Pretrial Deadlines
Tarrant County Jury Trial
| Event | Calculate (to PREVIOUS business day) | Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| 60 day reminder re Discovery Deadline | 90 days before trial | 12/05/95 |
| 30 day reminder re Discovery Deadline | 60 days before trial | 01/04/96 |
| Discovery Deadline (Tex. R. Civ. P. 166b.6.) | 30 days before trial | 02/02/96 |
| File and have heard special exceptions, pleas in abatement, and all dilatory pleas (Local Rule 3.03(a)) | 30 days before trial or asap after pleading is filed | 02/02/96 |
| File affidavits as to cost and necessity of services (Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code, sec. 18.001, et seq.) | 30 days before trial | 02/02/96 |
| File business records affidavits (Tex. R. Civ. Evid. 902(10)) | 14 days before trial | 02/16/96 |
| Mark, exchange, and examine trial exhibits (Local Rule 3.03(c)) | prior to commencement of trial | |
| Exchange and examine videotapes and, if have objections, request hearing immediately (Local Rule 3.03(d)) | sufficiently in advance of trial | |
| Stipulate as to undisputed facts and waive formal proof as to undisputed documents (Local Rule 3.05) | no time frame in rules | |
| Amendment Deadline (Tex. R. Civ. P. 63) | on file full seven days before trial | 02/23/96 |
| Deadline to file motion for continuance (Local Rule 3.02) | Wednesday before trial | 02/28/96 |
| Hearing on motion for continuance, if any (Local Rule 3.02) | 2:00 p.m. Thursday before trial | 02/29/96 |
| Jury Trial - deliver to Court and other parties a witness list, exhibit list, any motion in limine and requested instructions and questions. | 03/04/96 |
TEXAS PARALEGAL JOURNAL
Summer 1997
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