Montgomery County, TX Chambers Communication Rules
7 rules from official source documents
Rules for contacting chambers: permitted methods, hours, and purposes.
CRITICAL
For juvenile matters, litigants must initially contact the Juvenile Trial Judge, who serves as the on-call judge.
The Juvenile Trial Judge shall be the on-call judge for all juvenile matters and the litigant shall contact the Juvenile Trial Judge initially.
CRITICAL
If the Juvenile Trial Judge is unexpectedly unavailable, litigants must contact the Administrative Judge for the County Courts at Law of Montgomery County about the emergency or exigent matter.
However, if there is an unforeseen unavailability of the Juvenile Trial Judge, then the litigant shall contact the Administrative Judge for the County Courts at Law of Montgomery County for consideration of the emergency or exigent matter.
CRITICALCivil cases
- Contact
- Phone
- Phone
- 936-539-7861
Motions to compel are decided on the submission docket; contact the Court to schedule a submission date and then send notice under the specified local rules, insofar as they are consistent with the order.
Motions to Compel discovery are considered on the 284th District Court's submission docket. Please contact the Court (936-539-7861) in order to schedule a submission date, then please send notice in compliance with the Local Rules of the District Courts of Montgomery County, Texas, and, in particular, with Rule 3.7 Hearings on Pre-Trial Motions, subparts B and C, to the extent those Rules are not inconsistent with this Order.
CRITICALCivil cases
- Contact
A Word or WordPerfect copy of the proposed order must be emailed to haley.paul@mctx.org with the specified filename format.
The proposed Order will be electronically served and filed in the usual manner, and a copy of the proposed Order in Word or WordPerfect format with the file named “[Case Number] – Proposed Order – [Name of Party] Motion to Compel” will be emailed to haley.paul@mctx.org.
CRITICALCivil cases
- Contact
- Phone
- Phone
- 936-538-3697
Contact the Court by phone to schedule a submission date, then send notice in compliance with the specified local rules to the extent they do not conflict with this Order.
Motions to Compel discovery are considered on the 457th District Court’s submission docket. Please contact the Court (936-538-3697) in order to schedule a submission date, then please send notice in compliance with the Local Rules of the District Courts of Montgomery County, Texas, and, in particular, with Rule 3.7 Hearings on Pre-Trial, subparts B and C, to the extent those Rules are not inconsistent with this Order.
CRITICALCivil cases
- Contact
- Email to chambers
Email the proposed order in Word or WordPerfect format to the provided address using the specified filename.
The proposed Order will be electronically served and filed in the usual manner, and a copy of the proposed Order in Word or WordPerfect format with the file named ”[Case Number] - Proposed Order – [Name of Party] Motion to Compel” will be emailed to david.kallus@mctx.org.
WARNING
- Contact
- Phone
An attorney must notify the affected judge of all dual settings as soon as they are known.
It is the duty of the attorney to call the affected Judge's attention to all dual settings as soon as they are known.
How may parties contact Montgomery County, TX?
Montgomery County, TX: For juvenile matters, litigants must initially contact the Juvenile Trial Judge, who serves as the on-call judge.
Judge Vince Santini: The rule lists phone 936-538-3697. Contact the Court by phone to schedule a submission date, then send notice in compliance with the specified local rules to the extent they do not conflict with this Order.
Judge Kristin L. Bays: The rule lists phone 936-539-7861. Motions to compel are decided on the submission docket; contact the Court to schedule a submission date and then send notice under the specified local rules, insofar as they are consistent with the order.
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