Sherman County District Court, Texas Adjournment & Extension Requirements

CRITICAL

A request to pass, postpone, or reset a hearing is considered without a hearing only if all attorneys and self-represented litigants consent or the nonjoining parties have been notified and had an opportunity to object.

No request to pass, postpone, or reset any trial, pretrial, or other hearing shall be considered by the Court without a hearing unless all attorneys and self-represented litigants consent, or unless all parties not joining in such request have been notified and have had an opportunity to object.

CRITICAL

Unless all attorneys and self-represented litigants give written consent and the Court approves the request, a motion must be filed under the applicable civil or criminal procedure rule.

Unless all attorneys and self-represented litigants consent in writing to the request to pass, postpone, or reset any trial, pretrial conference, or hearing and the request is approved by the Court, a motion must be filed pursuant to Rule 251, et seq., of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, or Article 29.01, et seq., of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, as applicable.

CRITICAL

When a litigant other than an attorney seeks a continuance because of hospitalization, an accident, or a conflicting court setting, proof of the event must be provided.

If a continuance is sought because of a litigant's (but not an attorney's) hospitalization, automobile accident or other accident, or conflicting setting in another court, proof of such event must be provided.

CRITICAL

A criminal case may not be continued beyond three settings without good cause shown in a filed motion and agreement by the state and defense on a date certain; after three settings, specified reasons do not constitute good cause unless discovery was only recently provided.

A criminal case set on the Court's docket may be continued in accordance with Rule 1.2. A criminal case may not be continued for more than three settings unless good cause is shown in a Motion for Continuance filed with the Court and unless both the state and the defense agree on a date certain for a docket setting. After a criminal case has been continued for three settings, "good cause" shall not include a conflicting setting in another court, a failure of defense counsel to be paid, or insufficient time for defense counsel to review discovery (unless discovery has been only recently provided).

WARNING

The Court may, in its sole discretion, require litigants requesting a continuance to appear by Zoom before granting it.

In the Court's sole discretion, litigants requesting a continuance may be required to appear by Zoom before a continuance is granted.