Gillespie County District Court, Texas Filing Timing and Cure Windows

CRITICALCivil cases

This Order takes effect when the original petition is filed and remains in effect as a Temporary Restraining Order for fourteen days after that filing date.

7.2 This Order is effective upon the filing of the original petition and shall remain in full force and effect as a Temporary Restraining Order for fourteen days after the date of the filing of the original petition.

CRITICAL

The State must file its case-in-chief witness list with the Clerk at least one day before trial.

To file with the Clerk of the Court a list of all witnesses the State intends to call on its case in chief (for either guilt or punishment phases) at least one (1) day prior to the trial, and furnish a copy of same to the Defense on or before the same day.

CRITICALCriminal cases

The attorney fee statement must be submitted to the trial judge on the date the case is disposed of by plea, bench trial, or jury trial.

a. on the date of disposition of a case by a plea or bench trial, or jury trial;

CRITICALCriminal cases

The attorney fee statement must be submitted to the trial judge within 15 days of the mandate being returned in an appeal.

b. within 15 days of the date the mandate being returned in an appeal.

CRITICAL

If a case settles at mediation, counsel must notify the Court Coordinator within 7 days to cancel existing court settings.

Counsel is required to notify the Court Coordinator within 7 days if the case settles at mediation to cancel any existing court settings.

CRITICAL

Within 60 days after rendition, announcement of the Court's ruling, or counsel's announcement of settlement, counsel must prepare all judgments, decrees, and orders in writing, send them to opposing counsel for approval as to form, and deliver them to the Court for signing.

Within sixty (60) days after rendition, announcement of the Court's ruling or announcements of settlement by counsel, counsel shall cause all judgments, decrees or orders of any kind to be reduced to writing, forwarded to opposing counsel for approval as to form, and delivered to the Court for signing.

WARNINGCriminal cases

The court may reduce an indigent attorney fee bill that is untimely filed without good cause.

Bills for indigent attorneys fees not timely filed, and without good cause, will be subject to reduction at the discretion of the Court.