Eastern District of Texas Electronic Filing Rules

Applies to

Agreed charge

For jury trials, the agreed charge must be filed electronically on CM/ECF.

An agreed charge, including proposed jury instructions (aside from usual prefatory or boilerplate instructions), definitions, and interrogatories shall be filed on CM/ECF electronically.

Applies to

Proposed findings conclusions

Proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law must be filed electronically on CM/ECF.

Proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law filed on CM/ECF electronically.

Applies to

Pretrial submissions

For jury trials, the listed documents must be filed electronically on CM/ECF.

For jury trials, file the following electronically on CM/ECF AND DELIVER TWO COURTESY COPIES TO CHAMBERS: (a) Proposed questions for the voir dire examination; (b) Agreed charge, including proposed jury instructions, definitions, interrogatories, and authority; (c) Memoranda of law on disputed issues of law; (d) Motions in limine; (e) Deposition designations.

Applies to

Pretrial submissions

For non-jury trials, the listed documents must be filed electronically on CM/ECF.

For non-jury trials, file the following electronically on CM/ECF AND DELIVER TWO COURTESY COPIES TO CHAMBERS: (a) Proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law, separating those agreed from those in dispute. The conclusions of law must include citation of authority; (b) Memoranda of law on disputed issues of law; (c) Deposition designations.

Applies to

Agreed charge

The agreed charge for jury trials must be filed electronically on CM/ECF.

An agreed charge, including proposed jury instructions (aside from usual prefatory or boilerplate instructions), definitions, and interrogatories shall be filed on CM/ECF electronically.

Applies to

Proposed findings conclusions

Proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law must be filed electronically on CM/ECF.

Proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law filed on CM/ECF electronically.

Applies to

Trial documents

For jury trials, specified documents must be filed electronically on CM/ECF.

For jury trials, file the following electronically on CM/ECF AND DELIVER TWO COURTESY COPIES TO CHAMBERS: (a) Proposed questions for judge-conducted voir dire examination, if any (see above); (b) Agreed charge, including proposed jury instructions, definitions, interrogatories, and authority; (c) Memoranda of law on disputed issues of law; (d) Motions in limine.

Applies to

Trial documents

For non-jury trials, proposed findings/conclusions and memoranda of law must be filed electronically on CM/ECF.

For non-jury trials, file the following electronically on CM/ECF AND DELIVER TWO COURTESY COPIES TO CHAMBERS: (a) Proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law, separating those agreed from those in dispute. The conclusions of law must include citation of authority. (b) Memoranda of law on disputed issues of law.

Applies to

Letter brief

Letter briefs must be filed electronically as an exhibit to a Notice of Compliance referencing the directing order.

The letter brief should be addressed to either United States District Judge Rodney Gilstrap or United States Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne, as appropriate, and filed electronically by attaching the letter brief as an Exhibit to a Notice of Compliance referencing the order that directed the submission of the letter brief.

Applies to

Joint report

Parties must electronically file the joint report of the Rule 26(f) conference.

Rule 26(f) requires attorneys of record and all unrepresented parties to confer and attempt in good faith to agree on a proposed scheduling order (see Appendix 1) and to electronically file a joint report outlining their proposals.

Applies to

Consent form

Parties may file the signed consent form by mail or electronically using a specific ECF event.

If a party chooses to consent, the party should either mail the signed consent form to the Texarkana Clerk’s Office or file the signed consent form electronically using the event “Notice Regarding Consent to Proceed Before Magistrate Judge.”

Applies to

Consent form

Parties consenting to magistrate judge trial must file the consent form electronically.

Parties willing to consent should file the appropriate form electronically (see form on Eastern District of Texas website) as soon as possible, so that the case can be reset for management conference before the magistrate judge to whom the case is assigned.

Required

Always

Applies to

Consent form

Parties may file consent form by mail or electronically using the event 'Notice Regarding Consent to Proceed Before Magistrate Judge'.

If a party chooses to consent, the party should either mail the signed consent form to the Texarkana Clerk’s Office or file the signed consent form electronically using the event “Notice Regarding Consent to Proceed Before Magistrate Judge.”