Bexar County Courts at Law Document Format Requirements

CRITICAL

Attorneys must maintain competence in the technology required for remote court proceedings.

Accordingly, all attorneys are required to maintain competence in the technologies required for remote court proceedings.

CRITICALCriminal cases

All motions must be in writing.

ALL motions must be in writing and filed / served in accordance with the Local Rules of the Bexar County Courts at Law and the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Format

PDF

The State must produce the specified Solution File items as an electronic PDF copy.

THE COURT HEREBY ORDERS the State to produce the following designated documents pursuant to Article 39.14 of the Code of Criminal Procedure: 2. An electronic copy (.pdf) of any and all items contained and maintained in the "Solution File" as required by OSD-TST-015.5, for the Intoxilyzer solution used for the test in this case.

CRITICAL

Attorneys participating in remote proceedings must use a device with video capabilities.

Attorneys are required to use a device that has video capabilities for remote proceedings.

CRITICALCivil cases

The Proposed Order must be submitted as a separate lead document.

E-file Proposed Order as separate lead document for review and approval prior to setting hearing.

CRITICALCriminal cases

All motions must be in writing.

ALL motions must be in writing and filed/served in accordance with the Local Rules of the Bexar County Courts at Law and the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Format

PDF

The State must produce the specified Instrument Certificate File items as an electronic PDF copy.

THE COURT HEREBY ORDERS the State to produce the following designated documents pursuant to Article 39.14 of the Code of Criminal Procedure: 1. An electronic copy (.pdf) of any and all items contained and maintained in the "Instrument Certificate File" as required by the Standard Operating Guidelines for Technical Supervisors (OSD-TST-01 5.A) for the Intoxilyzer used for the test in this case.

CRITICAL

Handwritten ODLs and IRLs will not be considered.

No handwritten ODLs or IRLs will be considered;

WARNINGCivil cases

Cross through checklist actions that do not apply.

Please cross through actions that do not apply

WARNINGCivil cases

Proposed Judgment declaring heirship e-filed for review prior to hearing (this should be separate from the Order of Administration.) Either have fully executed signatures or remove signature blocks.

Proposed Judgment declaring heirship e-filed for review prior to hearing (this should be separate from the Order of Administration.) Either have fully executed signatures or remove signature blocks.

WARNINGCivil cases

Use one of the PC2 Website templates for the required FIAT.

FIAT is required, please use one of the templates located on the PC2 Website.

WARNINGCivil cases

Cross through checklist actions that do not apply.

Please cross through actions that do not apply

WARNINGCivil cases

Cross through checklist actions that do not apply.

Please cross through actions that do not apply

WARNINGCriminal cases

Documents and bench notes for the sample must be segregated from all other documents produced.

23. If not contained in item number 23, all documents and bench notes contained within the folder or file for the sample in this case, including a copy of any note or notation on the sample folder or file. These documents shall be segregated from all other documents produced.

WARNINGCivil cases

We ask attorneys to bill in .1 hour increments. The Court doesn’t permit .25 hours as a minimum billing increment because many tasks (opening and reviewing a bill, sending a short email, etc.) take only a few minutes. It overreaches to always claim 15 minutes for anything you do. The Court can’t find that .25 hours is universally reasonable and necessary when the task may have taken considerably less time.

We ask attorneys to bill in .1 hour increments. The Court doesn’t permit .25 hours as a minimum billing increment because many tasks (opening and reviewing a bill, sending a short email, etc.) take only a few minutes. It overreaches to always claim 15 minutes for anything you do. The Court can’t find that .25 hours is universally reasonable and necessary when the task may have taken considerably less time.

INFO

Applicants may include extra pages when needed to provide additional information.

If needed, include extra pages to provide additional information.

INFO

An easily readable copy of the death certificate is acceptable.

An easily readable copy is fine.

INFO

An easily readable copy of the death certificate is permitted.

An easily readable copy is fine.