Colorado County District Court, Texas
Court-Level Rules, Filing Procedures & Policies
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Document Format Requirements3 rules
Any show cause or other order setting a case presented for signature to a judge shall be on a separate page and not combined with a pleading.
A draft of an order shall not be typed on the same page with a pleading, motion, certificate of service, or any part thereof
The signature line for the judge to sign proposed orders shall not be on a separate page, but shall be on a page with other text.
Document Filing Requirements52 rules
The petitioner must attach a copy of the order to the original petition and each copy; if the petitioner fails to do so, the Clerk must ensure the copies are attached when the petition is filed.
Court's wording
The PetitioAershall attach a c.opy of this· order to :the ori.gin~I petition and to ei:l<rh copy of the petition. At trie time: th·e pr;tition 1sfiled, if the Petitioner has failed to attach a copy of this order to the petition and any copy of the petition, the Clerk shall ensure that a copy of' this. order is· attached to the petition and every copy of the petition presented.
Counsel shall also provide a written statement of page and line references to their respective designations on which they seek a ruling on any evidentiary objections, including the basis for the objections. Failure to timely object will be deemed a waiver of any objections.
The Notice or Order Setting Hearing shall contain an estimated time allocation for the hearing.
Each party shall file and serve on all other parties a proposed jury charge, including questions, definitions, and instructions, which shall include citations to the Texas Pattern Jury Charge and other authority that supports the submission .
Each request for a setting shall include an estimate of the total time required for the entire hearing, on all matters, for all participants.
Counsel shall provide a written statement of page and line references to cross- designations on which they seek a ru ling on any evidentiary objections, including the basis for the objections. Failure to timely object will be deemed a waiver of the objection .
All hearings in contested cases shall be set by written motion with a Notice or Order Setting Hearing attached.
Before a hearing is set, the parties must make reasonable efforts to confer about the setting and the motion, and every motion must certify that counsel conferred or made reasonable efforts to confer about the setting’s date, time, and format.
Court's wording
Prior to setting a hearing, the parties shall make reasonable efforts to actually speak to one another regarding the date, time, and format (i.e. if remote hearing is requested it shall be by agreement of all the parties and with specific court approval) of a hearing or trial and the substance of the motion in a genuine effort to narrow their disputes before seeking court intervention. To that end, every motion shall include a certification that "counsel has conferred with (or made reasonable efforts to confer with) all parties about the date, time, and format of the setting"
Every non-dispositive motion must include one of the specified certifications concerning efforts to resolve or narrow the issues with affected parties.
Court's wording
and every motion (other than dispositive motions) shall also certify that: • "Counsel has conferred with all parties who may be affected by the relief sought in this motion in a good faith effort to resolve or narrow the issues raised."; or • "Counsel has made reasonable efforts to confer with all parties who may be affected by the relief sought in this motion but has been unable to do so."
A hearing request on a motion to compel discovery must include counsel’s certification that efforts to obtain relief by agreement were unsuccessful, or the request will not be granted.
Court's wording
Requests for hearings on any motions related to compelling discovery in any form shall be accompanied by a certification from movant's counsel that they have attempted to obtain relief by agreement and have been unsuccessful. No hearing request will be granted on motions relating to compelling discovery without the required certification.
At the civil announcement docket, each side shall present to the court a proposed jury charge
A TRO affecting a child’s possession or access must include a statement that conferral attempts were unsuccessful or that the respondent is unrepresented.
Court's wording
When presenting a TRO that affects possession of or access to a child the requesting party shall include a statement that either (a) attempts have been made to confer with opposing counsel and have been unsuccessful or (b) the respondent is unrepresented at this time.
Upon the Court's order, counsel shall prepare the jury charge in its final form making changes or modifications ordered by the court.
Before a temporary or interim orders hearing in a divorce or parent-child relationship suit, each party must prepare and deliver the specified pretrial forms.
Court's wording
Before any hearing on temporary or interim orders in any divorce suit or suit affecting the parent-child relationship (which include, but are not limited to, modification suits, paternity suits, and original suits) each party shall prepare and deliver pre-trial forms as follows:
In any suit requiring a determination or modification of conservatorship, or possession and access to a child, each party shall prepare and deliver a Proposed Parenting Plan, pursuant to Texas Family Code §153.603, fully completed and signed by the party, a single agreed Proposed Parenting Plan signed by both parties, or shall summarize the relief in brief complete sentences as part of a Proposed Disposition of Other Issues.
