Van Zandt County Court at Law Document Filing Requirements

Applies to

Temporary restraining order application

When presenting a TRO application, counsel or a pro se party must certify whether the case is subject to transfer and, if it is, counsel must fully advise the Court of the circumstances, including prior related applications and potentially conflicting orders.

Counsel (or pro se party) presenting any application for a temporary restraining order shall, at the time the application is presented, further certify that to the best of counsel's knowledge, the case in which the application is presented is not subject to transfer. If the case is subject to transfer, counsel shall fully advise the Court of the circumstances, particularly as to whether there has been any previous application for the same or similar relief or whether the relief sought will conflict with any other previous order.

Applies to

Petition

The Petitioner must attach a copy of the order to the original petition and every copy.

The Petitioner shall attach a copy of this order to the original petition and to each copy of the petition.

Applies to

Application for temporary restraining order or ex parte relief

To invoke an exception to advance notice, the applicant must file a verified party certificate or counsel certificate stating one of the specified grounds.

Compliance with the provisions of subparagraph (1) hereof is not required if a verified certificate of a party or a certificate of counsel is filed with the application, (1) That irreparable harm is imminent and there is insufficient time to notify the opposing party or counsel; (2) That to notify the opposing party or counsel would impair or annul the court's power to grant relief because the subject matter of the application could be accomplished or property removed, secreted or destroyed, in notice were required.

Applies to

Petition

At filing, the Clerk must ensure the order is attached to the petition and every copy presented if the Petitioner has not attached it.

At the time the petition is filed, if the Petitioner has failed to attach a copy of this order to the petition and any copy of the petition, the Clerk shall ensure that a copy of this order is attached to the petition and every copy of the petition presented.