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

CRITICAL

A party submitting a proposed judgment for signature must serve it and a copy of the accompanying letter on every party who has appeared and remains in the case, under Rule 21(a).

Each party who submits a proposed judgment for signature shall serve the proposed judgment and a copy of the letter on all parties who have appeared and remain in the case, in accordance with Rule 21 (a), Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.

CRITICAL

Deadline

1 business days

Exhibits and documents to be used at a remote hearing must be provided to opposing counsel and the court reporter one business day before the hearing.

Any exhibits or documents to be used in the hearing must be provided to opposing counsel AND the Court reporter one business day prior to the hearing.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Proposed judgment

A party submitting a proposed judgment for signature must serve it and a copy of the accompanying letter on all parties who have appeared and remain in the case.

Each party who submits a proposed judgment for signature shall serve the proposed judgment and a copy of the letter on all parties who have appeared and remain in the case, in accordance with Rule 21 (a), Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.

CRITICAL

Deadline

1 business days

Exhibits and documents for a remote hearing must be provided to opposing counsel and the court reporter one business day before the hearing.

Any exhibits or documents to be used in the hearing must be provided to opposing counsel AND the Court reporter one business day prior to the hearing.

CRITICAL

Documents exceeding 25 pages must be provided by mail or in person, not by email.

Documents that exceed 25 pages must be provided by mail or in person and not be sent via email.

CRITICALCivil cases

A party may end the abatement by serving written withdrawal notice on all parties and filing it with the Court; required disclosures are then due 30 days after service.

Any party may trigger the requirement to make required disclosures by giving notice to all other parties in writing and filing such writing with the Court that said party withdraws that party's agreement to abate the required disclosures, and associated deadlines. If a party gives such notice and files such notice, the notice ends the abatement, and required disclosures for all parties are due 30 days after such notice is served on all parties, with the start of the discovery period and associated deadlines calculated as if the notice date was the date that an answer was filed.

WARNING

Documents over 25 pages must be provided by mail or in person, not by email.

Documents that exceed 25 pages must be provided by mail or in person and not be sent via email.

WARNING

Each requested party must be provided notice 30 minutes before the hearing.

Each requested party will be provided notice 30 minutes prior to the hearing.

WARNING

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

(a) 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 21 (a), Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.