Cameron County Courts at Law Service and Proof of Service Rules

Applies to

Proposed order decision judgment

Counsel must serve copies of the proposed orders, decisions, and judgments on all counsel.

Counsel shall serve copies on all counsel.

If other parties want to attend a default proceeding, they must have the opportunity to be present or the matter must be set with at least three days' notice.

If other parties indicate a desire to be present, they must be given the opportunity to or be present, or a setting with at least three (3) days' notice must be obtained

Counsel seeking withdrawal must comply with the notice requirements for the former client under Tex.R.Civ.P. 10.

No attorney of record shall be permitted to withdraw from any case without presenting a Motion pursuant to Tex.R.Civ.P. 10, including all requirements of same, obtaining a ruling and a signed Order granting withdrawal, and complying with the notice requirements for the former client under said Rule.

Service

Mail to all parties

The clerk must mail written notice of a dismissal to all parties or their counsel of record, subject to other rule provisions.

Subject to other provision of these rules the clerk shall mail a written notice of such dismissal to all parties or their counsel of record.

Counsel must serve copies of the proposed orders, decisions, and judgments on all counsel.

Counsel shall serve copies on all counsel.

For an emergency-hearing motion, counsel must deliver the motion and hearing-date notice to opposing counsel by a method likely to ensure receipt and make a good-faith effort to confirm receipt.

If filing a motion requesting an emergency hearing, counsel must provide a copy of the motion and written notice of the requested and/or any awarded hearing date by hand-delivery, telefax, electronic transmission, or other similar means most likely to insure that opposing counsel receives that notice. Counsel seeking the emergency hearing must also make a good faith effort to contact all opposing counsel's offices to confirm that the opposing counsel has received the written notice.

A default hearing requiring no record or proof needs no setting, but other parties must be notified before the court is approached; parties who wish to attend must be given the opportunity to be present or a setting with at least three days’ notice must be obtained.

No setting is required for a hearing on a default requiring no record or proof; however, if there are any other parties to the case, notice to all such parties must be given before any attempt is made to approach the Court to obtain a default. If other parties indicate a desire to be present, they must be given the opportunity to or be present, or a setting with at least three (3) days' notice must be obtained.

If a case has other parties, they must be notified before anyone approaches the court to obtain a default.

however if there are any other parties to the case, notice to all such parties must be given before any attempt is made to approach the court to obtain a default.

The party obtaining a temporary order must serve notice of the required hearing's date and time with the order.

The party obtaining the temporary order must serve notice of the date and time of the required hearing with the temporary order.

For an emergency-hearing motion, counsel must provide opposing counsel with a copy of the motion and written notice of the requested or awarded hearing date using a method likely to ensure receipt.

If filing a motion requesting an emergency hearing, counsel must provide a copy of the motion and written notice of the requested and/or any awarded hearing date by hand-delivery, telefax, electronic transmission, or other similar means most likely to insure that opposing counsel receives that notice.

Counsel who request and receive notice of a hearing or trial setting must immediately notify all other parties in writing and give a copy to the clerk, unless the clerk mailed the party a written order with the notice.

Counsel who request a hearing, pre-trial and/or trial date and who receives notice of same from the court and/or the court coordinator shall have the duty to give all other parties in the case written notice immediately of such setting and to furnish a copy of such notice to the clerk of the Court in which the case is pending. If a party receives his copy of notice by written order mailed to parties from the clerk's office, the party is excused from providing duplicative notice to all parties.

Testimony for a default that requires proof must be scheduled with the court coordinator, and all parties must receive notice.

Testimony for defaults requiring proof shall be scheduled with the Court Coordinator of the Court in which the case is pending, and notice given to all parties.

Hearings generally require at least three days' notice; a shorter-notice hearing may be requested only by filing an emergency-hearing motion with specific reasons.

No hearing shall be set on less than three (3) days' notice, and no party shall request a hearing on less than three (3) days' notice unless that party has filed a motion for emergency hearing, and has provided specific reasons for same.