Montgomery County, TX Adjournment & Extension Requirements
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Requirements for requesting adjournments, extensions, and continuances.
CRITICAL
The hearing or trial will not be continued because of noncompliance with the Standing Order, and noncompliance may result in remote testimony permission being withdrawn and the witness being excluded from testifying remotely.
3) The failure of the sponsoring party to fully and timely comply with this Standing Order will result in the court vacating any prior permission given by the court for a witness(es) to appear remotely by Zoom, and will result in the court prohibiting said witness(es) from testifying remotely by Zoom on the date of the hearing or final trial. This is your notice from this court to fully and timely comply with this Standing Order in all respects, or else be put on notice that your remote witness(es) will be excluded from testifying remotely, even if previously granted permission by the court to testify remotely. The hearing and/or final trial will not be continued due to a failure to comply with this Standing Order.
CRITICALCivil cases
A motion for continuance will be considered only if it is written, timely filed, supported by an affidavit showing sufficient cause, and describes the reason and requested duration.
It is ORDERED that a Motion for Continuance will be considered by the Court only if it is in writing, timely filed, with sufficient cause supported by affidavit, with a description of the reason a continuance is needed, and a statement as to how long of a continuance is needed.
CRITICALCivil cases
Absent an emergency, the Court will not consider a motion for continuance filed within 14 days of the first day of the two-week rolling trial docket.
It is further ORDERED that, absent an emergency, the Court will not consider any Motion for Continuance which is filed within 14 days of the first day of the two week rolling trial docket.
CRITICALCivil cases
A motion for continuance that is not agreed must be set for submission.
It is further ORDERED that Motions for Continuance which are not agreed must be set for submission.
CRITICALCivil cases
An uncontested motion for continuance is not considered agreed and requires a setting.
- "Uncontested" is not the same as "Agreed"; uncontested motions require a setting.
WARNING
When an attorney is already in trial, the Court determines the trial assignment and may hold or reset the case depending on when the attorney will be released.
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:
WARNING
The Court will allow a self-represented defendant to reset the case to obtain more 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.
WARNINGCivil cases
Parties may request additional time beyond the final trial date to enter agreed final orders under a mediated settlement agreement when filing the required Joint Status Report for the submission pretrial conference.
If the parties are requesting additional time (beyond the Final Trial date) to enter agreed final orders pursuant to a mediated settlement agreement, then the parties may request same when filing their Joint Status Report required for their Pretrial Conference conducted by submission, per the Court's Docket Control Order.
INFOCivil cases
An agreed motion for continuance need not be set for submission.
It is further ORDERED that Agreed Motions for Continuance need not be set for submission, and to qualify as agreed, the Motion must be signed by all parties.
How do I request an adjournment or extension in Montgomery County, TX?
Montgomery County, TX: When an attorney is already in trial, the Court determines the trial assignment and may hold or reset the case depending on when the attorney will be released.
Judge Kristin L. Bays: The request must include reason for request. A motion for continuance will be considered only if it is written, timely filed, supported by an affidavit showing sufficient cause, and describes the reason and requested duration.
Judge Kelly Hughes Norsworthy: The hearing or trial will not be continued because of noncompliance with the Standing Order, and noncompliance may result in remote testimony permission being withdrawn and the witness being excluded from testifying remotely.
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