Tarrant County Courts at Law Filing Timing and Cure Windows

CRITICALCivil cases

A party objecting to a remote TBC must file the objection more than seven days before the TBC.

If a case is not appropriate for a remote TBC a party must file an objection more than seven (7) days before the TBC and obtain a hearing not less than three (3) business days before the TBC.

CRITICALCriminal cases

An interpreter request for a non-trial setting must be made to the Court no later than 14 days before the setting.

Requests for an interpreter for any other non-trial setting shall be made to the Court no later than 14 days prior to the setting.

CRITICAL

A party filing special exceptions, pleas in abatement, or other dilatory pleas must request and obtain a hearing at least 30 days before trial, or as soon as possible after filing when filed within 30 days of trial; matters not heard are waived.

Any party filing special exceptions, pleas in abatement or other dilatory pleas shall request and obtain a hearing on them at least 30 days prior to the trial date or as soon as possible after the pleading is filed within 30 days of the trial date. Any such matters not heard are waived.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Deadline

3 business days

Motions requesting affirmative relief must be presented to the Court within three business days after filing.

All motions requesting affirmative relief shall be presented to the Court within three (3) business days of filing.

CRITICALCriminal cases

A request for a trial interpreter must be made to the Court no later than 28 days before jury selection begins.

Requests for an interpreter for trial shall be made to the Court no later than 28 days before the commencement of jury selection.

CRITICAL

Written notice of a bankruptcy filing must be provided to the affected courts and all counsel within three days of the filing.

within three (3) days of any bankruptcy filing, to provide written notice to the affected courts) and all counsel that a bankruptcy has occurred

CRITICAL

Notice of an intended dismissal for want of prosecution must be given at least 30 days before the dismissal order is signed.

(a) The courts will periodically give notice of their intention to dismiss for want of prosecution. Such notice will be give at least thirty (30) days prior to the signing of consequent dismissal order.

CRITICALCriminal cases

The notice of a conflicting setting must be filed immediately after the conflict occurs.

When a conflicting setting occurs, the attorney with the conflict shall immediately file a notice informing all affected courts.

CRITICAL

An initial trial setting requested for a specific week may not be sooner than 75 days after the request.

The request may ask for a setting on a specific trial week, but not sooner that 75 days from the date of the request for the initial trial setting.

CRITICALCivil cases

A party objecting to a Rule 21d(b) hearing must object within the time required by that Rule.

Any party objecting to a Rule 21d. (b) hearing must do so as soon as required in accordance with that Rule.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Written notice of a scheduled vacation or CLE commitment is due no later than 30 days before the first day of the planned absence.

If an attorney has a scheduled vacation or CLE commitment, the attorney shall provide written notice thereof to the court no later than 30 days before the first day of the planned absence. Submission of such notice does not preclude the Court from setting a case for hearing or trial during the noticed period.

CRITICAL

An application or case must be filed with the clerk and assigned before presentation to a judge unless that is impossible; if impossible, it must be filed as soon as possible afterward.

Filing. No application for action or relief of any kind shall be presented to a judge until the application or case has been filed with the clerk and assigned to a court, unless it is impossible to do so. If it is impossible to file an application or case before it is presented to a judge, then it shall be filed as soon thereafter as possible, and the clerk notified of all actions taken by the judge.

CRITICAL

Other parties must file a written response within seven days after receiving a trial-setting request and state any objection.

Other parties will file a written response to the request within seven (7) days after receipt stating any objection to the request for setting.

CRITICAL

Parties must timely examine tendered videotapes or films, immediately request a hearing on admissibility objections, and have objections heard before trial or waive them.

All parties must timely examine any tendered videotapes or films and request a hearing immediately if there are objections to the admissibility of any part of the videotapes or films. Any objections not heard prior to trial will be waived.

CRITICALCriminal cases

The sworn continuance motion is due no later than 7 days after the attorney receives notice of the setting.

If a Court setting, including a trial, conflicts with an attorney’s scheduled vacation or CLE commitment, the attorney shall file a sworn motion for continuance under Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 29 no later than 7 days after receiving notice of the setting. The Court may grant or deny the continuance in its discretion.

CRITICALCriminal cases

A response to a motion may be filed up to 14 days after the original motion is filed.

A response to a motion may be filed no later than 14 days after the filing of the original motion.

INFOCivil cases

Deadline

1 business days

Exhibits may also be filed in the case by noon the business day before the hearing.

In addition to email the exhibits may be filed in the case not later than noon the business day before the hearing.