Court Rules
Court-wide rules apply

Judge Keli Michelle Aiken

Judge • Hunt County District Courts

Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

Hunt County District Courts publishes its filing requirements at the court level rather than per judge, so these 27 rules are what govern this courtroom.

Filing Timing

All 8
  • Deadline
    10 business days

    TDFPS must provide specified child-related health, treatment, educational, and assessment records to the parties and child attorneys within 10 business days after receipt by a TDFPS agent.

  • Deadline
    10 business days

    TDFPS must provide specified respondent-parent records to the parties and counsel within 10 business days after receipt by a TDFPS agent.

  • Deadline
    10 business days

    A respondent parent or relevant attorney or guardian ad litem must provide independently held specified records to TDFPS within 10 business days after receipt and provide copies to the other parties.

Pre-Motion Conferences

All 6
  • Counsel must confer with opposing counsel and attempt to resolve the matter before filing any motion.

  • The Court will disregard repetitive discovery motions, and appointed counsel will not be compensated for preparing or presenting them.

  • The Court will not consider a Brady-violation or discovery-sanction motion filed before trial or compensate an attorney for it.

Filing Requirements

All 6
  • Applies to
    Motion
    Must include
    certificate of conference

    Each motion must include a certificate of conference identifying that a conference occurred and its result.

  • Applies to
    Motion
    Must include
    certificate of service

    Each motion must include a certificate of service identifying the addressee and the place, manner, and means of service.

  • Applies to
    Deidentified case record

    The required deidentified case record must be complete and have confidential information redacted.

Service

All 5
  • Each side must provide a written list of trial expert witnesses, including each expert's name and address, and serve it no later than 21 days before jury selection unless good cause is shown.

  • Applies to
    Notice

    A pro se party must maintain current postal and email addresses on file with the District Clerk.

  • Applies to
    Notice
    Service
    Court service

    Notice to a pro se party may be made in open court, through the District Clerk's electronic filing system, by personal service, or by both certified mail and first-class mail to the address on file.

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