Hays County District Court Filing Rules

Every nondispositive motion must contain one of two prescribed certificate-of-conference statements.

The Texas Attorney General's Office, the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, and the Hays County District Attorney's Office are not required to file pre-trial forms.

A party filing one of the listed post-trial pleadings must give direct notice to the judge.

Motions and proposed orders may not be sent directly to the District Court Administrator unless the office expressly instructs that course.

For good cause, defense counsel must advise the District Court Administrator in writing within five days after receiving the trial-setting notice and state the reason.

One copy of the mediator's report must be delivered to the Civil Court Coordinator on the same day it is filed with the District Clerk.

Notice of the setting must be served on every party on the date the Notice of Setting receives administrative approval, and delayed notice may support a continuance request.

Except for a final-trial setting, the motion must already be on file before a party may request a hearing setting.