Hood County District Court, Texas Service and Proof of Service Rules

CRITICAL

Upon being retained or appointed, defense counsel must immediately give written notice to the District Attorney and District Clerk identifying the accused, charged offenses, and cause number if known.

Immediately upon employment or Court appointment, the defense attorney shall give written notice thereof to the District Attorney and the District Clerk stating the name of the accused, the offense(s) charged and cause number, if known.

CRITICAL

Copies of all criminal pretrial motions must be forwarded to the District Attorney when the originals are filed with the District Clerk.

Copies of all pre-trial motions shall be forwarded to the District Attorney at the time of filing the originals with the District Clerk.

CRITICAL

Copies of civil pretrial motions must be forwarded to the Court and opposing counsel.

All pre-trial motions shall be filed not less than seven (7) days prior to the pre-trial hearing and a copy thereof shall be forwarded to the Court and to opposing counsel.

CRITICAL

After receiving a hearing date and time, the moving party must immediately notify all other parties in writing of the date, time, and subject matter, and provide a copy to the Court Coordinator.

6.3 The Court Coordinator is responsible for scheduling the dates and times for hearings. Upon receiving the date and time of hearing, the moving party shall immediately notify all other parties in writing of the date, time and subject matter of the hearing. A copy of this communication shall be provided to the Court Coordinator.

CRITICAL

Counsel must make trial videotaped depositions and films available to opposing counsel sufficiently early for objections to be heard before trial, except impeachment-only materials; untendered materials are excluded and objections not heard before trial are waived.

7.4 Counsel intending to offer videotaped depositions or other films at trial, except those offered solely for impeachment, must make such tapes and films available to opposing counsel sufficiently in advance of trial so that a hearing on any objections can be held before commencement of trial. Any tapes or films not so tendered will not be permitted into evidence at the trial. All parties must timely examine any tendered tapes or films and request a hearing immediately if there are objections to the admissibility of any part of the tapes or films. Any objections not heard prior to trial will be waived.

CRITICAL

A party submitting a proposed judgment for signature must serve it and the accompanying letter on all other parties who have appeared and remain in the case.

Each party who submits a proposed judgment for signature shall serve the proposed judgment and a copy of the letter on all other parties who have appeared and remain in the case.

CRITICAL

Each party must serve its trial-witness list on the opposing party as provided by Rule 21a.

Each party shall list such witnesses in a document containing the caption of the case and serve it upon the opposing party as provided by Rule 21a , Texas Rules of Civil Procedure .

WARNING

A party seeking entry of a proposed judgment, order, or decree may file a motion, obtain a hearing, and give notice to opposing counsel under Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21A.

File a motion for entry of the proposed judgment, order or decree and secure a hearing for same, with notice to all opposing counsel pursuant to Rule 21A, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.

WARNING

Persons authorized by court order to serve process under Rule 103 are officers of the court and may face contempt sanctions, including a prohibition on serving citations and notices in Hood County, for a false return or unlawful service.

For purposes of supervision and discipline the court deems those persons authorized to serve citations and other notices by order pursuant to Rule 103, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure to be officers of the court. Any such person filing a false return or engaging in service contrary to law or rule may be subject to punishment by an order of contempt. Such order may prohibit such person from serving citations and notices in Hood County.

WARNING

Service

Mail to all parties

A copy of the request for setting is mailed to all other attorneys and pro se parties in the case.

All other attorneys (and/or prose parties) in this case on this date are being mailed a copy of this request of setting.