Southern District of Texas Chambers Communication Rules
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Rules for contacting chambers: permitted methods, hours, and purposes. This page is scoped to Southern District of Texas; use the court rules overview to switch categories without leaving this court.
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All requests for relief must be filed as written pleadings with the court clerk.
All requests for relief should be in written pleadings filed with the clerk of the Court.
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Ex parte communication with Judge Lopez regarding pending cases is strictly prohibited via all methods.
Ex parte communication with Judge Lopez about pending cases is strictly prohibited.
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All case-related communications and requests for relief must be submitted as pleadings filed with the Clerk; letters are prohibited for case issues.
Communications with the Court should be in the form of pleadings filed with the Clerk of the Court. Attorneys and parties who are not represented by counsel may contact the Court’s Case Manager Jeannie Chavez and Courtroom Deputy Ana Castro. Do not request action on any case or attempt to inform the Court of case issues by letter. Any information or requests for relief regarding cases must be set forth in a pleading filed and served as required in the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Local Rules, and Administrative Procedures for Electronic Filing.
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Continuance motions before Judge Rodriguez must be emailed to Norma J. Chavez and Ana Castro when filed.
Norma_J_Chavez@txs.uscourts.gov, and Courtroom Deputy Ana Castro at Ana_Castro@txs.uscourts.gov when the motion is filed;
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Mediation scheduling inquiries must be emailed to case manager Jeannie Chavez at Norma_J_Chavez@txs.uscourts.gov.
Email Judge Rodriguez’s case manager Jeannie Chavez at Norma_J_Chavez@txs.uscourts.gov regarding your interest in scheduling a mediation.
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Initial mediation scheduling emails must include case number, CM/ECF number, date range, day length, and list of participants with emails.
In your initial email, please include the following: a. The bankruptcy and/or adversary case number. b. The matter (CM/ECF Number) to be mediated. c. A range of dates the parties would like to have their case mediated. d. Whether a half or a full day will be required. e. A list of all counsel and parties that will participate along with their respective email addresses.
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Final mediation orders must be emailed to case manager Jeannie Chavez after entry.
Once you have that order, please email it to Judge Rodriguez’s case manager Jeannie Chavez at Norma_J_Chavez@txs.uscourts.gov.
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Communications with the Court must be via pleadings filed with the clerk of court.
Communications with the Court should be in the form of pleadings filed with the clerk of court.
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Contact with Judge Norman and his law clerks is prohibited except via pleadings filed with the clerk.
Unless otherwise permitted in these Courtroom Procedures, contact with Judge Norman and his law clerks, other than by pleadings, is strictly prohibited.
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Parties must jointly email chambers at tracey_conrad@txs.uscourts.gov to request agreed continuances; no reply means hearing proceeds as scheduled.
Parties seeking a continuance must jointly email chambers consenting to a continuance. Emails should be addressed to tracey_conrad@txs.uscourts.gov. The parties will receive a reply email indicating whether the Court grants or denies the continuance request. If the parties do not receive a reply email, they should assume that the hearing will go forward as scheduled.
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Ex parte communications with the Court are prohibited; all written communications must be copied to all interested parties.
A. Ex parte communications with the Court are prohibited. All written communication to the Court must be copied to all parties with an interest in the case that is the subject of the communication.
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Direct phone inquiries to Chambers regarding pending cases are prohibited.
E. Phone inquires directly to Chambers related to any pending case are prohibited.
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- 956-618-8065
Counsel must phone Case Manager Ludi Cervantes at 956-618-8065 upon filing emergency relief requests (restraining orders/immediate relief).
However, counsel shall telephonically advise the Case Manager, Ludi Cervantes, at 956-618-8065 of the filing of such request for emergency relief.
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Case-related inquiries must be emailed to Case Manager Lisa Edwards, CC'ing opposing counsel unless the issue is sealed.
Case-related inquiries regarding any case must be made by e-mail to the Case Manager, Lisa Edwards, at Lisa_Edwards@txs.uscourts.gov. Please ensure opposing counsel is CC’d unless it is regarding a sealed issue.
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Law clerks may only contact counsel per court direction to discuss the communication subject; lawyers may not call law clerks unless returning a call or email.
At the Court’s direction, law clerks may contact counsel; however, they will not discuss matters other than the subject of the call or e-mail. Lawyers must not call the Court’s law clerks unless they are returning a call or e-mail.
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Counsel seeking to appear by telephone must email the Case Manager at least 3 business days before the hearing, with such leave only granted in special circumstances.
All counsel wishing to appear at a conference or hearing by telephone shall send a request to the Case Manager by email at least three (3) business days prior to the hearing. The Court prefers for counsel to attend in person. As such, leave for appearing at a conference or hearing by telephone will be granted only in special circumstances.
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Parties must notify the Case Manager via email when requesting to call a remote witness.
The party must also notify the Case Manager of the request via email.
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Counsel must contact the Case Manager via email at least 1 week before trial to arrange technology needs and in-person appointments.
Counsel should consult with the Case Manager about technology needs at least one (1) week in advance of trial. Please reach out to the Case Manager via email to set up an in-person appointment.
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Case-related inquiries must be emailed to Case Manager Lisa Edwards, CC'ing opposing counsel unless the issue is sealed.
Case-related inquiries regarding any case must be made by e-mail to the Case Manager, Lisa Edwards, at Lisa_Edwards@txs.uscourts.gov. Please ensure opposing counsel is CC’d unless it is regarding a sealed issue.
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Lawyers are prohibited from calling law clerks except to return a call; law clerks will only discuss the subject of their call.
At the Court’s direction, law clerks may contact counsel; however, they will not discuss matters other than the subject of the call. Lawyers must not call the Court’s law clerks unless they are returning a call.
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Counsel seeking to appear by telephone at a conference or hearing must email the Case Manager at least three business days in advance.
All counsel wishing to appear at a conference or hearing by telephone shall send a request to the Case Manager by email at least three business days prior to the hearing.
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Parties agreeing to an emergency/expedited hearing must email the Case Manager to schedule a phone conference or hearing with the Judge.
If both sides agree to an emergency/expedited hearing, please e-mail the Case Manager to set up a phone conference or hearing with Judge.
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- (713) 250–5257
All inquiries regarding cases assigned to Judge Eskridge must be directed to Case Manager Jennelle Gonzalez via the provided contact information.
Direct inquiries regarding any case assigned to Judge Eskridge to: Jennelle Gonzalez Case Manager to Hon. Charles Eskridge 515 Rusk Street, Room 9015 Houston, Texas 77002 Telephone: (713) 250–5257 Email: Jennelle_Gonzalez@txs.uscourts.gov
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All emergency-related communications must be made through the Case Manager via telephone or email.
Make all related communications through the Case Manager via telephone or email.
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Informal case-related communication is disfavored, substantive issues must be raised via written filings or in-person hearings, and court personnel may not provide legal advice.
Except as stated in these procedures, informal communication about cases is disfavored. Don’t address substantive issues in informal communication. Address such issues only through written filings and in-person conferences and hearings. Court personnel will not provide legal advice or predict what may happen either procedurally or substantively on any given matter.
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All case-related informal communications must go through the Case Manager, with specific approved methods for different inquiry types.
Direct all case-related, informal communications through the Case Manager. Unless stated otherwise below, use the following: o Letters to initiate discovery and scheduling disputes under Section 15; o Letters or email for other minor procedural questions; o Email or telephone for matters requiring prompt attention; and o Fax only with prior permission.
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Pro se and attorney contact with Law Clerks is prohibited unless returning a message, and must be limited to the stated subject.
Don’t initiate contact with the Law Clerks unless returning a message. Don’t discuss matters beyond the indicated subject.
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Letters and emails to the Court must be served on all parties via the same method prior to delivery, and are not to be filed on CM/ECF unless the Court determines otherwise.
Prior to or with delivery of any letter or email, use the same means to provide a copy to all other parties. Don’t file copies of letters or email on the CM/ECF system. They will be docketed as determined advisable.
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Immediately email chambers upon resolution of a pending motion; the motion will be denied as moot.
Immediately advise by email of resolution of a pending motion. The motion will then be denied as moot.
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Substantive legal issues must be filed as pleadings with the Clerk, not in letters to the Court.
Substantive issues of law shall not be addressed in letter form to the Court. They should be filed in the form of a pleading with the Clerk.
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Judge’s staff will not accept messages for counsel, and use of telephones in chambers is prohibited.
The Judge’s staff will not take messages for counsel. Please do not request the use of telephones in chambers.
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- (361) 693-6403
All inquiries regarding cases assigned to Judge Tipton must be directed to Case Manager Kellie Papaioannou via email.
Direct inquiries regarding any case assigned to Judge Tipton to: Kellie Papaioannou Case Manager to Judge Drew B. Tipton 515 Rusk Street, Room 5300 Houston, Texas 77002 (361) 693-6403 Email: Kellie_Papaioannou@txs.uscourts.gov
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Do not initiate contact with Law Clerks unless returning a message; only discuss the specific subject of their inquiry.
Law Clerks. A Law Clerk may contact counsel with a specific inquiry at the Court’s direction. Do not initiate contact with the Law Clerks unless returning a message. Do not discuss matters beyond the indicated subject.
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Counsel must immediately notify chambers via email of any motion resolution before the Court rules.
Resolution by agreement. Immediately advise by email of resolution of a pending motion prior to the Court’s ruling. The Court will then deny the motion as moot or have the clerk terminate the motion.
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Parties must notify the Court by letter or email when serious settlement discussions are underway.
Notify the Court by letter or email whenever serious settlement discussions are underway.
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Parties must immediately notify the Court by email upon settlement.
Immediately notify the Court by email of settlement.
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Pre-motion letters must be sent by email to the Court’s case manager Kellie Papaioannou at Kellie_Papaioannou@txs.uscourts.gov.
two pages. Identify the nature of the dispute, outline the issues, and state the contested relief sought. Describe the conference between lead counsel and summarize the results. Send a copy to all counsel and unrepresented parties. The opposing party should promptly submit a responsive letter of similar length identifying any disagreement. Do not submit a reply letter. The foregoing letters should be sent by email to the Court’s case manager, Kellie Papaioannou at Kellie_Papaioannou@txs.uscourts.gov.
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Parties must immediately notify the Court by email upon reaching a settlement in civil cases.
Immediately notify the Court by email of settlement.
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Emergency motions must be emailed directly to the Case Manager after e-filing.
Then send a copy by email directly to the Case Manager so that it quickly reaches the Court’s attention.
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Counsel must immediately email chambers to notify of pending motion resolution before court ruling.
Immediately advise by email of resolution of a pending motion prior to the Court’s ruling.
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Pre-motion letters must be emailed to the Court’s case manager at the provided email address.
The foregoing letters should be sent by email to the Court’s case manager, Kellie Papaioannou at Kellie_Papaioannou@txs.uscourts.gov.
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Case-related telephone inquiries must be directed to the Case Manager, not law clerks or the Judge.
Any case-related telephone and email inquiries should be made to the Case Manager. Inquiries should not be made to the Court’s law clerks, nor to the Judge.
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- (713) 250-5500
Case status information must be obtained from CM/ECF, PACER, or the Clerk's Office rather than chambers staff.
Information about the status of documents, entry of orders, or docket entries should be obtained from the CM/ECF or Pacer Systems, or if absolutely necessary, from the United States District Clerk's Office ((713) 250-5500).
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All written correspondence with the Court must be sent to Case Manager Kimberly Picota via mail to the provided address.
Correspondence with the Court must be sent to the Case Manager as follows: Kimberly Picota, Case Manager to Judge George C. Hanks, Jr. United States Courthouse, 515 Rusk St., Room 5300, Houston, TX 77002, Or by email: Kimberly_Picota@txs.uscourts.gov
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Emergency applications for immediate relief must be filed via CM/ECF with all communications routed through the Case Manager, including affirmation of opposing party contact.
Applications for immediate relief, including restraining orders, must be filed electronically through the CM/ECF system and all related communications with the Court must be through the Case Manager. Such applications shall be presented to the Court by the Case Manager following counsel's affirmation that the opposing party has been contacted and that both parties can be available for a conference before the Court, or an explanation of why such contact has not been made.
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Out-of-town counsel must request telephone appearance via email to Case Manager with as much advance notice as possible; dispositive/contested motions and pro se matters are preferred in person.
Out-of-town counsel wishing to appear at a conference or hearing by telephone must submit a written request by email to the Case Manager as far in advance of the conference as reasonably possible. The Court will attempt to accommodate such requests, if feasible. The Court’s preference, however, is to set dispositive or contested motions in person. Counsel appearing by telephone should use a landline. Matters involving pro se parties will be heard in person, unless stated otherwise.
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Counsel and pro se parties must notify the Case Manager in writing immediately upon settlement of any matter before the court.
Counsel and pro se parties shall notify the Case Manager immediately in writing of the parties’ settlement of any matter before the court. Upon receipt of a notice that the entire case is settled, the Court may enter a conditional order of dismissal.
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Chambers staff will not take telephone messages for counsel or parties, and counsel are prohibited from requesting use of telephones in Chambers.
Telephone messages for counsel or parties will not be taken by the Judge=s staff, and counsel shall refrain from requesting use of telephones in Chambers.
