Travis County Civil District Courts Filing Timing and Cure Windows

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.

A party must not request a setting unless the party has filed the motion with the certifications required in Local Rule 2.2 or will file the motion immediately, but in no event 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.

No setting will be accepted after the Friday preceding the announcement period except by agreement of all parties, unless it is governed by a statute requiring a hearing prior to the next available week on which settings may be scheduled.

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.

In all cases in which a party is incarcerated, the party wishing to set a hearing must communicate with the Court Administrator at least 30 days before the proposed date for hearing, except with leave of court with good cause shown.

Motions submitted for consideration without a hearing must first be filed with the District Clerk's office; the Court will not consider any motion in a case that has not been filed with the District Clerk.

All motions submitted for consideration without a hearing pursuant to this Local Rule must be filed in a new or existing case with the District Clerk’s office prior to being submitted to the Court. The Court will not consider any motion in a case that has not been filed with the District Clerk.

Deadline

14 calendar days

A motion to retain must be filed at least 14 days prior to the dismissal date specified in the notice of dismissal.

Motions to retain must set forth the factual and legal basis for retaining the case and must be filed at least 14 days prior to the dismissal date specified in the notice of dismissal.

Deadline

7 calendar days

Objections to a motion to retain must be filed at least 7 days prior to the dismissal date.

Any objection to a motion to retain must be filed at least 7 days prior to the dismissal date specified in the notice of dismissal.

Deadline

7 calendar days

Parties responding to a motion to retain must file any objection to mediation at least 7 days before the dismissal date.

Parties receiving notice of a motion to retain must file any objection to mediation at least 7 days prior to the dismissal date specified in the notice of dismissal.

Deadline

30 calendar days

All briefing must be filed and delivered to the court at least 30 days before the merits hearing, unless the assigned judge instructs otherwise.

Unless otherwise instructed by the assigned judge, all briefing must be filed and delivered to the court at least 30 days prior to the date of the hearing on the merits.

A hearing on a motion objecting to automatic referral to mediation must be set and heard before the docket announcement period for the trial date, or the objection is deemed waived.

A hearing on the objection must be set and heard before the beginning of the docket announcement period for the date of trial or the objection to the referral is deemed waived.

Deadline

10 calendar days

An objection to an Associate Judge must be filed within ten days of receipt of the notice of setting on the Family docket or of notice of referral to an Associate Judge for trial on the merits.

The time for filing an objection is: (i) On or before ten days from receipt of a notice of setting on the Family docket; or (ii) On or before ten days from receipt of notice that a judge referred a specific case to an Associate Judge for a trial on the merits.

Required pre-trial forms and any amendments to pleadings must be filed before 5:00 p.m. on the Monday two weeks before the week of the trial setting.

Each party must file the required pre-trial forms and any amendment to pleadings before 5:00 p.m. on the Monday two weeks before the week of the trial setting.

Amendments to pre-trial forms or pleadings may be filed after the deadline only by agreement of the parties or upon leave of court, which will be granted unless the filing would surprise the opposing party.

Amendments to pre-trial forms and amendments to pleadings may be filed after the deadline above only by agreement of the parties or upon leave of court, which leave will be granted unless there is a showing that the filing will operate as a surprise to the opposite party.

Deadline

14 calendar days

In every non-CPS termination suit and all adoption suits, the petitioner must file the completed pretrial information form with the District Clerk and serve a copy on the Family Court Services Manager fourteen days before the final hearing.

In every termination suit, except those brought by CPS, and in all adoption suits, the petitioner must file a completed pretrial information form with the District Clerk and serve a copy on the Family Court Services Manager fourteen days before the final hearing.

Deadline

24 hours

If the motion has not yet been filed when a setting is requested, the motion must be filed immediately and in no event later than 24 hours after obtaining the setting.

A party must not request a setting unless the party has filed the motion with the certifications required in Local Rule 2.2 or will file the motion immediately, but in no event later than 24 hours after obtaining the setting.

Docket settings will not be accepted after the Friday preceding the announcement period, unless all parties agree or a statute requires a hearing before the next available setting week.

No setting will be accepted after the Friday preceding the announcement period except by agreement of all parties, unless it is governed by a statute requiring a hearing prior to the next available week on which settings may be scheduled.

