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

CRITICAL

Applies to

Motion to withdraw

Without the client’s written consent, the withdrawing attorney must send the client the motion to withdraw 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

Order granting leave to withdraw

After leave to withdraw is granted, the attorney must send the client a copy of the granting 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

Applies to

Setting request

The filer of 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 of record and all self-represented litigants in the case a copy of the Setting Request.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Notice of setting

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.

CRITICAL

On the filing date, a duplicate must be delivered to opposing counsel and self-represented litigants so they can approve or object to its form or consistency with the Court’s ruling, 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

The arresting agency or appropriate County Sheriff must give the defendant a Notice of Court Setting at arrest or release on bond, stating a court appearance date on a regularly scheduled criminal docket day.

8.11 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

Defense attorneys must give the written notice to the District Attorney and the Court Coordinator or, if there is no Coordinator, the appropriate District Clerk immediately upon employment.

8.12 Immediately upon employment, the defense attorney shall give written notice thereof to the District Attorney and the Court Coordinator, or appropriate District Clerk if there is no Court Coordinator for the particular county in question, stating the name of the accused, the offense(s) charged and cause number, if known.

WARNING

After a matter is filed, the movant or the Court may notify all attorneys of record and self-represented litigants that the matter will be submitted without a hearing.

Upon the filing of any matter, the Movant or the Court may give notice to all attorneys of record and self-represented litigants that the matter will be submitted to the Court for a ruling without any hearing.

WARNING

Applies to

Notice of setting

When the Local 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 Local Rules or other applicable law, notify all attorneys of record or self-represented litigants of such setting.

WARNING

When required by the rules or applicable law, the requesting party must notify all attorneys of record or 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.