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Credit for Time Served is when a Judge gives a defendant who was in or is in jail, credit on their citation(s). Time served is not given automatically when released from jail; a Judge must approve it. You have to make the request for each citation and provide proof with each Court where you have outstanding warrants.
State jail felons generally serve every day of their sentence. Time served for misdemeanors in Texas varies by county. In Harris County, misdemeanor defendants usually get two days credit for one day served. In counties with more crowded jails, a defendant may get three days credit for each day served.
To request time served, you must provide proof of incarceration from a jail or prison that includes the dates you were incarcerated, along with the request form linked below. To consider your request, you must enter a plea for the charges for which you are request jail credit, if you have not done so already.
Texas allows for one traffic ticket in a 12 month period to be dismissed if you complete a defensive driving course. You must receive permission from the court to complete the Defensive Driving course in order to have the points dismissed, so please contact the court prior to registering for the course.
A motion to dismiss must be: (a) filed within 60 days after the first pleading containing the challenged cause of action is served on the movant; (b) filed at least 21 days before the motion is heard; and (c) granted or denied within 45 days after the motion is filed.
This rule allows a person or party involved in a dispute to request deposition – sworn testimony recorded by a court reporter – to investigate a potential claim before filing a lawsuit or obtain testimony in anticipation of a lawsuit.
If a case is “retained,” it is kept open. If your case was placed on the dismissal docket (but not yet dismissed), you can ask the judge to keep your case open by filing a Motion to Retain Case on the Docket and Notice of Hearing.
A motion to lift the automatic stay would need to be filed in the bankruptcy court where your tenant filed. It should state the basis for the eviction and that you are asking for the stay to be lifted for the purpose of allowing the pending eviction proceeding to continue.
File the Motion with the Clerk of the County Court at the Court where the case was filed. You must also hand-deliver a copy of the Motion to the Judge assigned to your case. If you do not know who the Judge is in your case or the Court, call Court Docketing at 305-275-1155.
A response to a discovery or case management motion shall be filed not later than 7 days after the filing of the motion. A response to other motions shall be filed not later than 14 days after the filing of the motion, except as provided by Rule CV-15.