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County Court at Law No. 2 — Rules of Court — Fort Bend County. The operative requirements are quoted verbatim from the governing document (registered/posted 06/10/2025); the document in custody is the controlling text.
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Cell phones are permissible; however, they must be silenced. … If represented by an attorney, all communication with the Court must be made through the attorney of record. … The Court must be notified by email if the attorney wishes to pass a hearing. … Completed forms must be submitted to the Court Coordinator, Mandy Richards and the Language Access Director, languageaccess@fbctx.gov by email at least 72 hours before any court appearance or hearing. … All interpreters serving in trial proceedings must be a Master Licensed Certified Court Interpreter unless otherwise specified. … Defendants must appear in-person for all criminal docket settings unless otherwise notified by the Court. … To prevent forfeiture cases must be reset or otherwise resolved prior to the end of the docket setting. … All resets MUST include the defendant’s signature. … Unless otherwise indicated by the Court, Attorneys must always appear in-person to represent their client or send a stand an Attorney on their behalf. … The defendant must appear in person for all pleas. … Plea/disposition paperwork must be signed and submitted to the Court Coordinator before 11:30am on docket dates. … For all retained attorneys, a written letter of representation must be on file. … On and each occasion after the sixth setting, the attorney of record must appear before the Court to request additional non-issue settings. … After the sixth setting, the case shall be considered for placement on the trial docket. … The defendant must appear in person for bond modification requests/hearings. … 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 settings, the Defendant and Attorney must appear and announce ready for trial by 11:00am on the day of the trial setting. … Motions for continuance must be in writing and be presented in advance of the trial setting. … All persons in the Courtroom shall stand each time the jury enters or exits the Courtroom. … 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. … 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. … Default judgment motions must be accompanied by the proper non-military affidavit and a Certificate of Last Known Address. … 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. …
Reviewer note: Operative mandatory-language provisions quoted verbatim from the registered document; the full document (sha256 9a351d3facfc…) is the controlling text.
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