342nd District Court (Tarrant County) — Temporary Restraining Order Procedure (five documents on file, including the Local Rules ex parte certificate, before presentment; TRO heard by phone, Zoom or in person)

High confidence· verified September 6, 2026Emergency MotionsTemporary Restraining Order – TRO (TROProcedure.pdf) and Certificate of Conference in Compliance with Tarrant County Local Rules for Ex Parte Relief (TROCertificateOfCompliance.pdf), 342nd District Court, Tarrant County — posted on the court's Court Rules and Procedures page

Summary

The 342nd District Court's TRO procedure: the plaintiff's original petition, application for TRO, supporting affidavit, certificate of conference under the Tarrant County Local Rules for ex parte relief, and proposed order granting the TRO must all be on file before the TRO is presented; counsel then calls the court to set a time, and the judge may hear the TRO by phone, Zoom or in person. The court's companion Certificate of Conference form tracks the three Local Rule 3.30(c) alternatives (opponent unrepresented; opposing counsel notified and does not wish to be heard; diligent unsuccessful attempts to notify).

Applies to

Texas > Tarrant County > 342nd District Court (civil) — applicants for temporary restraining orders.

Source of truth

"TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER - TRO — The following required documents must be on file before a TRO will be presented to the judge. 1. Plaintiff's Original Petition 2. Application for TRO 3. Affidavit Supporting TRO 4. Certificate of Conference in Compliance with Tarrant County Local Rules 5. Order Granting TRO. Once all of the required documents are on file, call the court and set up a time to hav

Official source: Tarrant County Civil District Courts — tarrantcountytx.gov (county site tree)
Source health: Healthy · checked October 6, 2026
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Last verified: September 6, 2026benchpath-tx-ajr8-tarrant-ownsite-2026-09-06

Reviewer note: Own-site documents (text layers, 400 + 941 chars) read in full 2026-09-06; quoted verbatim; undated; joined to Judge Kimberly L. Fitzpatrick as the court's current posting; the certificate form is folded as a companion receipt. Composed benchpath-ajr8-tarrant (own-site lane).

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