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Ex. MET-DFW-085 Order Primary source read

Denton County Justice of the Peace Courts Temporary Guidelines Regarding Health and Safety Concerns (revised Mar. 23, 2020)

JP courts: non-essential hearings rescheduled; eviction citations and writs suspended

Denton County Justices of the Peace (six precincts), with the Denton County Health Department and the Office of Court Administration · Denton County, Texas (Court)

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Jurisdiction
Denton County, Texas · Dallas-Fort Worth · Texas
Level
Court
Authority
Supreme Court of Texas Emergency Orders; Tex. Gov't Code § 22.0035
Issued
2020-03-23 Mar. 23, 2020
Effective
2020-03-16
End
2020-05-03
In force
Mar. 16, 2020 to May 3, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Courts and public offices
Addressees
  • litigants in the Denton County justice courts
  • landlords and tenants
Functions reached
  • CT courts
  • PM evictions
  • SV collections (debt-claim defaults continued by submission)
Collection
Dallas-Fort Worth MET-DFW

Operative words

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.

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