San Saba County District Court, Texas Service and Proof of Service Rules

Applies to

Proposed disposition of other issues

At the time disputed or agreed pretrial forms are due, the party must also deliver the Proposed Disposition of Other Issues to each opposing party and the Court Coordinator, except for temporary-orders requirements.

Except for temporary orders requirements, at the time any party is required by these Rules to deliver one or more disputed or agreed pre-trial forms, the party shall also deliver to each opposing party and to the Court Coordinator a Proposed Disposition of Other Issues, which shall state separately in brief, complete sentences each trial or hearing decision that is sought by the party not covered by a required form.

Upon employment, defense counsel must provide written notice to the County Attorney, County Clerk, and Court Coordinator in the court where the case is filed.

Upon employment, the Defense Attorney shall give notice thereof, in writing, to the County Attorney, to the County Clerk and the Court Coordinator in the Court in which the case is filed.

Motions to withdraw or substitute counsel must be set with the Court Coordinator at the Court’s convenience, and notice must be delivered to the State when the motion is set.

Motions to Withdraw or Substitute Counsel are set with the Court Coordinator at the convenience of the Court. Notice of such motions shall be delivered to the State when the motion is set.

Defense attorneys must subpoena all witnesses and law enforcement officers necessary for pretrial hearings.

4. Defense Attorneys shall subpoena all witnesses, including the State's witnesses, and law enforcement officers necessary for pre-trial hearings.

Before presenting a TRO or other petition for extraordinary relief, the movant’s attorney must notify known opposing counsel and give them an opportunity to appear.

Before presenting a TRO or any petition for extraordinary relief, the Attorney representing the Defendant or Respondent, if known, must be notified by the Plaintiff's or Movant's Attorney and given the opportunity to appear with Plaintiffs or Movant's Attorney.

Applies to

Inventory and appraisement

Each party must furnish a copy of the inventory and appraisement to the Judge, opposing Counsel, and pro se parties.

a) Within sixty days after Respondent's answer or waiver is filed, each party shall file with the District Clerk, a copy being furnished to the Judge, opposing Counsel and pro se parties, a sworn inventory and appraisement of all property (both separate and community) of the parties, including any property belonging to children of the parties.

Applies to

Proposed support decision and information

Each party must deliver the proposed support form to the opposing party and Court Coordinator before 5:00 p.m. seven days before a trial determining child or spousal support.

a) Before 5:00 p.m. on the date that is seven days prior to the date set for a trial on the merits before a Judge to determine an amount of child or spousal support, each party shall deliver to the opposing party and to the Court Coordinator of the Court in which the case is filed a Proposed Support Decision and Information, fully completed and in the form attached to these Rules as Exhibit "B".

Applies to

Proposed support decision and information

Immediately before the specified temporary-orders hearing, each party must deliver the form to the opposing party if known and to the Court.

Immediately before a hearing on temporary orders in which the Court must decide temporary child support or temporary spousal support, each party shall deliver to the opposing party if known, and to the Court, a Proposed Support Decision and Information, fully completed and in the form attached to these Rules as Exhibit "B".

Civil cases

An oral-argument request must be served on all parties at least seven days before the hearing.

Any request for oral argument must be made in writing at least seven (7) days prior to the hearing date and must be e-filed and served on all parties.

Civil cases

Unless the Court grants leave, the non-movant must serve its response and summary-judgment evidence within 21 days after the motion is filed.

A. Response. Except on leave of Court, the non-movant's response and summary-judgment evidence must be filed and served within twenty-one (21) days after the Motion for Summary Judgment is filed.

Civil cases

Unless the Court grants leave, the movant may serve a reply within seven days after the response is filed.

B. Reply. Except on leave of Court, the movant may file and serve a reply within seven (7) days after the non-movant's response is filed.