El Paso County District Courts Filing Rules

Electronic filing and service are optional unless a party moves and the court finds good cause to order them in a particular case.

Electronic courtesy copies must be supplied by email at the time of e-filing using the identified email address.

Parties and counsel must comply with the Court’s electronic-filing procedures when filing a motion for default judgment or default order.

Upon sending an electronically-transmitted document to a filer's EFSP, the filer is deemed to have delivered the document to the clerk and, subject to Rule 4.3(h), the document is deemed to be filed.

An attorney added to the appointment list must notify the Court in writing within 5 business days after specified sanctions, convictions, or a change to not-in-good-standing license status.

A filer may serve documents electronically at another party's e-mail address only if that party has consented or the court has ordered electronic service.

A motion for default judgment or default order must include the return of service or proof of service.

A party requesting a written order must provide the supporting pleading and a proposed order directly to the court by hand delivery or email, as the court prefers.

The applicant must certify good standing with the State Bar of Texas.

Documents requiring verification, notarization, acknowledgment, oath, or sworn status may be filed electronically only as scanned images.

All parties and counsel must provide the court a courtesy copy of every electronic filing requiring a hearing or other court action.

A litigant electronically filing a pleading, motion, brief, appendix, or proposed order must include an electronic courtesy copy of each document with the filing.

Parties must provide the court one courtesy hard copy of motions, responses, and pertinent supporting documents no later than seven working days before the hearing.

A District Clerk convenience fee charged for electronic filing is additional to regular filing fees and is treated as a court cost.

The unavailability of one attorney generally does not support a continuance when other attorneys in the firm have substantially participated in the case.

Before filing a discovery motion, parties are expected to comply with Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 191.2.

An electronically transmitted document may include another document as an attachment.