Beth Poulos

324th District Court (Tarrant County) — Court Procedures (orders, TROs, pretrials, e-mails, associate court, withdrawal, prove-ups, interpreters, DWOP)

The 324th District Court's posted procedures: final orders signed by all parties are walked through (attorneys' e-filed proposed orders are no longer processed; self-represented litigants may still e-file); extraordinary-relief TROs walked through, never e-filed; represented litigants need not attend pretrials, scheduling orders carry mediation and a status conference 8–9 weeks before trial; hearing dates obtained by e-mail to the coordinator with all counsel copied and a Notice of Court Proceeding (never e-filed) before a setting is docketed; associate-court hearings at 8:30 a.m. with protective orders and enforcements on Wednesdays; withdrawal by client letter setting an 8:30 a.m. date with proof of notice and an order carrying the client's e-mail and future settings; motions to enter instead of 10-day letters when all parties are represented; prove-ups and defaults at 8:30 except adoptions; interpreters arranged two weeks ahead; an Order to Appear on any MSA or agreement; DWOP cleared by a Motion for Pretrial Scheduling Order and contact with the coordinator within 3 days.