Kaufman County District Courts Adjournment & Extension Requirements

CRITICAL

Continuance motions must be submitted in writing as soon as the triggering situation is known; agreed continuances must include a new agreed trial date, and other continuance motions must be set for the earliest hearing available to all parties.

Motions for continuance are to be submitted in writing as soon as the filing party is aware of the situation that constitutes the motion. One continuance may be granted by agreement and the order must include a new agreed trial date. All other motions for continuance must be set for a hearing at the earliest date available to all parties. Please contact the Court for dates to reset your case to be included in the motion. A certificate of conference is required.

CRITICALCivil cases

A continuance motion ordinarily must be filed and decided before the trial date unless an extenuating circumstance exists.

Motions for Continuance are to be filed and ruled on prior to the trial date absent an extenuating circumstance.

WARNINGCivil cases

Failure to mediate before trial does not automatically justify a continuance and instead limits the nonmediating party to 30 minutes of trial time per side.

Mediation is required in all cases and must be completed 5 weeks prior to the trial date. Failure to mediate prior to the trial date is NOT an automatic ground for continuance. (Parties who fail to mediate prior to the trial date are limited to 30 minutes per side at trial.)