Court Rules

Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

These 160 rules apply across Bexar County Civil District Courts. Where this judge's own standing orders above address the same topic, the judge's requirement controls.

Filing Requirements

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    Mileage reimbursement request

    Mileage reimbursement requires supporting documentation.

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    Agreed submitted order

    The agreed submitted order must state the time announcement for trials scheduled on red-listed dates.

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    Notice of setting
    Must include
    judge name

    The Notice of Setting must include the Presiding Court Zoom ID information and the name of the Visiting Judge that previously heard the matter.

E-Filing

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    Order

    When e-filing orders, filers must leave specific routing instructions in the comment section or the order will be accepted as a Proposed Order but not routed for signature.

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    Order

    When e-filing matters for the Presiding 8:30 am, 9:00 am, Tax, or Expunction dockets, the comment section must state Presiding, the specific docket, and the docket date.

  • Applies to
    Order

    When e-filing matters assigned out of Presiding to a sitting District Court Judge (including summary judgment hearings), the comment section must state the assigned court and the hearing date.

Communication

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  • Contact
    Email

    After e-filing a matter for a visiting judge, the filer must email the envelope number to the visiting judge (who will provide their email address) to ensure timely signing.

  • Contact
    Phone to clerk
    Phone
    210-335-2621

    Questions about filings may be directed to Civil Filing at 210-335-2621.

  • Contact
    Phone to clerk
    Phone
    (210) 335-2300

    The Office of Civil District Courts Administration is located on the 5th Floor and can be reached by phone at (210) 335-2300.

Filing Timing

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  • Deadline
    60 calendar days

    All vouchers must be submitted within 60 calendar days of the hearing or service rendered.

  • For the 1:30 Walk-up Docket, orders must be filed before appearing in court, pleadings must already be accepted, and the order's envelope number must be available when approaching the judge.

  • Attorneys should give staff an envelope number rather than a case number and must confirm the envelope has been accepted by Civil Filing before approaching Presiding Court for the walk-up docket.

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About Judge Rosie Alvarado

Rosie Alvarado is a district judge in the Bexar County Civil District Courts, which hear civil matters in Bexar County, Texas.

The judge's published procedures are available in documents numbered 47381 and 56275, and in a document for the 438th Civil District Court.

Common questions about Judge Rosie Alvarado's rules

Are courtesy copies required for Judge Rosie Alvarado?

Courtesy-copy rule applies for rule 56. Details: 1 copy, delivery no later than 7 days before hearing, by email. Parties must email the Court a complete electronic courtesy copy of the summary judgment motion, response, reply, and supporting exhibits no later than seven days before the hearing.

View ruleSource: page 1, section NOTICE REGARDING SETTINGS FOR MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

Does Judge Rosie Alvarado require a pre-motion conference or letter before filing a motion?

Judge Rosie Alvarado's rules set a pre-motion procedure for motion to enter order. Before setting any MTE, parties must contact the court for available dates and confer with the opposing pro se party or counsel on those dates before filing the setting.

View ruleSource: page 1, section GENERALLY:

What must be included with unagreed motion setting filings before Judge Rosie Alvarado?

The rule requires certificate of conference. Any unagreed-upon MTE setting must include a certificate of conference.

View ruleSource: page 1, section GENERALLY:

How may parties contact Judge Rosie Alvarado's chambers?

The rule addresses email communications with Judge Rosie Alvarado's chambers. Disputes over the form of an order must be set by a Motion to Enter Order (MTE) with the 438th District Court and may not be litigated via email with the court.

View ruleSource: page 1, section GENERALLY:

How do I request an adjournment or extension before Judge Rosie Alvarado?

Advance notice is not fully stated in the structured details. MTEs set sua sponte from the bench may not be dropped by the parties unless they reschedule with the 438th court clerk or email the clerk that an agreed-to form order will be forthcoming by a date certain.

View ruleSource: page 1, section GENERALLY:

When is a filing treated as filed before Judge Rosie Alvarado?

The rule addresses filing timing, filing status, or cure windows. Motions for summary judgment must be set for hearing by oral argument or submission within 60 days of the motion's filing date.

View ruleSource: page 1, section NOTICE REGARDING SETTINGS FOR MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

What rule applies to service for courtesy copy email before Judge Rosie Alvarado?

The rule addresses service method, recipient, or timing requirements. Details: method: service by email, recipient: all parties. The courtesy copy email to the Court must copy all counsel of record and self-represented litigants.

View ruleSource: page 1, section NOTICE REGARDING SETTINGS FOR MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
Complete rules summary for Judge Rosie Alvarado

Disputes over the form of an order must be set by a Motion to Enter Order (MTE) with the 438th District Court and may not be litigated via email with the court.

Before setting any MTE, parties must contact the court for available dates and confer with the opposing pro se party or counsel on those dates before filing the setting.

Any unagreed-upon MTE setting must include a certificate of conference.

Each MTE hearing is limited to 15 minutes.

The court prefers Zoom appearances for MTE hearings; contact the court at (210) 335-0448 for the Zoom meeting ID.

Parties must meaningfully confer before an MTE hearing, including exchanging the proposed order and proposed changes, or risk the MTE being reset or being ordered to confer in a Zoom breakout room.

The court prefers one party to draft the order with the other submitting visible redline edits shareable via Zoom screen share, and disfavors two competing orders though it recognizes this is sometimes necessary.

MTEs set sua sponte from the bench may not be dropped by the parties unless they reschedule with the 438th court clerk or email the clerk that an agreed-to form order will be forthcoming by a date certain.

Parties may notify the 438th court clerk via email at jessica.agonzalez@bexar.org that an agreed-to form order will be forthcoming by a date certain.

During the court's jury weeks, no MTE settings are permitted on Mondays or on Tuesdays following a Monday court holiday.

During jury weeks, MTE settings are permissible on the remaining weekdays starting at 1pm, subject to the court's availability.

During the court's nonjury weeks, no MTE settings are permitted on Mondays or Fridays.

During nonjury weeks, MTE settings are permissible on the remaining weekdays starting at 1pm and 1:30pm, subject to the court's availability.

MTEs requiring up to 30 minutes may only be set during nonjury weeks starting at 4:30pm, subject to the court's availability.

Motions for summary judgment must be set for hearing by oral argument or submission within 60 days of the motion's filing date.

Summary judgment hearings may be set within 90 days of the filing date if required by the Court's docket, for good cause, or with the movant's consent.

The Court must issue a written ruling on a summary judgment motion no later than 90 days after the motion is heard or submitted.

The statutory deadlines do not apply to withdrawn motions; if a motion is withdrawn and refiled, the deadlines are calculated from the new filing date.

Summary judgment motions are set and heard by the 438th District Court (not the Presiding Court), with the Clerk selecting a hearing date within 35-60 days of filing and entering settings into Odyssey.

The Court Clerk will provide notice of the selected summary judgment hearing date by email to all parties on file.

Even agreed resets of a summary judgment hearing must comply with the 60-day statutory deadline, and resets within the 90-day deadline require the movant's consent or good cause.

To reschedule a summary judgment setting, a party must obtain leave to drop the setting, confirm the reset with the Court Clerk, contact the Clerk for available dates, confer with opposing counsel or any self-represented party, and file a notice of hearing with the confirmed date and time, time announcement, and reason for the change.

Parties must email the Court a complete electronic courtesy copy of the summary judgment motion, response, reply, and supporting exhibits no later than seven days before the hearing.

The courtesy copy email to the Court must copy all counsel of record and self-represented litigants.

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