Fort Bend County, TX Filing Bundling Requirements
6 rules from official source documents
Whether to bundle related filings together or file them promptly as completed.
CRITICAL
When multiple open cases for a defendant are disposed of at the same time, all cases must be reported on one attorney voucher, and the same event may not be billed twice.
If the defendant has multiple open cases which are disposed of at the same time, ALL CASES shall be reported on a single Attorney Voucher, (i.e. you may not bill twice for the same court setting, jail visit, etc. even if the defendant has multiple cases).
WARNINGCriminal cases
Multiple charges for one defendant may be reported on one form, but the form must include companion cause numbers and charge-specific work descriptions; insufficient explanations may result in non-payment for the hour.
(2) Multiple charges for the same Defendant may be included on one form. Ensure you include the companion cause numbers above and detailed descriptions of the work performed for each particular charge below. Failure to properly explain which charge the billed hours applies may result in non-payment for that hour;
WARNING
Exhibits may be combined in a filing, but each exhibit must remain easily identifiable and clearly labeled.
Exhibits may be filed combined, but each exhibit must be easily identifiable and clearly labeled.
INFOCriminal cases
Multiple charges for the same defendant may be bundled on one claim form.
Multiple charges for the same Defendant may be included on one form.
INFO
The Court encourages parties to file responses, replies, and objections as early as possible.
The Court encourages you to file responses, replies and objections at the earliest possible moment so that the Court can review them and promptly rule.
INFO
In an appropriate case, parties may consider abatement or separate trials as a potentially more suitable and less burdensome alternative to severance.
Parties may consider, in the proper case, a request for abatement of a cause of action, or separate trials within one lawsuit, as this may be a more appropriate, and less expensive and cumbersome alternative.
Does Fort Bend County, TX require motion papers to be bundled?
Fort Bend County, TX: Multiple charges for one defendant may be reported on one form, but the form must include companion cause numbers and charge-specific work descriptions; insufficient explanations may result in non-payment for the hour.
Judge Derek Uchechukwu Obialo: When multiple open cases for a defendant are disposed of at the same time, all cases must be reported on one attorney voucher, and the same event may not be billed twice.
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