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405th Judicial District Court New Policies and Procedures — Galveston County. The operative requirements are quoted verbatim from the governing document (registered/posted 2014-01-02); the document in custody is the controlling text.
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NEW POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AS OF JANUARY 2, 2014 405th Judicial District Court 600 59TH STREET GALVESTON COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER GALVESTON, TEXAS 77550 GENERAL All counsel and defendants (criminal cases) are required at all court settings and must be present on time. … If you are going to be late, it must be communicated to the Court in advance. … Cell phones must be off or on vibrate! Do not use cell phones or play with them in courtroom during proceedings. … No newspapers will be allowed in courtroom. … All motions for continuance must be in writing and filed with the District Clerks Office. … The first request for an Agreed Continuance will be granted. … Any additional request for a continuance, agreed or opposed, must be supported by good cause and an affidavit stating evidence for good cause. … All withdrawals of counsel must be approved by the Court. … None will be allowed within 60 days of trial setting unless for good cause. … CRIMINAL Pleas - All pleas will be set for 8:30 a.m. for preparation of paperwork and will be considered by the Court at 9 a.m. … If for any reason you are going to be late for a setting, you must contact the Court before 8:45 a.m. or the plea may be automatically re-set to the following business day. … Status Conferences - Will be set for 8:45 a.m. and held with the Judge. … All parties are required to be present on time. … A Criminal Docket Control Order will be issued upon first setting and signed off by Assistant District Attorney and Defense Counsel. … Motion to Adjudicate/Revoke Community Supervision (MRP’S) – one (1) status conferences will be allowed followed by a disposition conference held between the Judge, Assistant District Attorney, Defense Counsel and Probation Officer. … If the parties wish to waive their court appearance of the Status Conference, Plaintiff counsel, as the initiating party, is REQUIRED to contact the Court to get a pretrial and trial date (which are set 6 months out) to circulate to defense counsel(s) and have returned to the Court 24 hours prior to the scheduled Status Conference. … Parties MUST use the 405th Judicial District Court’s DCO that is located under “Forms”. … If completed proposed DCO is not returned in the 24 hour time requirement before the scheduled Status Conference, all parties MUST appear in person at the Status Conference (no exceptions). … Any pleading that requires a setting with the Court must be on file with the District Clerks Office. … When filing any pleading or motion that requires a setting by the Court, a formal “Request for Hearing” or “Request for Submission” must be filed with the pleading in pleading format. … When the District Clerks Office receives “Request for Submission” or “Request for Oral Hearing” it will be queued to the court for a setting. … Once the requesting party is notified of a setting, that party is required to file and serve all parties a “Notice of Submission” or “Notice of Oral Hearing” notifying all parties of the date and time of the setting. … If there is not a “Notice of Hearing” or “Notice of Submission” on file, the pleading will not be heard, reviewed or ruled on. … It will be this Court’s practice that if any party requests an oral hearing on a case, it will be set according to the Court’s availability. … The Rule 11 will announce that the case has settled and that final paperwork will be tendered to the court within 45 days.
Reviewer note: Operative mandatory-language provisions quoted verbatim from the posted document; the full document (sha256 bd4bcd2dc868…) is the controlling text.