CAUSE NO.

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____________________________________ _________ JUDICIAL DISTRICT

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____________________________________ DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS

DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE

TO THE HONORABLE JUDGE OF SAID COURT:

COMES NOW, Defendant _______________________________________________,

and files its Motion for Continuance in the above-entitled and numbered cause, and would

respectfully show the Court as follows:

I.

This case is presently set on its first jury trial setting on ______________________. This
Lawsuit arises from an _______________ which took place on or about ____________. Plaintiff
alleges he was injured in a collision with Defendant resulting from Defendant's alleged
negligence. This is the first trial setting in this matter.

II.

Defendants seek a continuance of the current jury trial setting of ________________ and
requests this case be reset for trial on the next available jury week in __________ days.

III.

Good cause exists for the foregoing continuance. On or about _____________________,

Plaintiffs’ counsel filed a Motion to Withdraw as counsel for Plaintiff in this matter. On
___________________, the Court entered an Order granting counsel's Motion to Withdraw. To
the best of Defendants knowledge, no new counsel representing Plaintiff has made an appearance

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in this matter. Defendants therefore request a continuance of the current trial setting in order to
provide Plaintiff time to retain new counsel prior to trial.

IV.

Defendants would show that this requested continuance is not for the purpose of delay,
but so that justice may be done.

PRAYER.

WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Defendant prays that the Court grant this
Motion to Continue First Trial Setting, reset this case for trial no less than 120 days from the
current setting of ____________________, and for any such other and further relief, at law or in
equity, to which it is justly entitled.

Respectfully submitted,

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 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE.

A true and correct copy of the foregoing instrument has been served upon all the parties,
pursuant to the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure on _______________________.

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