NOTICE: THIS DOCUMENT
CONTAINS SENSITIVE DATA
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See § 6 of the Introduction in volume 1 of this manual concerning protection of sensitive data in filed documents. |
[Caption. See § 3 of the Introduction in volume 1 of this manual.]
Order to Appear
[Motion for Enforcement of Possession or Access]
IT IS ORDERED that the hearing on Motion for Enforcement is set before the Court at [time] on [date].
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Use the following paragraph if the hearing will be only in-person. |
All participants, including Respondent, [name], are ORDERED to appear on the date and at the time set for the hearing physically in the courtroom of this Court at [address, city], Texas. Participants may appear before the Court by other means only if permitted by court order. The Court’s designated contact information [is [court’s designated contact information]/can be found at [specify where the court publishes this information]].
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Use the following paragraph if the hearing will be only remote. |
All participants, including Respondent, [name], are ORDERED to appear on the date and at the time set for the hearing by [state method, e.g., Zoom, telephone] using the following information: [information for accessing meeting, e.g., Zoom meeting ID and passcode, conference call number]. Participants may appear before the Court by other means only if permitted by court order. The Court’s designated contact information [is [court’s designated contact information]/can be found at [specify where the court publishes this information]]. Any participant who cannot participate by the electronic means set forth in this notice, has a technological issue preventing effective electronic participation, or needs assistance joining the hearing is ORDERED to contact the Court as soon as the issue is discovered.
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Use the following paragraph if the hearing will be both in-person and remote. |
All participants, [including/except] Respondent, [name], are ORDERED to appear on the date and at the time set for the hearing either physically in the courtroom of this Court at [address, city], Texas, or by [state method, e.g., Zoom, telephone] using the following information: [information for accessing meeting, e.g., Zoom meeting ID and passcode, conference call number]. [Include if applicable: Respondent is ORDERED to appear on the date and at the time set for the hearing physically in the courtroom described above.] Participants may appear before the Court by other means only if permitted by court order. The Court’s designated contact information [is [court’s designated contact information]/can be found at [specify where the court publishes this information]]. Any participant who cannot appear physically in the courtroom and who cannot participate by the electronic means set forth in this notice, has a technological issue preventing effective electronic participation, or needs assistance joining the hearing is ORDERED to contact the Court as soon as the issue is discovered.
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Continue with the following. |
Failure to appear as directed may result in sanctions being entered, up to and including default judgment or dismissal of claims or, for Respondent, the issuance of a capias.
Instructions for submitting evidence: [See the Court’s instructions attached to this order./See the Court’s instructions available at [specify where the court publishes this information].]
Additional instructions for participating in the hearing: [None/See the Court’s instructions attached to this order./See the Court’s instructions available at [specify where the court publishes this information].]
The purpose of this hearing is to determine whether the relief requested in the Motion for Enforcement should be granted, including whether Respondent should be immediately confined in jail.
SIGNED on ________________________________.
JUDGE PRESIDING