Motions must be filed with the District Clerk's office before being submitted for consideration without a hearing, and the Court will not consider any motion in a case not filed with the District Clerk.

All motions submitted for consideration without a hearing pursuant to this Local Rule must be filed in a new or existing case with the District Clerk's office prior to being submitted to the Court. The Court will not consider any motion in a case that has not been filed with the District Clerk.

Agreed orders and other uncontested orders may be presented to the Duty Judge for signature only at the uncontested docket times posted on the court's website.

All agreed orders or other uncontested orders submitted to the Duty Judge for signature must be presented to the Duty Judge only at the times specified on the Travis County Civil District Courts' website for the uncontested docket.

Deadline

14 calendar days

Motions to retain must be filed at least 14 days before the dismissal date specified in the notice of dismissal.

Motions to retain must set forth the factual and legal basis for retaining the case and must be filed at least 14 days prior to the dismissal date specified in the notice of dismissal.

Deadline

7 calendar days

Objections to a motion to retain must be filed at least 7 days before the dismissal date in the notice of dismissal.

Any objection to a motion to retain must be filed at least 7 days prior to the dismissal date specified in the notice of dismissal.

Deadline

7 calendar days

Objections to mediation must be filed at least 7 days before the dismissal date specified in the notice of dismissal.

Parties receiving notice of a motion to retain must file any objection to mediation at least 7 days prior to the dismissal date specified in the notice of dismissal.

Deadline

30 calendar days

All administrative appeal briefing must be filed and delivered to the court at least 30 days before the merits hearing, unless the assigned judge instructs otherwise.

Unless otherwise instructed by the assigned judge, all briefing must be filed and delivered to the court at least 30 days prior to the date of the hearing on the merits.

A motion objecting to automatic referral to mediation must be set for hearing and heard before the docket announcement period for the trial date or the objection is deemed waived, and if waived or denied the parties must complete mediation before the announcement period to avoid being moved to the bottom of the trial list.

A party to a case may file a motion objecting to the automatic referral to mediation. Any objection to mediation will be decided by the court in the exercise of its discretion. Special consideration may be given to whether or how cases are mediated when there are allegations of domestic violence. A hearing on the objection must be set and heard before the beginning of the docket announcement period for the date of trial or the objection to the referral is deemed waived. If an objection to the referral is waived or denied, parties must complete mediation before the announcement period for the date of trial to avoid being moved to the bottom of the list of cases set for the same date.

Deadline

10 calendar days

Objections to an Associate Judge must be filed on or before ten days from receipt of the notice of setting on the Family docket or from receipt of notice of referral to an Associate Judge for a trial on the merits.

The time for filing an objection is: (i) On or before ten days from receipt of a notice of setting on the Family docket; or (ii) On or before ten days from receipt of notice that a judge referred a specific case to an Associate Judge for a trial on the merits.

Pre-trial forms and amendments to pleadings must be filed before 5:00 p.m. on the Monday two weeks before the week of the trial setting.

Each party must file the required pre-trial forms and any amendment to pleadings before 5:00 p.m. on the Monday two weeks before the week of the trial setting.

Late-filed amendments to pre-trial forms or pleadings are allowed only by party agreement or leave of court, with leave granted absent a showing of surprise to the opposing party.

Amendments to pre-trial forms and amendments to pleadings may be filed after the deadline above only by agreement of the parties or upon leave of court, which leave will be granted unless there is a showing that the filing will operate as a surprise to the opposite party.

Administrative appeals must be fully briefed by the parties in advance of the hearing on the merits.

Administrative appeals must be briefed by the parties in advance of the hearing on the merits.

The recording request must be made far enough in advance to give attorneys and parties sufficient time to confer, contact witnesses, and be fully heard by the court.

Such request must be made in time to afford the attorneys and parties sufficient time to confer, to contact their witnesses, and to be fully heard by the court on the questions of whether the recording, broadcasting, or photographing should be allowed and, if so, what conditions, if any, must be imposed.

The request to record, broadcast, or photograph must be made far enough in advance to give attorneys and parties sufficient time to confer, contact witnesses, and be fully heard by the court.

Such request must be made in time to afford the attorneys and parties sufficient time to confer, to contact their witnesses, and to be fully heard by the court on the questions of whether the recording, broadcasting, or photographing should be allowed and, if so, what conditions, if any, must be imposed.