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CRITICALCivil cases

Expert-qualification and opinion-reliability objections must be heard at least 30 days before trial, and the objecting party must obtain a timely hearing or the objection is waived.

Any objections to the qualifications of an expert witness or to the reliability of an expert’s opinion must be heard by the Court no later than 30 days prior to the trial date or such objection shall be deemed waived. It is the responsibility of the party making such objection to obtain a timely hearing on the objection.

CRITICAL

The written judgment, decree, or order must be delivered to the Court for signing within 60 days after the specified ruling or settlement announcement.

Within sixty (60) days after rendition, announcement of the Court's ruling or announcement of settlement by counsel, counsel shall cause all judgments, decrees or orders of any kind to be reduced to writing, forwarded to opposing counsel for approval as to form, and delivered to the Court for signing.

CRITICAL

The Respondent must complete and file the composite inventory and serve a copy on the Petitioner at least 7 days before trial.

The Respondent shall comp lete and file the composite inventory with the Court and serve a copy of the same on the Petitioner not less than (7) days prior to trial.

CRITICAL

In contested cases with more than $250,000 in disputed assets, each party must file the sworn inventory and appraisement at least 30 days before trial.

B. In all contested cases where the value of assets in dispute exceeds $250,000, the following documents are required : 1. Each party shall file, not less than thirty (30) days prior to trial, a sworn inventory and appraisement of all the separate and community property owned or claimed by the parties and all debts and liabilities owed by the parties.

CRITICALCivil cases

Unless a conflicting statutory deadline applies, an expert-qualification or reliability objection must be made within 30 days after receipt of the expert report or the expert’s deposition, or it is waived.

Except when in conflict with applicable deadlines established by Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. §74 or other statute, any objection to the qualifications of an expert witness or to the reliability of an expert’s opinion must be made not later than the 30th day after: (1) the date the objecting party receives a copy of the expert’s report, or (2) the date of the expert’s deposition, or such objection shall be deemed waived.

CRITICALCivil cases

Mediation or a hearing on an objection to mediation must occur 30 days before trial.

MEDIATION, or a hearing on objection to mediation, must occur 30 days before trial.

CRITICAL

The certificate of completion is due within 30 days after course completion or at the party's next court appearance, whichever occurs sooner.

Each party completing the course shall file a certificate of completion with the court within thirty (30) days of completion of the course, or at the time of that party's next court appearance, whichever is sooner.

CRITICALCivil cases

If the expert-objection deadlines have already passed, the objection must be made within 30 days after the scheduling order’s date.

If any such deadlines have already passed prior to the date of this order, any such objections must be made not later than 30 days after the date of this order.

WARNINGCivil cases

The Order is effective when the original petition is filed and remains a Temporary Restraining Order for fourteen days; a party must contest it by presenting evidence at a hearing by that deadline to prevent its continuation 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 Order of the Court.

WARNING

The Court may be asked to sign the proposed judgment, decree, or order if it receives no written objection from opposing counsel within 10 days of the letter's date.

Present the Court with the proposed judgment, decree or order, together with a letter requesting the Court to sign the same if the Court has not received a written objection from opposing counsel within ten (10) days from the date of the letter.