King County District Court, Texas Adjournment & Extension Requirements

A continuance or similar request may be granted only with all counsel's consent or after nonjoining parties are notified and given an opportunity to object; the Court may still deny an agreed request or require a hearing.

No request for a continuance, to pass, postpone or reset any trial, pretrial, or other hearing shall be granted unless counsel for all parties consent, or unless all parties not joining in such request have been notified and have had an opportunity to object. Agreement by counsel for all parties to a continuance does not mean automatic approval by the Court, and the Court reserves the right to deny or require a hearing even on agreed continuances.

Unless all counsel consent in writing and the Court approves, a continuance request must be made by motion under the applicable Texas civil or criminal procedure provisions.

Unless counsel for all parties consent in writing to the request for a continuance and the same is approved by the Court, a motion must be filed pursuant to Rule 251, et seq. of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, as amended or Article 29.01, et seq. of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, as applicable, and

A continuance motion that does not meet the stated requirements will be denied without prejudice to refiling.

Any motion that does not meet these requirements will be denied without prejudice to the right to refile.

A pretrial hearing will not be continued because a party failed to comply with the scheduling order.

9.3.2. No pretrial hearing will be continued for a failure to comply with the scheduling order.

A pretrial hearing may be continued only upon written motion.

No pretrial hearing will be continued except upon written motion.

“First setting” and agreed continuances are not allowed.

There will be no "first setting" nor "agreed" continuances.

A continuance for a “first setting” is not allowed in jury cases.

There will be no "first setting" continuances.