Gillespie County District Court, Texas Pre-Motion Conference Requirements

CRITICAL

Before filing any motion, counsel must confer with opposing counsel and attempt to resolve the matter.

In addition to any local or other rules concerning motions, no motion may be filed without first conferring with opposing counsel and attempting to resolve the matter and including a certificate of conference on the motion which indicates the fact of the conference and the result thereof.

CRITICAL

Further particularized discovery may be sought by a written motion limited to matters not covered by the Order, presented as early as practical and no later than the Article 28.01 pretrial hearing.

This Order will dispose of all pretrial discovery and specified request motions heretofore filed. In the event that further particularized discovery is considered necessary, the Defense may file a written Motion for Discovery addressing only matters not covered in this Order, and such Motion will be presented to the Court at the earliest practical opportunity before trial, but in any event no later than the occasion of the Art.28.01 pretrial hearing.

WARNING

Any motion under T.R.E. 705(b) for voir dire of an expert prior to testimony will ordinarily be taken up at the time of trial in such manner as to not unduly waste jury time. However, if either party anticipates that an extensive Rule 705(b) examination will be required, such shall be made known to the Court so that an additional pretrial hearing for this purpose and for possible challenge to the expert or the testimony to be given may be scheduled prior to the date of trial.

Any motion under T.R.E. 705(b) for voir dire of an expert prior to testimony will ordinarily be taken up at the time of trial in such manner as to not unduly waste jury time. However, if either party anticipates that an extensive Rule 705(b) examination will be required, such shall be made known to the Court so that an additional pretrial hearing for this purpose and for possible challenge to the expert or the testimony to be given may be scheduled prior to the date of trial.

WARNING

A conference-call hearing requires Court approval before the hearing date.

Conference call hearings must be approved with the Court prior to the hearing date.