Guadalupe County Courts at Law Adjournment & Extension Requirements

CRITICAL

A continuance or request to pass, postpone, or reset a hearing requires either all parties’ counsel to consent or nonjoining parties to be notified and given an opportunity to object; the Court may still deny it or require a hearing.

No request for a continuance, to pass, postpone or reset any trial, pretrial, or other hearing shall be granted unless counsel for all parties consent, or unless all parties not joining in such request have been notified and have had an opportunity to object. Agreement by counsel for all parties to a continuance does not mean automatic approval by the Court, and the Court reserves the right to deny or require a hearing.

CRITICAL

Trial counsel must attend the pretrial conference prepared to announce whether they are ready, and a "not ready" announcement must be accompanied by a motion for continuance.

Trial counsel are ordered to attend the pretrial conference and discuss all aspects of the trial and shall be prepared to make an announcement of "ready" or "not ready." Any announcement of "not ready" shall be accompanied by a motion for continuance.

CRITICAL

Unless all parties’ counsel consent in writing and the Court approves the continuance, a motion must be filed.

Unless counsel for all parties consent in writing to the request for a continuance and the same is approved by the Court, a motion must be filed

WARNING

Each side is generally allowed one continuance; additional continuance requests must be made at the bench and communicated directly to the Court.

Each side will be generally allowed one continuance. Any additional requests must be made at the bench and communicated directly to the Court.

WARNING

The order-submission timeline may be expanded upon written motion showing good cause.

The timeline may be expanded upon written motion for good cause shown.

WARNING

If an order or final judgment is not furnished within the applicable period, the Court may continue the case or place it on the dismissal docket at its discretion.

Upon failure to furnish the Court with an order or final judgment within the applicable time period, the Court may continue the case or place the case on the Court's dismissal docket at the Court's discretion.