Travis County Civil District Courts Adjournment & Extension Requirements

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Continuance motions must be set on the Central Docket, except for specially assigned cases; if no Central Docket setting is available, the Duty Judge may hear the motion upon request.

Motions for continuance must be set on the Central Docket unless a case is specially assigned pursuant to Local Rule 2.6 or 10.2. If a Central Docket setting cannot be obtained under these rules, the continuance may be heard by the Duty Judge upon request to the Duty Judge.

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The Court Administrator may not extend the deadline for delivering pretrial forms.

The Court Administrator is not authorized to extend the time for delivering pretrial forms.

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An announced setting may be passed only if all counsel agree, and counsel must notify the Court Administrator of that agreement.

Once announced, settings may not be passed except by agreement of all counsel. Counsel must notify the Court Administrator of an agreement to pass a setting.

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Family Docket continuances are heard Thursdays at 1:30 p.m.; longer-than-three-hour merits settings are heard the Thursday one week before the setting, and all others the Thursday before the next week setting.

Continuances for settings on the Family Docket are heard every Thursday at 1:30 p.m. Continuances of longer than 3 hour merits settings are heard the Thursday one week before the setting. All others are heard the Thursday before the next week setting.

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Family Docket continuances are heard Thursdays at 1:30 p.m.; continuances of merits settings longer than three hours are heard the Thursday one week before the setting, and all others the Thursday before the next week’s setting.

Continuances for settings on the Family Docket are heard every Thursday at 1:30 p.m. Continuances of longer than 3 hour merits settings are heard the Thursday one week before the setting. All others are heard the Thursday before the next week setting.

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The Court Administrator cannot extend the deadline for delivering pretrial forms.

The Court Administrator is not authorized to extend the time for delivering pretrial forms.

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Once announced, settings may not be passed except by agreement of all counsel. Counsel must notify the Court Administrator of an agreement to pass a setting.

Summary: Announced settings may be passed (continued) only by agreement of all counsel, and counsel must notify the Court Administrator of the agreement to pass the setting.

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Motions for continuance must be set on the Central Docket unless a case is specially assigned pursuant to Local Rule 2.6 or 10.2. If a Central Docket setting cannot be obtained under these rules, the continuance may be heard by the Duty Judge upon request to the Duty Judge.

Summary: Continuance motions must be set on the Central Docket unless the case is specially assigned under Local Rule 2.6 or 10.2, and if no Central Docket setting can be obtained the continuance may be heard by the Duty Judge upon request.

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Continuances for settings on the Family Docket are heard every Thursday at 1:30 p.m. Continuances of longer than 3 hour merits settings are heard the Thursday one week before the setting. All others are heard the Thursday before the next week setting.

Summary: Continuances for Family Docket settings are heard Thursdays at 1:30 p.m.; continuances of longer than 3-hour merits settings are heard the Thursday one week before the setting, and all other continuances are heard the Thursday before the next week's setting.

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The Court Administrator is not authorized to extend the time for delivering pretrial forms. The parties may not by agreement waive or modify the provisions or requirements of these rules.

Summary: The Court Administrator may not extend the deadline for delivering pre-trial forms, and the parties may not waive or modify these pre-trial form requirements by agreement.

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Once announced, settings may not be passed except by agreement of all counsel. Counsel must notify the Court Administrator of an agreement to pass a setting.

Summary: Announced settings may only be passed (continued) by agreement of all counsel, and counsel must notify the Court Administrator of any agreement to pass a setting.

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Motions for continuance must be set on the Central Docket unless a case is specially assigned pursuant to Local Rule 2.6 or 10.2. If a Central Docket setting cannot be obtained under these rules, the continuance may be heard by the Duty Judge upon request to the Duty Judge.

Summary: Motions for continuance must be set on the Central Docket unless the case is specially assigned under Local Rule 2.6 or 10.2, and if no Central Docket setting can be obtained the Duty Judge may hear the continuance upon request.

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The Court Administrator is not authorized to extend the time for delivering pretrial forms. The parties may not by agreement waive or modify the provisions or requirements of these rules.

Summary: The Court Administrator cannot extend pretrial form delivery deadlines, and parties cannot waive or modify these pretrial requirements by agreement.

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Any matter which the court determines cannot reasonably be heard within the announced time will be rescheduled at the discretion of the court.

Summary: Matters that the court determines cannot reasonably be heard within the announced time will be rescheduled at the court's discretion.

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notice may be argued by opposing counsel as a basis for continuance.

Summary: Lack of the required notice may be argued by opposing counsel as a basis for a continuance.

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Continuances for settings on the Family Docket are heard every Thursday at 1:30 p.m. Continuances of longer than 3 hour merits settings are heard the Thursday one week before the setting. All others are heard the Thursday before the next week setting.

Summary: Continuances for Family Docket settings are heard every Thursday at 1:30 p.m.; continuances of longer-than-3-hour merits settings are heard the Thursday one week before the setting, and all others are heard the Thursday before the next week's setting.

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Motions for continuance must be set on the Central Docket unless a case is specially assigned pursuant to Local Rule 2.6 or 10.2. If a Central Docket setting cannot be obtained under these rules, the continuance may be heard by the Duty Judge upon request to the Duty Judge. This Rule does not relieve a movant of the burden of delivering a copy of the motion and giving notice of the hearing in the manner and within the time provided by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.

Summary: Motions for continuance must be set on the Central Docket unless an exception applies; if that setting cannot be obtained, the Duty Judge may hear the motion on request, and the movant must still deliver a copy and provide notice as required by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.