Montgomery County Courts at Law Adjournment & Extension Requirements

CRITICAL

Defendants who appear at arraignment without counsel receive a reset of no more than 30 days to retain or obtain appointed counsel.

Defendants who appear at arraignment without counsel will receive a reset, not to exceed thirty (30) days, for the purpose of retaining counsel or obtaining court appointed counsel.

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadlines under Texas Health and Safety Code §573.021(b) are extended by 24 hours due to extremely hazardous weather conditions.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all deadlines under Texas Health and Safety Code §573.021(b) are extended by an additional 24 hours because there exist extremely hazardous weather conditions.

CRITICAL

For a contested continuance, the requesting party must comply with Texas Rule 251 et seq., set the motion for submission with at least 24 hours' notice to all parties, and state the grounds; an emergency motion may have less notice but must clearly demonstrate the emergency.

If a continuance is not agreed to, the requesting party must: • Comply with the Rule 251 et seq. of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure; • Set the motion for submission with at least 24 hours' notice to all parties; • Clearly state the grounds for the continuance; and • Emergency motions for continuance may be presented with less than 24 hours' notice, but must clearly demonstrate the emergency nature of the request.

CRITICALCivil cases

All mental health proceedings in Montgomery County are continued and postponed for 24 hours.

IT IS ORDERED that all mental health proceedings for Montgomery County are hereby continued and postponed for 24 HOURS.

CRITICALCivil cases

All mental health proceedings in Montgomery County are continued and postponed for 24 hours.

IT IS ORDERED that all mental health proceedings for Montgomery County are hereby continued and postponed for 24 HOURS.

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadlines under Texas Health and Safety Code §573.021(b) are extended by 24 hours because of extremely hazardous weather conditions.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all deadlines under Texas Health and Safety Code §573.021(b) are extended by an additional 24 hours because there exist extremely hazardous weather conditions.

CRITICAL

A pretrial reset requires the State's and Defendant's agreement, court approval, and filing before noon on the business day immediately preceding the setting.

Defendants must be personally present at all Pre-Trial settings unless a reset has been granted by the Court upon the agreement of the State and the Defendant and filed with the Court prior to noon the business day immediately prior to the pretrial setting.

WARNING

When an attorney is already in trial, the case may be held or reset based on when the attorney is released; if the attorney was not actually in trial as represented, the case will be tried without further notice.

When informed that an attorney is presently in trial, the Court will determine where and when assigned. This information will be verified- upon request of opposing counsel. The case will be placed on "hold" or reset, depending upon when the attorney will be released: (ii) If the attorney is not actually in trial as repi:esented by the attorney or agent, the cas·e - will be tried without further notice.

WARNING

The Court will allow a self-represented defendant to reset the case to obtain additional time to hire an attorney.

The Court will allow the case to be reset if the defendant would like additional time to hire an attorney.