Hunt County Courts at Law Adjournment & Extension Requirements

CRITICAL

After docket call, only matters arising after the period specified in section 6.2 will be considered grounds for a trial continuance motion.

Only matters arising subsequent to the time period specified in 6.2 above will be considered as grounds for filing a motion for continuance for trial after docket call.

CRITICAL

A setting may be passed or reset only by a qualifying settlement agreement, a written agreement of all parties approved by the Court, or a Court-granted motion for continuance.

No setting shall be passed or reset except by: (1) settlement agreement announced in open court or in writing complying with Rule 11 of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure; (2) written agreement of all parties with Court approval; or (3) a Motion for Continuance granted by the Court.

CRITICAL

Motions for continuance by either the state or the defendant must comply with Chapter 29 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

Motions for continuance, whether by the state or the defendant, must comply with the provisions of Chapter 29 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

CRITICAL

A trial setting, whether jury or non-jury, may not be passed by agreement of counsel.

All cases set for trial, whether jury or non-jury may not be passed by agreement of counsel.

CRITICAL

A “not ready” announcement must be accompanied by a motion for continuance.

Announcements of “not ready” shall be accompanied by a motion for continuance.

CRITICAL

The court will not consider a motion for continuance on the scheduled trial date unless good cause is shown.

Except for good cause shown, the court shall not consider any motion for continuance on the scheduled trial date.

CRITICAL

A trial case may be reset only if the Court grants a motion for continuance, unless the Court removes it from the trial docket on its own motion.

Such cases may only be reset upon the granting by the Court of a Motion for Continuance, unless the Court removes such from the trial docket on its' own motion.

CRITICAL

Counsel must obtain the judge’s prior approval before agreeing to pass a trial setting.

No trial setting shall be passed by agreement of counsel without prior approval by the judge.

WARNING

A party should not announce that it is not ready at the pretrial hearing unless a motion for continuance has been filed.

A party should not announce “not ready” unless a motion for continuance has been filed.

WARNING

An additional setting will be granted only on a specific request articulating a need; a vague statement that more time is needed is insufficient.

3.10 Additional setting. Additional settings will only be granted on a specific request based on specifically articulated need. An unspecified statement of more time needed is not sufficient.