Nueces County Justice of the Peace Courts Filing Timing and Cure Windows

If a date mentioned in the rules falls on a Court holiday, the applicable date is the first date after the holiday.

When any date mentioned in these rules falls on a Court holiday then the applicable date shall be the first date following the holiday.

In non-jury cases, exceptions, motions, and pleas must be filed one week before the scheduled trial.

For non-jury cases all exceptions, motions and pleas must be filed one week before the scheduled trial before the Court.

A written request for a civil jury trial must be filed no later than the 14th day before trial.

A party requesting a civil jury trial shall file a written request with the court in which the case is filed not later than the 14th day before trial.

Deadline

10 working days

A motion to retain must be filed at least 10 working days before the date specified in the dismissal notice.

Motions to retain shall be filed with the Court at least 10 working days prior to the date specified in the notice of dismissal for want of prosecution.

Applies to

Pretrial motion

Pretrial motions must be filed at least 21 days before any pretrial hearing.

Pretrial motions must be filed and served on the District Attorney 21 days prior to any pretrial hearing.

A party may file a motion objecting to mediation referral within 10 days of notice; the Court may excuse the case from referral if it finds a reasonable basis for the objection.

Any party receiving notice of a referral to mediation has 10 days from date of notice to file a motion objecting to the referral. If any party to a case files a motion objecting to the referral of mediation, and the Court finds that there is a reasonable basis for the objection, the case may be excused from the referral.

A party objecting to a motion to retain must state the basis for the objection in writing within 3 days after service of the motion.

Parties objecting to a motion to retain shall state in ·writing the basis for any objection to the motion to retain within 3 days of service of a motion to retain.