Jim Wells County Court at Law Document Format Requirements

CRITICALCivil cases

Exhibits must be marked numerically before trial or a court proceeding.

Prior to the trial or court proceeding, all exhibits shall be marked numerically

CRITICALCivil cases

When multiple photographs are grouped under one exhibit number, each photograph must be marked with a letter in alphabetical order.

If an exhibit contains multiple photographs marked as a single exhibit number, each photograph shall be marked by a letter of the alphabet in alphabetical order.

CRITICALCivil cases

Every page of an exhibit longer than one page must be Bates stamped or numbered.

If an exhibit consists of more than one page, each page shall be Bates stamped or numbered.

CRITICALCivil cases

Each page of a multi-page exhibit must be Bates stamped or numbered in the bottom-right corner.

(d) Bates stamped or numbered at the bottom, right corner of each page if the exhibit contains more than one page.

CRITICALCivil cases

Each exhibit must be submitted as a single file, with one exhibit per file name.

Each exhibit shall be contained in a single file (i.e., one exhibit per file name).

CRITICALCivil cases

Evidence must be submitted in an electronic format suitable for electronic filing and storage, and the offering party is responsible for providing that format.

It is the intent of this rule that all evidence shall be submitted in an electronic format suitable for electronic filing and storage. The party who offers the exhibit is responsible for submitting the exhibit in the format required by this rule.

CRITICALCivil cases

Each exhibit must be clearly marked on its front and include the cause number.

Exhibits must be clearly marked on the front of the exhibit and include the cause number.

CRITICALCivil cases

Each exhibit must be labeled with its exhibit number in Arabic numerical order, the cause number, and an exhibit title.

(c) clearly labeled with the exhibit number (utilizing Arabic numerals in numerical order), cause number and provide a title for the exhibit (e.g., ABC Hospital Records for Plaintiff Jane Doe, Photographs of Accident Scene, etc.);

CRITICALCivil cases

Format

PDF

Documents submitted for the proceeding must be searchable PDFs at 300 dpi.

Documents must be in 300 dpi PDF searchable format.

CRITICALCivil cases

All exhibits must be in the proper electronic format.

All exhibits shall be in the proper electronic format

CRITICALCivil cases

A request to set a non-jury court proceeding must use the Setting Request Form provided on the Court’s website.

Such request shall be made by the requesting party utilizing the Setting Request Form provided on the Court’s website.

CRITICALCivil cases

Exhibits must not be password protected, encrypted, or protected by rights management.

Exhibits must not be password protected, encrypted, or protected by rights management.

CRITICALCivil cases

Playable audio and video files must be submitted in their original format; files not playable in one of the listed players must be converted to a compatible format and submitted electronically.

Audio and video files that can be played with the current version. including any extensions, of: (i) Windows Media Player, (ii) Apple Quicktime, or (iii) VideoLAN VLC MediaPlayer, must be submitted in its original format. If an audio/video file cannot be played on one of the three players, it must be converted by the attorney/party presenting the audio/video file at trial to a format that can be played on one of the players listed. The converted video must then he submitted electronically;

CRITICALCivil cases

Civil jury trial settings may be requested by submitting a Setting Request Form requesting a Docket Control Conference.

Civil jury trial settings may be requested by submitting a Setting Request Form requesting a Docket Control Conference.

WARNINGCivil cases

Photographs must have a resolution of at least 2,048 × 1,536 pixels; grayscale images are encouraged.

Photographs must be of a resolution of not less than 2,048 x 1,536 pixels (approximately 3 megapixels). Grayscale images arc cncouragcd.