Civil Cases
Civil case information can now be searched online for the Midland County Justice of the Peace Offices at https://www.govrec.com/home/midlandcotx.
CIVIL QUESTIONS
If you have any civil questions, please email us here.
A debt claim case is a lawsuit brought to recover a debt by an assignee of a claim, a debt collector or collection agency, a financial institution, or a person or entity primarily engaged in the business of lending money at interest. The claim can be for no more than $20,000, excluding statutory interest and court costs but including attorney fees, if any.
BEFORE FILING - Find Your Precinct
Access the documentation needed to file a Civil Debt Claim Packet
Defendant’s Answer Instructions & Defendant’s Original Sworn Answer
Application - Writ of Sequestration
Application - Writ of Execution
Application - Writ of Garnishment
An eviction case is a lawsuit brought to recover possession of real property, often by a landlord against a tenant. A claim for rent may be joined with an eviction case if the amount of rent due and unpaid is not more than $20,000, excluding statutory interest and court costs but including attorney fees, if any.
BEFORE FILING - Find Your Precinct
Access the documentation needed to file an Eviction Packet
Application for Writ of Execution
Application for Writ of Garnishment
Motion to Set Aside Default Judgment
Application for Writ of Re-Entry
A repair and remedy case is a lawsuit filed by a residential tenant under Chapter 92, Subchapter B of the Texas Property Code to enforce the landlord’s duty to repair or remedy a condition materially affecting the physical health or safety of an ordinary tenant. The relief sought can be for no more than $20,000, excluding statutory interest and court costs but including attorney fees, if any.
BEFORE FILING - Find Your Precinct
Access the documentation needed to file a Repair and Remedy Packet
REQUIRED FORM-Consumer Debt Cases-Supreme Court Order
Defendant’s Answer Instructions & Defendant’s Original Sworn Answer
Application - Writ of Execution
Application - Writ of Garnishment
A small claims case is a lawsuit brought for the recovery of money damages, civil penalties, personal property, or other relief allowed by law. The claim can be for no more than $20,000, excluding statutory interest and court costs but including attorney fees, if any.
BEFORE FILING - Find Your Precinct
Access the documentation needed to file a Small Claims Packet
Defendant’s Answer Instructions & Defendant’s Original Sworn Answer
Application Writ of Sequestration
Application - Writ of Execution
Application - Writ of Garnishment
An Occupational Driver’s License (ODL) is a restricted license that lets you drive at certain times, on specific days, under certain conditions, when you have an “essential need to drive.” An “essential need” means you need to drive for work, get to and from work or school, or perform necessary household duties. You cannot request a (ODL) if your license was suspended for medical reasons, suspended for failing to pay child support or you wish to drive a commercial motor vehicle.
If your license was automatically suspended or cancelled following a conviction, file the Petition in the same court that convicted you. If your license was not suspended or cancelled following a conviction, file the Petition in the county where you live or where the offense occurred. You may have a choice between filing in District Court, County Court-at-Law or Justice of the Peace (JP) court. Access the petition for Occupational Drivers License and the Occupational Drivers License Log .
The owner or operator of a vehicle towed and placed in a vehicle storage facility without consent, or booted without consent, is entitled to a hearing on whether probable cause existed for the removal or booting of the vehicle. Any Justice Court in the County in which the vehicle was towed or booted may hear the case.
Access the documentation needed to file a Tow Hearing