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Counsel must immediately notify the Case Manager by letter or email upon settlement and file the notice on CM/ECF.
Upon settlement of any case, counsel must immediately notify the Case Manager in writing, by letter, or by email (cm4147@txs.uscourts.gov), and such notice shall also be filed on CM/ECF.
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Parties must immediately inform the court upon settling the case.
If the parties succeed in settling the case, they must inform the court immediately.
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Parties must notify the case manager in advance of filing emergency motions, TROs, or preliminary injunctions.
A party seeking an expedited ruling on an application for a TRO, a motion for preliminary injunction, or any other motion it believes to be an emergency must notify the case manager in advance of the impending filing.
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Proposed orders in ex parte admiralty matters must be emailed to chambers.
Plaintiffs/petitioners in ex parte admiralty matters should email Word versions of all proposed orders to Judge Edison’s Case Manager at ruben castro@txs.uscourts.gov.
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- Email to chambers
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- (956) 726-2332
Case-related inquiries limited to procedural matters, directed only to Case Manager via letter or email, prohibited to judicial staff and for status inquiries via phone.
Case-related telephone and email inquiries are strictly limited to procedural matters and should be made only to the Case Manager. Inquiries should not be made to the Court’s judicial assistant or law clerks. The Court’s caseload does not allow the Case Manager to respond to casual telephone inquiries about the status of motions or cases. All inquiries to the Case Manager should be by letter sent or delivered to Chambers, or by email. See Section 1.D below.
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- (956) 726-2332
All court correspondence must be sent to Chambers via mail to specified address or email to Case Manager.
Correspondence with the Court must be delivered or sent to the Court’s Chambers: 1) Case-related correspondence should be addressed to: Jessica Rodriguez, Case Manager to District Judge John A. Kazen, 1300 Victoria St., Ste. 2317, Laredo, TX 78040. Or by email: Jessica_Rodriguez@txs.uscourts.gov
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Substantive issues prohibited in letters/emails to Court; all letters must be filed; email correspondence docketed at Court’s discretion.
Do not address substantive issues in letter or email form. Parties must file copies of all letters. Email correspondence with the Court will be docketed at the Court’s discretion.
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Urgent documents may be sent via mail, email, or hand delivery to Chambers with copies to all parties; service copies to all counsel simultaneously; no fax without prior permission.
Copies of urgent documents (including letters) may be sent by First Class Mail, emailed, or hand-delivered to Chambers via the Court’s Case Manager, with copies to all parties. (See Emergencies, Section 3 below.) Service copies must be transmitted to all counsel of record simultaneously with or prior to transmission to the Court and in the same manner as transmitted to the Court. The documents may not be faxed without express prior permission of the Court.
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Restraining order and immediate relief applications must be filed via CM/ECF with all communications routed through the Case Manager.
Applications for restraining orders or for other immediate relief shall be filed electronically through the CM/ECF system and all related communications with the Court must be through the Case Manager.
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Parties providing their own trial equipment must arrange with the Case Manager prior to the trial day.
Parties also may provide their own equipment, but special arrangements must be made with the Case Manager prior to the day of trial.
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Counsel must contact the Case Manager in advance to access the courtroom outside normal hours for setup.
Should counsel require access to the courtroom to set up equipment or exhibits before or after normal hours of Court, counsel must contact the Case Manager in advance to make the appropriate arrangements.
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Judge’s staff will not take messages for counsel, and counsel are prohibited from requesting use of telephones in Chambers.
The Judge’s staff generally will not take messages for counsel, and counsel shall refrain from requesting use of telephones in Chambers.
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All documents must be filed through the CM/ECF electronic case filing system.
The Court requires that parties file documents through the District Court’s Case Management/Electronic Case Filing (CM/ECF) System. See Southern District of Texas Local Rule 5.1 (LR5.1) and the District's Administrative Procedures for CM/ECF (as amended and available at www.txs.uscourts.gov).
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- (956) 726-2332
Case-related telephone inquiries must be limited to procedural matters, directed only to the Case Manager, not to the Court’s secretary or law clerks, and casual status inquiries are prohibited.
Case-related telephone, letter, and email inquiries are strictly limited to procedural matters and should be made only to the Case Manager. Inquiries should not be made to the Court’s secretary or law clerks. The Court’s caseload does not allow the Case Manager to respond to casual telephone inquiries about the status of motions or cases.
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Status inquiries must be directed to CM/ECF/PACER systems or the Clerk’s Office, not the Case Manager.
Information about the status of documents, entry of orders, or docket entries should be obtained from the CM/ECF or PACER Systems, or if absolutely necessary, from the United States District Clerk’s Office at (956) 723-3542.
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- (956) 726-2332
Case-related correspondence must be addressed to the Case Manager at the provided mailing address or email.
Case-related correspondence should be addressed to: Jessica Rodriguez, Case Manager to U.S. District Judge John A. Kazen, 1300 Victoria St., Ste. 2317, Laredo, TX 78040. Or by email: Jessica_Rodriguez@txs.uscourts.gov
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Letters to the Court must not address substantive issues, and copies of all letters must be filed.
Do not address substantive issues in letter or email form. The parties must file copies of all letters. Email correspondence with the Court should copy all other counsel appearing in the case and will be docketed at the Court’s discretion.
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- Letter ecf to chambers
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- (956) 726-2332
Urgent documents may be sent via First Class Mail to Chambers or the Case Manager, with copies to all parties, and service copies must be sent simultaneously to all counsel.
Copies of urgent documents (including letters) may be sent by First Class Mail, emailed, or hand-delivered to Chambers (see Emergencies, § 3 below) or to the Court’s Case Manager, with copies to all parties. Service copies must be transmitted to all counsel of record simultaneously with (or prior to) and in the same manner as the document is transmitted to the Court. The documents may not be faxed without express prior permission of the Court.
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Service copies of all documents must be sent to all counsel of record simultaneously with or before transmission to the Court, using the same method.
Service copies must be transmitted to all counsel of record simultaneously with (or prior to) and in the same manner as the document is transmitted to the Court.
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Faxing documents to the Court is prohibited without express prior permission from the Court.
The documents may not be faxed without express prior permission of the Court.
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All case-related correspondence must be addressed to and e-filed with the District Clerk’s Office.
A party’s case-related correspondence must be addressed to and e-filed with: United States District Clerk’s Office 600 East Harrison Street, Suite 101 Brownsville, Texas 78520-7114
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- Letter fax to clerk
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- (956) 548-2500
Applications for restraining orders or other immediate relief must be submitted through the District Clerk’s Office.
Applications for restraining orders or other immediate relief must be made through the District Clerk’s office: United States District Clerk’s Office 600 E. Harrison Street, Suite 101 Brownsville, Texas 78520-7114 (956) 548-2500
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- (956) 548-2756
Counsel must contact the Case Manager upon filing a restraining order or emergency relief application.
Upon filing an application for a restraining order or other emergency relief, counsel shall contact the Case Manager.
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- (956) 548-2756
Counsel must contact the Case Manager at (956) 548-2756 for matters requiring immediate attention.
Counsel shall contact the Case Manager at (956) 548-2756 for matters requiring immediate attention.
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Case-related inquiries must be sent via email only to the Case Manager, with copies to all opposing counsel and pro se parties.
Case-related inquiries should be made by email only to the Case Manager, with a copy to all opposing counsel and pro se parties.
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- Phone to clerk
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- (956) 548-2756
Telephone inquiries to court personnel are only permitted for emergencies.
Telephone inquiries are permitted only in an emergency.
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- Email to clerk
Information on filings, orders, or docket entries must be obtained from CM/ECF or Pacer Systems, not court personnel.
Information about the filing of documents, entry of orders, or docket entries should be obtained from the CM/ECF or Pacer Systems.
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Case-related correspondence must be e-filed with the United States District Clerk at the specified address.
Case-related correspondence must be addressed to and e-filed with: United States District Clerk 600 East Harrison Street, Suite 101 Brownsville, Texas 78520-7114
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All case inquiries must be directed to Case Manager Arturo Rivera via the provided email contact method.
ALL inquiries regarding ANY case, please contact: Arturo Rivera, Case Manager To United States District Judge Keith P. Ellison United States District Clerk 515 Rusk Avenue, Room 3716 Houston, Texas 77002 Telephone: 713-250-5181 Facsimile: 713-250-5503 Email: Arturo_Rivera@txs.uscourts.gov
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- 713-250-5181
Emergency applications for restraining orders or immediate relief must be submitted through Case Manager Arturo Rivera.
Applications for restraining orders or for other immediate relief shall be made through the Case Manager.
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- Phone to clerk
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- 713-250-5181
Counsel must immediately notify Case Manager of any resolved matter via phone or email.
Counsel must notify the Case Manager immediately of the resolution of any matter.
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Exhibits cannot be passed to jury during trial without advance court permission; admitted exhibits go to jury during deliberations.
Counsel may not pass exhibits to the jury during trial without obtaining permission in advance from the Court. All admitted exhibits will go to the jury during its deliberations.
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Judge’s staff do not accept telephone messages; counsel are prohibited from requesting use of telephones in chambers.
The Judge’s staff will not take telephone messages, and counsel shall refrain from requesting use of telephones in chambers.
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Proposed scheduling orders should be emailed to Case Manager Arturo Rivera at Arturo_Rivera@txs.uscourts.gov to cancel the initial conference.
The order should be e-mailed to my Case Manager, Arturo Rivera at Arturo_Rivera@txs.uscourts.gov.
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- Letter fax to chambers
Proposed scheduling orders can be faxed to Case Manager Arturo Rivera at 713-250-5503 to cancel the initial conference.
Alternatively, you can fax it to him at 713-250-5503.
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Refrain from requesting use of telephones in chambers.
shall refrain from requesting use of telephones in chambers.
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All case-related correspondence must be addressed to the specified Houston court address.
Case-related correspondence must be addressed to: United States District Court 515 Rusk Street 3rd Floor, Room 3716 Houston, Texas 77002
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- 669-254-5252
Counsel may appear by telephone for non-evidentiary hearings using the provided dial-in details; land lines required, disfavored for evidentiary hearings.
Counsel may appear by telephone for all non-evidentiary hearings, counsel will need to call Judge Ellison’s conference dial-in number, 669-254-5252 at the scheduled time, enter Meeting ID: 160 7362 7986#, followed by Passcode: 3716. Parties should use a land line, not cellular or speaker telephones. Telephonic appearances are disfavored in evidentiary hearings.
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- Email to clerk
Counsel must immediately notify the Case Manager when any matter is resolved.
Counsel must notify the Case Manager immediately of the resolution of any matter.
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- Phone to clerk
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- 713-250-5181
Counsel must arrange with Case Manager in advance for courtroom access outside normal hours.
Counsel needing access to the courtroom to set up equipment or exhibits before or after normal hours of court must arrange in advance with the Case Manager to have the courtroom open.
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- (713) 250-5806
Parties resolving a pending motion without court intervention must immediately advise the court by calling chambers at (713) 250-5806, after which the court will deny the motion as moot.
If the parties are able to resolve a pending motion without Court intervention, they should advise the Court immediately. The parties may do so by calling chambers at (713) 250-5806 and stating that all parties agree that the motion has been resolved. The Court will then deny the motion as moot.
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Parties contemplating settlement must call chambers to request postponement of pending motions; parties who settle must immediately inform the court.
(1) If the parties are seriously contemplating settlement, they should advise the Court by calling chambers and indicating that the Court should postpone consideration of pending motions until the parties advise the Court as to whether a settlement has been reached. If the parties succeed in settling the case, they should inform the Court immediately.
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Counsel must notify the Case Manager by letter requesting a settlement conference when filing a motion for appointment of guardian ad litem.
Contemporaneously with the motion for appointment, counsel must notify the Case Manager by letter requesting a settlement conference.
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- Email to chambers
Proposed scheduling orders may be emailed to the Case Manager at the provided email address.
The order should be e-mailed to my Case Manager, Arturo Rivera at Arturo_Rivera@txs.uscourts.gov.
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- Letter fax to chambers
Proposed scheduling orders may be faxed to the Case Manager at the provided fax number.
Alternatively, you can fax it to him at 713-250-5503.
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- Phone to chambers
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- (713) 250-5515
Case-related telephone inquiries must be directed only to Case Manager Cynthia Horace at (713) 250-5515.
Case-related telephone and e-mail inquiries should be made only to the Judge=s Case Manager, Cynthia Horace, at (713) 250-5515 or cynthia_horace@txs.uscourts.gov.
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Telephonic personal appearance required at docket call unless alternative arrangements are made.
Personal appearance by counsel telephonically is required at docket call unless arrangements are otherwise made for an announcement. Generally, the Court conducts a telephonic conference in lieu of a formal docket call to set the case for trial without further appearance.
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- Letter ecf to clerk
Counsel must notify the Case Manager by letter of prior commitments immediately or in advance of docket call.
Counsel shall have already notified the Case Manager by letter of prior commitments (vacations paid in advance, preferential trial settings in other courts, etc.) immediately and/or in advance of docket call.
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Chambers staff will not take counsel phone messages; counsel may not request use of chambers telephones.
B. Telephone Use. Telephone messages for counsel will NOT be taken by the Judge=s staff. Counsel shall refrain from requesting use of Chambers telephones.
