Court Rules
district Judge
Verified Current6 days ago

Judge Rodney Gilstrap

Eastern District of Texas

Limits & Logistics

Document Limits

Motion To Strike
12 pgs
Motion To Strike
24 pgs

Adjournments

Notice Required
3Calendar Days

Communication

All

Juror

No Status Inquiries
Social Media

Juror

No Status Inquiries
Filters:AllMandatoryCommunicationMemorandaExhibitsJuryTRO/Injunction

Detailed Drafting Rules

Page or Word LimitMandatory

Motions to Strike limited to 12 pages (excluding attachments); responses limited to 12 pages; replies/sur-replies limited to 5 pages.

a. A Motion to Strike shall not exceed twelve pages, excluding attachments, unless leave of court is first obtained. Likewise, responses to such motions shall not exceed twelve pages, excluding attachments, unless leave of court is obtained first. Any reply or sur-reply brief to a Motion to Strike shall not exceed five pages, excluding attachments.

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Page or Word LimitMandatory

Multiple Motions to Strike limited to 24 pages collectively; responses limited to 24 pages; replies/sur-replies limited to 10 pages collectively.

b. If a side files more than one Motion to Strike, that side’s Motions to Strike shall not exceed 24 pages collectively, excluding attachments. Responses to such motions shall not exceed 24 pages collectively, excluding attachments. Reply briefs shall not exceed ten pages collectively, excluding attachments, and sur-reply briefs shall not exceed ten pages collectively, excluding attachments.

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Communication ProtocolMandatory

Prohibits communication with jurors or potential jurors except during official proceedings

All attorneys, parties, and their respective employees and agents, including jury consultants, are prohibited from communicating with or causing another to communicate with in any way, directly or indirectly (including through any non-lawyers or lawyers, connected to the case or not), any juror or potential juror or family members of such individuals, except in the course of official proceedings in this case.

All

Direct to: Juror

Approved Topics
SchedulingEmergenciesStatus InquiriesTechnical Issues
Prohibited
  • Status Inquiries
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Communication ProtocolMandatory

Prohibits sending access requests to jurors' social media accounts

All attorneys, parties, and their respective employees and agents, including jury consultants, are prohibited from personally or through another sending an access request to the electronic social media ('ESM') platform of any juror or potential juror, including for example a friend request, follow request, or similar access request.

Social Media

Direct to: Juror

Approved Topics
SchedulingEmergenciesStatus InquiriesTechnical Issues
Prohibited
  • Status Inquiries
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