Colorado County District Court, Texas Electronic Filing Rules

CRITICAL

Applies to

Notice or order setting hearing

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.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Motion requesting additional time

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.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Proposed or draft order

Proposed or draft orders must be electronically filed with the District Clerk.

Proposed or draft orders shall bee-filed with the District Clerk.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Motion to withdraw

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.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Motion 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.

WARNING

Applies to

Notice or order setting hearing

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.