Judge Ralph D. Fuller
Judge • Liberty County Justice of the Peace Courts
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Court-wideCourt-wide rules
Applies court-wideLiberty County Justice of the Peace Courts publishes its filing requirements at the court level rather than per judge, so these 32 rules are what govern this courtroom.
Filing Requirements
All 13- Applies to
- Document for return by mail
A party who wants file-stamped copies returned by mail must submit a self-addressed, postage-paid envelope with the original filing.
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- Jury request withdrawal
A jury request may be withdrawn only with the written approval of both parties.
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- Withdrawal or substitution motion
An attorney may withdraw only by written motion showing good cause; the motion must include the substitute attorney's contact information or, if there is no substitute, the party's contact information and delivery of the motion to the party.
Service
All 5Parties in Justice Court suits must provide enough copies of petitions and accompanying documents for all parties being served.
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- Withdrawal motion
If no substitute attorney is appointed, the withdrawal motion must be delivered to the party.
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- Case transfer order
A copy of a transfer order must be delivered to each party or the party's attorney of record.
Adjournments
All 5Continuance requests must be made in writing at least three business days before trial or hearing unless the grounds arose later, must comply with applicable notice and pleading requirements, and may be granted or denied with or without a hearing.
An attorney with an actual or scheduled trial conflict must promptly notify the Justice Court in writing of the conflicting case number and court; the case is reset upon court confirmation, but may proceed without further notice if the conflict was misrepresented, and the attorney must ensure the reset motion was granted.
A reset request must be made no later than 24 hours before the setting, unless circumstances justifying the request arise later as determined by the presiding judge.
Fees
All 3A court may charge a party who fails to provide required copies up to $1.00 for the first page of a titled document and $0.25 for each additional page.
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- Civil jury demand
Jury fees must be paid when the jury request is submitted and are non-refundable.
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- Tow hearing request
A proper request must be filed with the applicable filing fees to trigger a tow hearing.
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