Jim Wells County Court at Law Chambers Communication Rules

CRITICALCivil cases

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Setting requests for non-jury court proceedings must be emailed to the appropriate court at the listed Court Manager address.

All setting requests for non-jury court proceedings shall be emailed to the appropriate court at: Estella Chapa, Court Manager countvcourtatlaw(co.jim-veIls.tx.us

CRITICALCivil cases

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To be included in a Dropbox Shared Folder, a party or attorney must contact the listed court reporter and provide the hearing date, cause number, and case style.

A party or a party’s attorney must contact the following to be included on a Dropbox Shared Folder and also provide the date of hearing. cause number, and style for a requested shared folder: Patricia Morales;, Official Court Reporter patricia.morales’co.jim-wells.tx.us

CRITICALCivil cases

A party seeking a temporary injunction hearing, including one requesting a temporary restraining order, must contact the Court Manager for a hearing date.

A party seeking a setting for a temporary injunction hearing (including those where a temporary restraining order is being requested) must contact the Court Manager for a hearing date.

CRITICALCivil cases

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The Court sets Docket Control Conferences, which are conducted by telephone with all parties or their counsel participating.

All Docket Control Conferences shall be set by the Court and shall be conducted telephonically by the Court Manager with all parties or their legal counsel participating.

CRITICALCivil cases

Phone

361-668-5898

A pro se party who lacks the necessary electronic equipment must contact the appropriate court at least 72 hours before the proceeding so arrangements can be made.

If a party to the court proceeding is pro se and does not have access to electronic equipment that is necessary to attend the video court proceeding, that party must contact the appropriate court, at least seventy-two (72) hours in advance of the scheduled court proceeding. The court will make appropriate arrangements so that the pro se party can attend and participate in the court proceedings. The County Court at Law may be contacted at: Telephone number: 361-668-5898 Email: countvcourtatlav(co.jim-wells.tx.us

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ANY EXHIBIT WHICH A PARTY CLAIMS IS CONFIDENTIAL AND/OR PRIVILEGED SHOULD BE CLEARLY IDENTIFIED AND EMAILED DIRECTLY TO THE COURT MANAGER. THESE EXHIBITS SHOULD NOT BE PLACED [N A DROPI3OX SHARED FOLDER.

ANY EXHIBIT WHICH A PARTY CLAIMS IS CONFIDENTIAL AND/OR PRIVILEGED SHOULD BE CLEARLY IDENTIFIED AND EMAILED DIRECTLY TO THE COURT MANAGER. THESE EXHIBITS SHOULD NOT BE PLACED [N A DROPI3OX SHARED FOLDER.