Liberty County District Courts Service and Proof of Service Rules

The District Clerk must promptly send notice of the court's intention to dismiss for want of prosecution to the listed recipients and file a copy with the case papers.

When a case has been placed on the dismissal docket, the District Clerk shall promptly send notice of the Court's intention to dismiss for want of prosecution to each attorney of record, attorney ad litem or guardian ad litem, Office of the Attorney General, and pro se party whose address is shown in the clerk's file. A copy of such notice shall be filed with the papers of the cause.

Applies to

Non jury trial setting request

A written non-jury trial request must be served on all involved attorneys and pro se parties, and the party obtaining the setting must notify them of the assigned trial week.

All requests for non-jury trials before the Court shall be set by the Court at the earliest possible trial date on those dates established by the Court for non-jury weeks. The request shall be in writing and copies of said request served upon all attorneys and parties pro se involved in the case. The Court shall have sole discretion as to which non-jury trial week the case will be assigned. The party obtaining the setting shall notify all counsel and parties appearing pro se of the setting.

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Preferential trial setting request

A preferential trial-setting request must be in writing and include notice to all counsel and pro se parties.

All requests for preferential trial settings shall be made in writing with notice to all counsel and parties appearing pro se.

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Notice of hearing

A party seeking to appear by videoconferencing or other electronic means must file a motion and serve all counsel and parties with notice of the hearing.

For trials and contested matters, any party requesting to appear by videoconferencing or other electronic means must file a motion with the court and serve all counsel and parties with a notice of hearing.

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Jury trial setting request

A written jury-trial request must be served on all involved attorneys and pro se parties, who must also be notified after the setting is obtained.

All requests for jury trials shall be in writing and copies of said request served upon all attorneys and parties pro se involved in the case. The Court shall have sole discretion as to which case and which jury trial week the case will be assigned. The party obtaining the setting shall notify all counsel and parties appearing pro se of the setting.

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Notice of hearing

Hearing requests must be submitted in writing, and the requesting attorney must serve all counsel and pro se parties with notice of the hearing.

Requests for hearings shall be made in writing to the court in which the matter is pending in accordance with these rules, and the attorneys making such request shall serve all counsel and parties appearing pro se with notice of the hearing.