Fayette County Court Electronic Filing Rules

Applies to

Extension or continuance request

Extension or continuance requests must be filed through eFile Texas.

Any such filing must be done through the eFile Texas system as ordered by the Texas Supreme Court in time to provide all persons due notice sufficient advance notice, but in no case less than 3 business days before the event being noticed.

Applies to

Objection to remote short hearing or participation

An objection to a short hearing or participation by telephone or another electronic meeting facility must be filed through eFile Texas.

Any attorney or pro-se party can object to such communication by filing an objection through the eFile Texas system a minimum of 24 hours before the scheduled time of the hearing.

Applies to

Request for remote short hearing or participation

A request for a short hearing by telephone or another electronic meeting facility, or for remote participation in one, must be filed through eFile Texas.

Any attorney or pro-se party can request a short hearing be conducted by telephone conference call or other electronic meeting facility, or that the attorney's or pro-se party's participation in a scheduled short hearing be permitted to be via telephone or other electronic meeting facility. The request must be filed through the eFile Texas system a minimum of 3 business days before that hearing.

Applies to

Notice of hearing cancellation

The party responsible for canceling a scheduled hearing must file a cancellation notice through eFile Texas.

If a previously scheduled hearing must be canceled, the party responsible for the cancelation must file a notice of cancelation through the eFile Texas system a minimum of 24 hours before the scheduled time of the hearing.

Applies to

Hearing notice or continuance notice

Notices of hearings and continuances must be provided through eFile Texas.

Notices of hearings and of continuances must be provided through eFile Texas system.

Applies to

Hearing required document

Documents required at a hearing must be filed through eFile Texas at least 3 business days before the hearing; a late filing is deemed good cause under the referenced prior rule.

If a report, proposed order, or any other document will be required at a hearing, that document must be filed through the eFile Texas system a minimum of 3 business days before that hearing; failure to file such a document timely will be deemed good -cause for purposes of rule 7.1 above.