UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
DALLAS DIVISION
SELF-CALENDARING PROCEDURE
The Northern District will permit counsel to utilize a self-calendaring procedure for the scheduling of motions requiring 15 minutes or less of court time. This procedure will allow counsel to self-select available dates and times on the appropriate judge's calendar and serve notice without contacting the courtroom deputy for a hearing setting. The court strongly encourages the use of this self-calendaring procedure when appropriate. Courtroom deputies are available, by email or telephone, to schedule non-self calendared hearings as needed.
The self-calendaring procedure for Judge Hale is as follows:
- Types of proceedings that may be set in accordance with the self-calendar procedure:
- Motions for Relief from Stay (preliminary hearings only)
- All matters relating to Chapter 13 main cases
- All motions in Chapter 7 cases (such as motions to sell property, motions to dismiss case, etc.)
- Non-discovery motions in adversary proceedings (such as motions for default judgment, opposed motions for continuance)
- Fee applications for Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 cases
- Objections to Claims in Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 cases
- Chapter 11 Disclosure Statements and general matters
- The self-calendaring procedure will not be available for the following:
- New Adversary trial docket call and trial dates
The courtroom deputy will select the date and time of the trial docket call before issuing the summons and scheduling order. - Discovery motions in adversary cases
Counsel for the movant shall contact the courtroom deputy by e-mail or telephone to schedule the hearing. - Chapter 11 hearings on confirmation of plan
Following the approval of the disclosure statement, the court will set the confirmation hearing. - Any motion requiring an order shortening time or requesting an expedited setting.
An application for an order shortening time is required before a hearing will be set.
Emergency motions will only be set after judicial review. Once Judge Hale has reviewed the motion/application, the courtroom deputy will telephone the movant with the hearing date.
NOTE: Parties requesting expedited settings must also submit the "expedited motion" form on our court's website @www.txnb.uscourts.gov (BTXN 146 - Motion For Setting and Request for Expedited Hearing) - Motions for Reconsideration of a previous court order.
Motions will be set only after judicial review and the court determines a hearing is necessary. - Chapter 13 Motions (other than motions for relief from stay). Parties shall contact Tom Powers at 214-855-9200.
Note: Settings must comply with Ch. 13 Office procedures and requirements. You may also obtain setting information on their website at www.13network.com - Motions in a designated complex Chapter 11 case.
- New Adversary trial docket call and trial dates
- Procedure
- In order to utilize the self-calendaring procedure, counsel should select an available date and time as shown on the calendar of available hearing settings. The list of available dates will be regularly updated and posted on the court's website at www.txnb.uscourts.gov. The date(s) selected must be no earlier than the notice time set by applicable national and local rules, as this self-calendaring procedure does not alter notice requirements.
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After selecting an available date and time, counsel shall serve proper notice of the motion in accordance with applicable rules.
NOTE: If a motion for relief from stay is set by a party in accordance with the self-calendaring procedure more than 30 days after the date the motion is filed, the court deems that the party has waived the 30-day limitation established by 11.U.S.C. Sec. 362(e) and will enter an order to that effect if requested by debtor. - No later than one day after service of motion, counsel shall file all appropriate papers with the court with a separate notice of hearing. The motion should include a certificate of conference and certificate of service either at the end of the motion document or by filing separate documents.
- Once a motion is set using the self-calendaring procedure and notice served on interested parties, continuances may only be granted by motion and court order.
- Counsel need not request a confirmation call back from the courtroom deputy to confirm that motion have been placed on the calendar. Counsel desiring this confirmation should review the published calendar on the court's website three business days after the filing of the pleading.
- Failure to comply with the foregoing procedures will result in the motion not being placed on the court's calendar.
NOTE: Occasionally there may be instances where self-calendared motion are rescheduled possibly due to docket congestion or unforeseen schedule changes. In these instances, the courtroom deputy will contact counsel for the movant, as soon as possible, so that a notice of rescheduled hearing may be issued and served.
