Judge Christopher Gregory's standing order for Justice Court Precinct Four (entered Nov. 20, 2023): substitute or alternate service under TRCP 501.2(e) and 510.4(c) is not authorized unless the serving agency shows due diligence on at least two occasions at all of the defendant's addresses in the county where the premises are located, on two different days and at two different times — at least one morning attempt and one afternoon attempt on separate days; the judge retains discretion to approve or deny any request.
Texas > Tarrant County > Justice Court, Precinct 4 (Place 1) — requests for substitute or alternate service in civil and eviction cases.
"IT IS ORDERED that SUBSTITUTE or ALTERNATE SERVICE of process pursuant to Texas Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 501.2(e) and 510.4 (c)-(C) shall not be authorized by the court unless serving agency shows due diligence on at least two occasions at all addresses of the defendant in the county where the premises are located, including attempts on two different days and at two different times of the da
Reviewer note: Text-layer registration (1 page, 988 chars) read in full; quoted verbatim. Composed benchpath-ajr8-tarrant. County-site receipt(s) in custody 2026-09-06: https://www.tarrantcountytx.gov/content/dam/main/justices-of-the-peace/JP4/Documents/jp4-standing-orders/JP4_STANDING_ORDER-SUBSTITUTE_OR_ALTERNATE_SERVICE.pdf (identical edition).
The 101st District Court's Rule 106 substituted-service regime as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 05/02/2023): the instructions prescribing the supporting affidavit's mandatory contents (doc 1345) and the court's proposed order form whose use the court's registered policies make mandatory (doc 1344).
The 134th District Court's Rule 106 substitute-service requirements (Hon. Dale B. Tillery): the four-part supporting affidavit (address-verification efforts, dated service attempts, statements of persons present, and a public-record or database printout confirming residence), the license-plate corroboration option, the mandatory proposed form order, and the form's dual-mailing/30-day-return perfection conditions.
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