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- Email to clerk
Counsel must notify Case Manager of settlement conference request when filing guardian ad litem motion.
Contemporaneous with the motion for appointment, counsel will notify the Case Manager by letter or email requesting a settlement conference.
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- Email to clerk
Counsel and pro se litigants must immediately notify Case Manager of settlement via email or written letter.
Upon the settlement of any case set for conference, hearing or trial, it shall be the duty of counsel and/or the pro se litigant to notify the Case Manager immediately in writing or by e-mail at cynthia_horace@txs.uscourts.gov.
- Contact
- Letter ecf to chambers
Parties must advise the Court by letter if a pending motion requires expedited resolution.
If a pending motion requires resolution on an expedited basis, please advise the Court by letter.
- Contact
- Email to chambers
- Phone
- (956) 726-2209
Case-related inquiries limited to procedural matters, directed only to Judicial Assistant (not law clerks), no casual status phone inquiries, submitted via letter to Chambers or email; no substantive issues in letters/emails.
Case-related telephone and email inquiries are strictly limited to procedural matters and should be made only to the Judicial Assistant. Inquiries should not be made to the Court’s law clerks. The Court’s caseload does not allow the Judicial Assistant to respond to casual telephone inquiries about the status of motions or cases. All inquiries to the Judicial Assistant should be by letter sent or delivered to Chambers, or by email. See Section 1.D below.
- Contact
- Letter ecf to clerk
Restraining order and immediate relief applications must be filed via CM/ECF, with all related communications directed through the Judicial Assistant.
Applications for restraining orders or for other immediate relief shall be filed electronically through the CM/ECF system and all related communications with the Court must be through the Judicial Assistant.
- Contact
- Phone to chambers
- Phone
- (956) 790-1364
Case-related telephone inquiries are limited to procedural matters, must be directed only to the Case Manager, and casual status inquiries are prohibited.
B. Case-related telephone, letter, and email inquiries are strictly limited to procedural matters and should be made only to the Case Manager. See addresses below. Inquiries should not be made to the Court’s secretary or law clerks. The Court’s caseload does not allow the Case Manager to respond to casual telephone inquiries about the status of motions or cases.
- Contact
- Phone to clerk
- Phone
- (956) 723-3542
Status inquiries for documents, orders, or docket entries should be directed to CM/ECF/PACER first, or the District Clerk’s Office at (956) 723-3542 if absolutely necessary.
C. Information about the status of documents, entry of orders, or docket entries should be obtained from the CM/ECF or PACER Systems, or if absolutely necessary, from the United States District Clerk=s Office at (956) 723-3542.
- Contact
- Letter ecf to chambers
- Phone
- (956) 790-1364
Physical case-related correspondence must be addressed to Case Manager Angie Trevino at 1300 Victoria St., Ste. 2267, Laredo, TX 78040.
1) Case-related correspondence should be addressed to: Angie Trevino Case Manager to U.S. District Judge Marina Garcia Marmolejo 1300 Victoria St., Ste. 2267 Laredo, TX 78040 Or by email: Angie_Trevino@txs.uscourts.gov
- Contact
- Letter ecf to chambers
Letters to the Court must not address substantive issues, and copies of all letters must be filed with the Court.
2) Do not address substantive issues in letter or email form. The parties must file copies of all letters. Email correspondence with the Court should copy all other counsel appearing in the case and will be docketed at the Court’s discretion.
- Contact
- Letter ecf to chambers
Urgent documents may be sent to Chambers via First Class Mail.
3) Copies of urgent documents (including letters) may be sent by First Class Mail, emailed, or hand-delivered to Chambers (see
- Contact
- Letter fax
Documents may not be faxed to the Court without express prior permission.
The documents may not be faxed without express prior permission of the Court.
- Contact
- Phone to chambers
- Phone
- (956) 726-2209, (956) 790-1366
Case-related telephone and email inquiries are limited to procedural matters, must be made only to the Case Manager (not judicial assistants or law clerks), with no casual status inquiries; inquiries to the Case Manager should be via letter to Chambers or email.
Case-related telephone and email inquiries are strictly limited to procedural matters and should be made only to the Case Manager. Inquiries should not be made to the Court’s judicial assistant or law clerks. The Court’s caseload does not allow the Case Manager to respond to casual telephone inquiries about the status of motions or cases. All inquiries to the Case Manager should be by letter sent or delivered to Chambers, or by email. See Section 1.D below.
- Contact
- Letter ecf to chambers
Case-related correspondence must be addressed to Case Manager Gaby Salinas at the provided mailing address or via email.
1) Case-related correspondence should be addressed to: Gaby Salinas Case Manager to District Judge Marina Garcia Marmolejo 1300 Victoria St., Ste. 3229 Laredo, TX 78040 Or by email: gaby_salinas@txs.uscourts.gov
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- Email to chambers
Substantive issues are prohibited in letters or emails to the Court; all letters must be filed with the Court; email correspondence may be docketed at the Court’s discretion.
2) Do not address substantive issues in letter or email form. Parties must file copies of all letters. Email correspondence with the Court will be docketed at the Court’s discretion.
- Contact
- Email to chambers
- Phone
- (956) 790-1366
Urgent documents may be sent via mail, email, or hand delivery to Chambers via the Case Manager with copies to all parties; service copies must be sent to all counsel simultaneously with Court transmission; faxing documents requires express prior permission from the Court.
3) Copies of urgent documents (including letters) may be sent by First Class Mail, emailed, or hand-delivered to Chambers via the Court’s Case Manager, with copies to all parties. (See Emergencies, Section 3 below.) Service copies must be transmitted to all counsel of record simultaneously with or prior to transmission to the Court and in the same manner as transmitted to the Court. The documents may not be faxed without express prior permission of the Court.
- Contact
- Email to clerk
Counsel seeking telephone appearance must email the Case Manager as far in advance as reasonably possible.
All counsel wishing to appear at a conference or hearing by telephone must submit a written request by e-mail to the Case Manager as far in advance of the conference as reasonably possible, unless explicitly authorized by the Court in an order or notice of setting. The Court will attempt to accommodate such requests.
- Contact
- Letter ecf to chambers
Parties must advise the Court by letter if a pending motion requires expedited resolution.
If a pending motion requires resolution on an expedited basis, please advise the Court by letter.
- Contact
- Phone to chambers
Judge’s staff will not take telephone messages for counsel, and counsel are prohibited from using Chambers telephones.
C. Telephones. Telephone messages for counsel generally will not be taken by the Judge’s staff, and counsel shall refrain from requesting use of telephones in Chambers.
- Contact
- Phone to chambers
- Phone
- (956) 726-2209
Case-related telephone inquiries limited to procedural matters, directed only to Judicial Assistant (not law clerks), no casual status inquiries allowed.
Case-related telephone, letter, and email inquiries are strictly limited to procedural matters and should be made only to the Judicial Assistant. See addresses below. Inquiries should not be made to the Court’s law clerks. The Court’s caseload does not allow the Judicial Assistant to respond to casual telephone inquiries about the status of motions or cases.
- Contact
- Phone to clerk
- Phone
- (956) 723-3542
Status of documents, orders, or docket entries must be checked via CM/ECF/PACER first; Clerk’s office may be contacted only if absolutely necessary.
Information about the status of documents, entry of orders, or docket entries should be obtained from the CM/ECF or PACER Systems, or if absolutely necessary, from the United States District Clerk’s Office at (956) 723-3542.
- Contact
- Email to chambers
- Phone
- (956) 726-2209
All correspondence to Chambers must use specified email address, exclude substantive issues, copies of letters must be filed, emails must copy all counsel and are docketed at Court’s discretion.
Correspondence with the Court must be delivered or sent to the Court’s Chambers: 1) Case-related correspondence should be addressed to: Heyda Rios, Judicial Assistant to U.S. District Judge Marina Garcia Marmolejo, 1300 Victoria St., Ste. 3329, Laredo, TX 78040. Or by email: heyda_rios@txs.uscourts.gov. 2) Do not address substantive issues in letter or email form. The parties must file copies of all letters. Email correspondence with the Court should copy all other counsel appearing in the case and will be docketed at the Court’s discretion.
- Contact
- Phone to chambers
Counsel and court staff are prohibited from requesting use of telephones in chambers.
Court’s staff, and counsel shall refrain from requesting use of telephones in chambers.
- Contact
- Email to chambers
Pre-motion and responsive letters for discovery and scheduling motions must be emailed to the Court’s case manager at the specified address.
The foregoing letters should be sent by email to the Court’s case manager at CM_DJGanjei@txs.uscourts.gov.
- Contact
- Phone to chambers
All emergency-related communications must be made through the Case Manager via telephone.
Make all related communications through the Case Manager via telephone or email.
- Contact
- Phone to chambers
- Phone
- (713) 250-5656
Inquiries about cases assigned to Judge Ganjei must be directed to the Case Manager by phone at (713) 250-5656.
Direct inquiries regarding any case assigned to Judge Ganjei to: Case Manager to Judge Nicholas J. Ganjei 515 Rusk Street, Room 9718 Houston, Texas 77002 (713) 250-5656 Email: CM_DJGanjei@txs.uscourts.gov
- Contact
- Email to chambers
All informal communications to the Court must go through the Case Manager, using specified methods based on the purpose of the communication.
Direct all informal communications to the Court through the Case Manager. Unless stated otherwise below, use the following: • Letters to initiate discovery and scheduling disputes under Section 13; • Letters or email for other minor procedural questions; and • Email or telephone for matters requiring prompt attention.
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- Phone to chambers
Counsel may not initiate contact with Law Clerks except to return a message, and may only discuss the specific subject of the Law Clerk’s inquiry.
A Law Clerk may contact counsel with a specific inquiry at the Court’s direction. Do not initiate contact with the Law Clerks unless returning a message. Do not discuss matters beyond the indicated subject.
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- Email to chambers
Letters or emails sent to the Court must copy all parties using the same delivery method; such letters/emails must not be filed on the CM/ECF system.
Prior to or with delivery of any letter or email to the Court, use the same means to provide a copy to all other parties. Do not file copies of letters or email on the CM/ECF system. The Court dockets or directs filing as determined advisable.
- Contact
- Email to chambers
Parties must immediately email chambers upon resolving a pending motion before ruling.
Immediately advise by email of resolution of a pending motion prior to the Court’s ruling. The Court will then deny the motion as moot.
- Contact
- Email to clerk
Courtroom access outside normal hours must be arranged in advance via email with the Case Manager.
Arrange in advance by email with the Case Manager for any necessary access before or after normal hours.
- Contact
- Email to chambers
Pre-motion dispute letters must be emailed to the Court’s case manager at the provided address.
The foregoing letters should be sent by email to the Court’s case manager at CM_DJGanjei@txs.uscourts.gov.
- Contact
- Phone to clerk
- Phone
- (956) 982-9685
Counsel must contact Case Manager Sandra Espinoza at (956) 982-9685 for emergency matters.
Counsel shall contact Sandra Espinoza, Case Manager, at (956) 982-9685, for matters requiring immediate/emergency attention.
- Contact
- Phone to clerk
- Phone
- (956) 982-9685
Parties may contact Case Manager Sandra Espinoza at (956) 982-9685 for case-related inquiries including document filing, order entry, and docket entries, but must not contact Judicial Assistant or Law Clerks for such issues.
For case-related inquires, parties may contact Sandra Espinoza, Case Manager, at (956) 982-9685. Parties should NOT attempt to contact the Court’s Judicial Assistant or Law Clerks for case-related issues. Case related inquiries for which parties can reach out to the Case Manager include information requests relevant to document filing, the entry of orders, or docket entries.
- Contact
- Phone to chambers
All communication with Law Clerks is prohibited; Law Clerks may only contact counsel at the court’s discretion and cannot discuss relevant case matters.
Generally, all methods of communication with the Law Clerks are prohibited. At the Court’s discretion, Law Clerks may contact counsel about miscellaneous issues, but the Law Clerks are under the ordinary instruction to not discuss any relevant matters relating to a case.
- Contact
- Phone to chambers
- Phone
- (956) 982-9685
Counsel must contact the Case Manager at (956) 982-9685 at least 7 days prior to bring additional equipment for hearings or trials.
If counsel wish to bring additional technology/equipment for a hearing or trial, counsel must contact the Case Manager, Sandra Espinoza, at (956) 982-9685, with their equipment request at least 7 days prior to the hearing or trial.
- Contact
- Phone to chambers
- Phone
- (956) 982-9685
Counsel must contact the Case Manager at (956) 982-9685 in advance to access the courtroom outside normal hours.
Counsel requesting access to the courtroom to set up or remove equipment or exhibits before or after normal business hours must arrange to do so in advance by contacting the Case Manager, Sandra Espinoza, at (956) 982-9685.
- Contact
- Phone to chambers
- Phone
- (956) 982-9684
Counsel must immediately notify the Judicial Assistant upon settlement of any case set for conference, hearing, or trial.
Counsel must immediately notify the Judicial Assistant, Sandra Espinoza, at (956) 982-9684, upon settlement of any case set for conference, hearing, or trial.
- Contact
- Phone to chambers
- Phone
- (956) 982-9684
Case-related inquiries must be directed to Sandra Espinoza (Judicial Assistant) at (956) 982-9684 or sandra_espinoza@txs.uscourts.gov, not to Law Clerks.
