Real County District Court, Texas Service and Proof of Service Rules

CRITICAL

Applies to

Signed judgment decree or order

The party submitting a proposed judgment, decree, or order must circulate the signed copy to all parties after it is returned via efile.

If you are the party submitting the proposed judgment, decree or order via efile, it is your responsibility to circulate the judgment, decree or order containing the court's signature to all parties once it is returned to you via efile. Efile will not send a signed copy of any judgment, decree or order to any party other than the party submitting same for signature by the court.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Notice to client

Service

Mail

If no substitute attorney is to appear or the party does not consent by signing the proposed withdrawal order, the withdrawing attorney must notify the client in writing of the request for an order and hearing, using certified mail with return receipt requested or another method authorized by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.

If another attorney is not to be substituted as attorney for the party or if the party does not consent to the motion to withdraw and indicate same by signing the proposed order granting the withdrawal, the withdrawing attorney shall notify the client in writing that the Court will be requested to sign an order granting the withdrawal and set same for hearing. Notice shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested or by any other means set forth in the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure

CRITICALCivil cases

New parties must be joined and served by the date specified in the scheduling order.

NEW PARTIES shall be joined and served by this date.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Application for temporary order and notice of hearing

A responding party seeking affirmative relief must serve its temporary-order application and hearing notice on the adverse party under Texas Rules of Civil Procedure 5 and 21a.

An application to the Court for a temporary order and notice of any hearing thereon which is presented by a party responding to an application for temporary orders in which that party is seeking affirmative relief shall be served on the adverse party in accordance with Rule 5 and Rule 21a of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, as amended.

CRITICALCivil cases

The party causing joinder must provide a copy of the scheduling order when serving the new party.

The party causing the joinder shall provide a copy of this scheduling order at the time of service.

CRITICAL

The Petitioner must initiate the composite inventory and forward it to the Respondent for completion at least 14 days before trial.

The Petitioner shall initiate the composite inventory and forward it to the Respondent for completion not less than fourteen (14) days prior to trial.

CRITICAL

The party who set the case must circulate the signed Order Setting to all parties once it is returned via efile, because efile sends the signed order only to the requesting party.

If you are the party setting the case, it is your responsibility to circulate the signed order setting to all parties once the order containing the judge's signature is returned to you via efile. Efile will not send a signed copy of any order to any party other than the party requesting the setting.

CRITICAL

The Respondent must serve the Petitioner a copy of the completed composite inventory 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

A party submitting a proposed judgment for signature must serve the proposed judgment and letter on every other party who has appeared and remains in the case.

Each party who submits a proposed judgment for signature shall serve the proposed judgment and a copy of the letter on all other parties who have appeared and remain in the case,

CRITICAL

Applies to

Docket control order

The party who submits a docket control order for signature must circulate the signed order to all parties after receiving it; efile sends the signed copy only to the requesting party.

If you are the party submitting the DCO for the Court's signature, it is your responsibility to circulate the signed DCO t o all parties once the order containing the judge' s signature is returned to you via efile. Efile will not send a signed copy of any order to any party other than the party requesting the court's signature/ approval.

WARNING

If counsel cannot obtain all opposing counsel's approval as to form, counsel may move for entry of the proposed judgment, order, or decree and obtain a hearing with notice to all opposing counsel under Rule 21a.

File a motion for entry of the proposed judgment, order or decree and secure a hearing for the same, with notice to all opposing counsel pursuant to Rule 21a, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.