Court Rules
Court-wide rules apply

Judge Margaret R. Jones-Johnson

Judge • Dallas County Courts at Law

Limits & Logistics

Court-wide

Courtesy Copies

Filings > 10 pages

  • One Week Before Hearing

Request for Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law

Adjournments

Court-wide

Request must include

Reason for Request

Communication

Court-wide
Phone
(214) 653-6581
Phone

Clerk

(214) 653-7556
SchedulingStatus Inquiries
Phone
Hours: the morning of the setting between 9:00 am and 11:00 am

Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

Dallas County Courts at Law publishes its filing requirements at the court level rather than per judge, so these 256 rules are what govern this courtroom.

Filing Requirements

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  • Applies to
    Proposed order
    Must include
    proposed order

    Counsel seeking affirmative relief must be prepared to tender a proposed order at the start of a hearing on a contested matter.

  • Applies to
    Original pleading or separate simultaneous filing

    The attorney filing a related case must disclose the relationship and identify the related case by style, case number, and court in the original pleading or a simultaneous separate filing.

  • Applies to
    Original pleading

    If no related-case disclosure is made, the filing attorney's signature on the original pleading certifies that the case is not related to a previously filed case.

Communication

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  • Attorneys of record must notify the judges handling the earlier and later related cases that the later case is pending.

  • A Judge taking emergency action must notify the Court where the case is docketed at the earliest convenient and practical time.

  • Counsel in cases set for trial that week must announce readiness to the Court Administrator on the preceding Thursday and no later than 10:30 A.M. Friday, including confirmation of required compliance with Local Rule 2.08.

Filing Timing

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  • A Suggestion of Bankruptcy must be filed as soon as practicable and no later than 20 days after the party receives notice of the other party's bankruptcy petition.

  • Except for an emergency when the Clerk's office is closed, an application for immediate or temporary relief must be filed and assigned to a Court before it is presented to a Judge.

  • When emergency action is required while the Clerk's office is closed, the case must be docketed and assigned to a Court at the earliest practicable time, and all writs and process must be returnable to that Court.

Service

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  • A motion to consolidate or for a joint hearing must be filed in the earliest-filed case, with notice to the later-filed court and all parties in each case.

  • Bankruptcy notice must be made by filing a Suggestion of Bankruptcy with the Court clerk and serving copies on all counsel of record.

  • A brief opposing a summary judgment motion must be served no later than the response deadline.

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