Montague County District Court, Texas Adjournment & Extension Requirements

CRITICAL

A not-ready announcement must state specific reasons and be accompanied by a detailed and proper motion for continuance.

All announcements of “not ready” must state specific reasons therefore and shall be accompanied by a detailed and proper motion for continuance.

CRITICAL

Continuance motions must be specific and presented at least 10 days before the hearing or trial; motions based on a scheduling conflict must include the specified case, court, judge, and contact information.

All motions for continuance must be specific and presented at least ten (10) days before the scheduled hearing or trial. If the basis for a continuance is a conflict in settings, the specific style, docket number, court, date of case filing, date of case setting, and the judge scheduled to hear the case will be included in the motion, together with the name, address and telephone number of the person with the other court to be contacted for information regarding the case.

CRITICAL

A pretrial hearing may be continued only upon a written motion filed before the hearing.

No pretrial hearings will be continued except upon written motion filed prior to the hearing.

CRITICAL

A continuance of a jury-docket case to a later plea setting will be considered only if Chapter 29 authorizes it or the specified approved joint resetting order is presented.

(d) Continuances of cases on jury docket to a subsequent plea setting will be considered by the Court only if Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 29 authorizes the continuance OR: (I) A joint resetting order approved by the State and the defense is presented to the Court; (ii) The order provides for a specific date on a summary docket date for the setting; (iii) The order provides that all counsel and the defendant will be present on the specified date; and (iv) The order is signed for approval by all counsel and the defendant and complies with Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 29.

WARNING

Agreed, first, or automatic continuances and passes of cases set for hearing are prohibited.

There shall be no “agreed,” “first” or “automatic” continuances or passes of cases set for hearing.

WARNING

First-setting or agreed continuances are prohibited unless Chapter 29 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure permits them.

No Afirst setting@ or Aagreed@ continuances will be permitted by the Court, except when permitted by Chapter 29 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.