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CRITICALCivil cases

The applicant must e-file the appointment order immediately upon filing the probate application.

The applicant shall, immediately upon filing the application to probate the will, initiate the appointment of the attorney ad litem by e-filing the Court' s order appointing attorney ad litem (found on the Court' s website).

CRITICALCivil cases

The applicant must initiate appointment of the attorney ad litem immediately upon filing the probate application.

The applicant shall, immediately upon filing the application to probate the will, initiate the appointment of the attorney ad litem by e-filing the Court' s order appointing attorney ad litem (found on the Court' s website). Applicant shall not select the attorney ad litem. The Court will select the attorney ad litem after Applicant e-files the order.

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Applications or requests for court-ordered mental health services must be presented to the Court before 2:30 p.m.

All applications/request for court ordered mental health services must be presented to the Court before 2:30 p.m. to enable the Court and the county clerk sufficient time to review and process the application/request.

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An application or case must be filed with the appropriate clerk before it is presented to the judge, unless filing first is impossible; in that event, it must be filed as soon as possible afterward.

No application for action or relief of any kind shall be presented to the judge before the application or case has been filed with the appropriate clerk, unless it is impossible to do so. If it is impossible to file an application or case before it is presented to the judge, then it shall be filed as soon thereafter as possible and the clerk notified of all actions taken by the judge.

WARNINGCriminal cases

A payment request submitted six months or more after the last reasonable and necessary action on the case may be denied.

Any payment request submitted 6 months or more from the date of the last reasonable and necessary action on the case is subject to bei~g denied by the Court.

WARNINGCriminal cases

An attorney may appeal a disapproved payment request, or one not acted on by its 60th day, by filing a motion with the presiding judge of the administrative judicial region.

An attorney whose request for payment is disapproved or is not otherwise acted on by the 60 th day after the date the request for payment is submitted may appeal the disapproval or failure to act by filing a motion with the presidingjudge of this administrative judicial region.

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Counsel for a party filing for bankruptcy must provide written notice within three days of the filing.

Whenever a party in this court files for protection under the bankruptcy laws of the United States, it shall be the responsibility of that party’s counsel to, within three (3) days of any bankruptcy filing, provide written notice to the court and all counsel that a bankruptcy has occurred, stating the name and location of the bankruptcy court, the bankruptcy cause number and style, the date of filing and the name and address of counsel for the bankrupt party, as well as the name and address for the trustee.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Attorneys seeking to remain on approved court-appointed lists must renew their applications every third year before their birth date.

Once approved for placement on list(s), attorneys wishing to remain on the approved lists) of court appointed attorneys shall renew their application every third year prior to their birth date.

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When a bankruptcy concludes, counsel must notify the court and all counsel within three days.

Once a bankruptcy has been concluded, whether by discharge, denial of discharge or otherwise, counsel shall within three (3) days notify the court and all counsel.

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Objections to the listed materials or cross-line page-and-line designations must be filed five days before the pretrial conference.

Any objections to the items in 16.2 above and/or cross-line page and line designations shall be filed five (5) days before the pretrial conference.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Deadline

1 business days

After judicial approval of the fee amount, payment fee vouchers must be filed with the Hunt County Auditor by the next business day.

After judicial approval of the fee amount, all Payment Fee Vouchers shall be filed with the Hunt County Auditor on or before the next business day.

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An opposing party objecting to a proposed order must file written objections with the Court and obtain a hearing within seven days of receiving the proposed order.

If opposing party objects to entry of the proposed order, opposing party shall, within seven (7) days of receipt of the proposed order, file written objections with the court and obtain a hearing on the objections to the entry of the proposed order.

CRITICALCriminal cases

After the Court approves and orders payment, the voucher must be filed with the Hunt County Auditor by the next business day.

• After the Court APPROVES ond ORDERS payment by the Auditor, this Voucher shall be filed with the Hunt County Auditor on or before the next business day. /

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Responses must be filed at least three days before the hearing or submission date.

Responses shall be filed at least three (3) days before the hearing/submission date.

CRITICAL

A party objecting to a trial setting must inform the court and all parties in writing within seven days after service of the trial notice and obtain a hearing on the objection.

Within seven (7) days of service of a notice of trial, any party having an objection to the setting shall inform the court and all parties of the objection in writing and obtain a hearing on the objection.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Should any change in this information occur, I will file an Amended Application with Hunt County within thirty (30) days of the change.

Should any change in this information occur, I will file an Amended Application with Hunt County within thirty (30) days of the change.

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The proposed order must be submitted within seven days of the Court’s ruling on a contested matter.

Within seven (7) days of the Court’s ruling on contested matters the prevailing party shall submit a proposed order to the opposing party and the Court.

CRITICAL

A motion for continuance for trial must be filed no later than docket call.

Motions for continuance for trial must be filed at or before docket call.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Attorneys using the CLE-compliance letter option must furnish it to the DDCO and DCCLO before their birthday.

Attorneys who are not required to report CLE hours to the State Bar of Texas may comply with this requirement by furnishing a letter indicating the number of hours completed in the area of criminal law, the date(s) of the course(s) taken and the location and name of the course(s) to the DDCO and DCCLO prior to their birthday.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Affidavit

The applicant must file the affidavit with the court at least 10 days before prove-up, trial, or other final disposition.

The applicant shall file with the court the affidavit containing contact information of certain persons pursuant to § 1101 .003 at east l Odays prior to prove-up, trial or other final disposition.

