DeWitt County District Court, Texas Filing Timing and Cure Windows

WARNING

A court-appointed attorney seeking Rate Basis compensation must submit the claim before the final hearing concludes.

A court-appointed attorney will be compensated on a "Fixed Fee Basis" as hereinafter set forth unless said attorney submits an itemi·zed, documented and· verified claim for payment on the 11 Rate Basis" before the conclusion of the final hearing on the case.

CRITICAL

Judgments and orders in uncontested matters must be presented at the hearing, except in cases settled on the day of trial.

All judgments and/or orders in uncontested matters (excluding cases which are settled on the day of trial) must be presented at the time of hearing on such uncontested matters.

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Orders and judgments must be submitted for entry within seven days after the hearing or decision, unless good cause is shown.

Except.for good cause shown, all orders and judgments must be submitted to the Court for entry within seven (7) days from the date of the hearing or decision by the Court.

CRITICAL

When emergency judicial action is needed while the Clerk’s office is closed, the case must be docketed and assigned to a Court at the earliest practical time.

Whenever immediate action of a Judge is required in an emergency and the Clerk's office is not open for business, the case shall, nevertheless, at the earliest practical time be docketed and assigned to a Court as provided by these rules, and all writs and process shall be returnable to that Court.

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A party may file a written objection stating a reasonable basis within ten days after notice of referral; the judge will promptly set it for hearing and resolution.

Any party may, within ten (10) days after receiving notification of a referral, file a written objection which sets forth a reasonable basis for the party's objection to referral and the same shall be forthwith set by the Judge for hearing and resolution.

CRITICALCivil cases

The Court or clerk sets contested SAPCR docket matters with 45 days' notice.

which will then be set by the Court or the clerk with 45 days notice.

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The Clerk must receive the retainer notice before the date of a hearing, pre-trial hearing, arraignment, or trial.

If such retainer notice is not given to the Clerk prior to the dates of hearing, pre-trial hearing, arraignment or trial

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The Court may refuse to hear any matter requiring a division of property or adjudication of spousal or child support if the appropriate information required in sub-paragraphs b, c and d have not been filed or furnished at least 7 days prior to a trial on the merits

The Court may refuse to hear any matter requiring a division of property or adjudication of spousal or child support if the appropriate information required in sub-paragraphs b, c and d have not been filed or furnished at least 7 days prior to a trial on the merits

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In civil cases not specially set, an attorney may claim up to four consecutive weeks without trial by filing written vacation notice with the specified clerks at least 60 days in advance, though a judge may recognize another period.

In civil cases not specially set, an attorney may not be put to trial for a period not to exceed four (4) consecutive weeks of a given year if he has in writing filed with the appropriate Clerk of the County of his residence, with a copy to the appropriate Clerk in the other counties where he has pending cases, at least sixty (60) days in advance, notice of his vacation period. At his discretion a Judge may recognize another time for the designated vacation period.

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Deadline

24 hours

The required information must be filed or furnished at least 24 hours before a hearing on interim or temporary orders, or the Court may refuse to hear the matter.

and at least 24 hours prior to a hearing on interim or temporary orders.

CRITICAL

The Financial Information Sheet must be furnished no later than the commencement of the relevant hearing or trial.

A Financial Information Sheet showing the income and expenses of each party shall be furnished to the Court and opposing counsel not later than the commencement of hearing or trial in which the payment of support or property rights will be an issue.

WARNING

An unapproved final judgment is held in chambers for five to ten days and, if no objection is filed, may be signed without a hearing.

said judgment shall be held in the Judge's chambers for five (5) to ten (10) days, and if no objection to the Judgment is filed, it will then be signed by the Court witr1out a hearing on entry of judgment.

WARNING

The recommended submission deadline is the later of the pre-trial hearing or seven days before trial.

A jury charge, with special questions and instructions that may be reasonably anticipated and all Motions in Limine should be prepared and submitted to the Court at pre-trial hearing, or at least seven (7) days in advance of trial, whichever is later.

WARNING

An unapproved final judgment is held in chambers for five to ten days and, if no objection is filed, may then be signed without a hearing.

said judgment shall be held in the Judge's chambers for five (5) to ten (10) days, and if no objection to the Judgment is filed, it will then be signed by the Court without a hearing on entry of judgment.

WARNING

A decree should be presented at the hearing when practical; otherwise, it should be presented within 10 days of the final hearing.

Where practical a decree should be presented at hearing; if not, the same should be presented within 10 days of final hearing.