Dallas County District Courts Filing Timing and Cure Windows

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The application is due by September 1st of each year.

Due September 1st of each year.

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The report for September 2016 is due by October 15, 2016.

All reports must be entered into the reporting database at http://card.txcourts.gov/ beginning with the report for September 2016 (due by October 15, 2016).

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Deadline

3 working days

Briefs, responses, and replies for motions set for hearing must be served and filed no later than three working days before the hearing, except in emergencies.

Except in case of emergency, briefs, responses and replies relating to a motion (other than for summary judgment) set for hearing must be served and filed with the Clerk of the Court no later than three working days before the scheduled hearing.

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Summary judgment briefs: support briefs filed with the motion, opposition briefs at or before the response due date, and reply briefs no less than three days before the hearing.

Briefs in support of a motion for summary judgment must be filed and served with that motion; briefs in opposition to a motion for summary judgment must be filed and served at or before the time the response is due; reply briefs in support of a motion for summary judgment must be filed and served no less than three days before the hearing.

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Daily transcript copies must be requested at least three weeks before proceedings, subject to the court reporter's workload and availability.

Daily copies must be requested at least three (3) weeks in advance of proceedings and is dependent upon court reporter’s workload and availability.

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Monthly reports must be filed with OCA no later than 15 days after the end of the reported month.

The report is due to the Office of Court Administration (OCA) no later than 15 days following the end of the month reported.

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Unless the Court allows it, no motion to withdraw may be presented within 30 days of the trial date.

Unless allowed in the discretion of the Court, no such motion shall be presented within 30 days of the trial date or at such

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Information required by Supreme Court Order 07-9188 is due on the 15th of the month, consistent with Chapter 36.

Making the due date for the information required by Supreme Court order consistent with the requirement of Chapter 36—15th of the month

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Summary judgment motions may not be set for hearing within 30 days of trial, unless leave is granted for good cause.

No summary judgment motions may be set for hearing within 30 days of trial (this requirement is included in the Uniform Scheduling Orders). A party may move for leave to allow such hearing based upon good cause.

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Responsive pleadings and objections must be filed no later than three days before the motion is set for hearing.

The Dallas County local rule mandating the filing of any responsive pleading or objection no later than three (3) days before the motion is set for hearing remains in full force and effect.

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Exhibits must be emailed to the court reporter at least two days before trial.

Any party needing to admit exhibits must scan them and email them directly to the court reporter in PDF format at a minimum of two (2) days in advance of the trial.

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Parties must announce for trial on the Thursday before their trial setting; failure to announce results in dismissal of the case.

The Court calls jury trials on Tuesdays and bench trials on Wednesdays. The Court requires that the parties announce for trial on the Thursday prior to their trial setting. Based on the announcements, the Court will call specific cases to trial. Failure to announce will result in the case getting dismissed.

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All dispositive motions must be filed and heard 30 days prior to trial without leave of court.

All dispositive motions must be filed and heard 30 days prior to trial without leave of court.

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All parties must announce for trial by Friday morning before the trial setting.

The Court requires that all parties announce for trial by Friday morning prior to the trial setting, per the local rules.

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A Rule 91a motion to dismiss must be heard and decided within 45 days of filing.

said Motion must be heard and decided within 45 days of the motion being filed.

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Untimely summary judgments are automatically denied unless the movant obtains leave of court to file within 90 days of the next trial setting.

All untimely Summary Judgments will be automatically denied unless movant obtains leave of court to file within 90 days of the next trial setting.

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If a trial is reset, summary judgment must be set at least 90 days before any subsequent trial setting.

If a trial is reset, the Summary Judgment must be set at least 90 days before any subsequent trial setting.

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Summary judgments must be filed at least 90 days before the next trial setting unless leave of court is obtained.

All Summary Judgments must be filed at least 90 days before the date of the next trial setting absent leave of court.

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Deadline

3 business days

Parties must file pre-trial conference materials at least 3 business days before the conference.

