Kendall County District Court, Texas Pre-Motion Conference Requirements

CRITICAL

Pre-trial motions requiring more than thirty minutes of argument must be filed and heard before the final pre-trial unless they can be heard with the trial.

a. All pre-trial motions, including motions in limine, which may require substantial argument (in excess of thirty minutes total), must be filed and hearing held prior to the final pre-trial unless such motion can be run with the trial on the matter.

CRITICAL

Counsel and self-represented litigants must attend a Court-set Status Conference; remote attendance requires prior Court approval, and the requesting party must arrange it with the Court Coordinator.

If a status conference is set by the Court, Counsel or Self-Represented Litigants ("SRL") will be required to attend the Status Conference but attendance may be via telephonic or video conference with prior Court approval per section I(G)(a) above. The party seeking to attend via telephone or video shall be responsible for making the arrangements with the Court Coordinator.

CRITICAL

To obtain a setting, parties must contact the Court Coordinator, review the Court’s calendar beforehand, and identify the setting type and estimated duration.

a. Settings - For any matter requiring a setting with the Court, you must contact the Court Coordinator to get a date and time that the Court is available. Please remember that the Court's calendar is available at https://www.co.kendall.tx.us/page/district.court# and should be reviewed prior to contacting the Court. Please advise the Coordinator of the type of setting needed (i.e. jury trial, bench trial, discovery dispute, temporary orders, divorce prove-up, etc.) and the estimated amount of time needed for the setting.

CRITICAL

After receiving an available setting date and time, the moving party must confer with all other parties and, once they agree on the date, file a Notice Setting the matter.

1. The Court Coordinator will provide a date and time for the setting. 2. After receipt, the moving party is required to confer with all other parties, and, once the date is agreed upon, file a Notice Setting the matter.

INFO

The Court may set a Status Conference if the agreed order is not received within sixty days or the parties cannot agree.

If an Agreed Discovery and Docket Control Order is not received by the Court within the sixty (60) days, or if the parties cannot reach an agreement, the Court may set the case for a Status Conference.