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Policies & Procedures — Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 4 — 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 > Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 4
(Confirm availability with the clerks) • Parties must file a notice of hearing (separate from the Motion) with a certificate of service, and serve all parties • Five (5) business days’ (minimum) notice is required for oral hearings • A motion must have a certificate of service, be accompanied by a proposed order, and be filed with or prior to the notice of hearing • Records are taken by request only. … Written notice must be filed with the Court and served to the opposing party by phone, fax, and/or in writing. … Concrete proof of attempts to notify opposing counsel must be provided to the Court. … (Confirm availability with the clerks) • Parties must file a notice of submission (separate from the motion) with a certificate of service, serve all parties, and serve all self-represented parties by hand delivery or certified mail and regular mail. … • Ten (10) business days’ (minimum) notice is required for submission hearings. … • A motion must be accompanied by a proposed order and filed prior to or with a notice of submission. … Summary Judgment motions must be set on the submission docket and require twenty-one (21) days’ notice. … The petitioner must have their SR- 22, proof of insurance, and a certified copy of their driving record. … Agreed Motions must have the signatures of all parties or counsel and be filed as “agreed” or “joint”. … The following must be included in the motion: … • Affidavit proving up damages (include last statement or invoice) • Affidavit of attorney’s fees including some estimate of time or description of actions taken on the case. o Percentage of the contract required on contingencies Page |2 • Certificate of last known address • Non-Military Affidavit with a copy of the results from https://scra.dmdc.osd.mil/scra/#/home o Results from the search must be within 30 days of the date the motion is filed If any of the foregoing is missing or incorrect, or if service is not perfected, the Clerk will send a notice of incomplete default judgment and the Trial Coordinator will move the case to an Entry docket 30 days out to allow time to resubmit the proper documents. … Motions for Substituted Service must be accompanied by an affidavit that includes the following: … Appraisal District Records, Vehicle Registration, factual affidavit) • Sufficient attempts • Each attempt at service with date and time o Last attempt at service must be within 45 days of the filing of the motion o Attempts must be at varied times of the day • The identity of persons present at the attempted service and statements that were made, if applicable Follow procedures in Tex. … Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice must comply with Tex. … Code §82.0361 Other Off-Docket Motions Motion to Appoint Guardian Ad Litem Motion to Withdraw as Counsel of Record Motion to Appoint Attorney Ad Litem Motion to Substitute Counsel of Record Motion to Show Cause Plaintiff’s Notice of Non-Suit Tax Warrants Agreed Judgment Application to Close Receivership Installment Agreement Application for Sequestration Additional Due Process and Procedural Requirements Discovery Disputes Parties must make several attempts on separate days to conference with opposing parties relating to discovery disputes and include a certificate of conference in their motion. … All certificates of conference must state whether counsel have conferred regarding the substance of the relief requested and if the relief is opposed, agreed or agreed in part, along with a statement of what relief was agreed to between the parties. … It must also state the number of attempts made to contact the opposing party, the method of attempts, and the results obtained. …
Reviewer note: Own-site document live-fetched by us 2026-08-22, byte-identical to the AJR-11 recon capture of 2026-08-21 (dual custody). Operative mandatory-language provisions quoted verbatim from the posted document; the full document (sha256 3d192b372c9e…) is the controlling text.
29 verbatim requirements from the procedure documents published under "CV-H Judge G. L. Feltel, Jr.".
1 summarised requirement on judge preferences.
Section CA 03 / CA 35 (Judge Gina Beovides, 11th Cir. Circuit Civil): Foreclosure Motion Calendar: Monday 10:30 AM · Transfer Calendar: Wednesday (archived 9:00 AM; July 2026 read 9:30 AM — confirm current time)