Palo Pinto County District Court, Texas Adjournment & Extension Requirements

The Court must consider on the record objections or motions related to continuing a jury proceeding at least seven days beforehand, or as soon as practicable if made or filed within seven days of the proceeding.

The Court shall also consider on the record any objection or motion related to continuing the jury proceeding at least seven days before the jury proceeding or as soon as practicable if the objection or motion is made or filed within seven days of the jury proceeding.

The Court must be notified within ten days after receipt of a setting notice if an attorney or litigant has a conflict or cannot appear; otherwise, the setting is firm and may be passed only by mutual agreement with the Court’s consent or by a proper motion for continuance granted after a hearing.

If any attorney or litigant has a conflict or will be unable to appear on the date set for trial or hearing, the Court shall be notified with ten (10) days after receipt of such notice of setting in order to arrange for resetting; otherwise, such setting will be considered a firm setting and the hearing or trial setting will not be passed except upon mutual agreement of the respective attorneys with consent of the Court or upon proper motion for continuance granted by the Court after hearing thereon.