Kleberg County Court at Law Service and Proof of Service Rules

CRITICAL

If service has not been obtained by the Preliminary Status Review, the Court may dismiss the case or reset review within 30 days; failure to obtain service by the subsequent review requires dismissal.

If service is not obtained by the Preliminary Status Review, the Court may either dismiss the cause immediately or may reset it for a Subsequent Preliminary Status Review within 30 days thereof to determine why no service has been obtained. If service is not by then obtained, the Court shall dismiss the cause immediately. If service is obtained by the Subsequent Preliminary Status Review, the cause may proceed for the Preliminary Conference.

CRITICAL

if the person making the request certifies in the request that he does not know all counsel and such parties, the Court Coordinator shall notify all such counsel and parties at the earliest opportunity, whether by telephone or by mail.

if the person making the request certifies in the request that he does not know all counsel and such parties, the Court Coordinator shall notify all such counsel and parties at the earliest opportunity, whether by telephone or by mail.

CRITICAL

The Clerk must deliver a copy of the judgment or order to all counsel of record and the defendant.

The Clerk shal 1 del iver a copy of the judgment or order to a l 1 counsel of record and to the defendant.

CRITICAL

Service

Mail

Unless the party signs and approves the motion, it must be served on the party by certified mail with return receipt requested or as in civil cases.

Unless the motion is signed and approved by the party, the motion must be served upon the party either by certified mail, return receipt requested or as in civil cases.

WARNING

After obtaining a setting, counsel must promptly deliver opposing counsel a copy of the motion and setting order.

Upon obtaining a setting, counsel shall promptly inform opposing counsel of same by delivering a copy of the motion with a copy of the setting Order.

WARNING

Such a request should be made to all counsel of record and parties not represented by counsel;

Such a request should be made to all counsel of record and parties not represented by counsel;

WARNING

Counsel must submit enough copies of the approved order to the Clerk for distribution to opposing counsel or parties.

Counsel shall also submit a sufficient number of copies of the approved Order to the Clerk for distribution to all opposing counsel or parties.