Wise County District Court Pre-Motion Conference Requirements

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The parties are encouraged to settle amicably and, if they cannot, must use alternative dispute resolution such as mediation for unresolved issues before setting a hearing on temporary or final orders.

9. PARTIES ENCOURAGED/ORDERED TO MEDIATE. The parties are encouraged to settle their disputes amicably without court intervention. In the event the parties are unable to settle their disputes, they are hereby ORDERED to use alternative dispute resolution methods, such as mediation, to settle those items that cannot be agreed to before setting a hearing on temporary orders or final orders.

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Defense counsel must seek informal discovery, and formal discovery motions will be heard only on matters outside this Order.

3) To seek informal discovery from the State. Formal discovery motions will only be heard on matters outside of this Order.

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Boilerplate motions addressing matters covered by the Order, even in part, will be wholly disregarded.

Any "boilerplate" motions filed including (even in part) matters referred to above shall be wholly disregarded.

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Civil cases

9. PARTIES ENCOURAGED/ORDERED TO MEDIATE. The parties are encouraged to settle their disputes amicably without court intervention. In the event the parties are unable to settle their disputes, they are hereby ORDERED to use alternative dispute resolution methods, such as mediation, to settle those items that cannot be agreed to before setting a hearing on temporary orders or final orders.

Summary: The parties are encouraged to settle amicably and, if unable to resolve their disputes, must use ADR such as mediation for unresolved items before setting a hearing on temporary or final orders.

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3.57 No motion or special exception will be set for hearing until the moving party shall first communicate with opposing counsel to determine whether a contemplated motion or special exception will be opposed.

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8) In the event the State's recommendation is not acceptable to the defendant, and pre-trial is needed, obtain a hearing on said pre-trial motions. Issues known from the Prosecutor's open file policy not raised prior to trial shall be considered untimely if raised for the first time during trial.