Gillespie County District Court, Texas Chambers Communication Rules

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When setting a civil case for pre-trial, jury trial, non-jury trial or post trial hearing, please call or e-mail the Court Coordinator, prior to sending your file marked Motion and Order Setting, to obtain available hearing dates.

When setting a civil case for pre-trial, jury trial, non-jury trial or post trial hearing, please call or e-mail the Court Coordinator, prior to sending your file marked Motion and Order Setting, to obtain available hearing dates.

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2. When setting or resetting a case for trial, pre-trial, etc., please contact the Court Coordinator for available dates. Then, contact all other counsel and obtain a date that everyone is available.

2. When setting or resetting a case for trial, pre-trial, etc., please contact the Court Coordinator for available dates. Then, contact all other counsel and obtain a date that everyone is available.

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If counsel cannot agree on a date, contact the Court Coordinator for instructions on how to proceed with a hearing date.

b. If you cannot obtain a date that is agreeable to all counsel, please contact the Court Coordinator and she will advise you on how to proceed regarding a hearing date.

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If a hearing must be canceled, contact the Court Coordinator as soon as possible.

5. If for any reason, you have to cancel a hearing, please contact the Court Coordinator as soon as possible.

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To obtain a resetting date, first contact the Court Coordinator for available dates, then coordinate with opposing counsel on a mutually available date.

9. To obtain a resetting date, please contact the Court Coordinator for available dates, then contact opposing counsel to obtain a date that is available and agreeable to all counsel.

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Attorneys practicing in these courts must have access to an operative fax machine and email address at all times, including weekends.

Any attorney practicing in the 198th & 216th Judicial District Courts shall have access to a fax machine and an email address that will be operative 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

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Attorneys must provide their fax number and email address to the Court, the Clerks of Court, and opposing counsel.

Said number and email shall be provided to the Court, the Clerks of Court, and all opposing counsel.

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Communications sent by the Courts to attorneys’ provided fax numbers or email addresses are deemed received.

All communications between the Courts and attorneys via fax or email to the numbers and email addresses provided shall be deemed received.

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Phone

Uncontested divorces, agreed divorces, defaults, uncontested name changes, and adoptions may be set by phone with the Court Coordinator without sending an Order Setting.

1. When requesting a setting for uncontested divorces, agreed divorces, defaults, uncontested name changes or adoptions, you do not need to send an Order Setting. These matters can be set over the phone by contacting the Court Coordinator.