Caldwell County Court at Law
Court-Level Rules, Filing Procedures & Policies
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Document Format Requirements2 rules
a. Any physical evidence offered at a remote proceeding detention hearing must be displayed so that the court, attorneys, parties, and witness can view it simultaneously.
A testifying party or witness must be clearly seen, identified, and heard on camera; otherwise, the Court will not allow the person to testify or continue testifying.
Court's wording
C. The camera of any party or witness who provides testimony must provide an unobstructed view of the party or witness providing testimony. An unobstructed view, for the purposes of this plan, means that the individual can be clearly seen, identified, and heard without any barrier other than a clean camera lens. Consistent with constitutional confrontation requirements, if a party or witness is not on camera, or cannot be clearly seen, the Court will not allow the person to testify or continue to testify unless the witness complies with the requirement of an unobstructed view.
Filing & Service rules
Filing Timing and Cure Windows
If the offering party is not present in court when physical evidence that cannot be digitized is offered, it must be tendered to the court no later than 24 hours after the remote proceeding.
c. Physical evidence which cannot be rendered in digital form shall be tendered to the court no later than 24 hours after the remote proceeding if the party offering the evidence is not present in the court when it is offered.
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Chambers Communication Rules
When practicable, digital copies of physical evidence that can be prepared should be emailed to the court, court reporter, and counsel before the hearing.
b. Whon digital copies of physical evidence can be prepared, such as audio / video recordings, documents, or images, the digital copies should be emailed to the court at joseana.charlton@co.caldwell.tx.us, court reporter at kara.fisk@co.caldwell.tx.us and to counsel for the parties before the hearing if practicable.
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