Liberty County District Courts Document Filing Requirements

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Applies to

Motion

Must include

certificate of conference

Opposed motions must contain a Certificate of Conference stating that counsel attempted to resolve the dispute before filing, including the date and manner of communication, or satisfying another court requirement.

Opposed motions and responses shall contain a Certificate of Conference indicating that the counsel involved have attempted to resolve the dispute prior to filing of the motion or response, the date of such attempt and the manner of communication of such an attempt, or any other requirement of the court.

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Applies to

Final order

After the Court renders an oral final order, a party must prepare a written order complying with the ruling, obtain approval as to form, and set a hearing for entry; if signatures are unavailable, a motion to enter must be set for oral hearing or submission.

In the event that the Court renders an oral final order, the Court shall require a party to prepare a written final order complying with the Court's ruling and set a hearing date for entry. The party preparing the order shall obtain approval as to form from the opposing counsel or pro se litigant. If signatures are not obtained, then a motion to enter the judgment or order should be set for oral hearing or by submission.

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Applies to

Motion for reinstatement

A motion for reinstatement after dismissal must follow the procedure and requirements of Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 165(a).

A motion for reinstatement after dismissal shall follow the procedure and be governed by the provisions of Rule 165 (a) of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure relating to reinstatement.

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Applies to

Motion

Must include

proposed order

Motions and responses shall be in writing and shall be accompanied by a proposed order granting or denying the relief sought. The proposed order shall be a separate instrument.

Summary: Pretrial motions and responses must be in writing and accompanied by a separate proposed order granting or denying the requested relief.

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Applies to

Temporary order ?

The party preparing the order shall obtain approval as to form from the opposing counsel or pro se litigant. If signatures are not obtained, then a motion to enter the order should be set for oral hearing or by submission.

Summary: The party preparing a temporary order must obtain approval as to form from opposing counsel or the pro se litigant; absent signatures, a motion to enter should be set for oral hearing or submission.