Cameron County District Courts Page & Word Limits
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Maximum page counts and word limits for motions, briefs, and other filings by judge. This page is scoped to Cameron County District Courts; use the court rules overview to switch categories without leaving this court.
- Limit
- 37500 words
- Limit
- 125 pages
- Applies to
- Brief and response
In a direct appeal to the Court of Criminal Appeals involving an assessed death penalty, the brief and response are limited to 37,500 words when computer-generated or 125 pages otherwise.
A brief and response in a direct appeal to the Court of Criminal Appeals in a case in which the death penalty has been assessed: 37,500 words if computer-generated, and 125 pages if not.
- Limit
- 15000 words
- Limit
- 50 pages
- Applies to
- Appellate brief response or original proceeding petition response
Except for briefs covered by the death-penalty direct-appeal limit, appellate briefs and responses, and original-proceeding petitions and responses in the court of appeals, are limited to 15,000 words when computer-generated and 50 pages otherwise.
A brief and response in an appellate court (other than a brief under subparagraph (A)) and a petition and response in an original proceeding in the court of appeals: 15,000 words if computer-generated, and 50 pages if
- Limit
- 27000 words
- Limit
- 90 pages
- Applies to
- Brief
In a civil appellate case, a party's computer-generated briefs may total no more than 27,000 words, while briefs not computer-generated may total no more than 90 pages.
not. In a civil case in the court of appeals, the aggregate of all briefs filed by a party must not exceed 27,000 words if computer-generated, and 90 pages if not.
- Limit
- 7500 words
- Limit
- 25 pages
- Applies to
- Reply brief
A computer-generated appellate reply brief may not exceed 7,500 words, or 25 pages if it is not computer-generated; the same limits apply to a reply to a response in an original court-of-appeals proceeding.
(C) A reply brief in an appellate court and a reply to a response to a petition in an original proceeding in the court of appeals: 7,500 words if computer-generated, and 25 pages if not.
- Limit
- 4500 words
- Limit
- 15 pages
- Applies to
- Petition or response or motion for rehearing
Computer-generated petitions, responses, and rehearing papers are limited to 4,500 words, or 15 pages when not computer-generated.
(D) A petition and response in an original proceeding in the Supreme Court, a petition for review and response in the Supreme Court, a petition for discretionary review and response in the Court of Criminal Appeals, and a motion for rehearing and response in an appellate court: 4,500 words if computer-generated, and 15 pages if not.
- Limit
- 2400 words
- Limit
- 8 pages
- Applies to
- Reply brief
The specified computer-generated Supreme Court and Court of Criminal Appeals replies are limited to 2,400 words, or 8 pages if not computer-generated.
(E) A reply to a response to a petition for review in the Supreme Court, a reply to a response to a petition in an original proceeding in the Supreme Court, and a reply to a response to a petition for discretionary review in the Court of Criminal Appeals: 2,400 words if computer-generated, and 8 pages if not.
- Limit
- 2 pages
- Applies to
- Postconviction habeas application
The ground for relief and supporting facts stated for each ground on the application form may not exceed two pages per ground.
Each ground for relief and supporting facts raised on the form shall not exceed the two pages provided for each ground in the form.
- Limit
- 15000 words
- Limit
- 50 pages
- Applies to
- Supporting memorandum
A separate supporting memorandum may not exceed 15,000 words when computer-generated or 50 pages when not computer-generated.
The applicant or petitioner may file a separate memorandum. This memorandum shall comply with these rules and shall not exceed 15,000 words if computer-generated or 50 pages if not.
- Applies to
- Postconviction habeas application
An application may be dismissed when the total original application and memoranda exceed the applicable word or page limit unless the convicting court grants leave for good cause shown.
If the total number of pages, including those in the original and any additional memoranda, exceed the word or page limits, an application may be dismissed unless the convicting court for good cause shown grants leave to exceed the prescribed limits.
