Guadalupe County District Court, Texas Filing Rules

Counsel must provide a written statement identifying the designated deposition page and line references subject to evidentiary objections and the basis for each objection; failure to object timely waives the objections.

A contested-case hearing must be set by written motion with an attached Notice or Order Setting Hearing stating the estimated hearing time.

Each party must file and serve a proposed jury charge on all other parties, including questions, definitions, instructions, and supporting authority citations.

Expert-witness challenges must be filed 30 days before trial unless a court-ordered docket control order controls the timeline.

Expert-witness challenges must be filed 30 days before trial unless a court-ordered docket control order controls the timeline.

Challenges to expert witnesses must be filed 30 days before trial.

Obtain court settings by contacting the administrator or coordinator assigned to the case.

Obtain all court settings by contacting the court administrator or coordinator assigned to the case.

Court administrators, coordinators, and District Clerk's Office personnel cannot provide legal advice.

A show cause or other order setting a case submitted for a judge’s signature must be on a separate page and may not be combined with a pleading.

A show-cause or other case-setting order presented to a judge for signature must be on a separate page and not combined with a pleading.

A show cause or other case-setting order submitted for a judge’s signature must be on a separate page and may not be combined with a pleading.

A case may not be set on a District Court docket unless the presiding District Court’s Court Administrator has signed the Notice or Order Setting Hearing and it has been e-filed into the case.

A case cannot be set on a District Court docket unless the Notice or Order Setting Hearing is signed by the presiding court’s Court Administrator and e-filed into the case.

A contested hearing will not be placed on a district-court docket unless the presiding court's administrator or coordinator has signed the Notice or Order Setting Hearing and it has been e-filed in the case.

Each party must serve the proposed jury charge on all other parties one week before trial unless a court-ordered docket control order controls the timeline.

Each party must file and serve all other parties with a proposed jury charge, including questions, definitions, instructions, and supporting citations, one week before trial unless a court-ordered docket control order controls the timeline.

Each party must serve its proposed jury charge on all other parties one week before trial.

Before setting a hearing, the parties must make reasonable efforts to speak about the hearing details and motion substance to narrow disputes.

Before setting a hearing, the parties must make reasonable efforts to speak about its date, time, and format and the motion’s substance to narrow disputes; a remote hearing requires all parties’ agreement and specific court approval.

Before presenting a TRO affecting a child’s possession or access, the applicant or counsel must confer if the opposing party is represented.

Motions for continuance must comply with Rules 251 et seq. of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.

Motions for continuance must comply with Rules 251 et seq. of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.

Motions for continuance must comply with Rules 251 et seq. of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.

The jury fee must be paid before a jury setting will be given.

The jury fee must be paid before a jury setting will be granted.

All costs associated with filing the severed suit must be deposited with the District Clerk by the date of the final hearing.

A copy of each notice, motion, and pleading required by the standing order must also be delivered to the assigned district court’s Court Administrator/Coordinator.