Waller County Justice of the Peace Courts Adjournment & Extension Requirements

CRITICAL

Applicable legal notice and pleading requirements must be followed for continuance requests.

The notice and pleading requirement of law must be followed.

CRITICAL

The Court verifies the reported trial assignment and resets the case if confirmed; if the attorney is not actually in trial, the case may proceed without further notice, and the attorney must ensure the reset motion was granted.

When informed that an attorney is in trial, the Court will verify the assignment. The case will be reset upon confirmation. If the attorney is not actually in trial as represented by the attorney or agent, the case may be tried without further notice. An attorney who requests a reset under this rule is responsible for ensuring the motion was granted by the presiding judge.

CRITICAL

A continuance request must be submitted in writing at least three business days before trial or hearing, unless its grounds arose later.

Requests for continuance must be submitted to the court in writing at least three business days preceding the date of the trial or hearing, unless it may be shown that the grounds for the request arose thereafter.

CRITICAL

An attorney or defendant may request an appearance reset no later than 24 hours before the setting, unless later-occurring circumstances justify the request as determined by the presiding judge.

Attorneys or defendants may request a reset of an appearance no later than 24 hours before the setting, unless the circumstances justify the request for reset occur thereafter as determined by the presiding judge.

WARNING

The court will verify a reported trial conflict and reset the case if confirmed; if the attorney is not actually in trial, the case may proceed without further notice.

When informed that an attorney is in trial, the Court will verify the assignment. The case will be reset upon confirmation. If the attorney is not actually in trial as represented by the attorney or agent, the case may be tried without further notice.

WARNING

An attorney requesting a reset is responsible for confirming that the presiding judge granted the motion.

attorney who requests a reset under this rule is responsible for ensuring the motion was granted by the presiding judge.

INFO

The court may grant or deny a continuance motion with or without holding a hearing.

Motions for continuance may be granted or denied with or without a hearing by the court.