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- Jurisdiction
- Travis County, Texas (Civil and Family District Courts and County Courts at Law) · Austin · Texas
- Level
- Court
- Authority
- Emergency Orders of the Supreme Court of Texas (35 as of the effective date), the Governor's, Travis County's and the City of Austin's orders, as recited; Administrative File No. GN-61-121012
- Issued
- 2021-03-01 Mar. 1, 2021
- Effective
- 2021-03-01
- End
- Not stated; successor not in library (the Supreme Court's Fortieth Emergency Order, Ex. TX-040, required local court health protocols adopted before September 1, 2021 to be readopted) (read as 2021-09-01)
- In force
- Mar. 1, 2021 to Sept. 1, 2021
- Quarters
- 2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Courts and public offices
- Addressees
- all parties, counsel and jurors in Travis County civil and family courts
- Functions reached
- CT all civil and family proceedings remote; in-person trials suspended (legal services; lenders, title companies and landlords with litigation)
- WF jurors, witnesses and court staff
- CRT courthouse access
- Collection
- Austin MET-AUS
Operative words
1.... the Travis County Civil and Family Courts have suspended in-person hearings and jury trials, but are holding remote hearings and a limited number of remote jury trials. This Fourth Amended Emergency Order replaces the Third Amended Emergency Order Regarding COVID-19, which was effective on June 29, 2020.... 2. All hearings and trials are being held remotely and shall continue to be scheduled or re-scheduled as set out below.... b. Remote jury trials are being held during jury weeks. In-person hearings, bench trials, and jury trials will not resume until the Travis County Civil and Family Courts determine that it is safe to do so, in coordination with public health officials, the Office of Court Administration, the Texas Supreme Court, and various Travis County and City of Austin departments. 3.... The twice daily Uncontested Docket is suspended until further notice.... 8. Attorneys and litigants are advised that in-person hearings will be granted for good cause only...
Enforcement
Court administrative order
Notes
The court instrument in force on March 10, 2021 (GA-34), July 1, 2021 and, absent a successor in the library, September 30, 2021.
Retrieval noteImage-only PDF (5 pp.); pages 1-2 rendered and read (filed March 1, 2021, 4:00 p.m.). File name gives the year only; the order is dated March 1, 2021.