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Williamson County Courts at Law Adjournment & Extension Requirements

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Requirements for requesting adjournments, extensions, and continuances.

CRITICAL

A final hearing setting made at the dismissal docket may be changed only if a formal motion for continuance is granted under the Rules of Civil Procedure.

If, at the calling of the dismissal docket, a case is set for final hearing, that final hearing setting SHALL NOT be changed except upon the granting of a formal motion for continuance pursuant to the Rules of Civil Procedure.

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CRITICAL

A final hearing setting at the dismissal docket may be changed only if a formal motion for continuance is granted under the Rules of Civil Procedure.

If, at the calling of the dismissal docket, a case is set for final hearing, that final hearing setting SHALL NOT be changed except upon the granting of a formal motion for continuance pursuant to the Rules of Civil Procedure.

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WARNING

Counsel may conduct discovery beyond the discovery-period deadline by agreement.

Counsel may conduct discovery beyond this deadline by agreement.

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WARNING

A Court Coordinator may not extend the deadline for delivering pre-trial forms.

A Court Coordinator is not authorized to extend the time for delivering pre-trial forms.

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Common questions about Williamson County Courts at Law adjournment & extension requirements

How do I request an adjournment or extension in Williamson County Courts at Law?

A final hearing setting made at the dismissal docket may be changed only if a formal motion for continuance is granted under the Rules of Civil Procedure.

View ruleOfficial source Source: page 11, section 3. MOTIONS TO RETAIN

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