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A non-Texas guardian must appoint a resident agent and file the sworn appointment with the Court before the hearing to qualify to serve.

Under TEC § 1104.357, a non-Texas guardian is disqualified to serve until the guardian has appointed a resident agent to accept service of process and the appointment has been filed with the Court. The sworn appointment must be filed before the hearing because no one can testify that the guardian is qualified until the appointment is on file.

CRITICAL

Required documents must be filed by 10:00 a.m. seven days before the hearing; if they are not filed, the Court may cancel the hearing without notice.

All required documents must be filed no later than 10:00 a.m. seven (7) days prior to the hearing. If the required documents are not filed, the court may cancel the hearing without notice.

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Deadline

3 business days

After electronically filing an application to probate an original will, the original must be filed with the clerk within three business days and be on file at least ten days before any hearing.

When a party electronically files an application to probate a document as an original will, the original will must be filed with the clerk within three (3) business days after the application is filed and be on file at least ten (10) days prior to any hearing.

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The sworn appointment of resident agent must be filed before the hearing.

The sworn appointment must be filed before the hearing because no one can testify that the executor or administrator is qualified until the appointment is on file.

CRITICAL

The application with the declaratory judgment must be posted for twenty days before the Court can act on it.

One requirement is that the application with the declaratory judgment must be posted for twenty (20) days before the Court can act upon it.

CRITICAL

The sworn resident-agent appointment must be filed before the hearing.

The sworn appointment must be filed before the hearing because no one can testify that the executor or administrator is qualified until the appointment is on file.

CRITICAL

If administration is needed before heirship can be completed, the will may be probated first, but the heirship proceeding must be filed before administration is granted and completed within 60 days after letters are granted.

The will can be probated first if there’s a need for administration before the heirship can be completed, but in that case the Court requires that the heirship proceeding be filed before the administration is granted and completed within 60 days of the date letters are granted.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Appointed attorneys must submit the required annual documentation no later than their birthday each year.

Any attorney placed on an appointment list to represent indigent defendants shall file a certificate with DDCO & DCCLO office no later than their birthday each year evidencing completion of required Continuing Legal Education (CLE) or submit documentation showing that the attorney is certified as a specialist in criminal law for that calendar year.

CRITICALCriminal cases

The required four annual family-law/ad-litem CLE hours must be reported each year on or before October 1.

Complete all required CLE credits annually, with at least four (4) hours in family law/ad litem law. No self-study hours may be used to satisfy the four (4) hour requirement. The four (4) hours are required to be reported each year on or before October 1.

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All pretrial motions must be filed at least seven days before the pretrial setting; a late preliminary matter may not be raised or filed unless the court permits it for good cause.

5.1 Pretrial motions. All pretrial motions, including pleadings of the defendant, special pleas, exceptions to the form or substance of the information, motions to suppress, motions for change of venue, discovery motions, entrapment motions and motions to appoint an interpreter, must be filed at least seven (7) days prior to the pretrial setting. If any such preliminary matter is not raised or filed seven days before the pretrial setting it will not thereafter be allowed to be raised or filed, except by permission of the court for good cause shown.

CRITICAL

At the hearing, and not before, the Court shall be presented with the following required documents

At the hearing, and not before, the Court shall be presented with the following required documents

CRITICAL

A party has ten days after receiving notice of an automatic mediation referral to object by motion; failing to do so waives the objection, and the court may excuse the referral if it finds a reasonable basis.

Any party receiving notice of a setting that automatically refers the case to mediation has ten (10) days from the receipt of said notice to file a motion objecting to the automatic referral. Failure to file such motion waives the objection to the referral. If any party files a motion objecti0ng to the automatic referral to mediation and the court finds that there is a reasonable basis for the objection, the case may be excused from the automatic referral.

CRITICALCriminal cases

The annual attorney case report is due by October 15 and covers the preceding October 1 through September 30 period.

An attorney shall submit by October 15th each year a statement that describes the percentage of the attorney's practice time that was dedicated to work based on appointments accepted in this county for adult criminal cases and juvenile delinquency cases for the prior 12 months that begins on October 1 and ends on September 30.

CRITICALCivil cases

The attached citation indicates the date by which an objector should file a written objection.

The Clerk's citation, which is attached to this notice, indicates the date by which you should file a written objection.

CRITICALCriminal cases

If the offering party is not present in court, physical evidence that cannot be digitized must be tendered to the court no later than seven days after the remote proceeding.

3. Physical evidence which cannot be rendered in digital form shall be tendered to the court no later than 7 days after the remote proceeding if the party offering the evidence is not present in the court when it is offered.

WARNING

A payment request submitted six months or more after the last reasonable and necessary action may be denied.

Any payment request submitted 6 months or more from the date of the last reasonable and necessary action on the case is subject to being denied by the Court.

WARNINGCivil cases

The Clerk's citation, which is attached to this notice, indicates the date by which you should file a written objection.

The Clerk's citation, which is attached to this notice, indicates the date by which you should file a written objection.

WARNINGCriminal cases

A payment request submitted six months or more after the last reasonable and necessary action on the case may be denied.

Any payment request submitted 6 months or more from the date of the last reasonable and necessary action on the case is subject to being denied by the Court.

WARNING

A payment request submitted six months or more after the last reasonable and necessary action may be denied by the Court.

X. Any payment request submitted 6 months or more from the date of the last reasonable and necessary action on the case is subject to being denied by the Court.