Kleberg County District Court, Texas Document Format Requirements

CRITICAL

Pleadings, motions, and documents filed in civil or criminal cases must comply with Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 45(d), and larger documents should be reduced where possible.

A l l pleadings, motions and documents -filed with the District Court, whether in civil or criminal cases, shall compl y with Rul e 45 (d) , Tx .R .Civ .P. . To the extent passible , 1arger documents shal 1 be reduced accordingl y.

CRITICAL

The address on the first or title page must be centered and at least one inch from the top of the page.

The address shal 1 be centered and shal 1 be not 1 ess than one inch from the top of the page .

CRITICAL

The case caption places the party names one-half inch or two lines after the Court address and one inch from the left margin, and the cause number centered relative to the names and one inch from the right margin.

The names o-f the parties shall be stated one—hal i inch or two lines a-fter the address to the Court and shall be one inch from the left margin, and the number of the cause shal1 be centered as to the names of the parties and shall be one inch from the right margin.

CRITICAL

Each filed document must be numbered and have a tab on either margin bearing the corresponding index number.

Each document filed in the case shal1 be given a number and shal1 have attached to it on either margin a tab with a number corresponding to the index.

WARNING

Summary-judgment motions and responses must be succinct and brief; written supporting argument and authorities may be attached.

(a) The motion and the response must be succinct and brief , and may have attached to it written supporting argument and copies of the authorities relied upon.