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Travis County judge says new reporting rules are tightening continuance approvals
Summary
Judge Amy Clark Meacham told attorneys at an Oct. 6 jury-docket call that state and local reporting requirements have made it harder for trial courts in urban counties to grant continuances and reminded litigants of a local ADR requirement before jury trial.
At an Oct. 6 jury-docket call, Judge Amy Clark Meacham of Travis County Civil District Court told litigators that recent legislative and administrative reporting requirements have made it “very, very difficult” for judges in urban counties to grant continuances. Meacham said the legislature has increased the frequency and detail of reports judges must file about continuances, creating an administrative burden that reduces judicial flexibility. “When I started this…
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