Van Zandt County Court at Law Service and Proof of Service Rules

Criminal cases

Deadline

5 working days

The State must produce the specified documents and information and make the specified physical items available for inspection at least five working days before trial.

Not less than five working days prior to trial, the State shall produce the following documents and information and make the following physical items available for inspection by Defendant, or if represented, by Defendant's counsel:

Criminal cases

At least 20 days before trial, each party must disclose the names and addresses of its potential expert witnesses and any written report or opinion summary to the other party.

Not later than twenty days prior to trial, the parties shall disclose to the other in writing by hard copy or electronic means the name and address of each person the disclosing party may use at trial to present evidence under Rules 702, 703, and 705, Texas Rules of Evidence, as well as any written report or summary detailing the opinion which may be offered by the expert.

Deadline

2 hours

The applicant must notify the opposing party and provide the application and proposed order at least two hours before presentation to the Court, subject to the stated certificate exceptions.

Counsel (or pro se party) presenting any application for a temporary restraining order or other ex parte relief shall notify the opposing party's counsel, or the opposing party if unrepresented by counsel in the present controversy, and provide opposing counsel or party with a copy of the application and proposed order are at least 2 hours before the application and proposed order are to be presented to the Court for decision, except as provided in subparagraph (1) hereof.