Washington County District Court, Texas Adjournment & Extension Requirements

CRITICAL

If an attorney already has a setting when filing a Vacation Notice, the attorney must notify opposing counsel and the Court Coordinator and file either an agreed reset for court approval or a Motion for Continuance and obtain 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 file either an agreed reset for approval by the Court

CRITICAL

Settings may be passed or reset only through a qualifying settlement agreement, a written agreement of all parties approved by the Court, or a court-granted motion for continuance; trial cases cannot be passed by counsel’s agreement alone.

No setting shall be passed or reset except by: (a) settlement agreement announced in open court or in writing complying with Rule 11 of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure; (b) written agreement of all parties with Court approval; or (c) a Motion for Continuance granted by the Court. All cases set for trial, whether jury or non-jury may not be passed by agreement of counsel. Such cases may only be reset upon the granting by the Court of a Motion for Continuance, unless the Court removes such from the trial docket on its' own motion.

CRITICAL

Court approval is required to reset a case or add it to or remove it from the Court's docket.

No case may be reset, added to, or removed from the Court's docket without Court approval.

CRITICAL

Counsel may not pass a jury or non-jury trial by agreement; the case may be reset only if the Court grants a continuance motion or removes it from the trial docket on its own motion.

All cases set for trial, whether jury or non-jury may not be passed by agreement of counsel. Such cases may only be reset upon the granting by the Court of a Motion for Continuance, unless the Court removes such from the trial docket on its' own motion.

CRITICAL

An attorney agreement to continue, reset, or postpone a setting is ineffective without Court approval.

No agreement by the attorneys to continue, reset or postpone any setting shall be effective unless approved by the Court.

CRITICAL

If an attorney already has a setting when filing a Vacation Notice, the attorney must notify opposing counsel and the Court Coordinator and file either an agreed reset for court approval or a motion for continuance and obtain a ruling.

In the event an attorney already has a setting at the time the Vacation Notice is filed, it shall be the attomcfs responsibility to notify opposing counsel and the Court Coordinator and file either an agreed reset for approval by the Court or a Motion for Continuance and obtain a ruling by the Court.

CRITICAL

A setting may be passed or reset only through a qualifying settlement agreement, a written agreement of all parties approved by the Court, or a Court-granted continuance; counsel may not pass a trial setting by agreement, and a trial may be reset only by a Court-granted continuance unless the Court removes it from the docket.

6.18 No setting shall be passed or reset except by: (a) settlement agreement BMounced in open court or in writing complying with Rule 11 of the Tex.as Rules of Civil Procedure; (b) written agreement of all parties with Court approval; or (c) a Motion for Continuance granted by the Court. All cases set for trial, whether jury or non-jury may not be passed by agreement of counsel. Such cases may only be reset upon the granting by the Court ofa Motion for Continuance. unless the Court removes such fiom the trial docket on its' own motion.

CRITICAL

A case may not be reset, added to, or removed from the Court’s docket without court approval.

No case may be reset, added to, or removed from the Court's docket without Court approval.

CRITICAL

Cases set for jury or non-jury trial may not be passed by agreement of counsel and may be reset only on a court-granted motion for continuance, unless the Court removes the case from the trial docket on its own motion.

All cases set for trial, whether jury or non-jury, may not be passed by agreement of counsel. Such may only be reset upon the granting by the Court of a motion for continuance, unless the Court removes such from the trial docket on its' own motion.

CRITICAL

An attorneys’ agreement to continue, reset, or postpone a setting is ineffective unless approved by the Court.

No agreement by the attorneys to continue, reset or postpone any setting shall be effective unless approved by the Court.

WARNING

An attorney or pro se party who did not receive timely notice may move for a continuance if the requesting party inaccurately stated opposing counsel’s or a pro se party’s name or address.

Failure of the requesting attorney or party pro se to accurately state the names and addresses of opposing counselor party pro se shall be grounds for a continuance on the motion of an attorney of record or party pro se who did not receive the Notice of Setting within a reasonable time prior to the hearing date.

WARNING

For good cause, the Court may change deadlines for preparing and filing a document and objections.

For good cause, the Court may change the deadline for preparation and filing of a document and objections.