Court Rules
Court-wide rules apply

Judge Kenneth D. Sanders

Judge • Tarrant County Justice of the Peace Courts

Adjournments

Court-wide
24Hoursnotice

Communication

Court-wide
Email
jp4court@tarrantcountytx.gov
Email
jp1court@tarrantcounty.com
Phone
817-884-1395

Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

Tarrant County Justice of the Peace Courts publishes its filing requirements at the court level rather than per judge, so these 147 rules are what govern this courtroom.

Filing Requirements

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  • Applies to
    Pretrial discovery request

    Pretrial discovery requests must be presented to the court.

  • Applies to
    Discovery motion
    Must include
    certificate of conference

    The requesting party or filing counsel must include a Certificate of Discovery Conference with any discovery motion.

  • Applies to
    Proposed order

    A proposed order appointing a post-judgment receiver must state that the requirements of 31.002 have been met, reference the motion, and include the listed matters.

Adjournments

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  • Continuance motions should be e-filed at least three business days before trial, must be written and served on the opposing party, and may be granted or denied at the Court’s discretion; motions submitted with less than 24 hours’ notice will not be considered.

  • The court may, in its discretion and to ensure fairness, continue trial even if the party does not meet the stated conditions, allowing discovery responses and follow-up discovery.

  • The receivership ends 180 days after the order is signed unless the court extends it on a request by the Judgment Creditor or Receiver showing good cause.

Filing Timing

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  • Deadline
    3 business days

    Exhibits must be filed no later than three business days before the hearing or trial.

  • Untimely exhibits may not be considered or admitted into evidence at an e-hearing or e-trial.

  • Deadline
    3 business days

    Continuance motions should be filed no later than three business days before the scheduled trial date.

E-Filing

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  • Applies to
    Exhibits

    Exhibits must be e-filed with the Court no later than three business days before the hearing or trial.

  • Documents may be e-filed using the link provided by the Court.

  • Applies to
    Continuance motion

    Continuance motions should be e-filed no later than three business days before the scheduled trial date.

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