Unless the parties agree or stipulate to income or net resources, each party must provide specified income records to the judge at the hearing and to the opposing party beforehand; the records must not be filed.
Court's wording
Additionally, unless the parties agree or stipulate to a party's income and/or net resources as defined by the Texas Family Code, each party is required to furnish copies of the party's preceding four payroll statements or paystubs and the party's preceding year's income tax return (ifthe tax return has been filed), and preceding year's W-2 to the judge (but not the file) at the time of the hearing and to the opposing party prior to the hearing.
If the parties agree to stipulate, the stipulation must be in writing and signed by all parties.
In any suit requiring a determination of child support or spousal maintenance, each party shall prepare and deliver a Financial Information Sheet using the form posted on the County District Courts' website, fully completed and signed by the party.
Each party shall prepare and deliver a Proposed Disposition of Issues, which shall state separately, in brief complete sentences each trial decision that is sought by the party that is not covered by a Proposed Parenting Plan .
If a party believes that additional time will be needed at the temporary or interim orders hearing that party may file a motion requesting additional time . The motion requesting additional time shall be supported by facts that show why additional time is needed in order to fully and fairly consider all issues, shall include how much additional time is requested, and shall be e-filed and then presented to the Court Administrator for the District Court assigned to the case.
Before the final trial on the merits in any divorce suit or suit affecting parent-child relationship (which include, but are not limited to, modification suits, paternity suits, and original suits), each party shall prepare and deliver pre-trial forms and any amended pleadings as follows:
In lieu of the Proposed Property Division form, a copy of a spreadsheet showing assets shall be provided to the court in an editable electronic format at the beginning of trial.
Unless the parties agree or stipulate to income or net resources, each party must furnish the specified financial records to the court without filing them and to the opposing parties at trial.
Court's wording
Additionally, in any suit requiring a determination of child support or spousal maintenance, unless parties agree or stipulate to a party's income and/or net resources as defined by the Texas Family Code, each party is required to furnish to the court (but not file), and to opposing parties, copies of the following at the time of trial:
The required trial financial records include tax returns or specified substitutes for the previous two calendar years and specified income records from January 1 through trial for the trial year.
Court's wording
1. The party's federal income tax returns for the previous two calendar years, or if no such return(s) have been filed, then all payroll statements, pay stubs, W-2 forms, 1099 forms, and Schedule K-1 for such years; and 2. All payroll statements, pay stubs, W-2 forms, 1099 forms, and Schedule K-1 for the calendar year of the trial from January 1 through the date of trial.
In any suit requiring determination of child support or spousal maintenance, each party shall prepare and deliver a Proposed Support Decision using the form posted on the Gonzales County District Courts' website, fully completed and signed by the party.
In any suit requiring a determination or modification of conservatorship, or possession and access to a child, each party shall prepare and deliver a Proposed Parenting Plan, pursuant to Texas Family Code §156.603, fully completed and signed by the party, a single agreed Proposed Parenting Plan signed by both parties, or shall summarize in the requested relief in brief complete sentences as part of a Proposed Disposition of Other Issues.
In any suit requiring a determination or modification of conservatorship, or possession and access to a child, a home study must be completed unless waived by court order.
Additionally, each party shall also prepare and deliver a Proposed Disposition of Other Issues, which shall state briefly in brief complete sentences each trial decision that is sought by the party that is not covered by the Proposed Property Division, Proposed Support Decision, or Proposed Parenting Plan.
No case will be set for final trial on the merits without one of the following: a. An Order Waiving Mediation; or b. A letter from a mediator stating that mediation was attempted but unsuccessful.
If the divorce involves children, the parties shall file a certificate of completion showing that a 4 hour parenting class has been completed prior to requesting the court render the divorce.
If a Motion to Confer is filed and set with a final trial on the merits, the parties shall include the time the court will confer with the child in their time announcement.
each such draft shall have a heading showing the cause number, the style of the case, and the court in which it is pending.
The word "entered" shall not be used to show the date on which a judgment, decree, or order is signed .
A motion to substitute shall be signed by all parties and counsel shall continue to appear until an order granting the motion to substitute is signed by the court assigned to the case.
A motion to withdraw must be heard after notice to the client and all other parties unless the moving attorney files the specified consents and a certificate of the client’s last known mailing address.