Case-related inquiries may be addressed to Sandra Espinoza, Judicial Assistant, at (956) 982-9684. Case-related issues should NOT be addressed to the Court’s Law Clerks.
- Contact
- Phone to clerk
- Phone
- (956) 548-2500
Filing, order entry, and docket information must be obtained from the District Clerk’s Office at (956) 548-2500.
Information about the filing of documents, the entry of orders, or docket entries should be obtained from the District Clerk’s Office, (956) 548-2500.
- Contact
- Phone to clerk
Law Clerks may only contact counsel for miscellaneous issues, cannot discuss case matters, and counsel must not engage them on case-related topics.
At the Court’s discretion, Law Clerks may contact counsel as to miscellaneous issues, but the Law Clerks are under instruction to not discuss any relevant matters pertaining to a case. No one should seek to engage the Law Clerks in any matter about the case.
- Contact
- Phone to chambers
- Phone
- (956) 982-9684
Matters requiring immediate attention must be directed to Sandra Espinoza at (956) 982-9684.
Any other matters requiring immediate attention should be directed to Sandra Espinoza, Judicial Assistant, at (956) 982-9684.
- Contact
- Phone to chambers
- Phone
- (956) 982-9684
Out-of-town counsel must request telephonic appearance from Sandra Espinoza at (956) 982-9684 at least 1 day before hearing, report 5 minutes early, and bear expenses.
If out-of-town counsel wishes to appear telephonically, said request must be made to Sandra Espinoza, Judicial Assistant, at (956) 982-9684, no later than one day before the hearing. If permission is granted to appear telephonically, counsel will receive an email from Sandra Espinoza, Judicial Assistant, with instructions. Counsel must report at least five minutes before the hearing is scheduled to begin. Counsel appearing telephonically must bear all related expenses.
Counsel must immediately notify the Judicial Assistant of any resolved trial or hearing matters.
Counsel must immediately notify the Judicial Assistant of the resolution of any matter set for trial or hearing.
- Contact
- Phone to chambers
- Phone
- (956) 982-9685
Case-related inquiries must be directed to Case Manager Sandra Espinoza at (956) 982-9685, not to Judicial Assistant or Law Clerks.
A. Case-related inquiries may be addressed to Sandra Espinoza, Case Manager, at (956) 982-9685. Case-related issues should NOT be addressed to the Court’s Judicial Assistant or Law Clerks.
- Contact
- Phone to clerk
- Phone
- (956) 548-2500
Filing, order entry, and docket information must be obtained from the District Clerk’s Office at (956) 548-2500.
B. Information about the filing of documents, the entry of orders, or docket entries should be obtained from the District Clerk’s Office, (956) 548-2500.
- Contact
- Phone to chambers
Law Clerks may contact counsel for miscellaneous issues but cannot discuss case matters; no one should engage Law Clerks on case-related matters.
C. At the Court’s discretion, Law Clerks may contact counsel as to miscellaneous issues, but the Law Clerks are under instruction to not discuss any relevant matters pertaining to a case. No one should seek to engage the Law Clerks in any matter about the case.
- Contact
- Phone to chambers
- Phone
- (956) 982-9685
Out-of-town counsel must request telephonic appearance via phone to Sandra Espinoza at (956) 982-9685 at least one day before hearing, with additional reporting and expense requirements.
If out-of-town counsel wishes to appear telephonically, said request must be made to Sandra Espinoza, Case Manager, at (956) 982-9685, no later than one day before the hearing. If permission is granted to appear telephonically, counsel will receive an email from Sandra Espinoza, Case Manager, with instructions. Counsel must report at least five minutes before the hearing is scheduled to begin. Counsel appearing telephonically must bear all related expenses.
- Contact
- Phone to chambers
- Phone
- (956) 982-9685
Counsel must contact Case Manager Sandra Espinoza at (956) 982-9685 at least 7 days prior to hearing or trial to request permission to bring other technology/equipment.
If counsel wishes to bring other technology/equipment for a hearing or trial, counsel must contact the Case Manager, Sandra Espinoza, at (956) 982-9685, with their equipment request at least 7 days before the hearing or trial.
- Contact
- Phone to chambers
- Phone
- (956) 982-9685
Counsel must contact Case Manager Sandra Espinoza at (956) 982-9685 in advance to arrange courtroom access before or after normal hours for equipment/exhibit setup or removal.
Counsel requesting access to the courtroom to set up or remove equipment or exhibits before or after normal business hours must arrange to do so in advance by contacting the Case Manager, Sandra Espinoza, at (956) 982-9685.
- Required
- Always
- Contact
- Phone to clerk
Case-related telephone inquiries must be directed only to the Case Manager, not the court's secretary or law clerks.
Case-related telephone inquiries should be made only to the Case Manager. Inquiries should not be made to the court’s secretary or law clerks.
- Required
- Always
- Contact
- Email to clerk
Case Manager will not respond to casual telephone inquiries about motions or case status; inquiries to the Case Manager must be via email or letter.
The case load will not allow the Case Manager to respond to casual telephone inquiries about motions and case status generally. Inquiries to the Case Manager should be by email or letter.
- Required
- Always
- Contact
- Phone to clerk
- Phone
- 713/250-5500
Filing, order entry, and docket information must be obtained from the District Clerk's Office via phone at 713/250-5500.
Information about the filing of documents, entry of orders, or docket entries should be obtained from the United States District Clerk’s Office (713/250-5500).
- Required
- Always
- Contact
- Letter ecf to clerk
All case-related correspondence must be addressed to the District Clerk at the specified Houston PO Box.
Case-related correspondence must be addressed to: United States District Clerk Post Office Box 61010 Houston, Texas 77208
- Contact
Substantive issues are prohibited in emails and letters, as they are not docketed or part of the appellate record.
Do not address substantive issues in emails or letters because they are not docketed or included in the appellate record.
- Contact
- Letter ecf to clerk
Out-of-town counsel seeking telephone appearance must submit a written request with direct phone number to the Case Manager as early as possible before the hearing.
If out-of-town counsel wish to appear by telephone, a written request, including the attorney’s direct telephone number, should be made to the Case Manager as far as reasonably possible before the date of the conference or hearing. The court will attempt to accommodate such requests.
- Required
- Always
- Contact
- Email to clerk
Counsel must immediately notify the Case Manager via email when a scheduled conference, hearing, or trial matter is resolved.
Counsel will notify the Case Manager immediately by email of the resolution of any matter that is set for conference, hearing, or trial.
- Contact
- Phone to chambers
Judge’s staff and counsel must refrain from requesting use of telephones in chambers.
Judge’s staff, and counsel shall refrain from requesting use of telephones in chambers.
- Contact
- Phone to clerk
- Phone
- (713) 250-5860 or (713) 250-5123
Questions regarding criminal matters must be directed to Case Manager (713-250-5860) or Criminal Intake Desk Clerk (713-250-5123).
Direct all questions regarding criminal matters to the Case Manager, (713) 250-5860, or the Clerk for the Criminal Intake Desk, (713) 250-5123.
- Contact
- Phone to clerk
- Phone
- (713) 250-5860
Case-related inquiries must be made only to the Case Manager; law clerks may not be contacted for case-related questions.
Case-related inquiries should be made only to the Case Manager. Do not contact law clerks with case-related questions.
- Contact
- Phone to clerk
Substantive issues may not be addressed in phone calls or emails to the Case Manager; letters containing substantive issues must be filed on ECF.
Do not address substantive issues in phone calls or emails to the Case Manager. To the extent substantive issues are addressed in a letter, the letter must be filed on the ECF.
- Contact
- Letter ecf to clerk
Requests for telephone or video appearances must be made in writing to the Case Manager at least 3 days before the scheduled appearance.
Requests to appear by telephone or video conference shall be made in writing to Judge Bryan’s Case Manager at least three days prior to the scheduled appearance.
- Contact
- Phone to chambers
- Phone
- (956) 618-8478
All court communications and motion/hearing inquiries must go through Case Manager Nelida Losoya
Communications with the Court and inquiries regarding motions, hearings, etc. should be made through the Case Manager, Nelida Losoya.
Counsel are prohibited from ex-parte contact with the law clerk
Ex-parte contact by counsel through the law clerk is strictly forbidden.
Attorneys may only discuss issues directly raised by the law clerk with them
Attorneys shall, however, refrain from discussing any issue not directly raised by the law clerk.
- Contact
- Letter ecf to clerk
All case-related letters to the court must be filed via CM/ECF
The parties must file copies of all case-related letters to the Court via CM/ECF.
- Contact
- Phone to chambers
- Phone
- (956) 618-8478
Counsel must immediately notify the Case Manager of resolved trial or hearing matters
Counsel shall notify the Case Manager immediately of the resolution of any matter that is set for trial or a hearing.
- Contact
- Email to chambers
Pre-motion letters must be submitted via email to the Court’s case manager at the provided email address.
The foregoing letters should be sent by email to the Court’s case manager, Kellie Papaioannou at Kellie_Papaioannou@txs.uscourts.gov.
- Contact
- Phone to chambers
- Phone
- (361) 888-3432
Inquiries regarding cases assigned to Judge Hampton must be directed to Case Manager Melissa Arguello via telephone.
Direct inquiries regarding any case assigned to Judge Hampton to: Melissa Arguello Case Manager to Hon. Julie K. Hampton 1133 North Shoreline Blvd. Corpus Christi, Texas 78401 Telephone: (361) 888-3432 Email: Melissa_Arguello@txs.uscourts.gov
- Contact
- Email to chambers
All communications related to ex parte applications must be directed to the Case Manager via phone or email.
Communication. Make all related communications through the Case Manager via telephone or email.
- Contact
- Phone to chambers
Counsel may not initiate contact with Law Clerks except to return a message, and may only discuss matters within the indicated subject.
A Law Clerk may contact counsel with a specific inquiry at the Court’s direction. Do not initiate contact with the Law Clerks unless returning a message. Do not discuss matters beyond the indicated subject.
- Contact
- Email to chambers
Counsel must provide a copy of any letter or email to the Court to all parties via the same delivery method, and may not file such correspondence on CM/ECF unless directed by the Court.
Prior to or with delivery of any letter or email to the Court, use the same means to provide a copy to all other parties. Do not file copies of letters or email on the CM/ECF system. The Court dockets or directs filing as determined advisable.
- Contact
- Mail to chambers
Courtesy copies must be mailed or hand-delivered to the Case Manager with a transmittal letter specifying content; transmittal letters must not be filed and copies must be sent to all parties without attachments.
Delivery to chambers. Mail or hand-deliver courtesy copies to the attention of the Case Manager with a transmittal letter specifying the content. Do not file transmittal letters. Mail or email a copy of such letters without attachments to all other parties.
- Contact
- Letter ecf to chambers
Agreed extensions of submission dates must be communicated to the court via letter (ECF) or email.
Advise by letter or email of any agreed extension of the submission date.
- Contact
- Email to chambers
Parties must immediately email chambers to report pending motion resolution before ruling; court will deny as moot or terminate.
Resolution by agreement. Immediately advise by email of resolution of a pending motion prior to the Court’s ruling. The Court will then deny the motion as moot or have the clerk terminate the motion.
- Contact
- Letter ecf to chambers
Parties must notify the Court by letter or email when serious settlement discussions are underway; the Court will postpone pending motions until advised of settlement outcome.
Notice of settlement discussions. Notify the Court by letter or email whenever serious settlement discussions are underway. The Court will postpone consideration of pending motions until advised of success or impasse.
- Contact
- Email to chambers
Parties must immediately notify the Court by email upon settlement; the Court will enter a dismissal order without prejudice to reinstatement if conditions fail.
Notice of settlement and conditional orders of dismissal. Immediately notify the Court by email of settlement. The Court will enter an order of dismissal. The dismissal will be without prejudice to move within a reasonable time for reinstatement if approval of documentation or condition precedent fails.
- Contact
- Email to clerk
Pre-motion letters for discovery/scheduling disputes must be emailed to the Court's case manager.
The foregoing letters should be sent by email to the Court’s case manager, Kellie Papaioannou at Kellie_Papaioannou@txs.uscourts.gov.
- Contact
- Letter ecf to chambers
- Phone
- (956) 618-8080
Court communications/inquiries re motions/hearings must go through Case Manager Stephanie Garcia/Chambers; ex-parte contact with law clerk prohibited.
Communications with the Court and inquiries regarding motions, hearings, etc. should be made through the Case Manger, Stephanie Garcia/Chambers. Ex-parte contact by counsel through the law clerk is strictly forbidden.
- Contact
- Phone to chambers
Law clerks may not discuss cases/procedures with parties/attorneys unless directed by the Court; attorneys may only discuss matters raised by the law clerk.
The Law clerk is not allowed to discuss any cases, motions pending before the Court, or Court procedures with parties or attorneys. At times, the Court, in its discretion may direct that the law clerk contact the attorneys in a case regarding a specific matter. Attorneys shall, however, refrain from discussing any issue not directly raised by the law clerk.
- Contact
- Letter ecf to clerk
All case-related correspondence must be addressed to the District Clerk’s specified mailing address.
All case-related correspondence must be addressed to: United States District Clerk P.O. Box 5059 McAllen, Texas 78501
- Contact
- Phone to chambers
- Phone
- (956) 618-8080
All inquiries regarding criminal matters must be directed to Chambers via phone.
