Court Rules

Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

These 302 rules apply across Travis County Civil District Courts. Where this judge's own standing orders above address the same topic, the judge's requirement controls.

Filing Requirements

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  • 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.

Service

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  • 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.

Communication

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  • 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.

Filing Timing

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  • 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.

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About Judge Cory Liu

Cory Liu is a district judge in the Travis County Civil District Courts in Travis County, Texas. The court hears civil matters, including family law cases.

The published procedures include standing orders on case scheduling and associate judges, a standing order on requests for temporary orders in family law cases, and an order regarding motions for summary judgment.

Common questions about Judge Cory Liu's rules

Does Judge Cory Liu require a pre-motion conference or letter before filing a motion?

Judge Cory Liu's rules set a pre-motion procedure for rule 56. All filed MSJ motions are automatically set for hearing by submission on the Travis County Standing Order dates, with oral argument only if a party requests it and the Court wishes to schedule it.

View ruleSource: page 1, section Standing Order on Motions for Summary Judgment

What formatting rules apply to filings before Judge Cory Liu?

Judge Cory Liu's formatting rule includes draft proposed order must be submitted in both word and pdf formats and both the movant and nonmovant must email the draft proposed order to 250.submission@traviscountytx.gov. Both the movant and nonmovant must email a draft proposed order in Word and PDF formats to 250.submission@traviscountytx.gov.

View ruleSource: page 1, section Standing Order on Motions for Summary Judgment

What must be included with notice of withdrawal filings before Judge Cory Liu?

The rule identifies required filing content or certificates. To remove an MSJ setting, a party must file a Notice of Withdrawal that includes the date the original MSJ was filed and the date of the original setting.

View ruleSource: page 1, section Standing Order on Motions for Summary Judgment

What must be included with response filings before Judge Cory Liu?

The rule requires proposed order and legal argument. Responses must be written, include or be accompanied by authority, and be accompanied by a form order denying the relief sought.

View ruleSource: page 1, section Standing Order on Motions for Summary Judgment

How may parties contact Judge Cory Liu's chambers?

The rule addresses email communications with Judge Cory Liu's chambers. The rule lists email 250.submission@traviscountytx.gov. A party filing a Notice of Withdrawal must email the Court at 250.submission@traviscountytx.gov with a file-stamped copy of the notice attached.

View ruleSource: page 1, section Standing Order on Motions for Summary Judgment

How do I request an adjournment or extension before Judge Cory Liu?

Advance notice is not fully stated in the structured details. The request must include adversary position. A responding party seeking an extension of time to respond to an MSJ must file a motion requesting the extension and title it to state whether it is unopposed, agreed to, or opposed.

View ruleSource: page 1, section Standing Order on Motions for Summary Judgment

Does Judge Cory Liu require motion papers to be bundled?

Bundling is optional for covered papers before Judge Cory Liu. PDF proposed orders may optionally be attached as an exhibit to the motion in the same filing.

View ruleSource: page 1, section Standing Order on Motions for Summary Judgment

Is electronic filing required before Judge Cory Liu?

Yes. Electronic filing is required for the covered filings. Hearing requests, jury trial requests, and readiness announcements must be submitted through the 250th District Court's website web forms; the Court, not the parties, schedules cases.

View ruleSource: page 1, section Requesting Hearings, Jury Trials, and Announcing Readiness via Court Web Forms

When is a filing treated as filed before Judge Cory Liu?

The rule addresses filing timing, filing status, or cure windows. Responses to MSJ motions must be filed within 21 days after the motion is filed, and failure to respond is taken as a representation of no opposition.

View ruleSource: page 1, section Standing Order on Motions for Summary Judgment
Complete rules summary for Judge Cory Liu

Hearing requests, jury trial requests, and readiness announcements must be submitted through the 250th District Court's website web forms; the Court, not the parties, schedules cases.

Excessively emailing chambers (e.g., to chase a pending hearing request) will likely cause the Court to deprioritize the party's case.

Parties requiring a different MSJ hearing date must email the Court at 250.submission@traviscountytx.gov.

All filed MSJ motions are automatically set for hearing by submission on the Travis County Standing Order dates, with oral argument only if a party requests it and the Court wishes to schedule it.

To remove an MSJ setting, a party must file a Notice of Withdrawal that includes the date the original MSJ was filed and the date of the original setting.

A party filing a Notice of Withdrawal must email the Court at 250.submission@traviscountytx.gov with a file-stamped copy of the notice attached.

Responses to MSJ motions must be filed within 21 days after the motion is filed, and failure to respond is taken as a representation of no opposition.

Responses must be written, include or be accompanied by authority, and be accompanied by a form order denying the relief sought.

A responding party seeking an extension of time to respond to an MSJ must file a motion requesting the extension and title it to state whether it is unopposed, agreed to, or opposed.

A responding party seeking an extension of time to respond to an MSJ must notify the Court at 250.submission@traviscountytx.gov.

A reply in support of an MSJ motion is permitted and, except on leave of court or agreement of the parties, must be filed by the movant within 7 days after the response is filed.

A draft proposed order should be included with MSJ motions and responses in opposition.

Both the movant and nonmovant must email a draft proposed order in Word and PDF formats to 250.submission@traviscountytx.gov.

PDF proposed orders may optionally be attached as an exhibit to the motion in the same filing.

The Court will not schedule a temporary orders hearing unless the movant's written pleadings include sufficient evidence, authorities, and arguments to establish a prima facie case, along with a proposed disposition outlining the requested relief.

Temporary orders hearings are presumptively capped at ninety minutes, and a party may obtain additional time only by filing a written motion demonstrating good cause.

Matters requiring emergency relief, urgent attention, or that are uncontested/agreed must be submitted by email to the court's submission email address.

Non-jury settings and 2027 jury trial settings must be placed on the central docket by contacting the Court Administrator's Office by phone.

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