Dallas County Courts at Law Pre-Motion Conference Requirements

Agreed or unopposed continuance motions do not require a hearing; continuance motions lacking agreement or having opposition must be set for a hearing.

Agreed/Unopposed Motions for Continuance do not require a hearing. Only continuance motions which lack agreement or have opposition must be set for a hearing before the Court.

Civil cases

Before filing a motion in a contested matter, counsel for the potential movant must personally make at least three contact attempts during regular business hours on at least two business days to hold or schedule a conference to resolve the dispute.

Before filing a motion in a contested matter, Counsel for the potential movant shall personally attempt to contact Counsel for the potential respondent to hold or schedule a conference to resolve the disputed matters. Counsel for the potential movant shall make at least three attempts to contact Counsel for the potential respondent. The attempts shall be made during regular business hours on at least two business days.

a. No counsel for a party shall file, nor shall any clerk set for hearing, any motion unless accompanied with a "Certificate of Conference" signed by counsel for movant in one of the forms set out in Rule 2.07(c). b. Prior to the filing of a motion, counsel for the potential movant shall personally attempt to contact counsel for the potential respondent to hold or schedule a conference to resolve the disputed matters. Counsel for the potential movant shall make at least three attempts to contact counsel for the potential respondent. The attempts shall be made during regular business hours on at least two business days.

a. No counsel for a party shall file, nor shall any clerk set for hearing, any motion unless accompanied with a "Certificate of Conference" signed by counsel for movant in one of the forms set out in Rule 2.07(c). b. Prior to the filing of a motion, counsel for the potential movant shall personally attempt to contact counsel for the potential respondent to hold or schedule a conference to resolve the disputed matters. Counsel for the potential movant shall make at least three attempts to contact counsel for the potential respondent. The attempts shall be made during regular business hours on at least two business days.