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61st District Court Procedures — 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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An affidavit must be filed as a supporting document. … If you have more than one exhibit, they must be separated, labeled, and filed as individual attachments to the lead document. … The complete title of your lead document must be entered as it appears on your pleading, or as close as possible, without add-ons or abbreviations. … 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 the motion. … 3.3 AGREED MOTIONS Agreed or unopposed motions are presented to the judge for signature upon filing, and generally do not need to be placed on the Court’s docket. … Agreed motions must contain the appropriate signatures. … Unopposed motions must contain a certificate of conference. … 3.5 COURTESY COPIES Please do not submit courtesy copies to the Court unless specifically requested by the Court. … Motions to compel must contain, in the body of the motion, the discovery requests and responses at issue and the legal argument supporting the movant’s position for each discovery request. … 3.7 SUMMARY JUDGMENTS Motions for Summary Judgment are heard by submission only unless otherwise requested by the parties. … Motions for Summary Judgment must be heard within 60 days of filing. … If a party wishes to withdraw their pending motion for summary judgment and cancel the hearing, they must file a notice withdrawing the motion and a proposed order granting the withdrawal. … If a party wishes to reset an oral hearing or submission setting on a Motion for Summary Judgment, they must file an affidavit or declaration indicating why the hearing needs to be moved. … If the reset is granted, the motion MUST be heard within 90 days of filing, or the motion will be automatically denied without prejudice. … Do not wait until the last minute to file your motion or request a hearing. … (See Texas Rules of Court 166a(c) for notice requirements.) Summary judgments must be heard at least one month before trial. … If, however, your case is two years or older, joint or agreed motions for continuance must be scheduled for an oral hearing. … These motions must include sufficient details and show substantial need for continuance. … If the parties agree to a summer setting, they must also agree to waive vacation letters. … 3.9 DEFAULT JUDGMENTS Movants must attach all evidence supporting the motion and damages to the motion for default or the Court will pass the hearing. … All default judgments must include the following language: “If you are an individual (not a company), your money or property may be protected from being taken to pay this judgment. … Obtenga mayor información visitando el sitio www.texaslawhelp.org/exempt-property.” 3.10 SUBSTITUTED-SERVICE MOTIONS Affidavits supporting motions for substituted service under Rule 106 must: … 3.11 PROTECTIVE ORDERS Protective Orders containing a provision stating that any documents filed in the records of the court shall be sealed and not open for viewing by the general public must be changed to comply with Rule 76a of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure. … Motions in which the party will be pro se after the attorney withdraws must include: … Orders on motions to withdraw also must include contact information for the pro se party. … If the withdrawing attorney represents a corporation, counsel must notify the corporate party that corporations cannot proceed pro se or self-represented in Texas courts. … Motions to substitute counsel must indicate whether the attorney being replaced has agreed to the substitution and have the appropriate certificates of conference and service. …
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.
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