Hays County Courts at Law Electronic Filing Rules

CRITICAL

Applies to

Motion petition or request for relief

A party must e-file the motion, petition, or request for relief before obtaining a setting to be heard on it.

(a) Before Requesting a Setting. The party requesting a setting must e-file the motion, petition, or request for relief on which the party requests to be heard before the party can obtain a setting on that request for relief.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Relevant pleading or motion and proposed order

Parties seeking ex parte relief must e-file a relevant pleading or motion and a proposed order.

Parties seeking ex parte relief from the Court shall e-file a relevant pleading or motion and a proposed order and then contact the Court Coordinators to request that the pleading or motion for ex parte relief be brought to the attention of the Court.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Notice of setting

The party obtaining a hearing or trial setting must electronically file the required notice with the Clerk of the Court.

The party that obtained a setting for a hearing or trial date must give written notice to all other parties and attorneys of: (A) the hearing or trial date and time, and (B) the total time requested for the entire hearing or trial for all participants and e-file that notice with the Clerk of the Court.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Proposed order

If a party e-files a proposed order, it must be filed separately from other documents and emailed to the Court Coordinators in rich text or Word format.

If a party e-files a proposed order, the party must e- file it separately from any motion or other document and email the proposed order to the Court Coordinators in a rich text or Word format.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Probate setting prerequisite documents

Before requesting a setting on probate relief, the party must e-file the listed documents, including a death certificate with the social security number redacted.

In addition to complying with the e-filing requirements of Section 9.01(a) of these Rules, before the party requesting a setting on a request for relief, that party must e-file the following: (1) The will and any codicil of the decedent; (2) The death certificate of the decedent, with the social security number redacted; (3) Any proof of publication; (4) Any waivers of citations, consents, or notices; (6) An unexecuted Proof of Death and Other Facts; (7) Any unexecuted Statement of Facts; and (8) All proposed orders and judgments.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Proposed order

Each proposed order must be filed as a stand-alone document in its own electronic filing envelope.

Every Proposed Order submitted for the Court's consideration must be filed as a stand-alone document in a separate electronic filing (e-filing) envelope.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Mediation letter

The mediator must e-file a letter.

mediator to e-file letter.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Letter

The mediator must file the mediation letter electronically.

By mediation deadline ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION: Mediation to be completed; mediator to e-file letter.

INFO

Applies to

Proposed agreed order

The parties may submit agreed orders and judgments for signature by e-filing and emailing them to the Court Coordinators.

(a) Submission. The parties may submit agreed orders and judgments to the Court for signature by e-filing and e-mailing the proposed orders and judgments to the Court Coordinators, whose email address is available on the County Courts at Law’s website.