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A waiver of arraignment may be filed only by the defendant’s attorney after or at the same time as the attorney of record files a written notice of representation.

A waiver of arraignment is allowed, only when filed by a defendant's attorney after or contemporaneously with a written notice of representation filed in the cause by the attorney of record.

A case remaining on the Jury Trial Docket after the Jury Announcement Docket must be set on a plea docket before 5 p.m. on the preceding Wednesday, or the State’s offers are withdrawn and pleas become open pleas to the Court.

Any case remaining on the Court's Jury Trial Docket after the date of the Jury Announcement Docket must be set on a plea docket before 5 p.m. on the Wednesday before the Monday on which the Jury Trial Docket is called, or all State's offers will be withdrawn and all pleas entered become open pleas to the Court.

if the Court has not received a written objection from opposing council within ten (10) days from the date of the letter.

if the Court has not received a written objection from opposing council within ten (10) days from the date of the letter.

The order takes effect when the original petition is filed, remains a temporary restraining order for fourteen days, continues as a temporary mutual injunction if uncontested at a hearing by then, and terminates when the court signs a final order.

This order is effective upon the filing of the original petition and shall remain in full force and effect as a temporary restraining order for fourteen days after the date of the filing of the original petition. If no party contests this order by presenting evidence at a hearing on or before fourteen days after the date of the filing of the original petition, this order shall continue in full force and effect as a temporary mutual injunction until further order of the Court. This entire order will terminate and will no longer be effective once the court signs a final order.

Within 30 days after the specified ruling or settlement announcement, counsel must prepare the written order, forward it to opposing counsel for approval as to form, and deliver it to the Court for signing.

Within thirty (30) days after rendition, announcement of the Court's ruling or announcement of settlement by counsel, counsel shall cause all judgments, decrees or orders of any kind to be reduced to writing, forwarded to opposing counsel for approval as to form, and delivered to the Court for signing.

A party must provide names and addresses of previously unavailable witnesses forthwith after discovering them.

There is also a continuing obligation to provide names and addresses of witnesses forthwith after discovery whose names were not reasonably available to party at a prior time.

Failure to furnish a case-disposing judgment, order, or decree within 30 days places the case on the next dismissal docket, where dismissal and costs are discretionary.

Upon failure to furnish the Court with a judgment, order or decree disposing of the case within the thirty (30) day period, the Court shall place the case on the next regularly scheduled dismissal docket, whereupon the case may be dismissed and costs may be taxed at the Court's discretion.

Civil cases

The order takes effect when the original petition is filed, remains a temporary restraining order for fourteen days, continues as a temporary mutual injunction if uncontested by evidence at a hearing within that period, and terminates when the court signs a final order.

This order is effective upon the filing of the original petition and shall remain in full force and effect as a temporary restraining order for fourteen days after the date of the filing of the original petition. If no party contests this order by presenting evidence at a hearing on or before fourteen days after the date of the filing of the original petition, this order shall continue in full force and effect as a temporary mutual injunction until further order of the Court. This entire order will terminate and will no longer be effective once the court signs a final order.

The sworn affidavit verifying annual education completion must be filed by December 31 each year.

A sworn affidavit by the attorney verifying that he/she has completed such annual education requirement must be filed with the Court on or before December 31 of each year.

The sworn inventory and appraisement must be filed at least 30 days before trial.

In all cases in which the character, value or division of property or debts is in issue, each party shall file, not less than thirty (30) days prior to a trial, a sworn inventory and appraisement of all of the separate and community property owned or claimed by the parties and all debts and liabilities owed by the parties.

A party challenging an opponent’s expert witness or testimony must file a pretrial motion for a Daubert/Kelly hearing, which must be held at least 10 days before trial.

13. Either party challenging an expert witness or testimony to be offered by the opponent must file a pretrial motion for a Daubert/Kelly hearing in conformity with the Art. 28.01 C.C.P. to be held by this Court at least 10 days prior to trial;

Deadline

3 business days

The original waiver must reach the Clerk within three business days of the arraignment hearing; otherwise the defendant’s bond may be declared insufficient and a warrant issued, and the attorney is responsible for forwarding it.

All original waivers must be received in the Clerk's office within three (3) business days of the date of the arraignment hearing. Original waivers not received in this fashion will result in a Defendant's bond being declared insufficient and a warrant issued for their arrest. It is the attorney's responsibility to make sure that the original waiver is forwarded to the Clerk's office.

Motions, motions in limine, dilatory pleas, exceptions, and amended pleadings must be filed at least 30 days before trial.

All motions, motions in limine, dilatory pleas, exceptions, or amended pleadings must be filed at least thirty (30) days prior to trial and a copy forwarded to all opposing parties.

Preliminary matters must be raised or filed at least seven days before the pre-trial hearing; the Court may allow them later for good cause.

The provisions of Art. 28.01 C.C.P., will be strictly complied with, and preliminary matters not raised or filed at least seven (7) days before the pre-trial hearing will not thereafter be allowed to be raised or filed, except by permission of the Court for good cause shown.

The court may be asked to sign the withdrawal order no earlier than ten days after the required client notice.

If another attorney is not to be substituted as attorney for the party or if the party does not consent to the motion to withdraw, the withdrawing attorney shall notify the client in writing that the Court will be requested to sign an order granting the withdrawal on or after ten (10) days following the date of such notice.

Each party must disclose the names and addresses of its potential Rules 702, 703, and 705 trial witnesses no later than 20 days before the scheduled trial, except that the Defendant’s name and address need not be disclosed as a possible witness.

Pursuant to Art 39.14(b)C.C.P., the Court orders that each party shall disclose to the other the name and address of each person that party may use at trial to present evidence under Rules 702, 703 and 705 Texas Rules of Evidence. The prosecution and the Defendant must both disclose to the other party not later than twenty (20) days prior to the date the trial is scheduled, the name and address of each person that party may use at trial to present evidence under Rules 702, 703 and 705 Texas Rules of Evidence. The name and address of the Defendant does not have to be disclosed as a possible witness.

The certificate of completion is due within 30 days after course completion or at the party’s next court appearance, whichever comes first.

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.

Submit the materials at the pre-trial hearing or, if there is no pre-trial hearing, seven days before trial begins.

In all civil jury trial cases, anticipated special questions, definitions and instructions shall be submitted to the Court in writing and on computer disc in Microsoft Word® format at the pre-trial hearing, or if there is no pre-trial hearing, seven (7) days prior to the beginning of the trial, with copies to opposing counsel or pro se parties.

If the parties reach an agreement before the hearing, they may request removal from the docket, but a Rule 11 Agreement or Agreed Temporary Orders must be filed no later than three days after removal.

In the event an agreement is reached prior to the hearing date, the parties may request the removal of the case from the Court's docket; however, a Rule 11 Agreement or Agreed Temporary Orders must be filed no later than three (3) days subsequent to the case being removed from the docket.