All questions regarding any criminal matters should be directed to Chambers at (956) 618-8080.
- Contact
- Phone to chambers
Counsel must immediately notify the Case Manager when any scheduled trial or hearing matter is resolved.
Counsel shall notify the Case Manager immediately of the resolution of any matter that is set for trial or a hearing.
- Contact
- Phone to clerk
- Phone
- (713) 250-5703, (713) 250-5123
All questions regarding criminal matters must be directed to the Case Manager or Criminal Intake Desk Clerk.
Direct all questions regarding criminal matters to the Case Manager, (713) 250-5703, or the Clerk for the Criminal Intake Desk, (713) 250-5123.
- Contact
- Phone to clerk
Case-related inquiries must be made only to the Case Manager; law clerks must not be contacted with case-related questions, and substantive issues are prohibited in phone/email to the Case Manager.
Case-related inquiries should be made only to the Case Manager. Do not contact law clerks with case-related questions. Do not address substantive issues in phone calls or emails to the Case Manager.
- Contact
- Letter ecf to chambers
Requests for remote appearance must be made in writing to the Case Manager at least three days before the scheduled appearance.
Requests to appear by telephone or video conference shall be made in writing to Judge Bennett's Case Manager at least three days prior to the scheduled appearance. If the request is granted, call-in or videoconference instructions will be provided by the Case Manager.
- Contact
- Letter ecf to chambers
Video conference appearances are only available if all parties appear by video.
Video conference is available only when all parties appear by video.
- Contact
- Letter ecf to chambers
Counsel and pro se litigants must immediately notify the Case Manager in writing if a scheduled hearing or trial is resolved early.
Counsel and pro-se litigants shall notify the Case Manager immediately and in writing if an issue set for hearing or a case set for trial is resolved in advance of the date and time for the scheduled appearance.
- Contact
- Phone to chambers
- Phone
- (713) 250-5725
Inquiries about cases pending before Judge Ho must be directed to Case Manager Rachel Willborg via telephone at (713) 250-5725.
Inquiries about any case pending before Judge Ho should be directed to: Rachel Willborg Case Manager to Judge Yvonne Ho 515 Rusk Street, Room 7525 Houston, Texas 77002 Telephone: (713) 250-5725 Email: Rachel_Willborg@txs.uscourts.gov
- Contact
- Phone to chambers
Case-related telephone inquiries must be directed to the Case Manager, not law clerks or the Judge.
All case-related telephone and email inquiries should be directed to the Case Manager. Do not contact the Court’s law clerks or the Judge.
- Contact
- Phone to clerk
Filing questions must be directed to the Clerk’s Office.
Filing questions should be directed to the Clerk’s Office.
- Contact
- Phone to chambers
The Case Manager will not respond to casual telephone status inquiries about motions or cases.
The Case Manager will not respond to casual telephone or email inquiries about the status of motions or cases.
- Contact
- Email to chambers
All correspondence with the Court must be sent to Case Manager Rachel Willborg via specified contact details.
Correspondence with the Court must be sent to the Case Manager as follows: Rachel Willborg, Case Manager to Judge Yvonne Ho, 515 Rusk Street, Room 7525, Houston, TX 77002, Email: Rachel_Willborg@txs.uscourts.gov
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- Email to chambers
All correspondence to the Case Manager must cc all counsel or pro se parties to avoid ex parte communications.
All correspondence sent to the Case Manager must cc all counsel or pro se parties on the case. This is necessary to avoid ex parte communications.
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- Email to chambers
Parties may not request relief by email to the Case Manager; such emails are disregarded without notice.
Parties cannot, at any time, request relief by email to the Case Manager. Any such emails will be disregarded without notice.
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- Email to chambers
The Case Manager is prohibited from providing legal advice or predicting Court decisions.
The Case Manager cannot provide legal advice or predict what the Court will do on a given matter.
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- Email to chambers
Urgent documents may be emailed to the Case Manager in exceptional circumstances; copies must be sent to all counsel of record.
In exceptional circumstances, copies of urgent documents can be hand-delivered to the Clerk’s Office during regular business hours (see Emergencies, § 2 infra) or emailed to the Case Manager. Documents delivered or transmitted after 5:00 p.m. may not be reviewed until the next business day. Copies of any such documents must be transmitted to all counsel of record.
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- Email to chambers
Applications for immediate relief must be filed via CM/ECF, then contact Case Manager with cc to opposing parties/counsel.
Applications for immediate relief must be filed electronically through the CM/ECF system. Upon filing such an application, contact the Case Manager to alert the Court. See supra § 1(e). Any such communication must cc opposing parties or their counsel.
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- Phone to intake unit
Case-related telephone inquiries must be directed to the Case Manager (intake unit), not to the Court, judicial assistant, or law clerks.
Case-related telephone inquiries are to be made to the Case Manager only. Inquiries should not be made to the Court, the Court’s judicial assistant, or law clerks.
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- Letter ecf to intake unit
Inquiries to the Case Manager should be via e-filed letter except for settings within 14 days, criminal cases, emergencies, or Section 8A matters, where email is allowed.
The case load may not always allow the Case Manager to respond to calls or emails about motion and case status. Inquiries to the Case Manager should be by letter unless it is a setting in the next 14 days, a criminal case, an emergency hearing, a bona fide emergency, or a matter covered by Section 8A. In those instances, contact by email is appropriate.
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- Phone to clerk
- Phone
- (713) 250-5500
Filing, order, and docket entry information must be obtained via CM/ECF, PACER, or the Clerk’s Office phone number (713) 250-5500.
Information about the filing of documents, entry of orders, or docket entries should be obtained by logging into CM/ECF or PACER, or from the Clerk’s Office at (713) 250-5500.
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- Letter ecf to chambers
Substantive issues must not be addressed in letters to the Court unless permitted by Section 8A.
Unless pursuant to Section 8A, do not address substantive issues in letter form addressed to the Court because they may not be docketed or included in the appellate record.
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- Letter ecf to clerk
All case-related correspondence must be e-filed with the U.S. District Clerk at 515 Rusk Street, Room 5300, Houston, Texas 77002.
Case-related correspondence must be addressed to and e-filed with: United States District Clerk, 515 Rusk Street, Room 5300, Houston, Texas 77002
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- Letter ecf to clerk
All counsel of record must be copied on case-related correspondence.
All counsel of record should be copied.
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- Email to clerk
Counsel must maintain current email addresses in CM/ECF for order and motion transmissions.
All counsel are advised to keep their email addresses current in CM/ECF as the Clerk of the Court provides transmission of orders and motions through that interface.
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- Letter ecf to clerk
- Phone
- (713) 250-5500
Restraining order and immediate relief applications must be submitted through the Clerk’s Office.
Applications for restraining orders or other applications for immediate relief must be made through the Clerk’s Office: U.S. District Clerk’s Office, 515 Rusk Street, Room 5300, Houston, Texas 77002, (713) 250-5500.
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- Email to intake unit
- Phone
- (713) 250-5518
Counsel must email or phone the Case Manager at (713) 250-5518 for immediate matters.
Counsel shall email or contact the Case Manager at (713) 250-5518 for matters requiring immediate attention.
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- Phone to clerk
- Phone
- (713) 250-5500
Electronic filing questions must be directed to the Clerk’s Office.
Questions regarding electronic filing should be directed to the Clerk’s Office.
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- Phone to chambers
Court staff will not take telephone messages for counsel, and counsel are prohibited from requesting use of telephones in chambers.
Telephone messages for counsel will not be taken by the Court’s staff, and counsel shall refrain from requesting use of telephones in chambers.
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- Letter ecf to chambers
All contact with law clerks is ex parte contact with the Court and must be made through the Case Manager.
Contact with the law clerks is ex parte contact with the Court. Contact must be through the Case Manager.
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- Email to chambers
Counsel must email Judge Rosenthal’s case manager at least two business days before Rule 16 Conference to arrange virtual attendance; in-person may be required for substantive issues.
If counsel wants to attend the Rule 16 Conference by telephone, Zoom, or other virtual link, they must notify Judge Rosenthal’s case manager by email at Glenda_Hassan@txs.uscourts.gov. at least two business days before the Conference date to arrange. An in-person Rule 16 Conference may be required if substantive issues will be addressed.
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- Other to chambers
Counsel may not pass exhibits to the jury during trial without prior court permission.
Counsel will not pass exhibits to the jury during trial without obtaining permission in advance from the court.
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- Phone to case manager
- Phone
- 713-250-5516
Case-related telephone inquiries must be directed to case manager Glenda Hassan, not the judge's secretary or law clerks.
Case-related telephone or e-mail inquiries should be made to the case manager, Glenda_Hassan. The telephone number is 713-250-5516; the e-mail address is Glenda_Hassan@txs.uscourts.gov. Inquiries should not be made to Judge Rosenthal’s secretary or law clerks.
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- Letter ecf to chambers
Inquiries about motions or case status must be in writing unless time does not permit.
Inquiries about motions and the case status should be in writing unless time does not permit.
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- Other to case manager
Case-management correspondence must be addressed to case manager Glenda Hassan at the provided address or email.
Case-management correspondence or inquiries should be addressed to: Glenda Hassan, Case Manager to Judge Lee H. Rosenthal, United States District Clerk, Post Office Box 61010, Houston, Texas 77208, E-mail: Glenda_Hassan@txs.uscourts.gov.
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- Letter ecf to chambers
Substantive issues may not be argued in letters to the court; such letters may be docketed.
Do not argue substantive issues in letters sent to the court. However, letters may be docketed and included in the record.
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- Letter ecf to clerk
Out-of-town counsel must submit written request to case manager well in advance to participate in conferences by phone.
If out-of-town counsel want to participate in a conference by telephone, a written request should be made to the case manager well in advance of the hearing or conference date, with notice to other counsel of record and any unrepresented parties. The court will attempt to accommodate these requests. Telephone conferences are generally fine for scheduling conferences but often inadequate if substantive or complex issues must be addressed.
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- Letter ecf to clerk
Counsel must arrange with case manager and security in advance to bring additional equipment.
Counsel must make advance arrangements with the case manager and the courthouse security to bring in additional equipment.
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- Phone to chambers
Judge's staff will not take telephone messages; cell phones must be silenced in court.
Telephone messages will not be taken by the judge’s staff. Cell phones must be silenced in the courtroom.
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- Letter ecf to clerk
Attorney conference rooms are available via request to case manager; counsel must return keys and clear materials post-trial.
Attorney conference rooms are available on request to the judge’s case manager. A key will be given to counsel by the court’s case manager for use throughout the trial, and counsel will be responsible for clearing the room of all materials and returning the key at the end of the trial.
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- Email to chambers
Email Mrs. Hassan at the provided address to schedule pre-motion conferences.
Email Mrs. Hassan at Glenda_Hassan@txs.uscourts.gov. to arrange for a pre-motion conference.
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- Letter fax to chambers
Fax Mrs. Hassan at the provided number to schedule pre-motion conferences.
fax her at 713-250-5213 to arrange for a pre-motion conference.
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- Email to chambers
Late filed agreed orders require email notice to the Court’s Case Manager at tracey_conrad@txs.uscourts.gov and Courtroom Deputy before the hearing.
Notice of late filed Agreed Orders should be emailed to the Court’s Case Manager tracey_conrad@txs.uscourts.gov and Courtroom Deputy for entry prior to the scheduled hearing.
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- Letter ecf to chambers
Letters are permitted only for minor procedural matters, must not contain substantive issues, and are not docketed or destroyed.
D. Letters should be used for minor procedural matters. Do not address substantive issues in letter form. Ordinarily, correspondence is not docketed and is destroyed.
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- Email to clerk
Prior to contacting the Court for status updates, check the court website and CM/ECF system; filing questions must be directed to the Office of the Clerk.
Obtain answers where possible from the website of the Southern District of Texas or the personnel listed on its directory. See Attachment 1. Review information on status of documents, entry of orders, and docket entries on the CM/ECF system prior to contacting the Court. Direct filing questions to the Office of the Clerk.
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- Email to clerk
Do not initiate contact with Law Clerks unless returning a message; only discuss specified subjects.
Law Clerks. A Law Clerk may contact counsel with a specific inquiry at the Court’s direction. Do not initiate contact with the Law Clerks unless returning a message. Do not discuss matters beyond the indicated subject.
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- Letter ecf to chambers
Parties must advise the Court by letter if a pending motion requires expedited resolution.
If a pending motion requires resolution on an expedited basis, please advise the Court by letter.
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- Phone to chambers
Case-related telephone inquiries must be directed only to the Case Manager, not to the Court's secretary or law clerk.
Case-related telephone inquiries should be made only to the Case Manager. Inquiries should not be made to the Court's secretary or law clerk.
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- Letter ecf to clerk
Case-related correspondence must be addressed to the United States District Clerk at the specified Houston address.
Case related correspondence must be addressed to: United States District Clerk Post Office Box 61010 Houston, Texas 77208
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- Letter ecf to clerk
Substantive issues must not be raised in letter form because letters are not docketed or included in the appellate record.
Do not address substantive issues in letter form because they are not docketed or included in the appellate record.
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- Email to clerk
Counsel must immediately notify the Case Manager of the resolution of any matter set for trial or hearing.
