Baylor County District Court, Texas Adjournment & Extension Requirements

CRITICAL

A pretrial hearing may be continued only upon written motion.

No pretrial hearing will be continued except upon written motion.

CRITICAL

After a case is set for a hearing following a dismissal notice, delay from the ordered schedule is not permitted.

Once a case is set for any hearing after a dismissal notice, no delay from ordered scheduling will be permitted.

CRITICAL

“First setting” and agreed continuances are not permitted.

There will be no “first setting” nor “agreed” continuances.

CRITICAL

Unless all counsel consent in writing and the Court approves the continuance, a motion must be filed under the applicable cited civil or criminal procedure rules.

Unless counsel for all parties consent in writing to the request for a continuance and the same is approved by the Court, a motion must be filed pursuant to Rule 251, et seq. of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, as amended or Article 29.01, et seq. of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, as applicable, and

CRITICAL

A pretrial hearing will not be continued because a party failed to comply with the scheduling order.

No pretrial hearing will be continued for a failure to comply with the scheduling order.

CRITICAL

“First setting” continuances are not permitted for jury cases.

There will be no “first setting” continuances.

CRITICAL

A request to continue, pass, postpone, or reset a trial, pretrial, or other hearing may be granted only if all counsel consent or nonjoining parties are notified and given an opportunity to object.

No request for a continuance, to pass, postpone or reset any trial, pretrial, or other hearing shall be granted unless counsel for all parties consent, or unless all parties not joining in such request have been notified and have had an opportunity to object.

WARNING

The Court may deny an agreed continuance or require a hearing; party agreement does not guarantee approval.

Agreement by counsel for all parties to a continuance does not mean automatic approval by the Court, and the Court reserves the right to deny or require a hearing even on agreed continuances.

WARNING

A continuance motion that fails to meet the stated requirements will be denied without prejudice to refiling.

Any motion that does not meet these requirements will be denied without prejudice to the right to refile.

WARNING

Failure to notice depositions or other discovery matters does not permit an exception to the scheduling time requirements.

Failure to notice for depositions and other discovery matters will not permit an exception to the time requirements.