Gregg County Court at Law Adjournment & Extension Requirements

CRITICAL

A party seeking to change a pre-trial conference or trial date must move and show good cause; motions filed at least 14 days before trial will be entertained, while consideration of later motions is discretionary.

The pre-trial conference date and/or the trial date set forth in the Litigation Control Order may only be changed or amended (continued or expedited) by a party on motion showing good cause for the change or amendment. The Court will entertain all motions to change or amend the pre-trial conference date or the trial date as set forth in the Litigation Control Order filed at least 14 days preceding the trial date set forth in the Litigation Control Order. It is within the Court's discretion to entertain motions to change or amend the pre-trial conference date or the trial date filed within 14 days of the trial date set forth in the Litigation Control Order.

CRITICAL

The parties may change scheduled deadlines under Rule 11, except that the trial date requires a motion and good cause.

The parties may in accordance with Rule 11 of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure change any of the deadline dates set out below with the exception of the trial date which will only be changed upon Motion and for good cause shown.

CRITICAL

The Court will not entertain agreements to pass or continue a case.

This rule is specifically designed to prevent agreed passes and agreed continuances of cases. Such agreements will not be entertained by the Court.

CRITICAL

A party may seek to change or amend a pre-trial conference or trial date only by motion showing good cause.

The pre-trial conference date and/or the trial date set forth in the Litigation Control Order may only be changed or amended (continued or expedited) by a party on motion showing good cause for the change or amendment.

WARNING

The Court will entertain date-change motions filed at least 14 days before trial and may, in its discretion, entertain motions filed within 14 days of trial.

The Court will entertain all motions to change or amend the pre-trial conference date or the trial date as set forth in the Litigation Control Order filed at least 14 days preceding the trial date set forth in the Litigation Control Order. It is within the Court's discretion to entertain motions to change or amend the pre-trial conference date or the trial date filed within 14 days of the trial date set forth in the Litigation Control Order.