Court Rules
Court-wide rules apply

Judge Wesley N. Hinch

Judge • Liberty County Courts at Law

Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

Liberty County Courts at Law publishes its filing requirements at the court level rather than per judge, so these 48 rules are what govern this courtroom.

Filing Requirements

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  • Applies to
    Petition

    The petitioner must attach this Order to the original petition and each copy; if the petitioner fails to do so, the clerk must attach it when the petition is filed.

  • Applies to
    Order

    The Clerk must submit a copy of the order to the Office of Court Administration's Local Rules, Forms and Standing Orders website.

  • Applies to
    Request for access to confidential dfps court records

    REQUEST FOR ACCESS TO CONFIDENTIAL DFPS COURT RECORDS - 1. CAUSE NUMBER: 2. NAME OF REQUESTOR AND AGENCY NAME AS APPLICABLE: 3. ADDRESS OF REQUSTOR: 5. TELEPHONE NUMBER OF REQUESTOR: EMAIL ADDRESS OF REQUESTOR: 6. REASON FOR REQUEST: SIGNATURE OF REQUESTOR: DATE SIGNED:

Service

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  • Attorneys requesting a hearing must serve notice of the hearing on all counsel and parties appearing pro se.

  • Applies to
    Notice of hearing

    A party seeking to appear by videoconference or other electronic means in a trial or contested matter must serve all counsel and parties with a notice of hearing.

  • Applies to
    Non jury trial request

    Copies of a non-jury trial request must be served on all attorneys and pro se parties involved in the case.

Filing Timing

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  • The motion to retain must be filed before the dismissal date specified in the notice; otherwise, the case shall be dismissed.

  • Failure to mail the notices does not affect the periods in Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 306(a), except as that rule provides.

  • The motion's submission date must be at least 10 days after filing, unless the Court grants leave.

Formatting

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  • A person or entity outside the listed access groups may request access to a covered confidential case file using the attached Exhibit A form.

  • Hearing requests must be made in writing to the court where the matter is pending.

  • A request for a non-jury trial must be in writing.

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