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Court Procedures — 234th District Court — posted on the court's own website — the court-procedure tier (standing procedures, policies, and preferences the court itself publishes), distinct from the TOPICs-registered local-rules tier (TRCP 3a registration applies to local rules). Operative requirements quoted verbatim; the posted document is the controlling text.
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Pre-trial Procedures and Motion Practice HEARINGS Law day dockets are on Monday's beginning at 9:00 AM and are in-person only . … Once you obtain a hearing date you are required to file a Notice of Oral Hearing and serve it on all counsel or pro se parties. … In order to receive an emergency hearing, you must e-file an emergency motion that provides a detailed explanation of why it is needed. … MOTION 2.1 AGREED AND UNOPPOSED MOTIONS Agreed or unopposed motions do not have to be placed on the court’s oral hearing or submission docket. … All unopposed or agreed motions should be titled as such and must be signed by all parties or include a Certificate of Conference. … In addition, 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.). … The proposed order granting the continuance shall provide a space for the new trial date to be inserted by the Court. … If the parties would like to amend the docket control order in addition to continuing the trial date, please note your request in the Motion for Continuance and include the statement that a new scheduling order shall be issued by the Court in the proposed order. … Continuances after the third continuance must demonstrate substantial need for a delay of the trial setting and must be set for oral hearing whether agreed or opposed. … 2.2 CERTIFICATES OF CONFERENCE A certificate of conference is required on all motions, pleas and special exceptions except: … Summary Judgments Default Judgments Agreed Judgments Motions for voluntary dismissal or non-suit Post-verdict motions; or Motions involving service of citation The movant must confer person-to-person with opposing counsel before the Court will consider a motion that requires a conference. … The Court will pass motions that do not have a certificate stating (1) that the movant has actually talked to opposing counsel, or (2) why counsel have not been able to discuss motion. … When submitting a proposed order, you must include a cover letter and indicate whether the order is agreed to as to form. … 2.5 MOTION OR NOTICE OF NONSUIT When a lawsuit involves a minor, any notice or motion for nonsuit must be filed without prejudice. … SPECIFIC MOTION PROCEDURES 3.1 Motions to Withdraw as Attorney of Record Because motions to withdraw as attorney of record usually impose the burden of a pro se case on opposing parties and the court, they will be granted only when absolutely necessary. … Motions to Withdraw must be set for oral hearing. … The following must be filed before any such motion will be considered: … (b) that the client is deemed to have knowledge of and is required to abide by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure if the client proceeds pro se; … (c) that all notices from the Court to the client's current address will be deemed to have been received unless the client notifies the Court of any change of address; … If the client has not agreed to the withdrawal, proof of service of the letter described in item 4 must be filed. … 3.2 RULE 106 MOTIONS FOR SUBSTITUTED SERVICE All motions for Substituted Service under Rule 106 must be accompanied by an affidavit that includes the following information: … There must be a least 6 attempts, which includes 1 before 7:00am and one after 6:00pm. … Additionally, the following must be referenced and attached as an exhibit to the order: … EXHIBIT A It is further ORDERED that service shall also comply with the following provisions: … (a) a copy of the citation and petition shall be mailed by both certified mail, return receipt requested, and regular mail to the Defendant at the same address at which service is authorized above; …
Reviewer note: Own-site content fetched by us 2026-08-22 (Phase 3 justex/page sweep; hashed receipts in custody). Operative mandatory-language provisions quoted verbatim; the full posted document is the controlling text. Composed from the court's own published site content (justex content API section, our sweep receipts).
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