Montague County District Court, Texas Filing Timing and Cure Windows

Counsel and pro se parties must file and present preliminary matters at the specified conferences, not on the day of trial or during trial.

It shall be the duty of all counsel and pro se parties to file and present to the Court all preliminary matters at the scheduling, pretrial conferences and final pretrial conferences. No preliminary matters may be presented on the day of trial or during trial.

An agreed scheduling order must be filed before the scheduled Pretrial Scheduling Conference.

Such an agreed order must contain a statement that all counsel and/or pro se parties are familiar with the Court's Local Rules and the same must conform to the time standards of the Rules of Judicial Administration, and must be filed with Court before the date of the scheduled Pretrial Scheduling Conference.

Final pretrial matters, pleadings, and required discovery documents must be filed at least seven days before the conference, or earlier if law or court order requires.

All matters, including final pleadings and required discovery documents, shall be filed at least seven (7) days prior to the date the Final Pretrial Conference is scheduled or earlier if otherwise provided by law or order of the Court and shall be served on all opposing counsel and pro se parties with a copy provided to the Court.

The specified income statement must be filed with the District Clerk by at least the day before the temporary-orders hearing.

All parties to this action shall file with the District Clerk and serve all counsel or pro se parties with a written statement accurately showing the gross income of each party hereto for the preceding three (3) calendar months and the preceding three (3) calendar years by at least the day preceding the hearing on temporary orders.

Deadline

4 working days

The short form does not replace formal Temporary Orders, which must be filed with the Court within four working days after the hearing.

The form is not a substitute for the entry of formal Temporary Orders, which must be filed with the Court within four (4) working days after the hearing.