JUDGE HARLIN D. HALE
Jodie Chapman,Courtroom Deputy to Judge Hale
hdh_settings@txnb.uscourts.gov
Telephone: (214) 753-2060
NOTE: Unless otherwise noted, all hearings should be noticed for Judge Hale's Courtroon, 14th Floor in Dallas.
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Preliminary hearings on Motions for Relief from Stay (all chapters)
Lift Stay Motions Filed Between
Preliminary Hearing Date
August 24, 2009 and September 1, 2009
September 23, 2009 at 1:30 PM Wednesday
September 2, 2009 and September 9, 2009
September 30, 2009 at 1:30 PM Wednesday
September 10, 2009 and September 18, 2009
October 7, 2009 at 1:30 PM Wednesday
September 19, 2009 and September 25, 2009
October 14, 2009 at 1:30 PM Wednesday
September 26, 2009 and October 2, 2009
October 21, 2009 at 9:00 AM Wednesday
October 3, 2009 and October 11, 2009
October 27, 2009 at 9:00 AM Tuesday
October 12, 2009 and October 19, 2009
November 10, 2009 at 11:00 AM Tuesday
October 20, 2009 and October 27, 2009
November 18, 2009 at 9:00 AM Wednesday
October 28, 2009 and November 7, 2009
November 25, 2009 at 9:00 AM Wednesday
November 8, 2009 and November 14, 2009
December 2, 2009 at 1:30 PM Wednesday
November 15, 2009 and November 20, 2009
December 9, 2009 at 9:00 AM Wednesday
November 21, 2009 and November 27, 2009
December 15, 2009 at 9:00 AM Tuesday
November 28, 2009 and December 4, 2009
December 23, 2009 at 1:30 PM Wednesday
December 5, 2009 and December 12, 2009
December 30, 2009 at 1:30 PM Wednesday
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All matters relating to Chapter 13 main cases will be heard on designated days (generally Thursdays).
NOTE: All matters shall be noticed for an 8:30 a.m. pre-hearing conference at 125 E. John Carpenter Freeway, Suite 1100, 11th Floor, Irving, Texas 75062. The Court will hear unresolved matters at 2:00 p.m. on the same day.
December 3, 2009
January 28, 2010
February 25, 2010
March 18, 2010
April 29, 2010
May 27, 2010
June 24, 2010
July 13, 2010 (Tuesday)
August 26, 2010
September 30, 2010
October 28, 2010
November 30, 2010 (Tuesday)
December 30, 2010 -
Motions that comply with the self-calendaring requirements may be set on the following dates at 9:00 a.m.:
November 20, 2009
December 04, 2009
December 18, 2009 -
For Settings In Complex Chapter 11 cases, please refer to the order granting complex treatment in the case for specific hearing dates and times, or visit the courts website.
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Trial Docket Call & Trial Dates
Trial Docket Call
Trial Week
November 24, 2008 at 9:00 a.m.
December 8, 2008
December 15, 2008 at 9:00 a.m.
January 5, 2009
January 26, 2009 at 9:00 a.m.
Febrary 2, 2009
February 23, 2009 at 9:00 a.m.
March 2, 2009
March 23, 2009 at 11:00 a.m.
April 6, 2009
April 20, 2009 at 11:00 a.m.
May 11, 2009
May 18, 2009 at 9:00 a.m.
June 1, 2009
June 22, 2009 at 9:00 a.m.
July 13, 2009
July 27, 2009 at 9:00 a.m.
August 3, 2009
August 24, 2009 at 9:00 a.m.
September 8, 2009
September 21, 2009 at 9:00 a.m.
October 5, 2009
October 26, 2009 at 9:00 a.m.
November 2, 2009
November 23, 2009 at 9:00 a.m.
December 7, 2009
December 28, 2009 at 9:00 a.m.
January 4, 2010