Orange County District Court, Texas Adjournment & Extension Requirements
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Requirements for requesting adjournments, extensions, and continuances.
CRITICAL
A motion to continue a trial setting must be presented under the docket control order or the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, even if all parties agree.
Any motion for continuance of the trial setting shall be presented to the court pursuant to the docket control order, or the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, regardless if said motion is agreed to by all parties.
CRITICAL
Court approval is required for any request to continue the final trial date, including an agreed request.
Court approval is required for any request for a continuance of the final trial date, even if the request is agreed to by all parties.
WARNING
Failure to mediate is not a basis for a requested continuance.
The failure to mediate will not be considered a basis for any requested continuance .
INFO
A party may move for additional time to submit a written final judgment or order.
A party my file a motion to request for additional time to submit a written final judgment or order.
How do I request an adjournment or extension in Orange County District Court, Texas?
A motion to continue a trial setting must be presented under the docket control order or the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, even if all parties agree.
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