Kaufman County District Courts Filing Timing and Cure Windows

Parties must reduce decisions or settlements to writing within thirty days after rendition or announcement of settlement unless the court orders otherwise.

Unless ordered otherwise, within thirty days after rendition or announced settlement by the parties, they shall cause decisions or settlements of any kind to be reduced to writing.

Deadline

5 business days

For disagreed-upon motions, the order must be e-filed at least five business days before the hearing, and an order e-filed 30 or more days before the hearing will be rejected.

Motions that are not agreed need to be set for a hearing. The order needs to be efiled five (5) business days before the hearing. If the order is efiled 30 days or more before the hearing it will be rejected.

Mediation must be completed at least five weeks before trial.

Mediation must be completed at least 5 weeks before trial.

Dilatory pleas, special exceptions, and other non-trial motions or exceptions must be heard at least ten days before the final hearing if the challenged pleadings are on file; motions in limine and other trial motions are excluded.

Dilatory pleas, special exceptions and other motions or exceptions (excluding motions in limine and other trial motions) shall be heard no less than ten(10) days before the date on which the case is set for final hearing, provided that the pleadings to which same are directed are on file.

The filing party must set a summary-judgment motion for hearing, either in person or by submission, once the motion is filed.

Motions for summary judgment must be set, in person or by submission, by the filing party once the motion is filed.

Unless otherwise ordered, parties must reduce decisions or settlements to writing within 30 days after rendition or announced settlement.

Unless ordered otherwise, within thirty days after rendition or announced settlement by the parties, they shall cause decisions or settlements of any kind to be reduced to writing.

Failure to furnish a dispositive judgment or order, request an extension of filing, or set a motion for entry results in dismissal without prejudice, with costs assessed at the judge’s discretion.

Upon failure to furnish the Court Clerk/Administrator with such a judgment or order finally disposing of a case, or to request extension of the filing or to set a motion for entry, the Court shall enter an order of dismissal without prejudice with costs taxed at the Judge’s discretion.

Evidentiary exhibits that cannot be emailed must be delivered to the court at least two days before the hearing or trial.

Evidentiary exhibits that cannot be e-mailed shall be delivered to the Court at least two days before any hearing or trial.

A hearing will not be changed from in person to Zoom less than three days before the court appearance.

No hearing will be changed from in person to zoom hearings less than three days prior to court.

The reviewing judge must issue a bail-review ruling no later than the close of business on the next business day after the District Clerk receives the request.

The assigned reviewing judge shall conduct the review and issue a ruling as soon as practicable, but no later than the close of business on the next business day after the District Clerk received the request.

Unless the court orders otherwise, parties must reduce any decision or settlement to writing within 30 days after rendition or an announced settlement.

Unless ordered otherwise, within thirty days after rendition or announced settlement by the parties, they shall cause decisions or settlements of any kind to be reduced to writing.

If a dispositive judgment or order is not furnished, an extension of the filing is not requested, or a motion for entry is not set within the stated period, the court may enter dismissal without prejudice and tax costs as it deems appropriate.

Upon failure to furnish the Court Clerk/Administrator with such a judgment or order finally disposing of a case, or to request extension of the filing or to set a motion for entry, the Court shall enter an order of dismissal without prejudice with costs taxed at the Judge’s discretion.

Deadline

5 business days

The proposed order must be electronically filed five business days before the hearing.

The order shall be efiled five (5) business days before the hearing.

An order filed 30 or more days before the hearing will be rejected.

If the order is efiled 30 days or more before the hearing it will be rejected.

Evidentiary exhibits and trial-related documents should be emailed to the court reporter two days before the hearing when possible.

All evidentiary exhibits and trial-related documents are to be sent via email to the court reporter two days before the hearing by email where possible.

Evidentiary exhibits that cannot be emailed must be delivered to the court at least two days before the hearing or trial.

Evidentiary exhibits that cannot be e-mailed shall be delivered to the Court at least two days before any hearing or trial.

If a party objects to the proposed order within the 10-day period, the case may then be set for a Motion to Enter.

The case may then be set for a Motion to Enter should any party to the suit file an objection to the entry of the order within the 10 day period.

Evidentiary exhibits and trial-related documents should be emailed to the court reporter two days before the hearing when possible.

All evidentiary exhibits and trial-related documents are to be sent via email to the court reporter two days before the hearing by email where possible.