Waller County Courts at Law Adjournment & Extension Requirements

CRITICAL

A continuance requires 10-day notice after filing, but may be submitted immediately if agreed or unopposed.

Continuance: 10-day notice after filing. Immediate submission if agreed or unopposed.

CRITICAL

Continuance motions by either the State or the defendant must comply with the Code of Criminal Procedure and be presented and considered under the scheduling order; the final sentence is incomplete in the source.

All motions for continuance, whether filed by the State or the defendant, must comply with the applicable law contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure and must be presented to and considered by the court in accordance with the scheduling order. Except for good cause shown and upon compliance with these rules, the court shall not consider

CRITICAL

If the attorney already has a setting when filing a vacation notice, the attorney must notify opposing counsel and the Court Coordinator and file an agreed reset or a continuance motion, obtaining a court ruling.

In the event an attorney already has a setting at the time the vacation notice is filed, it shall be the attorney's responsibility to notify opposing counsel and the Court Coordinator and either file an agreed reset or a motion for continuance and obtain a ruling by the Court.

CRITICAL

A continuance submission requires ten days' notice after filing.

Continuance: 10-days notice after filing.

CRITICAL

A motion to continue a trial setting must be presented to the court under the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.

Any motion for continuance of the trial setting shall be presented to the court pursuant to the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.

CRITICAL

Continuance motions must comply with applicable law and the scheduling order; the court will not consider one on the scheduled trial date except for good cause shown and compliance with the rules.

All motions for continuance, whether filed by the State or the defendant, must comply with the applicable law contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure and must be presented to and considered by the court in accordance with the scheduling order. Except for good cause shown and upon compliance with these rules, the court shall not consider any motion for continuance on the scheduled trial date.

CRITICAL

Continuance motions by either the State or the defendant must comply with applicable law and be presented to and considered by the court according to the scheduling order.

All motions for continuance, whether filed by the State or the defendant, must comply with the applicable law contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure and must be presented to and considered by the court in accordance with the scheduling order.

CRITICAL

A motion to continue the trial setting must be presented to the court pursuant to the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.

Any motion for continuance of the trial setting shall be presented to the court pursuant to the Texas Rules of Civil •Procedure.

CRITICAL

A motion to continue a trial setting must be presented to the court pursuant to the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.

Any motion for continuance of the trial setting shall be presented to the court pursuant to the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.

CRITICAL

A continuance may be submitted without a hearing with ten days' notice after filing the Notice of Submission.

Continuance: 10-days notice after filing.

CRITICAL

Continuance motions must comply with applicable law and the scheduling order; the court will not consider one on the scheduled trial date unless good cause is shown and the rules are followed.

All motions for continuance, whether filed by the State or the defendant, must comply with the applicable law contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure and must be presented to and considered by the court in accordance with the scheduling order. Except for good cause shown and upon compliance with these rules, the court shall not consider any motion for continuance on the scheduled trial date.

WARNING

Withdrawal or substitution of counsel does not adjust docket-control deadlines, including the final trial date, absent extenuating circumstances.

Absent extenuating circumstances, withdrawal or substitution of counsel will not serve to adjust any deadlines previously set out on a docket control order, including the final trial date.

WARNING

Attorneys should defer to Waller County settings over Harris County settings; late notice or failure to make a prior protective-order request will likely result in denial of a continuance based on a trial conflict.

Attorneys are expected to give deference to Waller County settings, especially trial and jury trial settings, over Harris County settings. Late or last-minute notice to the Court or failure to make a prior request for a protective order will likely result in a denial of a continuance filed based on a trial conflict.

WARNING

Parties may request additional time beyond the final trial date to enter agreed final orders by sending an agreed, joint email to the court coordinator.

If the parties are requesting additional time (beyond the Final Trial date) to enter agreed final orders pursuant to a mediated settlement agreement, then the parties may request same via an agreed and joint email to the court coordinator.

INFO

If no matters are to be heard on a scheduled date, the setting may be passed with the parties’ consent.

If there are no matters to be heard at a particular date the setting may be passed with the consent of the parties;