Judge Bryan Gantt
Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies
Document Format Requirements1 rule
Proposed jury charges must be emailed to the Court Coordinator in Word format.
1) Proposed jury charges emailed in Word format to the Court Coordinator.
DOCX
Document Filing Requirements2 rules
Every discovery motion or discovery-related hearing request must include a certificate of conference.
**Per Rule 191.2, all discovery motions or requests for hearing relating to discovery must contain a certificate of conference**
Document Type
Discovery Motion
Every discovery motion or request for a discovery-related hearing must include a certificate of conference.
**Per Rule 191.2, all discovery motions or requests for hearing relating to discovery must Date: contain a certificate of conference**
Document Type
Discovery Motion
Filing & Service rules
Filing Timing and Cure Windows
All pretrial motions must be filed at least 10 days before the formal pretrial conference and will be heard at that conference.
All pre-trial motions hall be filed at least 10 days before the formal pre-trial conference and will be heard at the formal pre-trial conference.
Page 1 | TRIAL ANNOUNCEMENT / FORMAL PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCE
Summary-judgment motions must be filed, set for hearing, and heard at least 30 days before trial, and the deadline cannot be moved without leave of court.
MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT. All motions for summary judgment Trial Setting motions must be filed, set for hearing, and heard at least thirty (30) days before trial or they Date: are waived, absent leave of court. **This deadline cannot be moved without leave of court**
Page 3 | MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
An objection or motion to exclude or limit expert testimony must be filed at least 30 days before trial and heard by the pre-trial conference, and the deadline cannot be moved without leave of court.
MOTIONS TO EXLUDE EXPERT TESTIMONY. Any objection or motion to exclude Trial Setting or limit expert testimony must be filed at least thirty (30) days before trial and heard at or Date: before the pre-trial conference or it is waived. **This deadline cannot be moved without leave of court**
Page 3 | MOTIONS TO EXLUDE EXPERT TESTIMONY
Parties must exchange the listed pretrial materials no later than 14 days before trial and confer about them before the pretrial date.
Parties are required to exchange (not later than 14 days before trial) and confer (before the date of pretrial) regarding all materials stated in Rule 166(e)-(m), including Time: 10:00 a.m. proposed jury charges, witness lists, exhibits lists (including conference on exhibits to be pre-admitted and exchange of demonstrative aids), designation of deposition testimony, and motions in limine.
Page 1 | Trial Announcement / Formal Pre-Trial Conference
Pretrial motions must be filed at least 10 days before the formal pretrial conference and will be heard at that conference.
All pre-trial motions hall be filed at least 10 days Date for exchange: before the formal pre-trial conference and will be heard at the formal pre-trial conference.
Page 1 | Trial Announcement / Formal Pre-Trial Conference
Responses to amended pleadings, including affirmative defenses and special exceptions, may be filed within two weeks after the amended-pleadings deadline.
Responses to such Amended Pleadings, including any and all affirmative defenses and/or special exceptions may be filed within two (2) weeks after this deadline.
Page 1 | Amended Pleadings
Jury-trial parties must make pretrial disclosures at least 30 days before trial.
FORMAL PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCE (Jury Trials only.) Parties are required to pre-trial: comply with Rule 194.4 (pretrial disclosures must be made at least 30 days before trial).
Page 1 | Trial Announcement / Formal Pre-Trial Conference
Summary-judgment motions must be filed, set, and heard at least 30 days before trial, or they are waived absent leave of court.
All motions for summary judgment Initial Trial Setting motions must be filed, set for hearing, and heard at least thirty (30) days before trial or they are waived, absent leave of court.
Page 2 | Motions for Summary Judgment
A motion to compel discovery responses must be filed no later than 10 days after discovery closes, or the complaint is waived except for exclusion under Rule 193.6.
Any motion to compel responses to discovery days after must be filed no later than 10 (ten) days after the close of the discovery period or such discovery period complaint is waived, except for the sanction of exclusion under Rule 193.6.
Page 2 | Motions to Compel Discovery
Objections or motions to exclude or limit expert testimony must be filed at least 30 days before trial and heard by the pretrial conference, or they are waived.
Any objection or motion to exclude Initial Trial Setting or limit expert testimony must be filed at least thirty (30) days before trial and heard at or before the pre-trial conference or it is waived.
Page 2 | Motions to Exclude Expert Testimony
Service and Proof of Service Rules
Amended pleadings asserting new claims, affirmative relief, or defenses must be filed with the court and served on all other parties by the stated deadline.
Parties shall file with the Court and serve all other parties with any amended pleadings asserting new causes of action/claims for affirmative relief or defenses by this date.
Page 1 | Amended Pleadings
A party joining an additional party must serve the order on the new party concurrently with the pleading that joins the party.
The party joining an additional party must serve a copy of this Order on the new party concurrently with the pleading joining the new party.
Page 2 | Joinder of Parties
Adjournment & Extension Requirements
A continuance of the initial trial setting does not alter existing deadlines unless the parties agree by Rule 11 or the court orders the change after a motion showing good cause.
Reset or continuance of the Initial Trial Setting will not alter any deadline established by this Order or established by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, unless specifically provided by Rule 11 of the parties or Court order after motion showing good cause.
Page 1 | Trial Setting
A reset or continuance of the initial trial setting does not change existing deadlines unless the parties agree under Rule 11 or the court orders a change after a motion showing good cause.
Reset or continuance of the Initial Trial Setting will not alter any deadline established by this Order or established by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, unless specifically provided by Rule 11 of the parties or Court order after motion showing good cause.
Page 1 | TRIAL SETTING