Court's wording
A motion to withdraw from representation shall be presented at a hearing after notice to the client and all other parties unless the moving attorney: a. Files written consent to the withdrawal signed by all other parties; b. Files a written consent to the withdrawal signed by the client; and c. Files a certificate stating the last known mailing address of the client.
At the end of representation, court-appointed attorneys must provide an itemized statement of in-court and out-of-court hours, and may submit it only as an attachment to the fee voucher.
Court's wording
All court appointed attorneys shall, at the conclusion of the representation of a defendant, provide the court with an itemized statement reflecting the hours spent in court and the number of hours spent out of court in representation the defendant. The statement may only be submitted as an attachment to the fee voucher.
Motions to Substitute shall be e-filed and the order shall be presented to the court at the next docket setting for signature if the order has not been previously signed by the presiding judge.
The charge shall be provided prior to the commencement of jury selection.
The attorneys for the state and the defense shall deliver to the Court a proposed charge on the Monday the trial commences.
Counsel shall continue to appear until an order granting the motion to withdraw is signed.
If the Petitioner has not attached the order, the Clerk must ensure a copy is attached to the petition and every copy presented when the petition is filed.
Court's wording
At the time the petition is filed, if the Petitioner has failed to attach a copy of this order to the petition and any copy of the petition, the Clerk shall ensure that a copy of this order is attached to the petition and every copy of the petition presented.
The Petitioner shall attach a copy of this order to the original petition and to each copy of the petition.
An attorney or self-represented litigant who uses Generative AI in work product, research, or pleading drafting must include the prescribed verification in bold in the pleading.
- Document
- Pleading
Must include
- •AI disclosure
Court's wording
As• ~ result qf Generative APs tendency to fabricate and .malfunction, the Court. hereby OII.I)J1R,S a.a,y attorney 01: .s.elf-:represented litigan:t that ·chooses to :use. Generative AI in their work producl:i resear~ .or drafting·must.include the following verification in hold in thek pleadings:
A pleading that lacks the required verbatim verification in bold will not be considered by the Court.
- Document
- Pleading
Include
- •AI disclosure
Court's wording
If rui .attorney oi: self.,.rep.resented litigant us.~ Generative AI in their work product, :reseru:,c~ Qr: drafting ofa pleading and that pleading fails. to contain the. above,verbatiln verification in ho!~ :it will not be considered by the Cpurt.
A filer who uses generative AI in work product, research, or drafting must include the specified verification in bold in the pleading.
- Document
- Pleading
Must include
- •AI disclosure
Court's wording
As a result of Generative Al's tendency to fabricate and malfunction, the Court hereby ORDERS any attorney or self-represented litigant that chooses to use Generative AI in their wo.rk product, research, or drafting must include the following verification in bold in their pleadings:
The court retains discretion to strike any setting in which the motion (or an amended version of the motion) does not include such certificates.
Judges shall not be requested to sign orders setting cases except when a show cause order is necessary, or when some rule of law requires that an order for a setting be signed by a judge.
For uncontested or agreed upon family matters, defaults, or adoptions, no written motion is required, but a setting shall be obtained following the Local Rule 2.1.
Notwithstanding Chapter 7, in a family law case, a request for a TRO to be served with citation may be presented ex parte if supported by an affidavit and if the relief would not affect the possession of or access to a child.
When requesting a temporary restraining order or temporary injunction, counsel shall not repeat or otherwise address the subject matter contained in the standing order except to seek a modification of the standing order.
3. This Rule does not supersede any requirement to respond to discovery requests.
So far as practicable, every draft of a judgment, decree, or order to be signed by a judge or associate judge shall be signed by all parties evidencing approval as to form before it is presented to the judge.
Filing & Service rules
Electronic Filing Rules
A case may not be set on a District Court docket unless the presiding District Court's Court Administrator has signed the Notice or Order Setting Hearing and it has been e-filed into the case.
A case will not be set on any District Court docket unless a Not ice or Order Setting Hearing has been signed by the Court Administrator for the District Court presiding over the hearing and e-filed into the case.
Page 4 | 2.1 Setting Cases for Contested Motions/Hearings
If a party believes that additional time will be needed at the temporary or interim orders hearing that party may file a motion requesting additional time . The motion requesting additional time shall be supported by facts that show why additional time is needed in order to fully and fairly consider all issues, shall include how much additional time is requested, and shall be e-filed and then presented to the Court Administrator for the District Court assigned to the case.
