Smith County Courts at Law Filing Rules

Motions must be written and accompanied by a separate proposed order granting the requested relief.

A summary-judgment motion’s submission date must be no sooner than 30 days after filing.

Any response to a summary-judgment motion must be served seven days before the submission date.

Before filing a motion, moving counsel must confer or certify a reasonable effort to confer, except for the listed motion types.

Counsel must immediately notify the Court of a settlement that makes a Court setting unnecessary.

Continuance or postponement motions must be filed in writing at least seven days before the hearing, absent good cause, and a copy must be properly served on opposing counsel or unrepresented opposing parties.

All papers filed with the Court must have consecutive page numbers at the bottom of each page.