Ellis County District Courts Service and Proof of Service Rules

All outgoing paper discovery must be served on opposing counsel by the specified discovery deadline.

All outgoing “paper” discovery, including interrogatories, requests for production, requests for admission, requests for disclosure, etc., must be served upon opposing counsel on or before the date specified.

For all testifying experts, the party must serve the attorneys of record with the expert’s identifying information, subject matter, mental impressions and opinions, and a brief summary of their basis.

As to all of Plaintiff’s and Defendant’s testifying experts – serve upon the attorneys of record: 1. the expert’s name, address, and telephone number; 2. the subject matter on which the expert will testify; (3) the general substance of the expert’s mental impressions and opinions, and a brief summary of the basis for them

Applies to

Discovery

All outgoing paper discovery must be served on opposing counsel by the specified date.

All outgoing “paper” discovery, including interrogatories, requests for production, requests for admission, requests for disclosure, etc., must be served upon opposing counsel on or before the date specified.

Applies to

Expert witness designation

The attorneys of record must be served with the stated identifying information for all testifying experts.

As to all of Plaintiff’s and Defendant’s testifying experts – serve upon the attorneys of record:

Notice of the evidentiary motions must be given to opposing counsel in connection with motions filed for the pretrial conference.

Attorneys or pro se parties will be expected at pretrial conference to have all evidentiary motions (with exclusion of Motion in Limine) filed ten (10) business days prior to the pretrial conference and notice given to opposing counsel.