Rusk County District Court, Texas Pre-Motion Conference Requirements

CRITICAL

Motions and other preliminary matters may be heard before pre-trial only if filed with an Order Setting Hearing for the Court to complete; otherwise, they must be urged at pre-trial or are waived.

I. Motions and other preliminary matters may be heard in advance of the pre-trial if, when filed, they are accompanied by an Order Setting Hearing to be completed by the Court. Otherwise, all such motions and other preliminary matters must be urged at the pre-trial, or they will be deemed waived.

CRITICAL

Discovery motions may be heard before pre-trial if filed with an Order Setting Hearing to be completed by the Court; otherwise, they must be urged at pre-trial or are waived.

I. Motions relating to discovery may be heard in advance of the pre-trial if, when filed, they are accompanied by an Order Setting Hearing toøPbe completed by the Court. Otherwise, all such motions must be urged at the pre-trial, or they will be deemed waived.

WARNING

Unless otherwise specifically set, a pending summary-judgment motion filed and delivered to the opposing party or counsel more than 21 days before pre-trial is considered set for hearing at pre-trial.

Unless specifically set otherwise, all pending motions for summary judgment, which have been on file and a copy of which has been delivered to the opposite party or his counsel more than 21 days prior to the date set for pre-trial hearing, will be considered as set for hearing at the time of the pre-trial hearing just as if they were formally set on that date by written order.

INFO

A request to set a default judgment hearing may be made orally or in writing to the Judge's secretary, who will set the hearing date and time.

Requests for settings for default judgments may be made orally or in writing to the Judge's secretary who will set a date and time for hearing.