Hopkins County Court at Law Document Format Requirements

CRITICAL

Format

PDF

A document e-filed by the judge must be a text-searchable PDF with reasonably clear text.

If the judge e-files a document, they will ensure that it is in Portable Document Format (PDF) with a text-searchable feature and that the text is reasonably clear.

CRITICALCivil cases

All exhibits for in-person hearings must be pre-marked with numbers.

All exhibits must be pre-marked with numbers.

CRITICAL

The appendix and transcription must conform to applicable Supreme Court and Court of Criminal Appeals specifications and comply with the identified appellate-record order and reporters' record manual.

The form of the appendix and transcription shall conform to any specifications of the Supreme Court and/or the Court of Criminal Appeals and comply with the Order Directing the Form of the Appellate Record and the Uniform Format Manual for Texas Reporters' Records.

CRITICAL

Exhibits designated for the reporter's record must be arranged numerically, firmly bound together so far as practicable, and accompanied by an index briefly identifying each exhibit.

Any exhibits designated by the parties for inclusion in the reporter's record shall be arranged in numerical order and firmly bound together so far as practicable, together with an index consisting of a brief description identifying each exhibit.

CRITICAL

The reporter's record must clearly label its numbered contents and reflect the court recorder's certification that it accurately copies the entire original recording.

The reporter's record on appeal from any proceeding of which an electronic recording has been made shall be labeled to reflect clearly the numbered contents certified by the court recorder to be a clear and accurate copy of the original recording of the entire proceedings.

WARNINGCivil cases

Format

PDF

Exhibits should be provided as PDFs whenever possible.

Exhibits should be provided as a PDF document whenever possible.

WARNINGCivil cases

For an agreed order to qualify for the prove-up exemption, signatures and notaries must be distinctive written signatures, not typed-name signatures.

All signatures and notaries are distinctive written signatures, not"/ s/ Typed Name."