If a party believes that additional time will be needed at the temporary or interim orders hearing that party may file a motion requesting additional time . The motion requesting additional time shall be supported by facts that show why additional time is needed in order to fully and fairly consider all issues, shall include how much additional time is requested, and shall be e-filed and then presented to the Court Administrator for the District Court assigned to the case.
Page 12 | 3.7(c) Requests for Additional Time
Proposed or draft orders must be electronically filed with the District Clerk.
Proposed or draft orders shall bee-filed with the District Clerk.
Page 16 | 4.1 Filing of Proposed Orders
Motions to withdraw must be e-filed and set with the District Court assigned to the case.
Motions to Withdraw shall be e-filed and set with the District Court assigned to the case.
Page 25 | 9.7 Motions to Withdraw and Motions to Substitute
Motions to substitute must be e-filed, and if the presiding judge has not already signed the order, it must be presented to the court for signature at the next docket setting.
Motions to Substitute shall be e-filed and the order shall be presented to the court at the next docket setting for signature if the order has not been previously signed by the presiding judge.
Page 25 | 9.7 Motions to Withdraw and Motions to Substitute
If the hearing-setting notice or order is not signed by the appropriate Court Administrator and e-filed, the Presiding Judge may drop the setting or refuse to conduct the hearing.
If a Notice of Order Setting Hearing has not been signed by the appropriate Court Administrator and e-filed the Presiding Judge may sua sponte drop the setting and/or refuse to conduct the hearing.
Page 4 | 2.1 Setting Cases for Contested Motions/Hearings
Filing Timing and Cure Windows
Challenges to expert witnesses must be filed 30 days before trial.
All challenges to expert witnesses shall be filed.
Page 3 | 2.0 General Timelines
Counsel must exchange anticipated fact, expert, and rebuttal witness lists 30 days before trial; unidentified witnesses may not testify absent good cause.
Counsel shall exchange their lists of fact and expert witnesses, including rebuttal witnesses that reasonably should be anticipated, that each intends to call at trial. Persons not so identified will not be allowed to testify unless good cause is shown.
Page 3 | 2.0 General Timelines
Counsel must exchange anticipated exhibit lists 30 days before trial; unlisted exhibits will not be admitted absent good cause.
Counsel shall exchange their lists of exhibits that each reasonably anticipates will be offered in evidence. Exhibits not timely listed will not be admitted unless good cause is shown .
Page 3 | 2.0 General Timelines
Counsel must exchange motions in limine 10 days before trial.
Counsel shall exchange motions in limine.
Page 3 | 2.0 General Timelines
Counsel must exchange cross-designations of deposition testimony page and line references one week before trial.
Counsel shall exchange cross-designations of page and line references of all deposition testimony to be used at trial.
Page 3 | 2.0 General Timelines
A summary judgment motion may not be set within 30 days of the final trial setting.
Motion for summary judgment shall not be set within 30 days of a final trial setting.
Page 3 | 2.0 General Timelines
Summary judgment motions must be filed and heard at least 30 days before trial.
All motions for summary judgment shall be filed and heard at least 30 days before trial.
Page 3 | 2.0 General Timelines
Counsel must exchange page and line references for case-in-chief deposition testimony 15 days before trial.
Counsel shall exchange page and line references for all deposition testimony to be offered in the case in chief.
Page 3 | 2.0 General Timelines
A party may request a setting only after filing the motion with the required certifications or by undertaking to file it immediately, no later than 24 hours after receiving setting dates.
A party shall not request a setting unless the party has filed the motion with the certifications required in Local Rule: Chapter 2 Subsection 2 or will file the motion immediately, but in no event later than 24 hours after obtaining the setting dates from the appropriate Court Administrator.
Page 4 | 2.1 Setting Cases for Contested Motions/Hearings
Required pretrial forms and pleading amendments must be filed before 5:00 p.m. on the Monday two weeks before the week of the trial setting.
Each party shall file the required pre-trial forms and any amendment to pleadings before 5:00 p.m. on the Monday two weeks before the week of the trial setting.
Page 14 | When to File
All orders must be e-filed for submission to the Court within fourteen days of rendition, unless the Court directs otherwise.
All orders shall bee-filed for submission to the Court within fourteen (14) days from the date of rendition, unless otherwise directed by the Court.
