Hays County District Court Chambers Communication Rules

A party filing one of the listed post-trial pleadings must give direct notice to the judge.

Notice must be given directly to the Judge when a party files one or more of the following post-trial pleadings: - (a) Request for Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law (TRCP 296) - (b) Notice of Past Due Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law (TRCP 296) - (c) Any affidavit of indigence filed in connection with an appeal (TRAP 20.1)

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The filing party must notify the judge by emailing a copy of the pleading to the District Court Administrator's office.

Notice must be given to the Judge by the party filing the pleading by emailing a copy to the office of the District Court Administrator whose email address is available on the Hays County District Court's Website.

The Court may reschedule a matter that cannot reasonably be heard within the announced time.

Any matter which the Court determines cannot reasonably be heard within the announced time will be rescheduled at the discretion of the Court.

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An order or judgment approved as to form may be submitted to the court for signature by email to the Civil Court Coordinator for the District Court Judges.

An approved order or judgment may be submitted to the Court for signature by e-mailing said proposed order or judgment to the Civil Court Coordinator for the District Court Judges.

The parties need not agree on a trial setting because the District Court Administrator may set a hearing or trial when no agreement exists.

The requirement of a certificate of conference confirming that the parties have attempted to confer about the date and time of a setting should not be construed as a requirement that the parties must agree on a trial setting. In the absence of an agreement, any hearing or trial may be set at the discretion of the office of the District Court Administrator.