Hale County District Court Filing Timing and Cure Windows

CRITICAL

A contested, unapproved order or judgment may be submitted no sooner than 10 days after its copy is mailed or delivered with instructions to send written objections to the court before submission.

In contested matters, orders and judgments which are not agreed or approved shall be submitted no sooner than 10 days after a copy has been mailed or delivered to opposing counsel or prose party with instructions to opposing counsel or party to send written objections to the trial court before the proposed submission date.

CRITICAL

Except for first degree felonies or when good cause is shown, plea bargains must be announced in person at docket call or received in writing by 5:00 P.M. on the Tuesday before trial week.

b. Unless good cause is shown, plea bargains, except for first degree felonies, must be announced to the court in person at docket call or in writing received by the Court not later than 5:00 P.M. on the Tuesday prior to trial week or will not be approved.

CRITICAL

In contested matters, unagreed orders and judgments may not be submitted until at least 10 days after a copy is mailed or delivered with instructions for written objections before the proposed submission date.

In contested matters, orders and judgments which are not agreed or approved shall be submitted no sooner than 10 days after a copy has been mailed or delivered to opposing counsel or pro se party with instructions to opposing counsel or party to send written objections to the trial court before the proposed submission date.

CRITICAL

Unless good cause is shown, plea bargains other than first-degree felonies must be announced in person at docket call or received in writing by 5:00 P.M. Tuesday before trial week to be approved.

b. Unless good cause is shown, plea bargains, except for first degree felonies, must be announced to the court in person at docket call or in writing received by the Court not later than 5:00 P.M. on the Tuesday prior to trial week or will not be approved.

CRITICAL

Attorneys in charge or pro se parties must file a case-status report with the clerk within one year of referral to the Suspense Docket or the last status report.

Within one year of referral of a case to a Suspense Docket or the last status report, all attorneys in charge or prose parties shall file with the clerk a report explaining the status of the case.

CRITICAL

Summary judgment matters are heard by submission, and briefs are due by the submission date.

Summary judgments are heard by submission only with briefs due by the submission date.

CRITICAL

After a proceeding ends, the original log and exhibits must be filed with the clerk, and a properly labeled certified recording must be delivered to the court within ten days.

c. Filing with the clerk the original log and exhibits after a proceeding ends, and within ten days, delivering to the court a certified copy of the recording of the proceeding that is appropriately labeled as required herein, to be stored at the court;

CRITICAL

The court recorder must file the reporter’s record with the court of appeals within fifteen days after the appeal is perfected, without changing other appellate filing deadlines.

Rule 19.04 Time for Filing. The court recorder shall file the reporter' s record with the court of appeals within fifteen days after the perfection of an appeal. No other filing deadlines as set in the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure are changed.

CRITICAL

Attorneys in charge or pro se parties must file a case-status report within one year of referral to the Suspense Docket or the last status report.

Within one year of referral of a case to a Suspense Docket or the last status report, all attorneys in charge or pro se parties shall file with the clerk a report explaining the status of the case.

CRITICAL

The court recorder must file the reporter’s record with the court of appeals within fifteen days after appeal perfection; other Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure deadlines remain unchanged.

The court recorder shall file the reporter's record with the court of appeals within fifteen days after the perfection of an appeal. No other filing deadlines as set in the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure are changed.

CRITICALCivil cases

The certificate of completion is due within 30 days of course completion or at the party's next court appearance, whichever is sooner.

11.2 Each party completing the course shall file a certificate of completion with the court within thirty (30) days of completion of the course, or at the time of that party's next court appearance, whichever is sooner.

WARNING

If no such report is filed within said time, the case may be set for dismissal.

If no such report is filed within said time, the case may be set for dismissal.

WARNING

A party may request oral argument by submitting a request to the administrator before the submission date.

Any party may request oral argwnent by request made to the administrator prior to the submission date.