Burleson County District Court, Texas 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 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.

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 continuance motion granted by the Court.

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.

A trial setting cannot be passed by counsel’s agreement and may be reset only if the Court grants a 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 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.

A case may not be reset or otherwise added to or removed from the Court’s docket without Court approval.

No case may be reset, added to, or removed from the Court's docket without Court approval.

Trial cases may not be passed by counsel’s agreement and may be reset only upon the Court granting a 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.

An attorneys’ agreement to continue, reset, or postpone a setting is ineffective unless the Court approves it.

8.17 No agreement by the attorneys to continue, reset or postpone any setting shall be effective unless approved by the Court.