Fayette County Court Filing Timing and Cure Windows

CRITICAL

Deadline

24 hours

A hearing cancellation notice must be filed at least 24 hours before the scheduled hearing.

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.

CRITICAL

If the offering party is not present in court when physical evidence that cannot be digitized is offered, it must be tendered to the court within five days after the remote proceeding.

Physical evidence which cannot be rendered in digital form shall be tendered to the court no later than five days after the remote proceeding if the party offering the evidence is not present in the court when it is offered.

CRITICAL

Deadline

3 business days

Documents required at a hearing must be filed at least 3 business days before the hearing.

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.

CRITICAL

Deadline

3 business days

Requests for a short hearing by telephone or another electronic meeting facility, or for remote participation, must be filed at least 3 business days before the hearing.

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.

CRITICAL

Deadline

3 business days

Extension or continuance requests must be filed with sufficient advance notice, and never fewer than 3 business days before the event being noticed.

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.

CRITICAL

Deadline

24 hours

An objection must be filed at least 24 hours before the scheduled hearing.

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.

WARNING

A vacation letter filed at least 60 days before the first vacation day prevents hearings, depositions, and trials from being set during the reserved days; if filed later, they may be set for good cause with court approval.

If the letter is filed at least sixty days in advance of the first vacation day, no hearings, depositions, or trials may be set during the reserved days. If the letter is filed less than sixty days in advance of the first vacation day, hearings, depositions, or trials may be set during the reserved days for good cause shown and with the approval of the Court.