Jim Wells County District Court Document Filing Requirements

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Civil cases

Applies to

Transmittal correspondence

If approval is not obtained within seven business days, the parties may submit the proposed order directly and the transmittal correspondence must state the submission date and method, whether communication occurred, and the substance of any communication.

If approval cannot be obtained within seven (7) business days, the parties may submit proposed orders directly to the Court for consideration. The transmittal correspondence to the Court shall include: (a) the date on which the proposed order was submitted to opposing counsel or pro se party and the manner of transmittal, (b) a statement as to whether opposing counsel or pro se party has communicated with counsel concerning the proposed order, and (c) if communication was had, a summary of the contents of said communication.

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Civil cases

Applies to

Letter of intent

An attorney seeking an attorney ad litem, guardian ad litem, or amicus appointment must submit a letter of intent to the Court Manager for the relevant county.

Each attorney who desires to accept appointments as attorney ad litem, a guardian ad litem or amicus attorney shall submit a letter of intent to accept such appointments to the Court Manager for the county in which the attorney desires to accept appointments.

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Civil cases

Applies to

Proposed order or judgment

Proposed orders and judgments must be submitted to opposing counsel or the pro se party for approval as to form, must bear original signatures, and any attorney signing for another must include a permission notation.

All proposed orders or judgments concerning rulings of the Court in civil cases shall be submitted to opposing counsel or pro se party for approval as to form only. All signatures must be original. An attorney may sign on behalf of another attorney with a notation that the order was signed "with permission" of said attorney.

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Civil cases

Applies to

Exhibits or witness statements

Sensitive Data in exhibits or witness statements must be redacted before the materials are admitted into evidence.

All Sensitive Data, as defined in Rule 21c of the Texas Rule of Civil Procedure and Rule 4.1 of the Rules Governing Electronic Filing in Criminal Cases, contained in exhibits or witness statements shall be redacted prior to admission into evidence.

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Civil cases

Applies to

Setting request

Must include

certificate of service

The setting request must include a certification that a copy was delivered to all other parties of record and that the requesting attorney consulted with all parties about the requested dates or made reasonable efforts to obtain agreement.

I certify that a copy of this setting request has been delivered to all other parties of record. I further certify that I have consulted with all parties and the above requested dates are agreeable to all parties or I have made all reasonable efforts to obtain an agreement on an agreed setting date but an agreement could not be reached.

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Civil cases

Applies to

Exhibits

Before trial or a court proceeding, exhibits must be numerically marked and an exhibit list must be provided to the court reporter.

Prior to the trial or court proceeding, all exhibits shall be marked numerically, and an exhibit list shall be furnished to the Court reporter.

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Civil cases

Applies to

Video or audio exhibits

The party offering a video or audio exhibit containing a party or witness statement must transcribe it.

All video and/or audio exhibits which contain a statement made by a party or witness shall be transcribed by the party offering same