San Patricio County District Court, Texas Adjournment & Extension Requirements

CRITICAL

A tentative schedule in another court is not a ground for granting a continuance.

Tentative schedules in some other Court will not be grounds for granting a continuance.

CRITICAL

If the other court's case is passed, continued, or disposed of before or during the week of trial, the attorney must immediately notify the Court and opposing counsel.

In the event the case in the other Court is passed, continued or disposed of prior to or during the week in which the case is set for trial in these Courts, the attorney shall immediately notify the Court and opposing counsel of such fact.

CRITICAL

If an attorney’s vacation conflicts with a prescheduled trial date, a motion for continuance must be filed, and the judge decides whether to grant it.

If there is a prescheduled trial date a Motion for Continuance must be filed and said continuance may be granted at the discretion of the judge.

CRITICAL

A motion to continue a trial setting, including a joint or agreed motion, cannot be granted without the Court's consent.

No Motion for Continuance of a trial setting, including joint or agreed motions of all parties shall be granted without the Court's consent.

CRITICAL

A tentative schedule in another court is not grounds for a continuance.

Tentative schedules in some other Court will not be grounds for granting a continuance.

CRITICAL

A continuance for a prescheduled trial date requires a filed motion and may be granted at the judge’s discretion.

If there is a prescheduled trial date a Motion for Continuance must be filed and said continuance may be granted at the discretion of the judge.

WARNING

Grounds for a trial continuance should be presented at the Pre-Trial setting or at least ten days before the trial setting at the call of the docket.

Any grounds for continuance of a trial setting should be presented to the Court at the Pre-Trial setting or at least ten (10) days prior to the trial setting at the call of the docket.

WARNING

For a continuance based on counsel's trial setting elsewhere, the motion should identify the other court and case and estimate counsel's unavailability, and the Court may verify that counsel's appearance is necessary.

When a Motion for Continuance is made on the basis that counsel already has a trial setting in another court, such motion should state the court and cause number and style of the case pending elsewhere and should include the estimated length of time the attorney will be unavailable to this Court. The Court reserves the right to verify that appearance of counsel is necessary in any other Courts.

WARNING

For conflicting settings, the court with the earliest setting has preference, except that criminal cases in all District Courts take priority over civil cases.

In case of such conflicting settings, the Court whose date of setting is the earliest has preference; except that criminal cases in all District Courts shall have priority over civil cases.

WARNING

Grounds for continuing a trial setting should be presented to the Court at least 10 days before the trial setting, at the call of the docket or at the Pre-Trial Conference.

Any grounds for continuance of a trial setting should be presented to the Court at least ten (10) days prior to the trial setting at the call of the docket or at Pre-Trial Conference.

WARNING

Upon granting a Motion for Continuance, a setting conference shall immediately be held and the Order granting such Motion for Continuance should contain an Order resetting the case for trial.

Upon granting a Motion for Continuance, a setting conference shall immediately be held and the Order granting such Motion for Continuance should contain an Order resetting the case for trial.

WARNING

When a Motion for Continuance is made on the basis that counsel already has a trial setting in another court, such motion should state the court and cause number and style of the case pending elsewhere and should include the estimated length of time the attorney will be unavailable to this Court.

When a Motion for Continuance is made on the basis that counsel already has a trial setting in another court, such motion should state the court and cause number and style of the case pending elsewhere and should include the estimated length of time the attorney will be unavailable to this Court.

INFO

If a setting is made after the Court Administrators receive an attorney’s vacation letter, the attorney may request a reset from the Court Administrator without filing a motion for continuance.

If a setting is made after a vacation letter has been received by the Court Administrators said attorney may request a reset from the Court Administrator without a Motion for Continuance.

INFO

The Court may verify whether counsel’s appearance is necessary in the other court.

The Court reserves the right to verify that appearance of counsel is necessary in any other Courts.

INFO

If a setting is made after the Court Administrators receive a vacation letter, the attorney may request a reset from the Court Administrator without filing a Motion for Continuance.

If a setting is made after a vacation letter has been received by the Court Administrators said attorney may request a reset from the Court Administrator without a Motion for Continuance.