Lavaca County District Court, Texas Electronic Filing Rules

Applies to

Notice or order setting hearing

A case may not be set on a District Court docket unless the appropriate Court Administrator signs the Notice or Order Setting Hearing and it is e-filed into the case.

A case will not be set on any District Court docket unless a Notice or Order Setting Hearing has been signed by the Court Administrator for the District Court presiding over the hearing and e-filed into the case.

Applies to

Motion

A motion for additional hearing time must explain the need and amount requested, be e-filed, and be presented to the assigned District Court’s Court Administrator.

The motion requesting additional time shall be supported by facts that show why additional time is needed in order to fully and fairly consider all issues, shall include how much additional time is requested, and shall be e-filed and then presented to the Court Administrator for the District Court assigned to the case.

Applies to

Proposed or draft order

Proposed or draft orders must be e-filed with the District Clerk.

Proposed or draft orders shall be e-filed with the District Clerk.

Applies to

Draft order

Draft orders approved as to form must be e-filed with the District Clerk for presentation to the deciding judge within ten days after the hearing or final trial.

Draft orders, approved as to form, shall be e-filed with the District Clerk for presentation to the judge who decided the matter within ten days after the hearing or final trial.

Applies to

Order

Unless the Court directs otherwise, all orders must be e-filed for submission to the Court within fourteen days after rendition.

All orders shall be e-filed for submission to the Court within fourteen (14) days from the date of rendition, unless otherwise directed by the Court.

Applies to

Motion to withdraw

Motions to withdraw must be e-filed and set with the District Court assigned to the case.

Motions to Withdraw shall be e-filed and set with the District Court assigned to the case.

Applies to

Motion to substitute

Motions to substitute must be e-filed, and if the presiding judge has not already signed the order, it must be presented to the court for signature at the next docket setting.

Motions to Substitute shall be e-filed and the order shall be presented to the court at the next docket setting for signature if the order has not been previously signed by the presiding judge.