Hood County Court at Law Adjournment & Extension Requirements

CRITICAL

If an attorney’s pre-existing vacation conflicts with a trial setting, the attorney must notify the Court as soon as the notice is received, and the case will be reset.

If a case is set for trial by the Court on the date for which an attorney has planned a vacation, the attorney will notify the Court as soon as the notice of trial setting is received and the case will be reset for a different time.

CRITICAL

A request to continue, pass, postpone, or reset a trial, pretrial, or other hearing requires all parties’ consent or notice and an opportunity to object for nonjoining parties, but the Court may still deny it.

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. The Court retains the right to deny any request for a continuance, a

CRITICAL

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 pursuant to Rule 251, et seq. of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, as amended or Article 29.01, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, as applicable, and the motion must be accompanied by an order setting the motion for a hearing.

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 pursuant to Rule 251, et seq. of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, as amended or Article 29.01, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, as applicable, and the motion must be accompanied by an order setting the motion for a hearing.

CRITICAL

If an attorney plans a vacation after receiving a trial setting notice, the attorney must immediately notify the Court and the other parties and request a reset; the Court will rule after all parties have an opportunity to respond.

If plans for a vacation are made by an attorney after a trial setting notice has been received, the attorney will immediately notify the Court and other parties with a request that the case be reset for a different time. The Court will rule on such after giving all parties to the lawsuit an opportunity to respond to the request.

CRITICAL

A continuance motion that does not meet the stated requirements will be denied without prejudice to refiling.

Any motion that does not meet these requirements will be denied without prejudice to the right to refile.

WARNING

A pending unrelated felony is not a basis to continue a misdemeanor trial, except when the misdemeanor arose from the same transaction or occurrence as the felony.

PENDING FELONY MATTERS. Unless the pending misdemeanor arose from the same transaction or occurrence giving rise to the felony charge, a pending unrelated felony case shall not be a reason or cause for a continuance of the trial setting of the misdemeanor.