Counsel will notify the Case Manager immediately of the resolution of any matter that is set for trial or hearing.
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- Phone to clerk
- Phone
- (956) 548-2756
Telephone inquiries to the Case Manager are only permitted for emergencies.
Telephone inquiries are permitted only in an emergency.
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- Email to clerk
- Phone
- 713-250-5181
Case Manager will not respond to casual telephone inquiries about motions/case status; email inquiries preferred unless time does not permit.
The Court’s caseload will not allow the Case Manager to respond to casual telephone inquiries about motions and case status generally. Inquiries to the Case Manager should be by email, unless time does not permit.
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- Phone to chambers
- Phone
- 713-250-5238
Counsel may appear by telephone for non-evidentiary hearings via judge's conference line using a land line; telephonic appearances disfavored for evidentiary hearings.
Counsel may appear by telephone for all non-evidentiary hearings, counsel will need to call Judge Ellison’s conference dial-in number, 713-250-5238 at the scheduled time, enter Conference ID: 45238, followed by ID: 13579. Parties should use a land line, not cellular or speaker telephones. Telephonic appearances are disfavored in evidentiary hearings.
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- Phone to clerk
Case Manager will not respond to casual telephone inquiries about motions or case status; inquiries should be via email unless urgent.
The Court’s caseload will not allow the Case Manager to respond to casual telephone inquiries about motions and case status generally. Inquiries to the Case Manager should be by email, unless time does not permit.
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- Letter ecf to chambers
Urgent documents may be sent to chambers and clerk’s office with a transmittal letter explaining the need for prompt attention.
Copies of urgent documents (including letters) may be sent to chambers, as well as to the clerk’s office, with a transmittal letter that states why the Court’s prompt attention is required.
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- Phone to clerk
- Phone
- (713) 250-5500
Case Manager does not respond to casual status inquiries; filing info available via Clerk's Office at (713) 250-5500 or PACER.
The caseload will not allow the Case Manager to respond to casual telephone inquiries regarding motions and case status. Therefore, information regarding the filing of documents, entry of orders, or docket entries may be obtained by contacting the United States District Clerk=s Office at (713) 250-5500, or online through PACER. Counsel should refrain from seeking information that may be obtained by reviewing the Docket Control Order, Local Rules or Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
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- Phone to chambers
Counsel are prohibited from using telephones in Chambers, and Judge’s staff will not take telephone messages for counsel.
Telephone messages for counsel generally will not be taken by the Judge’s staff, and counsel shall refrain from requesting use of telephones in Chambers.
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- Phone to clerk
- Phone
- (956) 723-3542
Status information for documents, orders, or docket entries should be obtained via CM/ECF/Pacer, or if necessary, from the District Clerk’s Office at (956) 723-3542.
Information about the status of documents, entry of orders, or docket entries should be obtained from the CM/ECF or Pacer Systems, or if absolutely necessary, from the United States District Clerk’s Office at (956) 723-3542.
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- Email to chambers
Counsel must contact the Case Manager in advance to arrange after-hours courtroom access for equipment or exhibit setup.
1) Should counsel require access to the courtroom to set up equipment or exhibits before or after normal hours of Court, counsel must contact the Case Manager in advance to make the appropriate arrangements.
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- Email to chambers
Parties must email chambers with reasons to request expedited decision on a motion.
Promptly advise by email of need for decision on an expedited basis or date certain. Provide reasons justifying prompt attention.
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- Phone to chambers
- Phone
- (956) 982-9684
Counsel must contact the Judicial Assistant at least 7 days in advance to request permission to bring technology/equipment for a hearing or trial.
D. If counsel wishes to bring other technology/equipment for a hearing or trial, counsel must contact the Judicial Assistant, Sandra Espinoza, at (956) 982-9684, with their equipment request at least 7 days before the hearing or trial.
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- Phone to chambers
- Phone
- (956) 982-9684
Counsel must contact the Judicial Assistant in advance to arrange access to the courtroom before or after normal business hours.
B. Access at Other Times. Counsel requesting access to the courtroom to set up or remove equipment or exhibits before or after normal business hours must arrange to do so in advance by contacting the Judicial Assistant, Sandra Espinoza, at (956) 982-9684.
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- Letter fax to chambers
Documents may only be sent by facsimile to Judge Alanis with prior court approval
Do not send any documents to Judge Alanis by facsimile without prior Court approval.
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- Email to chambers
Informal communication is disfavored, must be directed to the Case Manager via letters or email, and may not address substantive issues.
Informal communication disfavored. The Court disfavors informal communication about cases except as stated in these procedures. Do not address substantive issues in informal communication. Address such issues only through written filings and in-person conferences and hearings. Neither the Case Manager, the Law Clerks, nor other personnel provide legal advice or predict what the Court will do on a given matter. Direct all informal communications to the Court through the Case Manager. Unless stated otherwise below, use the following: • Letters to initiate discovery and scheduling disputes under Section 13; • Letters or email for other minor procedural questions;
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- Phone to chambers
Counsel must check the District Court website and CM/ECF system for status updates before contacting the Court, and direct filing questions to the Office of the Clerk.
Status inquiries. Seek answers when possible from the District Court’s website. Review information on thestatus of documents, entry of orders, and docket entries on the CM/ECF system prior to contacting the Court. Direct filing questions to the Office of the Clerk.
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- Email to chambers
Parties must promptly email chambers to request expedited decision or date certain, providing justification.
Promptly advise by email of need for decision on an expedited basis or date certain. Provide reasons justifying prompt attention.
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- Letter ecf to chambers
Parties must access remote conferences at least 5 minutes before the scheduled hearing time.
Parties should access the telephone or video conference at least 5 minutes prior to the scheduled hearing time.
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- Letter ecf to chambers
Parties appearing by video conference must ensure their equipment and internet bandwidth are adequate.
It is the responsibility of those who appear by video conference to ensure the adequacy of their equipment, including internet bandwidth.
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- Email to clerk
Out-of-town counsel must email Case Manager in advance to request telephone appearance at conferences or hearings.
Out-of-town counsel wishing to appear by telephone at other conferences or hearings must submit a written request by email to the Case Manager as far in advance of the conference as reasonably possible. See supra § 1(e). The Court will accommodate such requests, if feasible. The Court prefers, however, to set dispositive or contested motions for in-person or video hearings.
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- Email to chambers
Attorneys and pro se parties may contact the case manager via email at Tyler_Laws@txs.uscourts.gov.
Attorneys and parties who are not represented by counsel may contact the Court’s case manager by email at Tyler_Laws@txs.uscourts.gov or by phone at (713) 250-5421 (office) or 713-542-3863 (mobile).
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- Email to chambers
For emergencies when the case manager is unavailable, contact the courtroom deputy via email at Garrett_Cole@txs.uscourts.gov.
If Mr. Laws is out of the office and you have an emergency, please contact the courtroom deputy by email at Garrett_Cole@txs.uscourts.gov or by phone at (713) 250-5793.
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- Phone
- Phone
- (713) 250-5507
Contact the Helpdesk at (713) 250-5507 for CM/ECF related technical questions.
Please contact the Helpdesk at (713) 250-5507 for CM/ECF related questions.
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- Email to chambers
Parties should contact the case manager via email if the Court has not ruled on a motion within 35 days.
If the Court has not ruled on a motion within 35 days, parties should contact the Court’s case manager to inquire about the status of the motion.
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- Email to chambers
Correspondence to Judge Lopez not filed electronically will be entered on the public docket.
Any correspondence directed to Judge Lopez that is not filed electronically will be entered on the docket.
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- Email to clerk
Attorneys and pro se parties may contact the case manager via email at Rosario_Saldana@txs.uscourts.gov.
Attorneys and parties who are not represented by counsel may contact the Court’s case manager by email at Rosario_Saldana@txs.uscourts.gov or by phone at (713) 250-5645 (office) or 832-317-5942 (mobile or text).
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- Email to clerk
For emergencies when the case manager is out, contact the courtroom deputy via email at Zilde_Martinez@txs.uscourts.gov.
If Ms. Saldana is out of the office and you have an emergency, please contact the courtroom deputy by email at Zilde_Martinez@txs.uscourts.gov or by phone at (713) 250-5228.
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- Phone to clerk
- Phone
- (866) 358-6201
Contact the Helpdesk at (866) 358-6201 for CM/ECF related technical questions.
Please contact the Helpdesk at (866) 358-6201 for CM/ECF related questions.
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- Email to clerk
Parties should contact the case manager via email to inquire about motion status if the Court has not ruled within 35 days.
If the Court has not ruled on a motion within 35 days, parties should contact the Court’s case manager to inquire about the status of the motion.
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- Phone to clerk
During an oral deposition, parties may contact the Court’s case manager by phone to request an emergency telephonic hearing.
If, however, a dispute arises during an oral deposition, a party may contact the Court’s case manager during the deposition and request an emergency telephonic hearing with the Court.
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- Email to intake unit
CM/ECF filing questions must be directed to the Bankruptcy ECF Help Desk via email; Case Manager and Courtroom Deputy cannot assist with these inquiries.
Neither the Case Manager nor the Courtroom Deputy can answer CM/ECF filing questions. Please contact the Bankruptcy ECF Help Desk at bankruptcy_ecf_helpdesk@txs.uscourts.gov for assistance.
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- Phone to clerk
Attorneys and pro se parties may contact the Court’s Case Manager and Courtroom Deputy.
Attorneys and parties who are not represented by counsel may contact the Court’s Case Manager Jeannie Chavez and Courtroom Deputy Ana Castro.
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- Phone to clerk
During oral deposition discovery disputes, parties may contact Case Manager and Courtroom Deputy to request telephonic hearing.
However, if a dispute arises during an oral deposition, a party may contact the Court’s Case Manager and Courtroom Deputy during the deposition and request a telephonic hearing with the Court.
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- Phone to chambers
Counsel encouraged to call Chambers staff to schedule cash collateral hearings before or shortly after filing motion.
Counsel is also encouraged to call Chambers staff to obtain a hearing on use of cash collateral before or shortly after the cash collateral motion is filed.
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- Email to chambers
Subchapter V counsel or debtor may contact Case Manager via email post-filing to schedule first day hearings or emergency relief.
Proposed Counsel for the Debtor in a Subchapter V Case (or the Debtor in an individual Subchapter V case) may contact Judge Rodriguez’s Case Manager by email as early as possible after the filing of a Subchapter V Case (the “Petition Date”) to obtain a date and time for necessary emergency relief, request a specific setting for first day hearings, or advise that first day hearings are not necessary. The Case Manager will advise of the Court’s available hearing date and time.
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- Email to clerk
Attorneys and pro se parties may contact Case Manager Tracey Conrad via email at tracey_conrad@txs.uscourts.gov.
Attorneys and parties who are not represented by counsel may contact the Court’s Case Manager, Tracey Conrad, at tracey_conrad@txs.uscourts.gov or (713) 250- 5772.
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- Phone to clerk
- Phone
- (713) 250-5772
If Case Manager Tracey Conrad is out of office, contact the courtroom deputy via phone at (713) 250-5772.
If Ms. Conrad is out of the office, you may contact the courtroom deputy at (713) 250- 5772.
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- Phone to clerk
- Phone
- (713) 250-5500
The Clerk’s office may be contacted via phone at (713) 250-5500.
Chambers’ main line number is (713) 250-5252, or you may contact the Clerk’s office at (713) 250-5500.
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- Email to chambers
Email notice of filed emergency motions or expedited hearing requests may be sent to tracey_conrad@txs.uscourts.gov for chambers awareness.
Notice that an emergency motion or a request for an expedited hearing has been filed may be sent via email to tracey_conrad@txs.uscourts.gov as they may not be seen by chambers staff until the next business day.
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- Email to chambers
Parties agreeing to non-evidentiary status conference for proof of claim objections may contact case manager Tracey Conrad via email per continuance procedures.
If the parties agree that a non-evidentiary status conference pursuant to BLR 3007(d) should initially be held instead, they may contact Judge Norman’s case manager Tracey Conrad via email pursuant to the Court’s procedures for continuances.
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- Phone
- Phone
- (713) 250-5252
Parties may contact the Court at (713) 250-5252 during oral depositions to request telephonic hearings for discovery disputes.
However, if a dispute arises during an oral deposition, a party may contact the Court at (713) 250-5252 during the deposition and request a telephonic hearing.
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- Phone to clerk
- Phone
- (956) 618-8065
Case status information should be obtained via CM/ECF, or via phone to Clerk’s Office if necessary.
B. Information about the status of a case ordinarily should be obtained online from the CM/ECF system but may also be obtained, if necessary, from the United States District Clerk’s Office at (956) 618-8065.
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- Phone to chambers
- Phone
- (956) 618-8065
All other case-related inquiries must be directed only to Case Manager Ludi Cervantes.
C. Other case related inquires should be made only to the Case Manager: Ludi Cervantes Case Manager to Judge Randy Crane United States Courthouse 1701 West Business 83, 10th Floor McAllen, TX 78501 (956) 618-8065
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- Email to chambers
All questions about initial scheduling conferences must be directed to the assigned Magistrate Judge's chambers.
The initial scheduling conference will be conducted by the assigned Magistrate Judge. All questions related to the initial conference, including scheduling or rescheduling, should be directed to the assigned Magistrate Judge’s chambers.
