Coryell County Court at Law Adjournment & Extension Requirements

CRITICAL

Unless all counsel consent in writing and the Court approves the continuance request, a motion under the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure must be filed with an order setting a hearing; a noncompliant motion will be denied without prejudice.

Unless Counsel for all parties consent in writing to the request for a continuance and the same is approved by the Court, a motion must be filed pursuant to the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, as applicable, and the motion must be accompanied by an order setting the motion for a hearing. Any motion that does not meet these requirements will be denied without prejudice with the right to re-file.

CRITICAL

A request to continue, pass, postpone, or reset a trial or hearing may be granted only if all counsel consent or nonjoining parties are notified and given an opportunity to object.

No request for a continuance, to pass, postpone or reset any trial, pretrial or other hearing shall be granted unless Counsel for all parties consent, or unless all parties not joining in such request have been notified and have had an opportunity to object.

WARNING

Untimely filing, exchange, or presentation of an inventory may be grounds for passing the hearing.

Failure to timely file, exchange, or present the inventory shall be cause to pass the hearing

INFO

The Court may consider a continuance motion based on an attorney's vacation in appropriate circumstances not covered by the vacation-notice provisions.

The Court shall have discretion to consider a motion for continuance on the grounds of an attorney's vacation in appropriate circumstances not covered by subsections 1 and 2 of this rule.