Judge William (Bill) Keith Stoudt

The Clerk must issue the Litigation Control Order as soon as practicable after any Defendant files the first answer.

Deadline

3 business days

Unless another rule or a Litigation Control Order provides otherwise, pre-trial motions must be filed with the Clerk no later than 3 business days before the Pre-Trial Conference; later filing requires leave of Court.

1. *(210 days) Joinder of additional parties. * All days are days from the trial date.

Electronic filing is optional unless, on a party’s motion and for good cause shown, the court orders the parties to electronically file documents permitted under Rule 3.3.

Applies to

Documents filed traditionally with district clerk

Documents that may be traditionally filed with the district clerk may be electronically filed, except for the listed categories.

Applies to

Motion to seal and response

A motion to seal a document and any response to that motion may be electronically filed.

Service

Mail to all parties

The Clerk must file the Litigation Control Order and mail copies to all attorneys and pro se parties of record.

A party joining an additional party after the Litigation Control Order issues must provide that party with the order then in effect.

Deadline

3 business days

At least 3 business days before the Pre-Trial Conference, each party must provide every other party its intended witness, expert-witness, and exhibit lists, proposed jury charge or instructions and questions, and all pre-trial motions.

Applies to

Litigation control order

A Level 1 or Level 2 Litigation Control Order must set dates for the pre-trial conference, trial, and completion of the listed litigation tasks.

Applies to

Litigation control order

A Litigation Control Order issued after a motion and Management Conference must include the specified trial, pre-trial, discovery, party-joinder, pleading, and expert-designation dates or limits.

Applies to

Litigation control order amendment

The parties may amend a Litigation Control Order by agreement except as to the pre-trial conference and trial dates; the agreement must be written, signed, and filed, unless made in open court and entered of record under Tex.R.Civ.P. 11.