{"id":"MET-DFW-085","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"Denton County, Texas","state":"TX","metro":"DFW","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Denton County Justices of the Peace (six precincts), with the Denton County Health Department and the Office of Court Administration","authority":"Supreme Court of Texas Emergency Orders; Tex. Gov\u0027t Code § 22.0035","instrument":"Denton County Justice of the Peace Courts Temporary Guidelines Regarding Health and Safety Concerns (revised Mar. 23, 2020)","title":"JP courts: non-essential hearings rescheduled; eviction citations and writs suspended","dateIssued":"2020-03-23","effective":"2020-03-16","end":"2020-05-03","startDate":"2020-03-16","endDate":"2020-05-03","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["CRT"],"addressees":["litigants in the Denton County justice courts","landlords and tenants"],"clause":"These guidelines are effective from 16 March 2020, until 3 May 2020... Unless a case is designated below as an Essential Court Matter, all in-person hearings and trials will be rescheduled during the time this order is in effect... Eviction Cases... a. No citations issued until 20 April 2020. b. No writs of possession postings until 27 April 2020. c. Hearings to commence the week of 3 May 2020.","enforcement":"Court order","functions":["CT courts","PM evictions","SV collections (debt-claim defaults continued by submission)"],"notes":"","sourceUrl":"https://dentoncounty.gov/-/media/Departments/Justice-of-Peace-Pcts/PDFs/JP-Temporary-Guidelines-COVID-19.pdf","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200331150648/https://dentoncounty.gov/-/media/Departments/Justice-of-Peace-Pcts/PDFs/JP-Temporary-Guidelines-COVID-19.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":348597,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-DFW","url":"/library/MET-DFW-085","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-DFW-085","citation":"Denton County Justices of the Peace (six precincts), with the Denton County Health Department and the Office of Court Administration, Denton County Justice of the Peace Courts Temporary Guidelines Regarding Health and Safety Concerns (revised Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-085)","stateName":"Texas","related":[]}