Judge Dusty Kilgore

Applies to

Motion and order setting

Enter the agreed date on the Order Setting and forward the Motion and Order with a statement that the date is agreed to the Court Administrator.

Applies to

Request for setting

A setting for trial on the merits will be made in response to a written Request for Setting submitted directly to the Court Administrator in Ozona, Texas. The party requesting a setting should not file the Request for Setting with the Clerk of Upton County.

Applies to

Request for setting

Must include

case number, certificate of service

A Request for Setting must contain the listed case, attorney, discovery, mediation, pretrial, settlement, trial, service, and signature information.

Contact

Phone

When arranging a civil-case hearing, call the Court Administrator before sending the Motion and Order Setting to obtain available dates.

Contact

Phone

Before sending the Motion and Order Setting for a civil pre-trial, non-jury, or post-trial hearing, call the Court Administrator in Ozona to obtain available dates.

For an agreed continuance, contact the Court Administrator in Ozona, Texas, who will consult with the Judge before removing the matter from the docket.

After obtaining available dates, contact opposing counsel for an agreeable date before forwarding the Motion and Order Setting to the Court Administrator.

After obtaining available dates, contact opposing counsel to agree on a hearing date before sending the setting papers.

Continuances must comply with the cited statutory provisions.

Party agreement or filing a motion for continuance does not automatically result in a continuance being granted.