Judge Reed A. Filley

Applies to

Petition

In accordance with HB 1973, when a Petition is filed in a Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship, the Petitioner shall additionally submit to the court a certified copy of the child’s birth certificate if available to the Petitioner.

Applies to

Filing

Any birth certificate must be referenced in the filing.

Applies to

Birth certificate

The Petitioner must deliver the birth certificate in person to the court at the first available in-person hearing.

Applies to

Birth certificate

A birth certificate must not be e-filed.

Applies to

Request for setting

Submit the completed request form to the District Court Coordinator by mail or email.

Applies to

Final decree of divorce

For a divorce case, email the signed and completed final decree with the request form.

The defendant waives formal arraignment, any prerequisites of two days’ prior service, and reading of the indictment.

A party in a covered tax lawsuit must timely respond to discovery requests duly served by the opposing party.

When either party requests findings of fact and conclusions of law, the other party must be notified.

The District Clerk must promptly seal and maintain as confidential filed mental-health reports, assessments, and evaluations in specified felony criminal cases.

Subject to the stated statutory exceptions, covered filed mental-health records must not be unsealed or disclosed unless the District Court has ordered and approved disclosure.