Judge Kim Bailey Phipps
Judge • Dallas County Civil District Courts
Court-wide rules
Applies court-wideDallas County Civil District Courts publishes its filing requirements at the court level rather than per judge, so these 15 rules are what govern this courtroom.
Filing Requirements
All 6- Applies to
- Original pleading
Attorneys filing a case related to a prior case must disclose the related case in the original pleading or a simultaneous filing, identifying it by style, case number and Court; otherwise the signature certifies no related case exists.
- Applies to
- Defensive pleading
The attorney answering a filed case must point out in the original defensive pleading or a simultaneous filing any failure of the filing attorney to make a proper and accurate related-case disclosure.
- Applies to
- Request to appear
Out-of-state attorneys seeking to appear must comply with Rule XIX of the Rules Governing Admission to the Bar.
Filing Timing
All 3- Deadline
- 20 calendar days
A Suggestion of Bankruptcy must be filed no more than 20 days after a party receives notice of another party's bankruptcy petition.
Applications for immediate or temporary relief must be filed and assigned to a Court before being presented to a Judge, except in emergencies when the Clerk's office is closed.
In emergencies when the Clerk's office is closed, the case must still be docketed and assigned to a Court at the earliest practicable time, with all writs and process returnable to that Court.
Service
All 3- Service
- Other to all parties
The Suggestion of Bankruptcy must be filed with the clerk of the Court and copies served on all counsel of record.
- Service
A self-represented litigant's failure to accept or pick up mail is constructive receipt, provable by postal service receipt or comparable proof of delivery.
- Service
- Other
Motions and pleadings must not be served in any manner that unfairly limits another party's opportunity to respond.
Communication
All 2- Contact
- Letter ecf to clerk
Attorneys may reserve up to three vacation weeks per year by sending a vacation letter to the Court Coordinator and opposing counsel; once filed, no hearings, depositions, or trials may be set during reserved weeks except upon notice and hearing.
- Contact
- Letter ecf to chambers
Lawyers must not send correspondence or copies of correspondence to the Court or its staff to gain an unfair advantage.
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