Harris County District Courts Filing Bundling Requirements
4 rules from official source documents
Whether to bundle related filings together or file them promptly as completed. This page is scoped to Harris County District Courts; use the court rules overview to switch categories without leaving this court.
Motions, responses, replies, exhibits, and proposed orders must each be filed as stand-alone documents, though they may be filed in the same envelope.
All motions/responses/replies must be filed in a stand-alone document. All exhibits, proposed orders, and other attachments should also be in their own documents. However, they may all be filed in the same envelope with the motion/response/reply as the lead document.
Do not split your documents into separate envelopes when filing.
Do not split your documents in different envelopes.
Each pleading, motion, response, exhibit, proposed order, and notice must be filed as a separate document.
All pleading, motions, responses, etc., must be separated with the filing as follows: motion and response/reply, each individual exhibit, proposed order, notice of hearing and/or submission.
Each motion must have its own proposed order; multiple motions should not be combined into one order.
All motions should have their own proposed order (Please do not combine multiple motions into one order).
Does Harris County District Courts require motion papers to be bundled?
No. The rule prohibits holding covered papers for bundling. Motions, responses, replies, exhibits, and proposed orders must each be filed as stand-alone documents, though they may be filed in the same envelope.
Does Harris County District Courts require motion papers to be bundled?
Yes. Harris County District Courts requires bundling for covered papers. Do not split your documents into separate envelopes when filing.
Does Harris County District Courts require motion papers to be bundled?
No. The rule prohibits holding covered papers for bundling. Each motion must have its own proposed order; multiple motions should not be combined into one order.
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