Judge Walt Weaver

Applies to

Pleading or motion

Must include

ai disclosure

Pleadings and motions filed by counsel or self-represented parties must comply with the AI standing order and contain the required AI certification.

Applies to

Vacation letter

Must include

caption, case number

An attorney may reserve up to four vacation weeks per calendar year by sending a vacation letter for each case, identifying its cause number and style, to the court coordinator and opposing counsel.

Applies to

Hearing request motion

Must include

certificate of service

One way to request a hearing is to file a motion requesting the hearing and an order setting it, accompanied by a certificate of service to opposing counsel.

A party may request a virtual hearing, trial, or virtual participation by filing a written motion before the hearing’s announcement period.

Except for emergency orders or orders authorized by law for ex parte submission, proposed orders should be sent to opposing counsel for agreement as to form before being transmitted to the Court's queue.

No proposed order should be submitted to a court's queue unless specifically requested by the court.

Applies to

Objection

A party objecting to a virtual-hearing motion may file an objection and set it for hearing with proper notice to all parties.

Applies to

Hearing setting confirmation letter

If a party asks the Court to schedule a hearing, the party must confirm the setting by letter and serve a copy on opposing counsel under Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21a within three days of the setting.

Applies to

Temporary restraining order or ex parte application

Counsel presenting a TRO or other ex parte application must notify opposing counsel or an unrepresented opposing party and make a reasonable effort to provide them the application and proposed order at least two hours before presentation, except as provided in subsection (b).

If an attorney makes vacation plans after receiving a trial-setting notice, the attorney must immediately notify the Court and other parties and request a reset; the Court will rule after allowing all parties to respond.

Failure to comply with the hearing-setting rule may constitute good cause for a continuance.

A continuance motion based on an attorney's conflicting settings must be filed in every affected court and identify each conflicting case setting.