Real County District Court, Texas Adjournment & Extension Requirements

A request to continue, pass, postpone, or reset a trial, pretrial, or other hearing may be granted only with consent of counsel for all parties or after nonjoining parties are notified and given an opportunity to object.

No request for a continuance, to pass, postpone or reset any trial, pretrial, or other hearing shall be granted unless counsel for all parties consent, or unless all parties not joining in such request have been notified and have had an opportunity to object.

If an attorney files a vacation notice after a trial or pre-trial setting, the attorney must move for a continuance and seek leave of court to reschedule.

Should an attorney file a notice of vacation after the date a case has been set for trial or pre-trial matters, it is the responsibility of that attorney to file a motion for continuance seeking leave of court to reschedule said setting.

Unless all counsel consent in writing and the Court approves, a continuance request requires a motion filed under the applicable cited procedure and accompanied by an order setting a hearing; a noncompliant motion will be denied without prejudice to refiling.

Unless counsel for all parties consent in writing to the request for a continuance and the same is approved by the Court, a motion must be filed pursuant to Rule 251, et seq. of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, as amended, or Article 29.01, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, as applicable, and the motion must be accompanied by an order setting the motion for a hearing. Any motion that does not meet these requi rements will be denied without prejudice to the right to refile.