Fort Bend County Justice of the Peace Courts Filing Timing and Cure Windows

Civil cases

A party may request a hearing on other discovery within three days of its filing date.

The Court ORDERS all other discovery that is to be propounded on another party, to be filed with the Court for consideration by submission, unless any party requests a hearing within three days of the filing date.

A noticed case will be dismissed on the date in the notice unless the Court orders that it be retained.

Such matters will be dismissed on the date indicated in the notice of dismissal unless the Court orders it retained.

An objection to a motion to retain must state its basis in writing within three days after service of the motion.

Parties objecting to a motion to retain shall state in writing the basis for any objection to the motion to retain within three (3) days of service of a motion to retain.

Deadline

10 business days

A motion to retain must be filed at least 10 business days before the dismissal date specified in the notice.

Motions to retain shall be filed with the Court at least ten (10) business days prior to the date specitied in the notice of dismissal for want of prosecution.

A date in these rules that falls on a court holiday or temporary closure moves to the first business date afterward.

When any date mentioned in these rules falls on a Court holiday or a date when the Court is temporarily closed, then the applicable date shall be the first business date following the holiday or temporary closure.