Kleberg County Court at Law Chambers Communication Rules

CRITICAL

The Court must be timely informed when a witness requires a language or sign interpreter.

The Court shall be timely informed that a particular witness will require the assistance of a language or sign interpreter so that appropriate arrangements may be made.

CRITICAL

Counsel must timely inform the Court of conflicting settings.

It is counsel ' s duty to timely inform the Court that counsel has conflicting seetings.

CRITICAL

To avoid being set for trial or hearing during a planned vacation, an attorney must give the Court written notice by March 1, and the vacation may not exceed four consecutive weeks.

An attorney who has given written notice to the Court by March 1 o-f any year o-f his planned vac at ion may not be put to trial or set -for hearing during said vacation, provided that said vacation does not exceed -four consecutive weeks .

CRITICAL

When a case is settled or otherwise dismissed, counsel must notify the Court Coordinator as soon as possible.

When a case is settled or is otherwise dismissed , counsel shall notify the Court Coordinator as soon as possible

CRITICALCriminal cases

The court or county where the prior felony is pending must be promptly notified of the defendant's arrest in Kleberg County.

as required by T.C.C.P. Art. 17.027(2), promptly notify the court or county in which any previous felony offense is pending of the defendant's current arrest in Kleberg County, so the originating court may reevaluate the bail decision as to the previous offense or take other appropriate action.

CRITICAL

Ex parte communications about matters pending before the Court or that may be filed with it are prohibited.

Ex parte communications about any matter pending before the Court or which may be filed with the Court are absolutely and expressly prohibited.

CRITICAL

Hearings on applications for temporary injunctions, temporary receiverships, and similar matters must be set by consulting the court to which the case is assigned.

Hearings on appl icat ions for temporary injunctions, temporary receiverships and the 1 ike shal 1 be set in the Court to which the case has been assigned by consul ting with that Court.

WARNING

Requests to schedule any appearance before the Court must be made through the Court Coordinator.

All requests for scheduling of appearances before the Court for any purpose shall be made through the Court Coordinator.

WARNING

Contact

Phone

Counsel should bring a calendar when arranging settings; delays caused by appearing without one or calling the office to check a proposed setting may result in sanctions.

Any delay of the proceedings caused by counsel appearing without a calendar or calling the office to check on a proposed setting may subject counsel to appropriate sanctions, including contempt of court,

WARNING

If a court reporter cannot prepare a requested record on time, the reporter must inform the Court.

If a reporter cannot timely prepare a record, the reporter shall inform the Court.

INFO

Contact

Phone

A movant may request and obtain a hearing setting by telephone from the Court Coordinator.

Although a movant may request and obtain a setting for a hearing on a motion by telephone from the Court Coordinator,