Taylor County Courts at Law Adjournment & Extension Requirements

CRITICAL

Continuance requests must be in writing and will be set for hearing; the attorney who obtains a new hearing date must confirm it in writing with opposing counsel and the Court.

Requests for continuances must be in writin~ and will-be set for . hearing. The attorney obtaining a new hea~mg date shall confirm the setting in writing with opposing counsel and the Court.

CRITICAL

When counsel agree to a continuance, the requesting attorney must obtain a new hearing date and confirm it with the Court and opposing counsel.

When continuances are granted by agreements of counsel, the attorney requesting the continuance must obtain a new hearing date and confirm t.he same with both the Court and opposing. counsel.

CRITICAL

For a continuance granted by counsel’s agreement, the requesting attorney must obtain a new hearing date and confirm it with the Court and opposing counsel.

When continuances are granted by agreements of counsel, the attorney requesting the continuance must obtain a new hearing date and confirm the same with both the Court and opposing counsel.

CRITICAL

Continuance requests must be written and set for hearing; the attorney who obtains a new hearing date must confirm it in writing with opposing counsel and the Court.

Requests for continuances must be in writing and will be set for hearing. The attorney obtaining a new hearing date shall confirm the setting in writing with opposing counsel and the Court.

CRITICAL

All continuances in DFPS cases require Court approval.

Given the time sensitive nature of the hearings in cases involving DFPS, all continuances require Court approval.

WARNING

The party or attorney asserting the cause of action bears the burden of disposing of the case or obtaining an extension of the dismissal deadline for good cause.

The burden for disposing the case or obtaining an extension of the dismissal deadline for good cause shall be upon the party or attorney asserting the cause of action subject to dismissal.

WARNING

The party or attorney asserting the cause of action bears the burden of disposing of the case or obtaining a good-cause extension of the dismissal deadline.

The burden for disposing the case or obtaining and extension of the dismissal deadline for good cause.shall be upon the party or att_orney asserting the caus~ of action subject to dismissal.

WARNING

When a setting conflict occurs, a CPS setting takes precedence over a non-CPS setting; otherwise, the oldest non-CPS setting takes precedence and the later setting must be reset unless law provides otherwise, and a party with a scheduling conflict must file a motion for continuance in the appropriate case.

Having a case set with the Judge at the same time one is set with any Associate Judge of the 326t District Court is a setting conflict. In that event, a setting in a CPS case takes precedence over a setting in a non-CPS case. Otherwise, when a setting conflict occurs involving a case before the Judge and a case before an Associate Judge in a non-CPS case, the oldest setting shall take precedence and the later set case shall be reset for another time unless otherwise provided by law. Any party that has a scheduling conflict must file a motion for continuance in the appropriate case.

WARNING

Vacation or leave letters filed after a hearing is scheduled do not automatically continue the hearing.

Vacation or leave letters filed after a hearing is scheduled do not constitute an automatic continuance.