Midland County District Courts Adjournment & Extension Requirements

Before contacting the court regarding a continuance or reset, both parties must confer with one another.

Prior to contacting the Court, both parties must confer with each other in order to avoid unnecessary court time.

A continuance or reset of the initial trial setting does not change the order’s deadlines unless the court provides otherwise, and missed deadlines do not support a motion to continue the case.

Reset or continuance of the Initial Trial Setting will not alter any deadlines established in this Order or established by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure unless otherwise provided by order. If not reached as set, the case may be carried for that week. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE DEADLINES CONTAINED HEREIN SHALL NOT SUPPORT A MOTION TO CONTINUE THIS MATTER.

Before contacting the court, the parties must confer; when they agree, they must file an agreed motion and submit an agreed order, and no continuance or reset is granted until the judge signs the order.

Prior to contacting the Court, both parties must confer with each other in order to avoid unnecessary court time. If both parties are in agreement, please file your agreed motion and submit an agreed order for the Judge’s approval. The Judge may require a hearing. The continuance or reset is not granted until the Judge’s signature is on the order.

A request to reset a hearing requires the opposing party’s agreement by email, which must be forwarded to the Court Coordinator with the request.

To a request a reset of a hearing you must get the agreement of the opposing party via email. Forward the agreement to the coordinator with your request.

Both parties must confer with each other before contacting the Court regarding a trial continuance or hearing reset.

Prior to contacting the Court, both parties must confer with each other in order to avoid unnecessary court time.

When the parties agree, file the agreed motion and submit an agreed order for the Judge’s approval; the continuance or reset is not granted until the Judge signs the order.

If both parties are in agreement, please file your agreed motion and submit an agreed order for the Judge’s approval. The Judge may require a hearing. The continuance or reset is not granted until the Judge’s signature is on the order.

A plea or pretrial reset requires the opposing party’s agreement by email; forward that agreement with the request and provide the required reset order.

To request a reset of a plea or pretrial you must get the agreement of the opposing party via email. Forward the agreement to the coordinator with your request and provide the required order resetting.

A deadline requiring postponement of the merits trial will not be extended except for the most extraordinary and unforeseeable reasons, with a limited exception for a meritorious reason first arising after the deadline.

THE COURT WILL NOT EXTEND ANY DEADLINE WHICH MAY REQUIRE POSTPONEMENT OF THE TRIAL ON THE MERITS, EXCEPT FOR THE MOST EXTRAORDINARY AND UNFORESEEABLE REASONS. THE ONLY EXCEPTION: WHEN THE MERITORIOUS REASON FOR SEEKING A DEADLINE EXTENSION ARISES FOR THE FIRST TIME AFTER THE DEADLINE ITSELF HAS PASSED.

The parties must confer with each other before contacting the court regarding a trial continuance or hearing reset.

Prior to contacting the Court, both parties must confer with each other in order to avoid unnecessary court time.

When the parties agree, file the agreed motion and submit an agreed order; the continuance or reset is not granted until the judge signs the order.

If both parties are in agreement, please file your agreed motion and submit an agreed order for the Judge’s approval. The Judge may require a hearing. The continuance or re-set is not granted until the Judge’s signature is on the order.

When both parties agree, the agreed motion must be filed and an agreed order submitted for the judge’s approval.

If both parties are in agreement, please file your agreed motion and submit an agreed order for the Judges approval.

Parties may modify scheduling-order matters by written agreement without court approval, except for changes to the trial date or deadlines requiring court action.

Exceptions to the scheduling order shall be permitted by written agreement of the parties, without the approval of the Court, except as it relates to the trial date and/or any deadline requiring Court action.

Before contacting the court regarding a continuance or hearing reset, both parties must confer with each other.

Prior to contacting the Court, both parties must confer with each other in order to avoid unnecessary court time.

When the parties agree to a continuance or hearing reset, they should file the agreed motion and submit an agreed order for the judge’s approval.

If both parties are in agreement, please file your agreed motion and submit an agreed order for the Judge’s approval.