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County Court at Law No. 4 — Court Rules and Procedures — Fort Bend County. The operative requirements are quoted verbatim from the governing document (registered/posted 02/15/2023); the document in custody is the controlling text.
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Cell Phones are permissible; however they must be silenced. … Emails must include defendant’s name and docket date in the subject. … All resets (including those submitted via email) MUST include the defendant’s signature. … The defendant is required to appear for arraignment unless waived by the Court. … The presence of the defendant is required on all settings for cases unless waived by the Court. … The defendant MUST appear in person for a contested hearing or disposition docket. … Unless otherwise indicated by the Court, Attorneys must always appear in-person. … The defendant must appear in person for all pleas. … Plea/disposition paperwork must be signed and submitted to the court coordinator before the docket for all pleas. … For all retained attorneys, a written letter of representation must be on file. … After the eight setting, the case shall be placed on the trial docket. … The defendant must appear in person for a bond revocation hearing, unless prior approval is received from the Court. … If the defendant has multiple open cases which are disposed of at the same time, ALL CASES shall be reported on a single Attorney Expense Claim Form, (i.e. you may not bill twice for the same Court setting, jail visit, etc. even if the defendant has multiple cases). … All attorneys shall electronically submit their fee vouchers utilizing this Attorney Fee/Expense Claim Form. … On Jury Trial or Bench Trial settings, the Defendant and Attorney must appear and announce ready for trial by 9am on the day of trial. … Motions for continuance must be in writing and be presented in advance of the trial setting. … Once an exhibit is offered (even if not admitted), it must be tendered to the Court Reporter. … Once an exhibit number (or letter) has been assigned, the same exhibit number may not be used for another exhibit, even if the original exhibit is withdrawn or not used in the hearing or trial. … ALL continuance or reset motions (whether agreed, unopposed or opposed) MUST state what number continuance motion is being filed (i.e. “Plaintiff’s First” or “Defendant’s Second” or “Third Agreed Motion,” etc.). … Motions must have certificates of conference. … All certificates of conference must be explicit as to the party’s efforts to resolve the motion with all other parties/counsel prior to filing. … Any matter that has been set by the parties for an oral hearing on a date later than the deadline in the DOCKET CONTROL ORDER will not be considered by the Court without a motion for leave explaining sufficient cause for the late filing. … Objections to summary judgment evidence filed on the morning of the hearing will not be considered. … Responses that are filed after the response deadline provided for in the rules MUST be accompanied by a separate motion for leave to late file the response with a proposed order. … If the need for an emergency hearing arises, parties must first consult with each other about the matter and if both sides agree to an emergency hearing, contact the Court coordinator to set up a video conference or in person hearing with The Court. … If, after conferring, only one party thinks it is an emergency, the party requesting the hearing must file a motion for emergency hearing. … All requests for attorney's fees as sanctions MUST be established by affidavit or live testimony as to reasonableness and necessity as well as meet other legal requirements, unless the parties agree on the record, in a filed Rule 11 Agreement, or an agreed order as to the amount. … All motions and orders for severance must contain the following: a. … All motions for substituted service under Rule 106 must be accompanied by an affidavit that includes the following information: a. … Evidence must indicate attempted service within 3 months of filing the motion. c. …
Reviewer note: Operative mandatory-language provisions quoted verbatim from the registered document; the full document (sha256 ee6f1587b035…) is the controlling text.
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