Judge Carlos Carrasco

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Filed paper

Every paper filed by a self-represented party must contain that party’s current address, email address, and phone number.

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Notice of stay

A party whose case is stayed must promptly file a notice describing the grounds for the stay.

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Application for ex parte relief

An application for ex parte relief must state whether the opposing party is represented, identify counsel if known, and state whether counsel or the party has been apprised of the application.

Contact

Phone

The parties may schedule hearings by conference call with the court coordinator.

Requests to schedule non-jury matters must be made through the court coordinator, after reasonable efforts to check the other parties’ availability and with notice of scheduling conflicts and estimated duration.

Self-represented litigants must provide the clerk with their current address, email address, and telephone number.

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Process

Process service must comply with Rule 103 of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.

Self-represented litigants must provide all other parties or attorneys with copies of every paper they file.

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Hearing notice

The requesting party must promptly serve all other parties with a notice stating the hearing’s date, time, manner, and subject, and file a copy with the clerk.

When the clerk’s office is closed, an application for immediate or temporary relief generally may not be presented to a judge until it has been filed and assigned to a court; emergencies are excepted.

Upon receiving a vexatious litigant’s petition for permission to file, the clerk must immediately deliver it to the local administrative judge.

A qualifying written objection must be filed as soon as reasonably possible.