Orange County Courts at Law Service and Proof of Service Rules

CRITICAL

Attorneys requesting a hearing must serve all counsel and self-represented parties with notice of the hearing.

the attorneys making such request shall serve all counsel and parties appearing pro se with notice of the hearing.

CRITICAL

Notice of the signing of a dismissal order must be given as required by Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 165a.

Notice of the signing of the order of dismissal shall be given as required by Rule 165a of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.

CRITICAL

Service

Electronic service to opposing party

The person who sets a hearing must notify the opposing parties and their attorneys through electronic filing and email.

It is the responsibility of the attorney or self-represented litigant who sets a hearing to notify the opposing party(ies) and their attorneys of the hearing via electronic filing and email.

CRITICAL

The District Clerk or court coordinator must promptly send notice of the intent to dismiss to each attorney of record and pro se party with an address in the clerk’s file.

When a case has been placed on the dismissal docket, the District Clerk and/or the court coordinator shall promptly send notice of the courts intention to dismiss for want of prosecution to each attorney of record and pro se party whose address is shown in the clerk's file.

CRITICAL

Service

Email to opposing party

When emailing the proposed jury charge and motions in limine to the Court, the parties must copy opposing counsel.

The parties are required to submit a proposed jury charge and Motions in Limine to the Court at the pre-trial proceeding . Th is can be done by emailing the Court with the proposed charge and Motion in Limine in Word or editable PDF format and copying opposing counsel.

WARNING

Deadline

24 hours

These items should be exchanged at least twenty-four hours before the scheduled temporary court proceeding.

These items should be exchanged at least twenty-four hours before the scheduled temporary court proceeding.

WARNING

Advance notice of an ex parte application is not required for the specified protective-order applications or when the application establishes imminent irreparable harm with insufficient time to notify, or that notice would risk compromising, removing, or destroying the subject matter.

Advance notification is not required if: (a) the application is for a protective order under Title 4 of the Texas Family Code or Article 7A of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure: (b) the application sets forth a reasonable basis for believing that irreparable harm is likely imminent and there is insufficient time to notify opposing counsel or parties; or (c) the application sets forth a reasonable basis for believing that notifying the opposing counsel or party would impair the Court's ability to grant relief due to the danger that the subject matter of the application could be compromised , removed , or destroyed.