Smith County Courts at Law Adjournment & Extension Requirements

Civil cases

A request to continue, pass, postpone, or reset a hearing requires either consent from counsel for all parties or notice and an opportunity to object for nonjoining parties, and the Court may deny even an unopposed request.

No request to continue, pass, postpone or reset any trial, pretrial or other hearing shall be granted unless counsel for all parties involved consent, or unless all parties not joining in such request or their counsel have been notified and have had opportunity to object. It is discretionary with the Court as to whether or not to grant any requested continuance or postponement even if such request is unopposed.

Civil cases

The Court may consider an extension request under this rule only upon a showing of good cause.

The Court may consider any requests for extensions of time under this rule for good cause shown only.

Civil cases

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 Motions for Continuance or Postponement must be filed in writing with the Court at least seven (7) days prior to the hearing in the cause, except for good cause shown, and a copy properly served upon opposing counsel or unrepresented opposing parties.

Civil cases

The discovery deadline may be extended by an agreed motion signed by all parties only if the proposed extension does not adversely affect other scheduling-order dates or deadlines.

The date for the discovery deadline may be extended by Agreed Motion signed by all parties, so long as the proposed extension does not adversely affect the other dates or deadlines on the Scheduling Order.