Tarrant County Courts at Law Pre-Motion Conference Requirements

CRITICAL

Before a motion, objection, or special exception is set for hearing, the moving party must certify in the filing or a letter that the parties conferred and the effort failed, or explain why no conference occurred; this does not apply to the listed dispositive motions or a motion for new trial.

(b) No motions, objections or special exceptions will be set for hearing unless the moving party shall have certified in such motion or in a letter substantially the following: 'A conference was held on (date) with (name of attorney for opposing party) on the merits of this motion. A reasonable effort has been made to resolve the dispute without the necessity of court intervention and the effort failed. Therefore it is presented to the Court for determination." or A conference was not held with (name of opposing attorney) on the merits of this motion because (explanation of inability to confer)." (f) Section (b) of this Rule does not pertain to dispositive motions, e.g., Motions for Summary Judgment, Motions to Dismiss and Special Exceptions seeking to dismiss a cause of action, or a Motion for New Trial.

WARNINGCriminal cases

The Court may rule on an original motion before a response is filed.

The Court may rule on the original motion before a response is filed.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Parties must use all reasonable means to resolve pretrial disputes without judicial intervention and to conduct meaningful plea negotiations.

Parties shall use all reasonable means to resolve pretrial disputes without judicial intervention and to have meaningful plea negotiations.

WARNING

Parties are directed to use all reasonable means to resolve pre-trial disputes before seeking judicial intervention.

(a) Parties are directed to use all reasonable means to resolve pre-trial disputes to avoid the necessity of judicial intervention.