Bastrop County District Court, Texas Service and Proof of Service Rules

CRITICAL

Applies to

Notice of intention to dismiss

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.

CRITICAL

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.

CRITICAL

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).

CRITICAL

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.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Notice of court setting

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,

CRITICAL

Applies to

Dismissal order

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.

CRITICAL

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.

CRITICAL

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.

CRITICAL

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.

WARNING

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.