At least 3 business days before the pre-trial conference, the parties shall file the materials stated in Rule 166(e)-(l), an estimate of the length of trial, objections to depositions excerpts, motions in limine, and any other contested matters that will be considered at the pre-trial conference.

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Deadline

3 working days

The written GAL report must be filed at least three working days before the hearing.

a written GAL report (filed at least three working days prior to the hearing)

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A party must file a written objection to an associate judge hearing a trial on the merits within 10 days of receiving notice.

A party must file an objection no later than the 10th day after the date the party receives notice that the Associate Judge will hear the trial.

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The Requesting Party must notify the appointed Umpire within 7 days.

The Requesting Party shall notify the Umpire of this appointment within 7 days and the Umpire decision shall be due 30 days from below date.

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Daily copies must be requested at least three weeks in advance of proceedings.

Daily copies must be requested at least three (3) weeks in advance of proceedings and is dependent upon court reporter’s workload and availability.

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Proposed judgments and proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law must be submitted no later than 7 days before trial.

All parties must submit proposed judgments and proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law in accordance with the scheduling order but not less than seven 7 days of trial if not set forth in the scheduling order.

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Motions for summary judgment must be filed at least 90 days before the next trial setting; untimely motions are automatically denied absent leave of court.

All Motions for Summary Judgment must be filed at least 90 days before the date of the next trial setting absent leave of court, including trial resets. Any untimely Motion for Summary Judgment will be automatically denied unless movant has obtained leave of court to file the motion within 90 days of the next trial setting.

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Summary judgment motions are set for hearing by submission on the first available date at least 35 days after filing unless oral hearing is requested on the cover page.

All summary judgment motions will be set for hearing by submission on first available date at least 35 days after the motion is filed unless there is a request for oral hearing on the cover page of the Motion or Response.

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Dispositive motions, including expert challenges, must be heard no later than 30 days before trial unless the scheduling order allows otherwise.

Unless otherwise allowed in the Court’s scheduling order, dispositive motions, including expert challenges, must be heard no later than thirty (30) days before trial.

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No summary judgment hearing will be scheduled within 30 days of trial absent leave of court for good cause.

No hearing on a summary judgment motion will be scheduled within 30 days of trial (this requirement is to be included in the Uniform Scheduling Orders). A party may move for leave to allow such hearing based upon good cause.

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Motions for summary judgment must be heard at least 30 days before trial.

All motions for summary judgment must be heard no later than thirty (30) days before trial.

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Parties should exchange all Pre-Trial materials no later than ten (10) days before Trial, unless otherwise ordered.

Unless otherwise ordered, parties should exchange all Pre-Trial materials no later than ten (10) days before Trial.

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Expert challenges must be heard no later than forty-five (45) days before Trial unless otherwise allowed in the Uniform Scheduling Order.

Unless otherwise allowed for in the Court’s Uniform Scheduling Order, expert challenges must be heard no later than forty-five (45) days before Trial.

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Challenged material remains confidential for 20 days if no motion is filed, or until the Court rules if a motion is filed.

The material shall be treated as Confidential Material until the expiration of twenty (20) days if no motion is made by the party requesting confidential treatment (at which time the material shall no longer be treated as Confidential Material), or, if a motion is made, until the Court rules.

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Parties shall meet and confer on Pre-Trial issues no later than seven (7) days before Trial.

Parties shall meet and confer so as to maximize agreement, on Pre-Trial issues no later than seven (7) days before Trial.

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Applies to

Amended pleading

Amended pleadings may be filed after the amended-pleading deadline if they are filed within two weeks after the pleading to which they respond.

Amended may be filed after the deadline for amended pleadings, if filed within two (2) weeks after the pleading to which they respond.

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Parties must request a Pre-Trial hearing the month before Trial with the Court Coordinators office if outstanding Pre-Trial issues will require a hearing.

