Comal County Courts at Law Chambers Communication Rules

CRITICALCivil cases

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When all parties agree a setting is unnecessary, they must email the Court Administrator/Coordinator that they are passing the hearing; the matter remains on the calendar until all necessary parties notify the Court in writing.

I. When all parties have agreed that a setting is no longer necessary, the parties shall advise the Court Administrator/Coordinator, via email, that the parties are passing the hearing. The matter will not be removed from the Court's calendar until all necessary parties have notified the Court in writing.

CRITICALCivil cases

Anyone expecting to be late or absent from docket call must promptly notify the Court and all parties, giving the reason and estimated arrival time.

Attorneys or Self-Represented Litigants who do not expect to be on time or present in the Courtroom during docket call must promptly notify the Court and all parties, and give a reason for the delay, and an estimated time of arrival.

CRITICALCivil cases

Anyone requiring a licensed interpreter must notify the Court Administrator or Coordinator at least 10 days before the setting, or as soon as practicable if fewer than 10 days remain.

Any party or Self-Represented Litigant who requires a Licensed Interpreter is required to notify the Court Administrator/Coordinator not less than ten (10) days prior to the setting, or if less than 10 days, as soon as practicable.

CRITICALCivil cases

If a counsel receives a request to attend a hearing in which they had previously filed vacation and/or CLE letters with appropriate Court personnel that complies with these rules, they shall immediately provide to the party requesting the setting a copy of the vacation and/or CLE letter along with a request to remove the matter from the requested setting date and notification to the appropriate Court personnel.

If a counsel receives a request to attend a hearing in which they had previously filed vacation and/or CLE letters with appropriate Court personnel that complies with these rules, they shall immediately provide to the party requesting the setting a copy of the vacation and/or CLE letter along with a request to remove the matter from the requested setting date and notification to the appropriate Court personnel.

CRITICALCivil cases

If good cause prevents defense counsel from attending a hearing or trial on the set date, counsel must notify the Court Administrator or appropriate Court personnel in writing within five days after receiving the setting notice and state the reason.

If, for good cause, defense counsel cannot attend a hearing or go to trial on such date, defense counsel shall, within five (5) days of receipt of the setting notice, advise the Court Administrator or appropriate Court personnel in writing stating such reason.

CRITICALCivil cases

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Before setting a hearing or trial, the requesting party must contact the Court Administrator/Coordinator and secure available dates, preferably by email or another method the Coordinator specifies.

Prior to setting any hearing or trial, the party wishing to set the matter shall first contact the Court Administrator/Coordinator and secure available dates for the hearing or trial, preferably via email or other method as set by the Court Administrator/Coordinator.

CRITICALCivil cases

If a hearing or trial is canceled, the attorney or self-represented litigant who requested the court-appointed interpreter must immediately notify the Court Administrator or Coordinator.

In the event a hearing or trial is canceled, the attorney or Self-Represented Litigant who requested the Court Appointed Interpreter is required to notify the Court Administrator/Coordinator immediately.

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When practicable, digital copies of physical evidence that can be prepared should be emailed to the court and counsel before the hearing.

When digital copies of physical evidence can be prepared, such as audio / video recordings, documents, or images, the digital copies should be emailed to the court at rileyc@co.comal.tx.us and to counsel for the parties before the hearing if practicable.

WARNINGCivil cases

An attorney scheduled in multiple counties at the same time must contact opposing counsel and each county’s coordinator before docket call with notice of the conflict and an estimated appearance time.

It shall be the obligation of each attorney who is set in more than one county at the same time and date to contact opposing counsel and the appropriate coordinator in each county prior to docket call to notify them of their conflict and giving them a best time estimate as to when they will appear in that county on that date.

INFOCivil cases

Parties seeking an expedited hearing on objections may request a hearing with any judge available to hear the objection.

m. Parties seeking a hearing on objections on an expedited basis may request a hearing with any judge available to hear the objection.

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If practicable, digital copies of physical evidence that can be prepared should be emailed to the court and counsel for the parties before the hearing.

When digital copies of physical evidence can be prepared, such as audio / video recordings, documents, or images, the digital copies should be emailed to the court at rileyc@co.comal.tx.us and to counsel for the parties before the hearing if practicable.

INFOCivil cases

In District Court proceedings, a party may confer with the Court Administrator/Coordinator or the Court during a hearing to obtain a proposed hearing or final-trial date.

k. DISTRICT COURTS ONLY - A party conferring with the Court Administrator/Coordinator, or directly with the Court during a hearing may obtain a proposed date for a hearing or final trial.