Gonzales County Court Filing Timing and Cure Windows

CRITICAL

All documents required for an uncontested probate docket hearing must be received before a setting date may be provided.

The Court must receive all documents required for an uncontested docket hearing before a setting date may be provided.

CRITICAL

The Court may be asked to sign an order granting withdrawal on or after ten days following the client notice.

If another attorney is not to be substituted as attorney for the party, or if the party does not consent to the motion to withdraw, the withdrawing attorney shall notify the client in writing that the Court will be requested to sign an order granting the withdrawal on or after ten (10) days following the date of such notice. Notice shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested.

CRITICAL

Motions must be filed at least seven days before the setting; if none are filed by then, one additional Motions setting is permitted, and untimely motions are waived with the case set for Announcement.

A. Cases will be set after the third non-jury setting. If no motions are filed seven (7) days prior to setting, one (1) additional Motions setting is permitted. B. If no timely motions are filed, motions are waived and the case will be set to an Announcement Setting.

CRITICAL

An arraignment waiver must be filed before the scheduled arraignment.

A. Defendants may be arraigned during a pretrial docket call. Arraignment may be waived in writing if signed by the attorney and filed prior to the scheduled arraignment.

CRITICAL

Within 20 calendar days after the ruling or announcement of settlement, court-designated counsel must prepare final judgments and decrees in writing and forward them to the Court and opposing counsel for approval as to form.

Within twenty (20) calendar days after rendition, announcement of the Court's ruling or announcement of settlement by counsel, all final judgments and decrees shall be reduced to writing by counsel designated by the Court and forwarded to the Court and opposing counsel for approval as to torm.

CRITICAL

A civil jury trial setting request must be filed by the docket call two months before the requested trial date, unless the Court orders otherwise or the law requires otherwise.

Except upon order of the Court, or where otherwise required by law, such request shall be filed by the date of the docket call two (2) months prior to the date of the requested jury trial.

CRITICAL

Plea bargains will be accepted through the end of business day on the Friday of the week of Announcement Setting.

Plea bargains will be accepted in writing through the end of business day on the Friday of the week of Announcement Setting.

CRITICAL

Within 10 calendar days after receiving the proposed order, opposing counsel must deliver it to the Court for signature or deliver specific written objections to the Court and all counsel.

Within ten (10) calendar days after receipt by opposing counsel, opposing counsel shall deliver the order to the Court for signature, or deliver to the Court and all counsel, specific written objections to the form of the proposed order. The Court will determine the written objections and either sign and enter the proposed order or inform counsel for the parties of the changes that need to be made to the proposed order.

WARNING

Motions related to trial should have been filed seven (7) days prior to the Motions Setting.

Motions related to trial should have been filed seven (7) days prior to the Motions Setting.