Orange County District Court, Texas Service and Proof of Service Rules

CRITICAL

Service

Electronic service to opposing party

The attorney or self-represented litigant who sets a hearing must notify the opposing parties and their attorneys through electronic filing and email.

It is the responsibility of the attorney or self-represented litigant who sets a hearing to notify the opposing party(ies) and their attorneys of the hearing via electronic filing and email.

CRITICAL

Attorneys requesting a hearing should submit the request in writing to the court where the matter is pending and must serve all counsel and self-represented parties with hearing notice.

Requests for hearing should 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 prose with notice of the hearing.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Notice of intention to dismiss

The clerk or court coordinator must promptly send notice of intent to dismiss to attorneys of record and pro se parties with an address in the clerk’s file, and file a copy of the notice.

When a case has been placed on the dismissal docket, the District Clerk and/or the court coordinator shall promptly send notice of the courts intention to dismiss for want of prosecution to each attorney of record and pro se party whose address is shown in the clerk's file. A copy of such notice shall be filed in the court's file .

WARNING

Advance notification is not required for the specified protective-order applications or when the application states the described imminent-harm or interference risks.

Advance notification is not required if: (a) the application is for a protective order under Title 4 of the Texas Family Code or Article 7A of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure; (b) the application sets forth a reasonable basis for believing that irreparable harm is likely imminent and there is insufficient time to notify opposing counsel or parties; or (c) the application sets forth a reasonable basis for believing that notifying the opposing counsel or party would impair the Court's ability to grant relief due to the danger that the subject matter of the application could be compromised, removed, or destroyed.

WARNING

Deadline

24 hours

These items should be exchanged at least twenty-four hours before the scheduled temporary court proceeding.

These items should be exchanged at least twenty-four hours before the scheduled temporary court proceeding.