If the parties anticipate outstanding Pre-Trial issues will require a hearing, the parties are to request a Pre- Trial hearing the month before Trial with the Court Coordinators

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If any pre-trial deadline falls on a weekend or holiday, the deadline moves to the first preceding date that is not a weekend or holiday.

in the event that one of these dates falls on a weekend or holiday, the date will be the first preceding date, which is not a weekend or a holiday

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Jury questionnaire disputes must be brought to the Court's attention promptly and clearly before the morning of Trial.

The dispute needs to be brought to the Court’s attention promptly and clearly before the morning of Trial.

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If no agreed order is submitted before the entry hearing, that hearing date will serve as the date to enter the order.

This hearing date will serve as a date to enter the order if no agreed order is submitted prior to this hearing date.

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Report a fee in the month the approval order was signed if the amount is specified; otherwise report it in the month it is paid.

If the amount of the fee is specified in the order, report the fee for the month in which the approval order was signed (for example, a fee for a specific amount that is approved in September, but not actually paid until October would be included in the report for September).  If the amount of the fee is not specified in the order, report the fee for the month it is paid (when the amount of the fee becomes known to the clerk).

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A motion to quash a deposition stays the deposition if filed and served no later than the third open courthouse day after delivery of the notice of deposition.

The filing of a motion to quash a deposition with the district clerk and service on opposing counsel or parties in accordance with Local Rule 2.05, if done no later than the third day the courthouse is open after delivery of the notice of deposition, is effective to stay the deposition subject to determination of the motion to quash.

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Daily transcript copies must be requested at least three weeks in advance of proceedings.

Daily copies must be requested at least three (3) weeks in advance of proceedings and is dependent upon court reporter's workload and availability.

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Daily copies must be requested at least three weeks in advance, subject to reporter availability.

Daily copies must be requested at least three (3) weeks in advance of proceedings and is dependent upon court reporter's workload and availability.

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Exhibits must be scanned and emailed to the court reporter in PDF format at least two days before the hearing.

Any party needing to admit exhibits must scan them and email them directly to the court reporter in PDF format at a minimum of two (2) days in advance of the hearing.

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Trial motions should be presented pursuant to the scheduling order and during the pre-trial hearing.

The parties should present the trial motions pursuant to the scheduling order and during the pre-trial hearing.

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If a plaintiff fails to serve a defendant or move for default judgment within 60 days, the case is set on the Dismissal Docket.

The Court will monitor a case for 60 days and if the Plaintiffs have failed to serve and/or move for a default judgment on a Defendant, the case will be set on a Dismissal Docket.

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For Level 3 cases, a scheduling conference is set roughly 30 days after an answer is filed; parties must attend unless they submit an agreed scheduling order beforehand.

For Level 3 cases, the Court will set a scheduling conference roughly 30 days from the date that an answer is filed. Parties must attend unless the parties submit an agreed scheduling order prior to the conference date.

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The local administrative district judge or designee must consult with the local public health authority within five days before an approved in-person jury proceeding.

Not more than five days before an approved in-person jury proceeding is scheduled to occur, the local administrative district judge or designee will consult with the local public health authority to verify that local health conditions and plan precautions are appropriate for the jury proceeding to proceed.

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Deadline

7 working days

A party may request a de novo hearing of an associate judge's decision within 7 working days of receiving notice.

However, a party may file a request for a de novo hearing of an Associate Judge's decision within seven working days of receiving notice of said decision.

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Daily copy and real-time transcripts must be requested at least 10 days in advance.

NOTE: Daily copy and real-time must be requested at least 10 days in advance and are dependent upon the court reporter’s workload and availability.

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Cases without completed service of process are removed from the dismissal docket and reset no sooner than 30 days after the public health emergency declaration expires.

Any case which does not reflect a completed Service of Process upon the Defendant(s) shall be removed from the Dismissal Docket and reset no sooner than thirty days after the expiration of the Governor's Declaration of Public Health Emergency.