Loading…
Submission Docket — 311th 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.
Texas > Harris County > 311th District Court
Submission Docket 1. A matter set for consideration by submission means the setting shall beconsidered and ruled upon by the court WITHOUT AN ORAL HEARING. 2. The following contested motions must be set for hearing by submission: Compel discovery/deposition, or for protection (discovery disputes) Reinstate Substituted service For contested entry of an order For judgment nunc pro tunc To consolidate For genetic testing For appointment of attorney ad litem, amicus attorney, or for custody evaluation For adoption evaluation For continuance For drug testing For withdrawal for counsel To confer with child > 12 years old For deposit of costs (private appointment) or interim fees (freestanding of temporary orders) For entry of an order or dismissal (entry date assigned by court) 3. A motion for continuance, for drug testing, withdrawal, to confer and for deposit of costs/interim fees may be presented in an oral hearing along with related relief. 4. Certificate of service for notice of a hearing by submission must be filed >10 days from the submission date; nothing in these policies shall act to compress any deadlines under the Texas Family Code or Rules of Civil Procedure (e.g., the notice required for summary judgment is still 21 days) 5. Responses must be filed > 3 days prior to the date of submission (except as otherwise mandated by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure). 6. Attach supporting evidence to the motion or responses as exhibits.
Reviewer note: Own-site content fetched by us 2026-08-22 (Phase 3 justex/page sweep; hashed receipts in custody). Complete document text quoted verbatim (whitespace-normalized); the posted document is the controlling text.
6 verbatim requirements on case management in STEVEN P. DELUCA's division.
4 verbatim requirements on case management in LAUREN N. PEFFER's division.