Washington County Court at Law Service and Proof of Service Rules

CRITICAL

Each attorney must provide the Proposed Property Division to opposing counsel by the same deadline that it is submitted to the Court.

Each attorney shall submit a Proposed Property Division (form furnished by the Clerk, Court Coordinator or see Appendix for form) including property claimed or recognized as separate property, to the Court and opposing counsel not later than seven (7) days prior to the commencement of trial.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Motion to withdraw and request for setting or notice of submission

Service

Mail

Without the client's written consent, the withdrawing attorney must send the client by certified mail copies of the motion and the request for setting or notice of submission without a hearing.

If withdrawal is without the written consent of the client, the withdrawing attorney shall forward to his client by certified mail a copy of his -of her motion to withdraw and a copy of the request for setting or notice of submission without a hearing.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Motion to withdraw and request for setting or notice of submission

A copy of the motion and the request for setting or notice of submission without a hearing must be delivered or mailed to opposing counsel.

A copy of the motion to withdraw and request for setting or notice of submission without a hearing shall be delivered or mailed to any opposing counsel.

CRITICAL

Service

Mail

If the client has not consented in writing, the attorney must send the client by certified mail copies of the withdrawal motion and the request for setting or notice of submission without a hearing.

If withdrawal is without the written consent of the client, the withdrawing attorney shall forward to his client by certified mail a copy of his or her motion to withdraw and a copy of the request for setting or notice of submission without a hearing.

CRITICAL

On the date the document is mailed or presented to the Court Coordinator, a duplicate must be mailed or delivered to opposing counsel and self-represented parties so they can approve or object to its form or consistency with the ruling, not reargue the merits.

On the same date the document is mailed or presented to the Court Coordinator, a duplicate of the document shall be mailed or delivered to opposing counsel and parties pro se to provide an opportunity to approve or object to the form of the document or that the document is inconsistent with the Court's ruling (i.e., not a reargument of the merits).

CRITICAL

A copy of the withdrawal motion and the request for setting or notice of submission without a hearing must be delivered or mailed to opposing counsel.

A copy of the motion to withdraw and request for setting or notice of submission without a hearing shall be delivered or mailed to any opposing counsel.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Order granting leave to withdraw

A copy of the order granting leave to withdraw must be sent to opposing counsel.

A copy of the order shall then be sent to opposing counsel.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Order granting leave to withdraw

Service

Mail

After leave to withdraw is granted, the attorney must send the client a copy of the order by certified mail.

After leave is granted, the withdrawing attorney shall send the client a copy of the order granting leave to withdraw by certified mail.

CRITICAL

The filer must mail or deliver a copy of the setting request to all attorneys of record and pro se parties.

(2) The attorney or party filing the setting request shall mail or deliver to all attorneys of record and all parties pro se in the case a copy of the setting request. The original setting request shall be retained with the original papers in the Court's file.

CRITICAL

Attorneys of record or pro se parties must be notified of the setting as required by these rules or other applicable law.

by these rules or other applicable law, notify all attorneys of record or parties pro se of such setting.

CRITICAL

When the document is mailed or presented to the Court Coordinator, a duplicate must be mailed or delivered to opposing counsel and pro se parties that same date so they can approve or object to its form or consistency with the ruling.

On the same date the document is mailed or presented to the Court Coordinator, a duplicate of the document shall be mailed or delivered to opposing counsel and parties pro se to provide an opportunity to approve or object to the form of the document or that the document is inconsistent with the Court's ruling (i.e., not a reargument of the merits).

CRITICAL

Applies to

Order granting leave to withdraw

A copy of the order granting leave to withdraw must be sent to opposing counsel.

A copy of the order shall then be sent to opposing counsel.

CRITICAL

The filer must mail or deliver a copy of the setting request to all attorneys and pro se parties, and the original must remain with the Court's original papers.

(2) The attorney or party filing the setting request shall mail or deliver to all attorneys of record and all parties pro se in the case a copy of the setting request. The original setting request shall be retained with the original papers in the Court's file.

CRITICAL

Each attorney must provide the Proposed Property Division to opposing counsel as well as the Court.

Each attorney shall submit a Proposed Property Division (form furnished by the Clerk, Court Coordinator or see Appendix for form) including property claimed or recognized as separate property, to the Court and opposing counsel not later than seven (7) days prior to the commencement of trial.

CRITICAL

When required by the rules or applicable law, the requesting party must notify all attorneys of record and pro se parties of the hearing setting.

The requesting party shall, when required by these rules or other applicable law, notify all attorneys of record or parties pro se of such setting.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Order granting leave to withdraw

Service

Mail

After leave to withdraw is granted, the attorney must send the client a copy of the order by certified mail.

After leave is granted, the withdrawing attorney shall send the client a copy of the order granting leave to withdraw by certified mail.

WARNING

When these rules or other applicable law require notice, the requesting party must notify all attorneys of record and pro se parties of the setting.

The requesting party shall, when required by these rules or other applicable law, notify all attorneys of record or parties pro se of such setting.

WARNING

Notice of an intention to dismiss must be given under Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 165a to attorneys and pro se parties whose addresses appear on the docket or in the case papers.

Notice of intention to dismiss shall be given in accordance with Rule 165a of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure to all attorneys of record and parties pro se whose addresses are shown on the docket or in the papers on file.

WARNING

Postcard notification of a dismissal order must be provided as prescribed by Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 306a.

Postcard notification of the dismissal order shall be as provided in Rule 306a of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.

WARNING

Service

Mail to all parties

The Court Coordinator must mail a Notice of Setting to each attorney and pro se party at the address listed on the Setting Request.

(3) The Court Coordinator shall mail a Notice of Setting to each attorney of record and party pro se at the address shown on the Setting Request.

INFO

After a matter is filed, the movant or the Court may give notice of submission to all attorneys of record and pro se parties.

Upon the filing of any matter, the movant or the Court may give notice to all attorneys of record and parties pro se that the matter will be submitted to the Court for a ruling without any hearing.