Swisher County District Court, Texas Adjournment & Extension Requirements

CRITICAL

A continuance requires good cause shown by written motion supported by affidavit, and the motion must include a certificate of conference.

Continuances will not be granted except for good cause shown upon written Motion supported by affidavit. All Motions for continuance shall contain a certificate of conference that the request has been discussed with all opposing parties or counsel and that such Motion is agreed or opposed.

CRITICAL

An attorney seeking a continuance because of a conflicting trial setting must provide a motion with specified information and the setting notice, and must immediately notify the Judge and opposing counsel if the conflicting case is passed, continued, or disposed of before or during the week of trial.

An attorney seeking to have a case continued on the grounds that the attorney is to go to trial in another court, shall furnish the court and opposing counsel with a Motion for Continuance, which shall disclose the name of the court in which such other case is filed, the style of the case, the time for which such case is set, and the date on which the conflicting setting was made. A copy of the setting notice of the conflicting case shall be attached to the motion. In the event the conflicting case is passed, continued or disposed of prior to or during the week in which the case is set for trial under these Rules, the attorney shall immediately notify the Judge and opposing counsel of such fact.

WARNING

Continuances are not granted summarily or automatically as a first continuance.

There will be no summary or automatic “first” continuances.