Judge Catherine A. Mauzy

Applies to

Chapter 10 case

Chapter 10 (administrative agency review) cases are excluded from referral to mediation under Chapter 13.

Applies to

Notice of hearing

Notices of hearings and trials must not direct parties to the court in the case style; if specially set under Local Rules 2.6 or 10.2 the notice must list that court, otherwise it must direct parties to the Civil and Family Courts Facility and/or the court designated in the posted docket schedule.

Applies to

Motion

Must include

certificate of conference

Before seeking a setting, parties must confer about the date, time, and format of the hearing, and every motion must include a certification of that conferral.

Applies to

Notice of setting

Service

Other to all parties

The court does not send setting notices; the party obtaining the setting must notify all parties of the time, date, and total hearing time as required by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure and Local Rule 1.4.

Service

Other to all parties

The party requesting a hearing setting (in a case involving an incarcerated party) must give notice of the setting to all other parties.

Service

Other

Continuance movants must still deliver a copy of the motion and give notice of the hearing in the manner and within the time provided by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.

Contact

Email to chambers

Documents intended for a judge that are delivered by email must be sent to the judge's submission email address or the judge's staff, not to the judge directly.

Contact

Phone to clerk

Questions about case assignments or the location of hearings or trials in non-specially-assigned cases must be directed to the Court Administrator, not to a particular court.

Contact

Email to chambers

Requests for assignment of a case to a particular judge may be submitted by email to LocalAdministrativeJudge@traviscountytx.gov.

Deadline

24 hours

A party may not request a setting unless the motion with required certifications is already filed or is filed no later than 24 hours after obtaining the setting.

Settings will not be accepted after the Friday preceding the announcement period, except by agreement of all parties or where a statute requires a hearing prior to the next available setting week.

Deadline

30 calendar days

In cases involving an incarcerated party, the party wishing to set a hearing must communicate with the Court Administrator at least 30 days before the proposed hearing date, unless leave of court is granted for good cause.