Document for DIANA DONALDSON, et al vs. LEDARIUS WRIGHT, et al

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                                          CAUSE N0. DC-( 23—05787 )

   DIANA DONALDSON,            ct   a1,
                                                   Plaintlms)’           In the District Court
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                                                                       of Dallas County, Texas
   LED ARIUS WRIGHT, ct a1,                                             44th Judicial District
                                                 Defendant(s).

    ORDER SETTING SCHEDULING CONFERENCE AND NOTICE OF
                        POLICIES
         In accordance with Rule 166, 190 and 192 of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, the parties or
their attorneys are ORDERED to appear for a scheduling conference to address those matters stated in
those Rules on the following date and time: June 23, 2023 @ 8:00 a. m. , or alternatively dismissal for want
of prosecution for failure to comply with the Courts order for the submission and entrance of a scheduling
order. The Court prefers that counsel submit an agreed Scheduling Order in lieu of attending the
scheduling conference hearing, however, the Order must be RECEIVED by 3:00 the day before the
hearing in order for it to be cancelled.

        THE PARTIES ARE ORDERED TO CONFER BEFORE THE CONFERENCE.
         The conference will not be required if the parties file an agreed scheduling order. One of the two
Modified Uniform Scheduling Orders is attached. The date by which the case will be ready for trial (the
“Initial Trial Setting”) as indicated in the forms must be 0n a Monday not a holiday, and must be in the
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following range:

        Level 1          6-12 months from the date of initial filing of the case
        Level 2          12—1 8 months from the date of initial filing of the case
        Level 3          18—24 months from the date of initial filing of the case


Requests for variations fi‘om the attached forms, even ifagreed, must be made at the scheduling conference.
Failure to attend the scheduling conference mav result in the entrv of an order of dismissal for want of
prosecution or other sanctions:

        The parties are directed to take notice of the following court policies:

         Service of Papers Filed with the Court. — Other than original petitions and any accompanying
applications for temporary restraining order, any documents filed with the Court that relate to requests for
expedited relief or to matters set for hearing within seven days of filing must be served upon all opposing
parties in a manner that will ensure receipt of the papers by them on the same day the papers are filed with
the Court or District Clerk.
        Uncontested or Agreed Matters. — The Court does not require a separate motion or hearing on
agreed matters, except for continuances in cases over one year old or as otherwise provided. A11 uncontested
or agreed matters should be presented with a proposed form of order and should reflect the agreement of all
parties either (a) by personal or authorized signature on the form of order, or (b) in the certificate of
conference on the motion.

         Submission of Orders. — Except for proposed orders tendered at a hearing, proposed orders on
contested matters should be submitted by the prevailing party after notification of the Court’s ruling.
Proposed orders should be tendered to the opposing party at least two working days before they are submitted
to the Court. The opposing party must either approve the proposed order as to form or file objections in
writing with the Court within one week of the submission of the proposed order. If an order is not approved
as to form and no objections are filed within seven days of the submission of the proposed order, the Court
will deem the proposed order to be approved as to form. Parties are encouraged, however, to bring a
proposed order to the hearing.

         Briefs. — The Court will use its best efforts to review all motions and briefs before any hearing.
Except in case of emergency, any briefs relating to a motion (other than for summary judgment) that is set
for hearing must be filed with the clerk of the Court no later than two working days before the scheduled
hearing, or with the District Clerk no later than three working days before the scheduled hearing. Briefs in
support of a motion for summary judgment must be filed with that motion; briefs in opposition to a motion
for summary judgment must be filed at or before the time the response is due. Briefs not filed in accordance
with this paragraph likely will not be considered.

                                       COURT SPECIFIC POLICIES

       Telephone Hearings. — Participation in hearings by telephone is encouraged. Arrangements should
be made with the Court Administrator. (For parties out of town)

       Default and Minor Prove—Ups. —Unless instructed otherwise by the Court, default judgments should
be made through affidavits; minor prove-ups shall be set for a hearing through the District Clerk.

        Continuances. — In cases on file for more than one year, any motion requesting a continuance of
trial must be signed by all parties requesting such a continuance, as well as by counsel. A single agreed
continuance of 60-90 days, including extension of pretrial deadlines, will typically be granted; subsequent
requests are rarely granted. Reset or continuance will not otherwise affect any of the pretrial deadlines unless
specifically provided in the Order.

         Alterations or Additional Deadlines Permitted. The forms attached must be used, but, other than
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paragraphs 1 or 5 and except as limited by the Rules of Civil Procedure, different or additional deadlines
do not require an appearance at the scheduling conference and should be made through Rule 1 l Agreements.


SIGNED May 31, 2023.



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                                                               District Judge