Denton County District Courts Chambers Communication Rules
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Rules for contacting chambers: permitted methods, hours, and purposes. This page is scoped to Denton County District Courts; use the court rules overview to switch categories without leaving this court.
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- Email to clerk
The Court Administrator may be contacted only by email at Ali.Hayslip@dentoncounty.gov.
Please be advised that the Court Administrator is available BY EMAIL ONLY at Ali.Hayslip@dentoncounty.gov.
Do not communicate directly with Judge Haertling unless the judge or Court Administrator specifically directs communication.
As a reminder, do not attempt to communicate with Judge Haertling unless directed to do so specifically by Judge Haertling or by the Court Administrator at the direction of Judge Haertling.
Do not contact a judge by mail, email, phone, or in person about a pending or potential lawsuit because serious consequences may result.
Do not attempt to contact a judge - by mail, e-mail, phone, or in person - about any pending or potential lawsuit. Doing so may result in serious consequences.
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Date-conference requests must allow two business days for availability and use email when provided; after no response, the party may ask the Court Administrator to set the matter and report its conference attempts.
Judge Haertling requires allowing two business days for the other side to check their calendar and respond with availability. If there is no response, you may include back in the Court Administrator, advise of attempts to confer and request the setting. Email is the preferred and if provided, required mode of conferencing on dates with the other side.
A case may not be heard if the required date conference is not completed.
Failure to confer will result in your case not being heard.
Counsel may contact the Court Administrator for available hearing dates only after receiving the file-marked pleading or motion.
Only once you have received the file-marked motion back of a pleading or motion, may you contact the Court Administrator for available hearing dates.
Because motions are not forwarded to the Court Administrator’s e-file queue, the moving party must notify the Court Administrator when a hearing is needed.
Motions are not forwarded to the Court Administrator’s e-filing queue. It is the responsibility of the moving party to bring the motion to the attention of the Court Administrator if a hearing is needed.
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- Email to clerk
A proposed property division must be provided in editable format by email to the Court Administrator, with opposing counsel or the self-represented litigant copied.
If you are asking the Court to divide property, please provide a proposed property division in editable format, such as an Excel spreadsheet, by email to the Court Administrator being sure to carbon copy/cc opposing counsel or the self-represented litigant.
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- Email to chambers
A contested divorce must request a final-trial date by emailing the 442nd Court Administrator and stating the total court time required.
Please email the 442nd Court Administrator to request a final trial date. Please advise how much total court time in front of the Judge is needed for the Final Trial.
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After reviewing the requirements, the email must be sent to the 442nd District Court administrator at ali.hayslip@dentoncounty.gov.
AFTER REVIEWING THESE REQUIREMENTS, SEND YOUR EMAIL TO THE 442ND DISTRICT COURT ADMINISTRATOR AT ALI.HAYSLIP@DENTONCOUNTY.GOV
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- Email to clerk
All opposing parties must be copied on emails to the Court Coordinator, including emails requesting final hearing settings.
parties shall be copied on all emails to the Court Coordinator, including all emails requesting final hearing settings.
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- Email to clerk
After warning, the Court Administrator will delete and not respond to an email that omits opposing counsel or the self-represented litigant.
If after a warning by the Court Administrator, opposing counsel or the self-represented litigant is not included, the Court Administrator will not be able to respond and the email will be deleted.
The required date conference must include self-represented litigants, who are treated as their own attorneys and receive the same courtesy.
Additionally, conference is required with self-represented litigants. Self-represented litigants are acting as their own attorney and are afforded the same courtesy.
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- Email to clerk
Requests for additional time to complete an order must be emailed to the Court Administrator and copied to opposing counsel or any self-represented litigants.
To request additional time to complete an order, please email the Court Administrator at ali.hayslip@dentoncounty.gov with opposing counsel or any self-represented litigants included.
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- Email to clerk
Available trial dates for the 442nd District Court must be requested from the Court Administrator by email under the stated email requirements.
Please email the Court Administrator for the 442nd District Court according to the email requirements to request available trial dates.
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- Email to clerk
Email the Court Administrator at ali.hayslip@dentoncounty.gov and include any opposing counsel or self-represented litigant who has appeared.
1. Please email the Court Administrator at ali.hayslip@dentoncounty.gov with the opposing counsel or self-represented litigant included if they have made an appearance in the case.
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- Email to clerk
Confer with the other side without the Court Administrator to select a mutually agreeable date, then include the administrator in the email after both sides agree.
3. You will be provided with the Court’s available dates and must confer upon the dates with opposing counsel or the self-represented litigant without the Court Administrator included in order to find a mutually agreeable date. 4. Once both sides have agreed on a date, please include the Court Administrator back into the email with opposing counsel and the self-represented litigant and advise her of same.
- Contact
- Email to chambers
The email requesting a final-trial date must include both parties.
Please be sure to include both sides on the email to the Court Administrator.
The District Clerk should be contacted for issuance of citation and service of process.
As a reminder, please contact the District Clerk for issuance of citation and service of process.
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- Email to clerk
After granting a continuance, the court coordinator emails counsel available reset dates and completes the order before sending it to the District Clerk's office.
If the Court grants the continuance, the court coordinator will email counsel with available reset dates and fill in the order prior to sending down to the District Clerk’s office.
Requests for copies of filed documents, notice or citation, or service by the constable should be directed to the District Clerk.
Additionally, if you are requesting copies of filed documents, looking to issue notice or citation, or have the constable serve a party, please contact the District Clerk.
How may parties contact Denton County District Courts?
The rule addresses email communications with the clerk. The rule lists email Ali.Hayslip@dentoncounty.gov. The Court Administrator may be contacted only by email at Ali.Hayslip@dentoncounty.gov.
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