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- Email to chambers
Contact Case Manager Lisa Edwards via email only after reviewing all Court Procedures and Practices in their entirety.
Please review these Court Procedures and Practices in their entirety before contacting the Case Manager: Lisa Edwards, Case Manager To United States District Judge Alfred H. Bennett United States District Court 515 Rusk St., Room 8624 Houston, TX 77002 Telephone: 713-250-5850 Email: Lisa_Edwards@txs.uscourts.gov
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Parties may request reinstatement of the initial pretrial conference via email, providing an explanation of necessity.
Any party may by joint or individual email request reinstatement with explanation why the conference remains necessary.
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- Email to chambers
Opposed civil motions are considered after briefing closes; email chambers to request expedited decision with justification.
Opposed motions are considered upon the close of briefing. Promptly advise by email of need for decision on an expedited basis or date certain. Provide reasons justifying prompt attention.
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- Email to chambers
Oral argument is set at the court's discretion; requests for oral argument may be sent via email with justification.
Counsel may jointly or individually advise by email of any request for oral argument together with circumstances to justify it. Oral argument will be set when determined advisable.
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- Email to clerk
All filing questions must be directed to the Office of the Clerk.
Direct filing questions to the Office of the Clerk.
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- Letter ecf to chambers
Contact the Court through the Case Manager using specified methods for different inquiry types.
the Court through the Case Manager. Unless stated otherwise below, use the following: • Letters to initiate discovery and scheduling disputes under Section 13; • Letters or email for other minor procedural questions; and • Email or telephone for matters requiring prompt attention.
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- Email to chambers
Check District Court website and CM/ECF for status updates before contacting the Court; direct filing questions to the Clerk.
Status inquiries. Seek answers when possible from the District Court’s website. Review information on the status of documents, entry of orders, and docket entries on the CM/ECF system prior to contacting the Court. Direct filing questions to the Office of the Clerk.
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- Email to chambers
Counsel may request oral argument via email, providing justification; Court sets oral argument at its discretion.
Oral argument. Adequate motion papers are particularly important. The Court rules on most motions on the papers and sets oral argument when determined advisable. Counsel may jointly or individually advise by email of any request for oral argument together with circumstances to justify it.
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- Email to clerk
After-hours courtroom access must be arranged in advance via email with the Case Manager.
Courtroom access. Arrange in advance by email with the Case Manager for any necessary access before or after normal hours.
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- Email to clerk
Pre-motion letters regarding discovery and scheduling disputes must be emailed to the Court’s case manager.
The foregoing letters should be sent by email to the Court’s case manager, Kellie Papaioannou at Kellie_Papaioannou@txs.uscourts.gov.
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- Email to clerk
Courtroom access outside normal hours must be arranged in advance via email with the Case Manager.
Arrange in advance by email with the Case Manager for any necessary access before or after normal hours.
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- Email to chambers
Inquiries about cases assigned to Judge Tipton must be directed to Chambers Case Manager Kellie Papaioannou via email.
Direct inquiries regarding any case assigned to Judge Tipton to: Kellie Papaioannou Case Manager to Judge Drew B. Tipton 515 Rusk Street, Room 5300 Houston, Texas 77002 (361) 693-6403 Email: Kellie_Papaioannou@txs.uscourts.gov
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- Email to clerk
All communications related to ex parte applications must be made through the Case Manager via email.
Communication. Make all related communications through the Case Manager via telephone or email.
- Contact
- Email to chambers
The Court disfavors informal communication; substantive issues must be addressed via written filings or in-person hearings.
Informal communication disfavored. The Court disfavors informal communication about cases except as stated in these procedures. Do not address substantive issues in informal communication. Address such issues only through written filings and in-person conferences and hearings.
- Contact
- Email to clerk
Court staff (Case Manager, Law Clerks, etc.) do not provide legal advice or predict case outcomes.
Neither the Case Manager, the Law Clerks, nor other personnel provide legal advice or predict what the Court will do on a given matter.
- Contact
- Letter ecf to chambers
Contact the Court through the Case Manager using specified methods based on communication purpose.
the Court through the Case Manager. Unless stated otherwise below, use the following: • Letters to initiate discovery and scheduling disputes under Section 13; • Letters or email for other minor procedural questions; and • Email or telephone for matters requiring prompt attention.
- Contact
- Email to clerk
Check the District Court website and CM/ECF system for status updates before contacting the Court; direct filing questions to the Clerk.
Status inquiries. Seek answers when possible from the District Court’s website. Review information on the status of documents, entry of orders, and docket entries on the CM/ECF system prior to contacting the Court. Direct filing questions to the Office of the Clerk.
- Contact
- Email to chambers
Counsel may request oral argument via email, must include justification for the request.
Counsel may jointly or individually advise by email of any request for oral argument together with circumstances to justify it.
- Contact
- Phone to chambers
The Case Manager will not respond to casual telephone inquiries regarding the status of motions or cases.
The Court's caseload does not allow the Case Manager to respond to casual telephone inquiries about the status of motions or cases.
- Contact
- Email to chambers
- Phone
- 409-766-3737
Inquiries for Judge Brown's cases go to case manager George Cardenas via phone or email.
Inquiries related to cases proceeding before Judge Brown should be made to his case manager, George Cardenas, at 409-766-3737 or at george_cardenas@txs.uscourts.gov.
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- Email to chambers
Inquiries for Judge Edison's cases or Rule 16 conferences go to case manager Ruben Castro via email.
Inquiries related to cases proceeding before Judge Edison and inquiries related to Rule 16 conferences should be made to his case manager, Ruben Castro, at ruben_castro@txs.uscourts.gov.
- Contact
- Phone to clerk
- Phone
- 409-766-3530
Status inquiries should be made via CM/ECF/PACER first, or clerk's office by phone if absolutely necessary.
Information about the status of documents, entry of orders, or docket entries should be obtained from CM/ECF or PACER or, if absolutely necessary, from the U.S. District Clerk’s office (409-766-3530).
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- Phone to clerk
Parties planning settlement should call the case manager to postpone pending motions.
Parties contemplating settlement should advise the court by calling the case manager so that the court can postpone consideration of any pending motions.
- Contact
- Phone to clerk
- Phone
- (956) 723-3542
Status inquiries should be made via CM/ECF/Pacer, or via phone to District Clerk’s Office if necessary.
Information about the status of documents, entry of orders, or docket entries should be obtained from the CM/ECF or Pacer Systems, or if absolutely necessary, from the United States District Clerk’s Office at (956) 723-3542.
- Contact
- Email to clerk
Counsel must contact the Case Manager via email to test trial equipment prior to trial.
Counsel seeking to test the equipment prior to trial shall contact the Case Manager by e-mail, letter, or phone to make arrangements.
- Contact
- Email to clerk
Easels are available for courtroom use upon request to the Case Manager prior to trial.
Easels with writing pads are available for use in the courtroom, upon request to the Case Manager prior to trial.
- Contact
- Email to chambers
Letters to the Court may be hand-delivered, mailed, or emailed; copies to all parties required, discovery/scheduling letters must be filed in docket.
Letters to the Court may be hand-delivered, sent by First Class Mail to Chambers, or transmitted by email, with copies to all parties served prior to or at the time of filing. See addresses above. Letters concerning discovery and scheduling matters must be filed in the docket.
- Contact
- Phone to clerk
- Phone
- (956) 726-2332
Counsel should contact Case Manager at (956) 726-2332 for immediate attention matters.
Counsel should contact the Case Manager at (956) 726-2332 for matters requiring immediate attention.
- Contact
- Phone to chambers
The Case Manager will not respond to casual telephone inquiries about motions and case status.
The case load will not allow the Case Manager to respond to casual telephone inquiries about motions and case status generally.
- Contact
- Phone to clerk
- Phone
- 713-250-5500
Information about filings, orders, and docket entries may be obtained from the Clerk's Office at 713-250-5500 or the Court's website.
Information about the filing of documents, entry of orders, or docket entries may be obtained from the Clerk's Office at 713-250-5500 or from the Court's website at www.txs.uscourts.gov.
- Contact
- Phone to chambers
Law clerks may contact counsel at the Court's direction but will only discuss the subject of the call.
At the Court's direction, law clerks may contact counsel; however, they will not discuss matters other than the subject of the call.
- Contact
- Letter ecf to chambers
Copies of urgent documents, including letters, may be sent to chambers.
Copies of urgent documents (including letters) may be sent to chambers.
- Contact
- Letter ecf to clerk
Out-of-town counsel seeking to appear by telephone must submit a written request to the Case Manager as far in advance as reasonably possible.
If out-of-town counsel desire to appear by telephone, a written request should be made to the Case Manager as far as reasonably possible in advance of the conference.
- Contact
- Email to clerk
Parties may email case-related inquiries to the Case Manager, must copy all opposing counsel and pro se parties.
Parties may make case-related inquiries by email to the Case Manager, with a copy to all opposing counsel and pro se parties.
- Contact
- Letter ecf to clerk
Parties should retrieve filing, order, and docket information from CM/ECF, Pacer, or the District Clerk’s Office.
Parties should obtain information about the filing of documents, entry of orders, or docket entries from the Case Management/Electronic Case Files (CM/ECF) or Pacer systems, or from the District Clerk’s Office.
- Contact
- Phone to chambers
Law clerks may only discuss the specific subject of their communication with counsel, no other matters.
At the Court’s direction, law clerks may occasionally contact counsel; however, they will not discuss matters other than the subject of the communication.
- Contact
- Phone to clerk
- Phone
- 713-250-5181
Case-related telephone inquiries must be directed to Case Manager Arturo Rivera at 713-250-5181.
Case-related telephone and email inquiries regarding any case should be made to Arturo Rivera, Case Manager and Court Coordinator at 713-250-5181 or Arturo_Rivera@txs.uscourts.gov.
- Contact
- Phone to clerk
- Phone
- (713) 250-5500
Status of documents, orders, or docket entries should be obtained from CM/ECF/Pacer first, or Clerk's office at (713) 250-5500 if necessary.
Information about the status of documents, entry of orders, or docket entries should be obtained from the CM/ECF or Pacer Systems or, if absolutely necessary, from the United States District Clerk’s Offices, (713) 250-5500.
- Contact
- Phone to chambers
Law clerks may only contact counsel to discuss the specific subject of the call.
At the Court's direction, law clerks may contact counsel; however, they will not discuss matters other than the subject of the call.
- Contact
- Letter ecf to clerk
Settlement/pretrial conference requests must be via letter to Case Manager with copies to all counsel, preferably including all counsel's agreement and reasons.
Counsel may, however, request a settlement or pretrial conference by letter addressed to the Case Manager with copies to all counsel. The Court prefers that such letters set forth the agreement of all counsel that a conference is necessary and the reasons therefor.
- Contact
- Phone to clerk
- Phone
- 713-250-5181
Equipment training sessions are arranged by contacting the Case Manager at 713-250-5181.
Training and familiarization sessions can be set up by contacting the Court’s Case Manager 713-250-5181.
- Contact
- Phone to chambers
- Phone
- (713) 250-5806
Parties resolving a pending motion without court intervention should immediately advise chambers via phone to have the motion denied as moot.
If the parties are able to resolve a pending motion without Court intervention, they should advise the Court immediately. The parties may do so by calling chambers at (713) 250-5806 and stating that all parties agree that the motion has been resolved. The Court will then deny the motion as moot.
- Contact
- Phone to chambers
Parties contemplating or reaching settlement must advise chambers via phone to postpone pending motions or inform of settlement.
If the parties are seriously contemplating settlement, they should advise the Court by calling chambers and indicating that the Court should postpone consideration of pending motions until the parties advise the Court as to whether a settlement has been reached. If the parties succeed in settling the case, they should inform the Court immediately.
- Contact
- Phone to chambers
- Phone
- 713-250-5806
Judge Keith P. Ellison's chambers phone number is 713-250-5806.
713-250-5806
- Contact
- Letter fax to chambers
Judge Keith P. Ellison's chambers fax number is 713-250-5503.
713-250-5503 Fax
- Contact
- Phone to chambers
- Phone
- 713-250-5181
All case inquiries must be directed to Case Manager Arturo Rivera via phone.
ALL inquiries regarding ANY case, please contact: Arturo Rivera, Case Manager, To United States District Judge Keith P. Ellison, United States District Clerk, 515 Rusk Avenue, Room 3716, Houston, Texas 77002, Telephone: 713-250-5181, Facsimile: 713-250-5503, Email: Arturo_Rivera@txs.uscourts.gov
- Contact
- Phone to clerk
- Phone
- 713-250-5181
Case-related telephone inquiries should be directed to Case Manager Arturo Rivera at 713-250-5181.
Case-related telephone and email inquiries regarding any case should be made to Arturo Rivera, Case Manager and Court Coordinator at 713-250-5181 or Arturo_Rivera@txs.uscourts.gov.
- Contact
- Phone to clerk
- Phone
- (713) 250-5500
Document status, order entry, or docket entry information should be obtained from CM/ECF, Pacer, or clerk's office phone if necessary.
Information about the status of documents, entry of orders, or docket entries should be obtained from the CM/ECF or Pacer Systems or, if absolutely necessary, from the United States District Clerk’s Offices, (713) 250-5500.
