Tarrant County Court at Law No. 2 — Dismissal Procedures… — TX · BenchPath

Tarrant County Court at Law No. 2 — Dismissal Procedures (six-month notice: 45 days to act; twelve-month notice: 30 days; retained and reinstated cases)

High confidence· verified September 6, 2026Case ManagementCounty Court at Law No. 2 — Dismissal Procedures (page last modified June 15, 2015), Tarrant County court web page

Summary

County Court at Law No. 2's dismissal-docket procedure (page last modified June 15, 2015): after a six-month notice the case is dismissed in 45 days unless a letter to the coordinator, a motion to retain, a trial-setting letter or a final judgment arrives; after a twelve-month notice, dismissal in 30 days unless a motion to retain, trial-setting letter, final judgment, or a summary-judgment motion with a motion to retain is filed; retained and reinstated cases carry a date certain and receive no further notice.

Applies to

Texas > Tarrant County > County Court at Law No. 2 (civil) — cases on the dismissal docket.

Requirement

"6-MONTH DISMISSAL: When a six-month Notice of Dismissal is sent, the case will be dismissed in 45 days unless one of the following occurs: A letter is sent to the coordinator stating the reason the case should be removed from the Dismissal Docket; A Motion to Retain is filed; A Trial Setting letter is sent to the Court; or A Final Judgment is submitted to the Court (generally a Default). 12-MONTH DISMISSAL: When a 12-month Notice of Dismissal is sent, the case will be dismissed in 30 days unless one of the following occurs: A Motion to Retain is filed; A Trial Setting letter is filed; A Final Judgment is submitted to the Court; or A Motion for Summary Judgment is filed accompanied by a Motion to Retain. RETAINED CASE — If a Motion to Retain or a letter removing a case from the dismissal docket is granted the Order will usually give a date upon which it will be dismissed if no action is taken to finalize the case or a trial setting date. No further notice is given of the intent to dismiss a case after it has been retained. REINSTATED CASE — Cases which have been reinstated are generally subject to the same rules as a Retained Case. Some action must be taken to finalize the case within the time period set forth on the Order Reinstating." (Page last modified June 15, 2015.)

Source of truth

"6-MONTH DISMISSAL: When a six-month Notice of Dismissal is sent, the case will be dismissed in 45 days unless one of the following occurs: A letter is sent to the coordinator stating the reason the case should be removed from the Dismissal Docket; A Motion to Retain is filed; A Trial Setting letter is sent to the Court; or A Final Judgment is submitted to the Court (generally a Default). 12-MONTH

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

Reviewer note: Own-site HTML page read in full 2026-09-06 from custody; quoted verbatim; 2015 posting — court-scoped. Composed benchpath-ajr8-tarrant (own-site lane).