43rd District Court — Standard Pretrial Scheduling Order (Civil)

High confidence· verified September 6, 2026Case Management43rd District Court Standard Pretrial Scheduling Order (www.parkercountytx.gov/DocumentCenter/View/87; custody 2026-09-06).

Summary

The 43rd District Court's standard civil pretrial scheduling order, setting the deadlines counted back from the trial date for discovery, witness and expert designations, dispositive motions, mediation and the pretrial conference.

Applies to

Applies to civil cases in the 43rd District Court of Parker County under its standard scheduling order.

Source of truth

The 43rd District Court's standard civil scheduling order sets deadlines counted back from the trial date: written discovery closes 210 days before trial; fact-witness lists 180 days; fact depositions 90 days; the plaintiff's experts 150 days and the defendant's 120 days; expert depositions 60 days; motions for a mental or physical examination 60 days; dispositive motions filed and heard 45 days;

Official source: Parker County Courts — www.parkercountytx.gov (court website)
Source health: Healthy · checked September 6, 2026
Effective date: —
Last verified: September 6, 2026benchpath-tx-ajr8-parker-ownsite-2026-09-06

Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-06 from the county-site document (read in full). Court-specific 43rd civil case-management order; judge-joined to Towson.

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High confidence· verified August 3, 202613th Jud. Cir., Judge Wolfe Practices & Procedures (Trial Division 3), citing AO S-2024-062(28)(A)

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High confidence

· verified August 4, 2026

13th Jud. Cir., Judge Rice Judicial Practices & Procedures (Crim. I)

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High confidence· verified August 4, 202613th Jud. Cir., Judge Cuellar-Stilo Procedures (Traffic M / NCNT T / IV-D Y)

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High confidence· verified August 4, 202613th Jud. Cir., Judge Tesche Arkin Procedures & Preferences (Probate B / RPO N)

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