Judge L. (Matt) M. Sebesta Jr.

A civil or probate case may be set at an attorney of record’s written, email, or telephonic request, or by the Court on its own.

An attorney of record must notify the Court in writing within ten days after receiving notice of a setting if a conflict exists; otherwise, the Court will presume there is no conflict.

Requests to set hearings on uncontested motions, other ancillary civil matters, or uncontested probate matters must be made by telephone, email, or in writing to the court coordinator or judge where the case is filed.

Applies to

Case setting request

REQUESTS FOR SETTINGS SHALL BE IN WRITING, SIGNED BY THE ATTORNEY MAKING THE REQUEST AND ADDRESSED TO THE JUDGE OF THE COURT IN WHICH THE CASE IS FILED.

Applies to

Submission setting request

A case may not be set by submission without a written request to the judge and the judge’s approval.

Applies to

Case setting request

Must include

case number, certificate of service

A setting request must state the cause number and case style, whether the trial is jury or non-jury, the required pleadings-and-discovery certification, and each attorney’s contact information and certification of service.

A written designation of summer vacation weeks must be filed with the County Clerk by May 15 each year, and protects the attorney from trials during those weeks even if a trial-setting order was signed earlier.

A written designation for non-summer vacation weeks must be filed with the County Clerk at least 90 days before the designated weeks.

Unless an emergency occurs while the Clerk's Office is closed, an application for immediate or temporary relief must be filed and assigned to a Court before it is presented to a Judge.

Each attorney of record must be served with a copy of the setting request, and the request must certify that service occurred.

The requesting attorney must give all opposing attorneys proper notice of the hearing setting as required by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.

The requesting attorney must give all opposing attorneys and any applicable ad litem proper notice of the setting as required by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.