Judge Jim S. Johnson
Judge • Denton County District Courts
Court-wide rules
Applies court-wideDenton County District Courts publishes its filing requirements at the court level rather than per judge, so these 101 rules are what govern this courtroom.
Filing Requirements
All 27- Applies to
- Certification form
- Must include
- ai disclosure
Self-represented litigants and attorneys using artificial intelligence must sign and submit the attached certification form before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding.
- Applies to
- Certification form
The certification must state that a human verified all generative-AI-created or contributed language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments, and legal analysis through traditional non-AI legal sources before submission.
- Applies to
- Certification form
The certification must state that the submitting attorney or self-represented litigant acknowledges responsibility and potential sanctions for noncompliance by the filer, staff, or co-counsel.
Filing Timing
All 21An attorney expecting to be unavailable for a vacation must file a vacation letter with the appropriate clerk no later than 45 days before the vacation and serve all attorneys and parties; a timely letter prevents new settings and Rule 1.13 orders during the vacation but does not affect existing settings.
After receiving the hearing date and time, the moving party must immediately file a written notice of hearing with the District Clerk or County Clerk.
- Deadline
- 3 working days
Except in an emergency, briefs on motions other than summary judgment must be served and filed no later than three working days before the hearing.
Formatting
All 20- Format
Text-document files must be searchable PDFs compatible with the latest Adobe Reader and must not be password-protected, encrypted, or subject to rights management.
- Format
Scanning text documents should be avoided when possible, and documents should be converted directly to PDF when feasible.
- Format
Exhibits may be scanned if necessary, but scanned materials must be made searchable with optical-character-recognition software.
Service
All 10The attorney of record must serve all attorneys of record and parties with the vacation letter when the attorney will be unavailable for a vacation.
The moving party must immediately provide written hearing details to all other parties and immediately file a written notice of hearing with the applicable clerk.
- Applies to
- Trial setting request
The party requesting a trial setting must serve the request on every other party.
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