Page 16 | 4.6 Timeline for Submission by Parties
Draft orders approved as to form must be e-filed with the District Clerk for presentation to the deciding judge within ten days after the hearing or final trial.
Draft orders, approved as to form, shall be e-filed with the District Clerk for presentation to the judge who decided the matter within ten days after the hearing or final trial.
Page 16 | 4.3 Presentation of Orders After Hearing
An objection to a motion to retain must be filed at least 7 days before the dismissal date in the notice.
Any objection to a motion to retain shall be filed at least 7 days prior to the dismissal date specified in the notice of dismissal.
Page 22 | 8.5 Motions to Retain and Objections to Motions to Retain
A motion to retain must state the factual and legal basis for retaining the case and be filed at least 14 days before the dismissal date in the notice.
Motions to retain shall set forth the factual and legal basis for retaining the case and shall be filed at least 14 days prior to the dismissal date specified in the notice of dismissal.
Page 22 | 8.5 Motions to Retain and Objections to Motions to Retain
After the deadline, amendments to pretrial forms or pleadings may be filed only by party agreement or with court leave, which will be granted unless the filing would surprise the opposing party.
Amendments to pre-trial forms and amendments to pleadings may be filed after the deadline above only by agreement of the parties or upon leave of the court, which leave will be granted unless there is a showing that the filing will operate as a surprise to the opposite party.
Page 14 | When to File
The court shall sign judgments and orders within 14 days after submission unless a party requests a hearing on a motion to enter.
All judgments and orders shall be signed by the court within fourteen (14) days from the date they are submitted unless any party requests a hearing on a motion to enter.
Page 17 | 4.7 Timeline for Judicial Signature
Service and Proof of Service Rules
Each party must serve its proposed jury charge on all other parties.
Each party shall file and serve on all other parties a proposed jury charge, including questions, definitions, and instructions, which shall include citations to the Texas Pattern Jury Charge and other authority that supports the submission .
Page 4 | 2.0 General Timelines
The party obtaining a setting must notify all parties of the setting’s date, time, and total hearing time, in the manner and time required by the applicable rules, and must send notice the same day the setting is obtained; delay may be argued as a basis for continuance.
Neither the court nor the Court Administrator sends notices of settings. The party who obtains the setting shall give notice to all parties of the time and date of a setting and the total time needed for the entire hearing for all participants. Notice shall be given in the manner and within the time provided by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure and these Local Rules. Notice shall be sent the same day the party obtains the setting, and any delay in sending notice may be argued by opposing counsel as a basis for continuance.
Page 5 | 2.3 Notice of Setting to be Provided by the Party Obtaining the Setting
Each party must deliver the required form to the opposing party and the judge hearing the case.
Each party shall deliver the required form to the opposing party and to the judge hearing the case.
Page 11 | 3.3(b) To Whom Form is Delivered
Each party must deliver the required form to the opposing party before the case is called for hearing and to the judge at the hearing.
Each party shall deliver the required form to the opposing party before the case is called for hearing, and to the judge at the time of the hearing.
Page 11 | 3.3(c) When Form is Delivered
Each party must file the required forms with the District Clerk and deliver a copy to the opposing party.
Each party shall file the required forms with the District Clerk and deliver a copy to the opposing party.
Page 14 | Where to File
Copies of notices, motions, and pleadings required by the standing order must also be delivered to the assigned District Court’s Court Administrator.
A copy of notices, motions, and pleadings required to be filed by this standing order also shall be delivered to the Court Administrator for the District Court assigned to the case.
Page 22 | 8.2 Copies to Court Administrator
An attorney may file vacation letters with the court, with copies to all opposing counsel, for a time period not to exceed a cumulative of four total weeks per year.
An attorney may file vacation letters with the court, with copies to all opposing counsel, for a time period not to exceed a cumulative of four total weeks per year.
Page 7 | 2.11 Vacation Letters
Filing Fees and Waivers
The jury fee must be paid before a jury setting will be given.
A jury setting will not be given until the jury fee has been paid.
Page 8 | 2.14 Jury Settings in Civil Litigation
Pre-Motion Conference Requirements
One week before trial, counsel must confer in person or by telephone and in good faith to attempt to resolve specified deposition, exhibit, motion-in-limine, and proposed-jury-charge disputes.
Counsel shall confer in person or by telephone, in good faith, in an attempt to resolve (a) all objections to deposition designations and exhibits, (b) all disputed motions in limine filed by an opposing party, and all disputed language in the opposing party's proposed jury charge.