- Limit
- 500 pages
- Applies to
- Clerks record
Each paper clerk’s-record volume may contain no more than 500 pages, or may be limited to a maximum thickness of two inches.
include no more than 500 pages in each volume, or limit the thickness of each volume to a maximum of two inches
- Limit
- 2 pages
- Applies to
- Habeas application
The facts supporting each ground for relief may not exceed two pages.
the recitation of the facts supporting the ground shall be no longer than the two pages provided for the claim in the form.
- Limit
- 15000 words
- Limit
- 50 pages
- Applies to
- Habeas memorandum
Legal citations and arguments may be presented in a separate Rule 73-compliant memorandum limited to 15,000 computer-generated words or 50 pages when not computer-generated.
Legal citations and arguments may be made in a separate memorandum that complies with Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 73 and does not exceed 15,000 words if computer-generated or 50 pages if not.
- Limit
- 15000 words
- Applies to
- Memorandum of law
A computer-generated memorandum of law must not exceed 15,000 words and must comply with Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 73.
The citations and argument must be in a memorandum that complies with Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 73 and does not exceed 15,000 words if computer-generated
- Limit
- 50 pages
- Applies to
- Memorandum of law
A memorandum of law that is not computer-generated must not exceed 50 pages.
or 50 pages if not
- Applies to
- Document
Document-length calculations count headings, footnotes, and quotations but exclude the listed caption, identity, argument, table, statement, signature, service, certification, compliance, and appendix material.
In calculating the length of a document, every word and every part of the document, including headings, footnotes, and quotations, must be counted except the following: caption, identity of parties and counsel, statement regarding oral argument, table of contents, index of authorities, statement of the case, statement of issues presented, statement of jurisdiction, statement of procedural history, signature, proof of service, certification, certificate of compliance, and appendix.
Appendices, exhibits, the cover page, table of contents, table of authorities, and certificate of compliance are excluded from the prescribed word and page limits.
The prescribed limits do not include appendices, exhibits, cover page, table of contents, table of authorities, and certificate of compliance.
- Limit
- 2 pages
- Applies to
- Form application
The facts supporting each ground may not exceed the two pages provided for that ground in the form application.
The recitation of the facts supporting each ground must be no longer than the two pages provided for the ground in the form.
What page or word limits apply to brief and response in Cameron County District Courts?
Cameron County District Courts' rule states these limits: 37500 words; 125 pages. In a direct appeal to the Court of Criminal Appeals involving an assessed death penalty, the brief and response are limited to 37,500 words when computer-generated or 125 pages otherwise.
What page or word limits apply to appellate brief response or original proceeding petition response in Cameron County District Courts?
Cameron County District Courts' rule states these limits: 15000 words; 50 pages. Except for briefs covered by the death-penalty direct-appeal limit, appellate briefs and responses, and original-proceeding petitions and responses in the court of appeals, are limited to 15,000 words when computer-generated and 50 pages otherwise.
What page or word limits apply to brief in Cameron County District Courts?
Cameron County District Courts' rule states these limits: 27000 words; 90 pages. In a civil appellate case, a party's computer-generated briefs may total no more than 27,000 words, while briefs not computer-generated may total no more than 90 pages.
What page or word limits apply to reply brief in Cameron County District Courts?
Cameron County District Courts' rule states these limits: 7500 words; 25 pages. A computer-generated appellate reply brief may not exceed 7,500 words, or 25 pages if it is not computer-generated; the same limits apply to a reply to a response in an original court-of-appeals proceeding.
What page or word limits apply to petition or response or motion for rehearing in Cameron County District Courts?
Cameron County District Courts' rule states these limits: 4500 words; 15 pages. Computer-generated petitions, responses, and rehearing papers are limited to 4,500 words, or 15 pages when not computer-generated.
What page or word limits apply to postconviction habeas application in Cameron County District Courts?
Cameron County District Courts' rule states these limits: 2 pages. The ground for relief and supporting facts stated for each ground on the application form may not exceed two pages per ground.
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