Panola County Court at Law Filing Timing and Cure Windows

When the motion and notice letter are mailed to the client, the motion may not be presented earlier than ten days after the letter is mailed.

2. Such motion shall be accompanied by the client's written consent to such withdrawal or a certificate by another lawyer that he or she has been employed to represent the client in the case, or a copy of such motion shall be mailed to the client at his or her last known address with a letter advising that the motion will be presented to the Court on or after a certain time, not less than ten (10) days after mailing the letter, and that any objection to such withdrawal should be made to the Court in writing before such time, and a copy of such letter shall be attached to the motion.

Unless the Court orders otherwise, counsel must submit a proposed judgment or dismissal order within 30 days after the Court announces a verdict or judgment or receives a written settlement announcement.

Within 30 days after the Court has announced a verdict or judgment or the Court receives a written announcement of settlement from either party or from a mediator, counsel shall submit to the Court a proposed judgment or dismissal order, unless ordered otherwise.

Civil cases

All parties in litigation affecting parent-child relationships must attend and complete the seminar within 60 days of filing the cause.

All parties in litigation affecting the parent-child relationships are required to attend and complete the Children's Interest Seminar (For Kids Sake) within sixty days of the filing date of the cause before the court.

Criminal cases

The Attorney Fee Voucher must be submitted to the judge after final disposition of the case in the trial court.

Attorncy Fee Vouchers shall be submitted to the judge following the final disposition of the case in the trial court.

A written waiver of arraignment must be filed with the District Clerk before arraignment for the defendant and counsel to be excused.

The defendant and his attorney are excused from appearing at arraignment if a written waiver of arraignment, signed by the defendant and defense counsel, has been filed with the District Clerk and served on the District Attorney prior to arraignment.

Deadline

5 working days

Criminal pre-trial motions must be filed with the District Clerk at least five working days before the pre-trial hearing.

All motions shall be filed with the District Clerk and served on the District Attorney at least five (5) working days before the pre-trial hearing.

Criminal setting requests must be made orally or in writing to the Court before or at the docket call for each term.

Requests must be made orally or in writing to the Court prior to or at the time of the call of the docket for each term.

Criminal cases

The request for investigative or expert expenses must be filed pretrial.

Appointed counsel for indigent defendants must file with the court a pretrial request for payment of investigative expenses, expert witness expenses, or both.

Civil cases

The visitation plan must be filed before the Adversary Hearing.

IT IS ORDERED that the Department shall file the visitation plan as defined in Texas Family Code Section 262.115 before the Adversary Hearing under Texas Family Code Section 262.201.

The signed certification must be filed before or contemporaneously with the initial pleading or other appearance.

FINALLY, IT IS ORDERED AND DECREED THAT EVERY ATTORNEY OR SELF-REPRESENTED LITIGANT, before, or contemporaneously with the filing of their initial pleadings or other appearance in a case filed in the County Court at Law and County Court of Panola County, shall read and familiarize himself or herself with the terms and provisions of this standing order, shall sign the certification below and file it into the case.

A written announcement of “Ready” must be filed with the District Clerk before docket call for the defendant and counsel to be excused.

The defendant and his counsel are excused from appearing at docket call if a written announcement of "Ready" is filed with the District Clerk and served on the District Attorney prior to the docket call.

Contested civil setting requests made at docket call must be made in person.

At the call of the docket, requests for setting shall be made in person.

Physical evidence that cannot be rendered digitally must be tendered to the court within 7 days after the remote proceeding if the offering party was not present when it was offered.

3. Physical evidence which cannot be rendered in digital form shall be tendered to the court no later than 7 days after the remote proceeding if the party offering the evidence is not present in the court when it is offered.

Deadline

5 working days

Civil motions in limine, special exceptions, other pre-trial motions, and pleas must be filed at least five working days before the pre-trial hearing, unless a longer period is required or a shorter period is allowed for good cause.

All motions in limine, special exceptions, other pre-trial motions and pleas shall be filed and copies served on opposing counsel at least five (5) working days before the pre-trial hearing, unless a longer period for filing is otherwise required or a shorter period allowed for good cause.

Civil cases

A party may contest the order by presenting evidence at a hearing no later than 14 days after the original petition is filed; absent a contest, the order continues as a temporary injunction.

This order is effective upon the filing of the Original Petition and shall remain in full force and effect as a temporary restraining order for fourteen days after the date of the filing of the original petition. If no party contests this order by presenting evidence at a hearing on or before fourteen days after the date of the filing of the original petition, this order shall continue in full force and effect as a temporary injunction until further notice of the court. This entire order will be terminated and will no longer be effective once the court signs a final order.

Deadline

5 working days

If the order is not approved and no objections are filed within five working days after submission, it is deemed approved as to form.

If an order is not approved as to form and no objections are filed within five (5) working days of the submission of the proposed order, the proposed order is deemed approved as to form.

Contested civil setting requests must comply with Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 245 unless the parties agree otherwise.

Except by agreement of the parties, all requests for setting shall comply with Rule 245 of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.