Page 4 | 2.0 General Timelines
Before presenting a TRO affecting a child’s possession or access, the applicant or counsel must confer if the opposing party is represented.
If a TRO affects the possession of or access to a child, and the opposing party is represented by counsel, the applicant or their counsel shall confer prior to presenting the TRO to the appropriate Court Administrator.
Page 9 | 3.2 Application for TRO to be Served with Citation
Objections unresolved at the required conference will be heard at the pre-trial announcement setting or on the morning trial begins.
Any objections not resolved by conference will be heard at the pre-trial announcement setting or the morning the trial begins.
Page 4 | 2.0 General Timelines
Unless good cause is shown, a Motion to Confer with a Child must be set on the same day as the related temporary-orders hearing or final-merits trial.
Absent good cause shown, all Motions to Confer with a Child shall be set on the same day as the hearing such motion is related to (temporary orders or final merits trial)
Page 14 | 3.9 Motions to Confer with a Child
Parties are encouraged to confer about the wording and form of judgments and orders; if the drafting party receives no response within seven business days, they may, at their discretion, set a motion to enter, and the court may consider sanctions including attorney’s fees.
All parties are encouraged to confer and attempt to resolve any disputes relating to the word ing of judgments and orders. Parties responsible for drafting the judgment or order should make reasonable attempts to confer on the form of the order. Should the drafting party not receive a response within seven (7) business days, the drafting party can, at their discretion, set the case for a motion to enter. Counsel is encouraged to remember that the courts can and will consider all available sanctions including attorney's fees should a motion to enter be required.
Page 17 | 4.8 Motions to Enter
The judge who will hear the temporary-orders matter or final-merits trial will rule on the Motion to Confer with the Child.
The specific judge who will be hearing the temporary orders or final merits trial will rule on the Motion to Confer with the Child.
Page 14 | 3.9 Motions to Confer with a Child
Adjournment & Extension Requirements
A case is continued only after the presiding judge signs an order granting the motion or the Court Administrator for the presiding judge notifies all parties not to appear.
A case is not continued unless an Order Granting the Motion for Continuance has been signed by the presiding judge or the Court Administrator for the presiding judge has notified all parties not to appear.
Page 6 | 2.6 Motions for Continuance
Motions for continuance must comply with Rules 251 and following of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.
All Motions for Continuance shall be in accordance with Rules 251 et seq of the Texas Ru les of Civil Procedure.
Page 6 | 2.6 Motions for Continuance
The Court Administrator may not extend the time for delivering pretrial forms.
The Court Administrator is not authorized to extend the time for delivering pretrial forms.
Page 11 | 3.4 No Extensions or Waivers by Court Administrator or by Agreement
Filing a motion for continuance does not itself grant a continuance, even if all parties agree.
The mere filing of a Motion for Continuance does not mean that the continuance will be granted, even with the agreement of all parties.
Page 6 | 2.6 Motions for Continuance
A proceeding may not be delayed or continued solely to accommodate recording, broadcasting, or photographing.
No proceeding or session shall be delayed or continued for the sole purpose of allowing recording, broadcasting, or photographing whether because of installation of equipment, obtaining consent, conduct of the proceeding relating to the recording, broadcasting, or photographing, or other questions.
Page 21 | 6.6 No Delay of Proceedings
Chambers Communication Rules
A party requesting a hearing must contact the assigned District Court's Court Administrator for potential hearing dates.
For potential hearing dates, the party requesting the hearing shall contact the Court Administrator for the District Court which has been assigned the case .
Page 4 | 2.1 Setting Cases for Contested Motions/Hearings
All hearing and trial settings must be scheduled through the Court Administrator for the court that will preside.
All settings for hearings or trials shall be scheduled through the Court Administrator for the Court which will be presiding over the hearing or trial.
Page 4 | 2.1 Setting Cases for Contested Motions/Hearings
When all parties agree that a setting is unnecessary because all contested issues are resolved, the party who originally set the hearing must contact the assigned District Court’s Court Administrator; otherwise, the parties are expected to appear.
When all parties have agreed that a setting is no longer necessary because all contested issues have been resolved the party w ho originally set the matter for hearing shall contact the Court Administrator for the District Court assigned to the case. If the Court Administrator is not contacted, the parties will be expected to appear.
Page 6 | 2.5 Dropping or Passing a Setting