Galveston County District Courts Adjournment & Extension Requirements

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A continuance motion by the State or defendant must comply with the Code of Criminal Procedure and be presented to and considered by the Court by the Friday before trial unless the parties agree and the Court approves.

Motions for continuance, whether by the State or the Defendant, must comply with the applicable law contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure and must be presented to and considered by the Court on or before the Friday before the scheduled trial date, unless agreed to by the parties and approved by the Court.

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The Court will not consider a continuance motion on the scheduled trial date absent good cause shown and compliance with the applicable rules.

Except for good cause shown and upon compliance with these rules, the Court shall not consider any motion for continuance on the scheduled trial date.

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An attorney or party that failed to notify the court of a known scheduling conflict when the case was set may not later seek a continuance on the basis of that conflict.

B. An attorney/party, who fails to notify the Court of a known conflict in scheduling at the time the case is set, shall be precluded from seeking a continuance at a later time on the grounds of such conflict.

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A known ground for continuing a trial must be presented at least 14 days before the trial setting or at any pretrial conference, whichever occurs first, or the ground is waived.

C. Any known ground for continuance of the trial setting shall be presented to the Court at least 14 days prior to the trial setting or at the pre-trial conference, if any, whichever shall occur first, or shall be waived.

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An order granting a continuance must also reset the case for trial.

D. Upon granting of a motion for continuance, the order granting such motion for continuance shall contain an order resetting the case for trial.

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A continuance may be granted only for good cause shown in a written request signed by the attorneys and clients and approved by the court.

No continuances shall be granted, in any case, except upon good cause shown, in writing, signed by the attorneys and the clients and approved by the Court.

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An attorney who fails to notify the court of a known scheduling conflict when the case is set may not later seek a continuance based on that conflict or a vacation conflict.

B. An attorney, who fails to notify the Court of a known conflict in scheduling at the time the case is set, shall be precluded from seeking a continuance at a later time on the grounds of such conflict, including vacation conflicts.

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Any known ground for a continuance must be presented at least 14 days before the trial setting or at the pretrial conference, whichever occurs first, or it is waived.

C. Any known ground for continuance of the trial setting shall be presented to the Court at least 14 days prior to the trial setting or at the pre-trial conference, if any, whichever shall occur first, or shall be waived.

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The Court will not consider a continuance motion raised on the scheduled trial date absent good cause.

Except for good cause shown, the Court shall not consider any motion for continuance on the scheduled trial date.

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Continuances are permitted only for good cause shown in a writing signed by the attorneys and clients and approved by the court under Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 251.

No continuances shall be granted, in any case, except upon.good cause shown, in writing, signed by the attorneys and the clients and approved by the Court, and in accordance with T.R.C.P. Rule 251.

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A criminal continuance motion must comply with the Code of Criminal Procedure and be presented to the Court by the Friday before trial unless the Court approves otherwise.

Motions for continuance, whether by the State or Defendant, must comply with the applicable law contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure and must be presented to and considered by the Court on or before the Friday before the scheduled trial date, unless approved by the Court.

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The Court need not grant a continuance when the attorney previously agreed to a jury trial setting during the vacation period.

If the attorney who files a vacation letter has previously agreed to a jury trial setting that is during the time period covered by the vacation notice, the Court is not required to grant a continuance.