Medina County District Court, Texas Filing Timing and Cure Windows

CRITICALCriminal cases

on the date of disposition of a case by plea or bench trial;

on the date of disposition of a case by plea or bench trial;

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The Court may be asked to sign an order granting withdrawal no earlier than ten days after the client is notified.

If another attorney is not to be substituted as attorney for the party or if the party does not consent to the motion to withdraw, the withdrawing attorney shall notify the client in writing that the Court will be requested to sign an order granting the withdrawal on or after ten (10) days following the date of such notice. Notice shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested.

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Counsel must complete the writing, circulation, and delivery of judgments, decrees, or orders within thirty days after the specified ruling or settlement event.

Within thirty (30) days after rendition, announcement of the Court's ruling or announcement of settlement by counsel, counsel shall cause all judgements, decrees or orders of any kind to be reduced to writing, forwarded to opposing counsel for approval as to form, and delivered to the Court for signing.

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The Petitioner shall initiate the Medina County Proposed Property Division and forward it to the Respondent for completion not less than fourteen (30) days prior to trial.

The Petitioner shall initiate the Medina County Proposed Property Division and forward it to the Respondent for completion not less than fourteen (30) days prior to trial.

CRITICALCriminal cases

For an appeal, the detailed statement and verified voucher must be submitted within 15 days of the mandate being returned.

or within 15 days of the date the mandate being returned in an appeal.

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The certificate of completion is due within 30 days after course completion or at the party’s next court appearance, whichever occurs sooner.

Each party completing the course shall file a certificate of completion with the court within thirty (30) days of completion of the course, or at the time of that party's next court appearance, whichever is sooner.

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The attorney of record must file the arraignment waiver within five days after appointment or notice of appearance.

A waiver of arraignment is required and shall be filed by the attorney of record within five days of appointment or notice of appearance.

CRITICALCivil cases

For Level Three discovery, discovery must be completed by the date set in the order.

LEVEL THREE – (Rule 190.4) discovery shall be completed by this date.

CRITICALCivil cases

For Level One discovery, discovery must be completed 30 days before trial.

LEVEL ONE – (Rule 190.2) discovery shall be completed 30 days before the date set for trial.

CRITICALCivil cases

For Level Two discovery, discovery is due at the earlier of 30 days before trial or nine months after the earlier of the first oral deposition or the first written-discovery response due date.

LEVEL TWO – (Rule 190.3) discovery shall be completed the earlier of 30 days before the date set for trial, or 9 months after the earlier of the date of the first oral deposition or the due date of the first response to written discovery.

CRITICALCriminal cases

For a jury trial, the detailed statement and verified voucher must be submitted within 15 days of the verdict.

or within 15 days of the date of verdict in a jury trial;

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A divorce cannot be obtained until 60 days have elapsed from filing the lawsuit, unless the stated family-violence exception applies.

You will not be able to get a divorce if (a) 60 days have not elapsed from the date the lawsuit was filed (unless family violence is involved pursuant to § 6:702(c) of the Texas Family Code)

CRITICALCivil cases

Expert witness designations must be served by their applicable dates.

Expert witness designations are required and must be served by the following dates.

CRITICALCivil cases

Plaintiffs must amend or supplement their pleadings by the date set in the order.

Plaintiff(s) to amend and/or supplement pleadings by this date.

CRITICALCivil cases

Defendants must amend or supplement their pleadings by the date set in the order.

Defendant(s) to amend and/or supplement pleadings by this date.

CRITICALCivil cases

Court-ordered mediation must be completed by the date set in the order.

Mediation conducted pursuant to Court Order must be completed by this date.

CRITICALCivil cases

The parties must exchange anticipated fact-witness lists by the date set in the order.

The parties will exchange lists of fact witnesses that reasonably should be anticipated to appear at trial by this date.

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All necessary divorce paperwork, including the Final Decree of Divorce, must be filed with the Clerk before a final hearing date will be given.

You must have filed all necessary paperwork (including a Final Decree of Divorce) with the Clerk's office before you will be given a Court date for the final divorce hearing.

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The Respondent shall complete and file the Medina County Proposed Property Division with the Court and serve a copy of the same on the Petitioner not less than seven (15) days prior to trial.

The Respondent shall complete and file the Medina County Proposed Property Division with the Court and serve a copy of the same on the Petitioner not less than seven (15) days prior to trial.

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Present the Court with the proposed judgment, decree or order, together with a letter requesting the Court to sign the same if the Court has not received a written objection from opposing counsel within ten (10) days from the date of the letter.

Present the Court with the proposed judgment, decree or order, together with a letter requesting the Court to sign the same if the Court has not received a written objection from opposing counsel within ten (10) days from the date of the letter.

CRITICALCivil cases

In a divorce of S.A.P.C.R., discovery must be completed 30 days before trial.

If a divorce of S.A.P.C.R., discovery shall be completed 30 days before the date set for trial.

CRITICALCivil cases

Robinson/Daubert challenges must be filed and heard by the date set in the order.

ROBINSON/DAUBERT CHALLENGES are to be filed and heard by this date.

CRITICALCivil cases

All parties must be added and served by the date set in the order.

All parties musts be added and served, whether by amendment or third party practice, by this date.

WARNING

Upon failure to furnish the Court with a judgment, order or decree disposing of the case within thirty (30) day period, the Court may place the case on the next regularly scheduled dismissal docket, whereupon the case may be dismissed and costs may be taxed at the Court's discretion.

Upon failure to furnish the Court with a judgment, order or decree disposing of the case within thirty (30) day period, the Court may place the case on the next regularly scheduled dismissal docket, whereupon the case may be dismissed and costs may be taxed at the Court's discretion.