McLennan County Courts at Law Pre-Motion Conference Requirements

CRITICAL

Agreed motions for continuance in cases older than two years and final hearings involving financial settlements to or on behalf of minors must be scheduled for a hearing.

Notwithstanding 6.a. above, the following must be scheduled for a hearing: (1) agreed motions for continuance in cases older than two years; (2) final hearings involving financial settlements to or on behalf of minors.

CRITICAL

Before filing a motion, counsel must personally confer with the other attorneys to try to resolve disputed matters, making at least three contact attempts during regular business hours over at least two business days.

Prior to filing a motion, counsel shall personally contact all other attorneys in the case to schedule and conduct a conference in an attempt to resolve the disputed matters. Counsel shall make at least three attempts to contact all other attorneys during regular business hours over a period of no less than two business days.

CRITICAL

Agreed motions for continuance in cases older than one year and final hearings involving financial settlements to or on behalf of minors must be scheduled for a hearing.

Notwithstanding 6.a. above , the following must be scheduled for a hearing (1) agreed motions for continuance in cases older than one year (2) final hearings involving financial settlements to or on behalf of minors.

CRITICAL

Before filing a motion, counsel must personally contact all other attorneys to arrange and conduct a conference to try to resolve the dispute, making at least three contact attempts during regular business hours over at least two business days.

Prior to filing a motion, counsel shall personally contact all other attorneys in the case to schedule and conduct a conference in an attempt to resolve the disputed matters. Counsel shall make at least three attempts to contact all other attorneys during regular business hours over a period of no less than two business days.

CRITICAL

Except for threshold motions, motions must be scheduled for hearing as soon as practicable after filing and the applicable response period, rather than being reserved for Pre-Trial.

All motions other than threshold motions must be scheduled for hearing as soon as practicable following both the filing and any response period authorized by the rules or applicable statute, and not reserved for Pre-Trial.

CRITICAL

Motions in Limine and other threshold motions will be heard at the Pre-Trial hearing.

Motions in Limine and other threshold motions will be heard at the Pre-Trial hearing.

WARNING

Motions other than threshold motions must be scheduled for hearing as soon as practicable after filing and any authorized response period, and must not be reserved for Pre-Trial.

All motions other than threshold motions must be scheduled for hearing as soon as practicable following both the filing and any response period authorized by the rules or applicable statute, and not reserved for Pre-Trial.

INFO

Qualifying written agreed motions will be considered without a hearing.

Agreed motions submitted in writing with a proposed order and reflecting the agreement of all parties by personal or legally authorized signatures either (a) on the form of order, or (b) in the certificate of conference will be considered without a hearing.