The County Civil Courts Department serves as the clerks for the four statutory County Civil Courts at Law in Harris County. If you have been a victim of violence, stalking or sexual abuse, you can apply for a protective order to keep your abuser away from you.County, seeking an injunction blocking implementation of the proposed program, which the County calls "Uplift Harris. An order is signed transferring the case (cause) to Harris County. The process generally takes a month for the transfer to complete. Temporary Injunctions are generally set on Mondays at p.m. Although County Court can issue an injunction, the District Clerk is better set up to deal with these kinds of emergency motions. These links contain forms and instructions for obtaining a protective order. A protective order is sometimes mistakenly referred to as a restraining order. Tax Warrant – Writ commanding the seizure of property for failure to pay taxes.