Clay County District Court, Texas Electronic Filing Rules

CRITICAL

Applies to

Original order for setting

Mail, including non-electronically filed original setting orders requiring the District Judge’s attention or signature, must be delivered to the Court Coordinator at the website address.

All mail, including original orders for settings not electronically filed which require the District Judge's attention or signature shall be delivered to the Court Coordinator at the address listed on the Court's website.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Original document

Non-electronically filed original documents that do not require the District Judge’s signature must be mailed to the respective District Clerk; the Court Coordinator will not file them or forward them unless counsel complies with Rule 3.4.

Original documents to be filed, other than those electronically filed, which do not require the District Judges signature shall be mailed to the respective District Clerk. The Court Coordinator will not file documents. The Court Coordinator will not forward documents to the District Clerks within the 97th Judicial District unless counsel complies with Rule 3.4 below.

CRITICAL

Witness subpoenas must be processed through the Office of the District Clerk using the specified e-Filing Request form.

Subpoenas for witnesses must be processed through the Office of the District Clerk using the form e-Filing Request for Issuance of a Subpoena.

WARNING

When time is of the essence for a filing deadline, the original motion or other document should be sent directly to the District Clerk, with a separate order or fiat sent to the District Court Coordinator.

Iftime is of the essence in meeting filing deadlines, the original motion or other document should be sent directly to the District Clerk at that Clerk=s addressed as listed in the current Texas Legal Directory and a separate order or fiat should be sent to the District Court Coordinator at the address listed for the District Court Coordinator in the current Texas Legal Directory.