Knox County District Court, Texas Adjournment & Extension Requirements

A motion that does not meet the stated continuance-motion 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.

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

A continuance or request to pass, postpone, or reset a trial, pretrial, or other hearing requires all counsel's consent or notice and an opportunity to object for nonjoining parties; even an agreed request may be denied 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.

Failure to notice depositions or other discovery matters does not permit an exception to the applicable time requirements.

Failure to notice for depositions and other discovery matters will not permit an exception to the time requirements.

After a case is set for a hearing following a dismissal notice, delay from the ordered schedule is not permitted.

Once a case is set for any hearing after a dismissal notice, no delay from ordered scheduling will be permitted.

Unless all counsel consent in writing to a continuance and the Court approves it, a motion must be filed 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,

First-setting continuances are not allowed in jury cases.

There will be no “first setting” continuances.

A pretrial hearing may be continued only upon written motion, and first-setting and agreed continuances are not allowed.

No pretrial hearing will be continued except upon written motion. There will be no “first setting” nor “agreed” continuances.