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Vernon's Texas Rules Annotated - VTRA TX R DALLAS CTY CT 1 Agreed Scheduling Orders

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

A. Once all defendants have answered, the lawsuit becomes ready for a trial setting.  Prior to a trial date being set, it is mandatory that both parties contact one another and submit a proposed Agreed Scheduling Order to the court.  The Court will allow a 30 day time-limit for the ASO to be submitted.  The requirements are as follows:

1. Submitted in writing with original signatures from both parties;  no stamp signatures.

2. Jury Trials--heard on Mondays;  Non-Jury Trials--heard on Thursdays

3. The specific name of the agreed mediator from the Court's approved list is mandatory, even if your client has no intention of settling.  This Court expects mediation to be completed at least 45 days before trial.  If your case has not been to mediation within the last 12 months, the Court requires you to go again.

4. Include any discovery or deposition dates or a specific deadline if individual dates have not been set.

5. The dates requested must correspond with the discovery level indicated on the live pleading and must be date-specific (do not set a Level 3 case for trial six months out).

6. Motions for Summary Judgment will not be heard until after mediation has been conducted.  An ADR report from the assigned mediator must be on file.

B. If one party fails to respond to the other's request for an ASO, then the requesting party may submit to the Court a PROPOSED Scheduling Order with an attached explanation that the other party did not respond to requests.  If the Court enters the Proposed Scheduling Order, the non-compliant party is bound to that order.

C. If neither party submits a scheduling order in response to the Court's Order, the case will be dismissed.

D. Only Level One collection cases and JP Appeals will not be required to submit an agreed scheduling order.  Instead, the court will enter a trial date and issue a mediation order.

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