Rusk County District Court, Texas Filing Rules

A defendant who requests a court setting must give the State notice of all such settings.

The party causing joinder must add and serve all parties by the specified date and provide them a copy of the scheduling order when serving them.

Copies of requested jury definitions, instructions, and questions need not be furnished to opposing counsel until all evidence has closed, unless the Court orders otherwise.

The jury-setting request includes the attorney’s certification that all parties have complied or will comply with pretrial and discovery matters before the requested trial date.

All motions must be filed no later than 21 days before trial.

If a judgment adjudicates costs, all cost records must be filed with the Clerk before or when the judgment is signed.

II. Contested motions for continuance filed after docket call must be based on grounds that either did not exist or were not known and could not have been reasonably anticipated at the time of docket call.

Unless otherwise specifically set, a pending summary-judgment motion filed and delivered to the opposing party or counsel more than 21 days before pre-trial is considered set for hearing at pre-trial.

The jury fee must be paid by the specified date to remain on the jury docket; otherwise, the case will be set for a bench trial.

Criminal non-jury setting requests may be made orally or in writing to the District Judge's secretary.