October 13, 2014 11:19 AM

Gov. Perry is ordered to attend upcoming pre-trial hearings

Special prosecutor says "There's been a couple of dishes thrown into the sink.”

The judge handling Gov. Perry's felony case said on Monday that Perry will be required to personally appear in court for two upcoming pre-trial hearings. Perry’s attorneys are working to undermine the case in multiple ways and Judge Bert Richardson said that he will consider their arguments within the next month.

Richardson did not require Perry to attend the hearing on Monday.

On Oct. 31, the court is scheduled to address the request from Perry's lawyers for a transcript of the grand jury testimony. His legal team has said the judge should be able to review the secret testimony so that he can fairly evaluate their requests to dismiss the case.