The 342nd District Court's hearing instructions: confirm the date before sending a notice of hearing; the notice states whether the hearing is in person, by Zoom or by submission, which motions will be heard and the time allotted; orders and responses filed per the Rules of Civil Procedure or by noon the day before; where the motion and response exceed 50 pages a notebook is delivered two days before the hearing (9–11 a.m. or 2–4 p.m.); hearings are requested by e-mail or phone with the cause number and style, motions, filing date, lead attorney, desired timeframe, format and time needed; some hearings must be in person; Zoom links go out about a day before.
Texas > Tarrant County > 342nd District Court (civil) — counsel and parties setting and noticing hearings.
"Notice of Hearing — Please confirm the date is still available before sending out the notice of hearing. When you do send out the notice of hearing, please include: 1. The hearing is In-Person, by ZOOM, or by Submission.* 2. Which motion(s) will be heard. 3. The amount of time allotted for the hearing – 30 minutes, 1 hour, etc. 4. All orders and responses must be filed according to the Texas Rule
Reviewer note: Own-site document (text layer, 1 p) read in full 2026-09-06; quoted verbatim; undated; joined to Judge Kimberly L. Fitzpatrick as the court's current posting. Composed benchpath-ajr8-tarrant (own-site lane).
1 verbatim requirement published by Palm Beach Division FC on uniform motion calendar & special sets.
Judge Giardina: 15-minutes-or-less schedules through JAWS, over 30 through the JA — and a unilaterally-set notice of hearing must attach a cover letter detailing at least three attempts to coordinate; hearings in person since February 14, 2022.
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