Standing Order on Motions for Summary Judgment
Adjournment & Extension Requirements
If an attorney already has a setting when filing a Vacation Notice, the attorney must notify opposing counsel and the Court Coordinator and file either an agreed reset for court approval or a Motion for Continuance and obtain a ruling.
In the event an attorney already has a setting at the time the Vacation Notice is filed, it shall be the attorney's responsibility to notify opposing counsel and the Court Coordinator and file either an agreed reset for approval by the Court or a Motion for Continuance and obtain a ruling by the Court.
Page 3 | Attorney Vacations
A setting may be passed or reset only by a qualifying settlement agreement, a written agreement of all parties approved by the Court, or a Court-granted motion for continuance.
No setting shall be passed or reset except by: (a) settlement agreement announced in open court or in writing complying with Rule 11 of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure; (b) written agreement of all parties with Court approval; or (c) a Motion for Continuance granted by the Court.
Page 9 | Request for Jury Trial, Jury Fee and Jury Demand
Trial cases may not be passed by counsel's agreement and may be reset only by a Court-granted motion for continuance, unless the Court removes the case from the trial docket on its own motion.
All cases set for trial, whether jury or non-jury may not be passed by agreement of counsel. Such cases may only be reset upon the granting by the Court of a Motion for Continuance, unless the Court removes such from the trial docket on its' own motion.
Page 10 | Request for Jury Trial, Jury Fee and Jury Demand
Trial settings cannot be passed by counsel's agreement and may be reset only on a granted continuance motion, unless the court removes the case from the trial docket on its own motion.
All cases set for trial, whether jury or non-jury, may not be passed by agreement of counsel. Such may only be reset upon the granting by the Court of a motion for continuance, unless the Court removes such from the trial docket on its' own motion.
Page 19 | Case Flow Scheduling
A case may not be reset or added to or removed from the court docket without court approval.
No case may be reset, added to, or removed from the Court's docket without Court approval.
Page 19 | Case Flow Scheduling
An attorney agreement to continue, reset, or postpone a setting is ineffective unless the court approves it.
No agreement by the attorneys to continue, reset or postpone any setting shall be effective unless approved by the Court.
Page 20 | Continuances/Resetting/Postponements
The fragment indicates that an attorney of record or self-represented litigant who did not receive the Notice of Setting within a reasonable time may move for a continuance.
for a continuance on the motion of an attomey of record or self-represented litigant who did not receive the Notice of Setting within a reasonable time prior to the hearing date.
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The parties may extend the 75-day period by written mutual agreement of the parties and/or their attorney, filed with the Court within 75 days after suit is filed.
The seventy-five (75) day period may be extended by the parties upon written mutual agreement of the parties and/or their attorney filed with the Court within seventy-five (75) days of the date the suit is filed.
Page 16 | Financial Information Statements
Chambers Communication Rules
No Civil case shall be set for a jury trial unless a Rule 166 (T.R.C.P .) Pre-Trial conference (see Local Rules 6.23 - 6.25 herein below) is requested in writing through the Court Coordinator,
No Civil case shall be set for a jury trial unless a Rule 166 (T.R.C.P .) Pre-Trial conference (see Local Rules 6.23 - 6.25 herein below) is requested in writing through the Court Coordinator,
Page 9 | Request for Jury Trial, Jury Fee and Jury Demand
In the event a bona fide emergency exists or a matter requires special attention and the judge of the Court where the case is pending is unavailable, the attorney or party seeking relief shall contact any judge who has jurisdiction and the judge can consider the matter, but the case shall remain in the Court originally filed.
In the event a bona fide emergency exists or a matter requires special attention and the judge of the Court where the case is pending is unavailable, the attorney or party seeking relief shall contact any judge who has jurisdiction and the judge can consider the matter, but the case shall remain in the Court originally filed.
Page 15 | Ancillary Proceedings, Temporary Orders, and Emergency Matters
Counsel are admonished to follow ethics canons concerning case discussions with the press and discussions with the Court outside the courtroom and without opposing counsel present.
All counsel are admonished to respect the letter and spirit of all canons of ethics, particularly those dealing with discussion of cases with representatives of the press or radio and discussion of the facts or law of the case with the Court outside of the Courtroom and not in the presence of opposing counsel.
Page 2 | Attorney Conduct and Decorum
An attorney may advise the Court Coordinator in writing at least 90 days before a vacation of no more than four consecutive weeks to seek to avoid trial assignment during that period.
Each attorney desiring to assure that he or she will not be assigned for trial during a vacation period not to exceed four (4) consecutive weeks of a given year may advise the Court Coordinator in writing not less than ninety (90) days prior to the first day of such vacation.
Page 3 | Attorney Vacations
An attorney must notify every court where the attorney has a conflicting setting as soon as practicable.
It is the duty of an attorney to notify all courts in which an attorney has conflicting settings as soon as practicable.
Page 3 | Conflicting Trial and Ancillary Settings and Designation of Attorney in Charge
Before docket call, an attorney with conflicting ancillary hearings must inform the Court of counsel's location, the court or courts where counsel is appearing, the matter being heard, and the estimated appearance time.
The attorney shall infonn the Com1 prior to docket call of the location of counsel, the court or courts where counsel is appearing, the matter being heard and the estimated time of appearance.
Page 4 | Conflicting Trial and Ancillary Settings and Designation of Attorney in Charge
An attorney who requests a conference call must arrange and initiate it.
The Attorney requesting a conference call is responsible for arranging and initiating the telephone conference call.
Page 13 | Hearings Conducted by Telephone and Video Conference
A party needing an interpreter, or planning to call a witness who needs one, should notify the Court in writing before the setting when possible.
Any party that will need an interpreter or plans to call a witness who needs an interpreter should, to the extent possible, notify the Court in writing, in advance of the setting, that an interpreter will be needed.
Page 5 | INTERPRETERS
A party or attorney may obtain a contested-proceeding setting by requesting an agreed setting from the county Court Coordinator, or the Court Clerk if there is no Coordinator, or by filing a Setting Request.
Any party or attorney of record may obtain a setting of any contested proceeding by: (a) requesting an agreed setting from the Court Coordinator for the appropriate county, or Court Clerk if there is no Court Coordinator for the appropriate county, or (b) filing a Setting Request.
Page 8 | Contested Hearings
Requests to hear uncontested or ex parte matters may be made to the Court Coordinator in person, by telephone, or in writing, and the Coordinator sets the matter for an available or otherwise convenient time.
Requests for hearing uncontested matters and ex parte matters may be made in person, by telephone or in writing to the Court Coordinator. The Court Coordinator will set the matter for the next available uncontested docket or at any other time that may be convenient to the parties and the Court.
Page 9 | Disposition of Uncontested Matters
Requests for hearings on uncontested or ex parte matters may be made in person, by telephone, or in writing to the Court Coordinator.
Requests for hearing uncontested matters and ex parte matters may be made in person, by telephone or in writing to the Court Coordinator.
Page 15 | Uncontested Matters