Waller County Courts at Law Pre-Motion Conference Requirements

CRITICAL

For opposed motions and responses, counsel must attempt to resolve the dispute before filing and include a Certificate of Conference stating the date and manner of the attempt, subject to any other court requirement.

Opposed motions and responses shall contain a Certificate of Conference indicating that the counsel involved have attempted to resolve the dispute prior to filing of the motion or response, the date of such attempt and the manner of communication of such an attempt, or any other requirement of the court.

CRITICAL

For opposed motions and responses, counsel must attempt to resolve the dispute before filing.

Opposed motions and responses shall contain a Certificate of Conference indicating that the counsel involved have attempted to resolve the dispute prior to filing of the motion or response

CRITICALCivil cases

Before submitting temporary orders to the court, the parties must confer and certify the conference and attend mediation if necessary.

The parties are ORDERED to confer and certify said conference, and attend mediation, if necessary, on temporary orders before submission to the court.

CRITICAL

Before filing a certificate of conference, the movant must try to confer with opposing counsel; absent an emergency, the movant must make at least three contact attempts during regular business hours on at least two separate business days.

To comply with the requirements of a Certificate of Conference, movant shall attempt to contact counsel for the respondent to hold or schedule a conference to resolve the disputed matters. Unless an emergency exists, counsel for the movant shall make at least three (3) attempts to contact counsel for the respondent. The attempts shall be made during regular business hours on at least two separate business days.

CRITICALCivil cases

The parties must mediate all issues to be submitted at final trial before the trial proceeds, unless the Court waives the requirement on a party’s motion or for good cause.

The parties are ORDERED to mediate on all issues to be submitted to the court at final trial before final trial will proceed. The Court may waive this requirement on the motion of one or both parties or upon good cause shown.

WARNING

Parties are advised to mediate and confer about Temporary Orders and certify that they did so in any motion for Temporary Orders.

Parties should mediate and confer on Temporary Orders, and certify as such in any Motion for Temporary Orders, to reduce the number of issues to be tried to the court and keep the length of the hearing manageable.

WARNING

Other matters may be submitted only with the Court's consent.

Other matters: With consent of the Court.

INFO

A matter labeled unopposed may be submitted to the court without a hearing.

Matters that are labeled Unopposed, although not agreed, may be submitted to the Court without need of a hearing.

INFO

Fully agreed matters may be submitted without a hearing, and the court will sign the order on presentment without a submission period.

All matters that may be submitted by agreement of all parties. On such fully agreed matters, the Court will sign the Order on presentment without a submission period.

INFO

A reply may be filed after the response and before the court rules.

A reply may be filed at any time after a response is filed prior to the court's ruling.

INFOCivil cases

The parties are encouraged to settle amicably and use alternative dispute resolution, including mediation; the court will look favorably on agreed modifications to the order.

The parties are encouraged to settle their disputes amicably without court intervention. The parties are encouraged to use alternative dispute resolution methods such as mediation, to resolve the conflicts that may arise in this lawsuit. The court will look favorably on agreed modifications to this order.