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

Self-represented litigants must provide address and contact information for contact by court personnel and counsel of record.

Self-represented litigants are required to provide address and contact information so that they may be contacted by Court personnel and all counsel of record.

Service

Mail

A self-represented litigant is deemed to have constructively received a mailed or delivered document if they fail to accept delivery or pick up mail sent to their provided address; receipt may be established by specified proof of delivery.

Failure to accept delivery or to pick up mail addressed to the address provided by a self-represented litigant will be considered constructive receipt of the mailed or delivered document and may be established by a postal service receipt for certified or registered mail or comparable proof of delivery.

A responding party seeking affirmative relief on temporary orders 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.

If counsel cannot obtain all opposing counsel’s approval as to form, counsel may move for entry of the proposed judgment, order, or decree, secure a hearing, and provide 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.