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Judge Rumaldo Solis

Judge • Jim Wells County Court at Law

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Court-wide rules

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Jim Wells County Court at Law publishes its filing requirements at the court level rather than per judge, so these 51 rules are what govern this courtroom.

Filing Requirements

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  • Applies to
    Inventory

    Each inventory must be signed under oath and describe and value the parties’ property and list their debts and liabilities, including the creditor and amount.

  • Applies to
    Certificate of compliance

    When filing an inventory with opposing counsel, the party must file a certificate of compliance with the District Clerk confirming that the inventory was filed with opposing counsel.

  • Applies to
    Petition

    The Petitioner must attach the Standing Order to the original petition and each copy; if the Petitioner does not, the Clerk must ensure the copies presented have it attached.

Formatting

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  • Format
    PDF

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

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

  • 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.

Filing Timing

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  • Applies to
    Inventory

    In contested divorce cases, each party must file an inventory no later than 60 days after Respondent’s appearance and at least 30 days before the final trial setting.

  • An appointed attorney must prepare and submit a fee-and-expense voucher within 30 days after trial-court disposition or exhaustion of all appeals.

  • Appointed counsel may file written objections, but must timely request a hearing; the stated deadline is within 30 days after the trial court disallows the fee or expense.

Communication

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  • Contact
    Email

    Setting requests for non-jury court proceedings must be emailed to the appropriate court at the listed Court Manager address.

  • Contact
    Email

    To be included in a Dropbox Shared Folder, a party or attorney must contact the listed court reporter and provide the hearing date, cause number, and case style.

  • Contact
    Email

    ANY EXHIBIT WHICH A PARTY CLAIMS IS CONFIDENTIAL AND/OR PRIVILEGED SHOULD BE CLEARLY IDENTIFIED AND EMAILED DIRECTLY TO THE COURT MANAGER. THESE EXHIBITS SHOULD NOT BE PLACED [N A DROPI3OX SHARED FOLDER.

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