- Contact
- Phone to chambers
Law clerks may contact counsel but will only discuss the specific subject of the call.
At the Court's direction, law clerks may contact counsel; however, they will not discuss matters other than the subject of the call.
- Contact
- Phone to clerk
- Phone
- 713-250-5181
Contact Case Manager at 713-250-5181 to schedule equipment training sessions.
Training and familiarization sessions can be set up by contacting the Court’s Case Manager 713-250-5181.
- Contact
- Phone to chambers
Law clerks may contact counsel only to discuss the subject matter of the call.
At the Court=s direction, law clerks may contact counsel; however, they will not discuss matters beyond the subject matter of the call.
- Contact
- Letter ecf to chambers
Out-of-town counsel must submit written telephonic appearance requests to Case Manager in advance with notice to other parties.
Out-of-town counsel wishing to appear telephonically at a conference or hearing must submit a written request to the Case Manager well in advance of the applicable conference or hearing, with notice to the other counsel of record and any pro se parties. The Court will attempt to accommodate such requests.
- Contact
- Email to chambers
Notify the Court of settled cases immediately in writing or by email to cynthia_horace@txs.uscourts.gov.
the Court that has been resolved immediately in writing or by e-mail at cynthia_horace@txs.uscourts.gov. Upon receipt of notice that a case has been settled, the Court may enter a conditional Order of Dismissal.
- Contact
- Phone to clerk
- Phone
- (956) 723-3542
Status of documents, orders, or docket entries should be checked via CM/ECF/Pacer first, or Clerk’s Office at (956) 723-3542 if absolutely necessary.
Information about the status of documents, entry of orders, or docket entries should be obtained from the CM/ECF or Pacer Systems, or if absolutely necessary, from the United States District Clerk’s Office at (956) 723-3542.
- Contact
- Email to chambers
Email correspondence with the Court is docketed at the Court’s discretion.
Email correspondence with the Court will be docketed at the Court’s discretion.
- Contact
- Email to clerk
Counsel requesting telephone appearance at hearings must email a written request to the Judicial Assistant as far in advance as reasonably possible.
All counsel wishing to appear at a conference or hearing by telephone must submit a written request by e-mail to the Judicial Assistant as far in advance of the conference as reasonably possible, unless explicitly authorized by the Court in an order or notice of setting. The Court will attempt to accommodate such requests.
- Contact
Counsel must contact the Judicial Assistant via email, letter, or phone to arrange equipment testing or use personal equipment prior to trial.
Counsel seeking to test the equipment prior to trial shall contact the Judicial Assistant by e-mail, letter, or phone to make arrangements. Parties also may provide their own equipment, but special arrangements must be made with the Judicial Assistant prior to the day of trial.
- Contact
- Email to chambers
Letters to Court may be emailed with copies to all parties prior to filing; discovery/scheduling letters must be docketed.
Letters to the Court may be transmitted by email, with copies to all parties served prior to or at the time of filing. Letters concerning discovery and scheduling matters must be filed in the docket.
- Contact
- Phone to clerk
- Phone
- (956) 790-1364
Counsel should contact Case Manager at (956) 790-1364 for matters requiring immediate attention.
Counsel should contact the Case Manager at (956) 790-1364 for matters requiring immediate attention.
- Contact
- Email to chambers
- Phone
- (956) 726-2209, (956) 790-1366
Chambers contact information for Judge Marina Garcia Marmolejo includes Case Manager Gaby Salinas' phone numbers, fax number, and email address.
U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE MARINA GARCIA MARMOLEJO United States Courthouse Gaby Salinas, Case Manager 1300 Victoria St. Ste. 3229 Tel: (956) 790-1366 Laredo, TX 78040 Fax: (956) 726-2900 Tel: (956) 726-2209 Email: gaby_salinas@txs.uscourts.gov Fax: (956) 726-2900
- Contact
- Email to chambers
Letters to the Court may be hand-delivered, mailed, or emailed with copies to all parties; discovery/scheduling letters must be filed in the docket.
Letters to the Court may be hand-delivered, sent by First Class Mail to Chambers, or transmitted by email, with copies to all parties served prior to or at the time of filing. See addresses above. Letters concerning discovery and scheduling matters must be filed in the docket.
- Contact
- Email to chambers
Counsel must contact the Case Manager via email, letter, or phone to test courtroom equipment pre-trial or arrange use of personal equipment.
Counsel seeking to test the equipment prior to trial shall contact the Case Manager by e-mail, letter, or phone to make arrangements. Parties also may provide their own equipment, but special arrangements must be made with the Case Manager prior to the day of trial.
- Contact
- Email to chambers
Easels with writing pads are available for courtroom use upon prior request to the Case Manager.
Easels with writing pads are available for use in the courtroom, upon request to the Case Manager prior to trial.
- Contact
- Email to chambers
Urgent documents (including letters) may be sent to Chambers via email for emergency purposes.
Copies of urgent documents (including letters) may be sent by First Class Mail, emailed, or hand-delivered to Chambers (see
- Contact
- Phone to chambers
- Phone
- (956) 790-2209
Counsel should contact the Judicial Assistant at (956) 790-2209 for matters requiring immediate attention.
Counsel should contact the Judicial Assistant at (956) 790-2209 for matters requiring immediate attention.
- Contact
- Email to chambers
For status inquiries, first check the District Court website and CM/ECF system; direct filing questions to the Office of the Clerk, not the Court.
Status Inquiries: Seek answers when possible from the District Court’s website. Review information on the status of documents, entry of orders, and docket entries on the CM/ECF system prior to contacting the Court. Direct filing questions to the Office of the Clerk.
- Contact
- Email to chambers
Oral argument requests must be made by email with justifying circumstances; no guarantee of grant.
Counsel may jointly or individually advise the Court by email of any request for oral argument together with circumstances to justify the request. Counsel are advised not to assume that oral argument will be granted and should thus strive for sufficiency, clarity, and accuracy in their written submissions.
- Contact
- Phone to clerk
Contact Judicial Assistant to confirm Final Pretrial Conference date.
Final Pretrial Conference (“FPC”) set for 2:00 P.M.: Please contact Judicial Assistant for FPC date
- Contact
- Phone to clerk
Contact Judicial Assistant to confirm trial date for jury selection.
Jury Selection is set for 10:30 A.M.: Please contact Judicial Assistant for trial date
- Contact
- Phone to chambers
- Phone
- (956) 982-9685
Matters requiring immediate attention should be directed to Case Manager Sandra Espinoza at (956) 982-9685.
B. Any other matters requiring immediate attention should be directed to Sandra Espinoza, Case Manager, at (956) 982-9685.
- Contact
- Email to chambers
Copies of urgent documents, including letters, may be sent to chambers.
Copies of urgent documents (including letters) may be sent to chambers.
- Contact
- Phone to clerk
- Phone
- (713) 250-5514, (832) 370-4142
Contact information for Case Manager Sheila R. Anderson is provided for court-related communications.
Sheila R. Anderson Case Manager United States District Clerk Post Office Box 61010 Houston, Texas 77208 Telephone: Ofc. (713) 250-5514 Cell (832) 370-4142 Facsimile: (713) 250-5010 Email: Sheila_R_Anderson@txs.uscourts.gov
- Contact
- Phone to clerk
Parties may inquire about status of civil motions ripe for decision over 60 days by contacting the Case Manager.
Parties may contact the Case Manager to inquire about the status of any civil motion that has been ripe for decision for more than sixty days.
- Contact
- Phone to clerk
- Phone
- (713) 250-5860
Case Manager Melissa Morgan can be contacted via telephone, email, or letter at the provided address, phone, and email.
Inquiries may be made to the Case Manager via telephone, email, or letter addressed to: Melissa Morgan, Case Manager, United States District Clerk, 515 Rusk Street, Room 7007, Houston, Texas 77002, (713) 250-5860, melissa_morgan@txs.uscourts.gov
Filing, order entry, and docket information must be obtained from the District Clerk’s Office
Information regarding the filing of documents, entry of orders, or docket entries should be obtained from the United States District Clerk’s Office.
- Contact
- Phone to chambers
- Phone
- (956) 618-8478
All criminal matter inquiries must be directed to Case Manager Nelida Losoya
All questions regarding any criminal matters should be directed to the Case Manager, Nelida Losoya who may be reached at (956) 618-8478.
- Contact
- Email to duty judge
Members of the public may request remote proceeding access via email to ccmagduty@txs.uscourts.gov.
Any member of the public wishing access to the proceeding may obtain that access by emailing a request to ccmagduty@txs.uscourts.gov. Instructions for how to participate will be forwarded by return email.
- Contact
- Phone to clerk
- Phone
- 361-888-3142
Questions about participating in remote proceedings may be directed to the Clerk of Court via phone at 361-888-3142.
Any questions as to how one may participate may be directed to the Clerk of Court for the SDTX, Corpus Christi Division, at 361-888-3142.
- Contact
- Email to chambers
Counsel may request oral argument via email, must include circumstances justifying the request.
Counsel may jointly or individually advise by email of any request for oral argument together with circumstances to justify it.
- Contact
- Phone to clerk
Information about document filings, order entries, or docket entries must be obtained from the District Clerk’s Office.
Information regarding the filing of documents, entry of orders, or docket entries should be obtained from the United States District Clerk’s Office.
- Contact
- Phone to clerk
- Phone
- (713) 250-5651
Inquiries to the Case Manager may be submitted via telephone, email, or physical letter to the provided contact details.
Inquiries may be made to the Case Manager via telephone, email, or letter addressed to: Shannon Jones, Case Manager United States District Clerk 515 Rusk Street, Room 7019 Houston, Texas 77002 (713) 250-5651 shannon_jones@txs.uscourts.gov
- Contact
- Phone to clerk
Parties may contact the Case Manager to inquire about the status of civil motions pending decision for over 60 days.
Parties may contact the Case Manager to inquire about the status of any civil motion that has been ripe for decision for more than sixty days.
- Contact
- Letter ecf to chambers
Telephone appearances are permitted even if other counsel appear in-person.
Telephone appearances may be allowed even though some counsel will appear in-person.
- Contact
- Email to chambers
Email correspondence with the Case Manager may be docketed at the Court’s discretion.
Email correspondence with the Case Manager may be docketed at the Court’s discretion.
- Contact
- Email to clerk
Email Case Manager and opposing counsel to schedule pre-motion conferences.
The party must email the Case Manager and opposing counsel to arrange for a pre-motion conference.
- Contact
- Phone to chambers
Pre-motion conference participation is limited to land-based telephone unless otherwise directed.
Unless otherwise directed, counsel may participate only by a land-based telephone.
- Contact
- Email to clerk
If e-filed jury instructions are in an unusable format, counsel should email them to the Case Manager in Microsoft Word.
If they are not e-filed in a format that may be used by the Court, counsel should email jury instructions to the Case Manager in Microsoft Word.
- Contact
- Phone to chambers
- Phone
- (713) 250-5980
Judge Lee H. Rosenthal can be contacted at (713) 250-5980 (phone) or (713) 250-5213 (fax) at the Houston courthouse.
United States District Judge United States Courthouse 515 Rusk Street, Room 11535 Houston, Texas 77002 (713) 250-5980 (Telephone) (713) 250-5213 (Fax)
- Contact
- Phone to clerk
- Phone
- (713) 250-5516
Glenda Hassan, Case Manager to Judge Rosenthal, can be contacted at (713) 250-5516 (phone) or (713) 250-5213 (fax).
Glenda Hassan Case Manager United States District Clerk Post Office Box 61010 Houston, Texas 77208 (713) 250-5516 (Telephone) (713) 250-5213 (Fax)
- Contact
- Email to chambers
Email case manager Glenda Hassan to schedule pre-motion conference.
The party must email or fax the case manager, Glenda Hassan, and opposing counsel to arrange for a pre-motion conference. The email address is Glenda_Hassan@txs.uscourts.gov; the fax number is (713) 250-5213; and the telephone number is (713) 250-5516.
- Contact
- Other to chambers
All admitted exhibits are provided to the jury during deliberations.
All admitted exhibits will go to the jury during its deliberations.
- Contact
- Phone to clerk
- Phone
- (713) 250-5500
Filed documents and docket entries can be obtained via PACER or the District Clerk's Office at (713) 250-5500.
Information about filed documents, orders, or docket entries should be obtained online through PACER or from the United States District Clerk's Office at telephone number (713) 250-5500.
How may parties contact Southern District of Texas?
Parties may contact the court by letter ecf only as allowed by the rule. Ex parte communications with the Court are prohibited; all written communications must be copied to all interested parties.
How may parties contact Southern District of Texas?
Southern District of Texas rules specify how parties may contact the court. Parties must immediately inform the court upon settling the case.
How may parties contact Southern District of Texas?
Parties may contact the clerk by phone only as allowed by the rule. Parties must notify the case manager in advance of filing emergency motions, TROs, or preliminary injunctions.
How may parties contact Southern District of Texas?
Parties may contact the court by email only as allowed by the rule. Substantive issues are prohibited in emails and letters, as they are not docketed or part of the appellate record.
How may parties contact Southern District of Texas?
Parties may contact the clerk by letter ecf only as allowed by the rule. Out-of-town counsel seeking telephone appearance must submit a written request with direct phone number to the Case Manager as early as possible before the hearing.
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