Knox County District Court, Texas Service and Proof of Service Rules

Parties must timely examine tendered videos and notify opposing counsel of any admissibility objections.

All parties must timely examine any tendered video and notify opposing counsel of any objections to the admissibility of any part of the video.

All matters, including final pleadings and required evidentiary documents, must be served on opposing counsel and self-represented parties at least seven days before the final pretrial conference, or earlier if law or court order requires.

All matters, including final pleadings and required evidentiary documents, shall be filed at least seven (7) days prior to the date the final pretrial conference is scheduled, or earlier if otherwise provided by law or order of the Court, and shall be served on all opposing counsel and self represented parties with a copy provided to the Court.

Opposing counsel must serve the proffering attorney with page-and-line designations of videotaped deposition portions they intend to introduce at least 10 days before the final pretrial conference.

Opposing counsel shall then serve the proffering attorney with page and line designations of any portion of the videotape deposition they intend to introduce at trial not later than ten (10) days prior to the final pretrial conference.

Applies to

Proposed order

A copy of the proposed order must be forwarded to opposing counsel or any self-represented party.

A copy of the same shall be forwarded to opposing counsel or any self represented party.

Counsel intending to offer trial videotapes or films, other than those offered solely for impeachment, must make them available to opposing counsel and serve page-and-line designations for videotaped depositions at least 14 days before the final pretrial hearing, unless the parties agree in writing or the Court orders otherwise.

Unless otherwise expressly agreed to by the parties in writing or ordered by the Court, counsel intending to offer videotaped depositions, or other films or videotapes at trial, except those offered solely for impeachment, must make such videotapes and films available to opposing counsel, and serve opposing counsel with page and line designations for videotaped depositions, not later than fourteen (14) days prior to the final pretrial hearing.

The proffering attorney must serve opposing counsel with page-and-line designations of any additional videotaped deposition portions they intend to introduce at least seven days before the final pretrial conference.

The proffering attorney shall then serve opposing counsel with page and line designations of any portion of the videotaped deposition they further intend to introduce at trial not later than seven (7) days prior to the final pretrial conference.

A copy of a setting request must be delivered to all counsel and self-represented parties, and the request must certify that delivery.

3.1.4. Certify that a copy of the request has been duly delivered to all counsel and self represented parties.

The income statements must be delivered to all parties no later than the day preceding the hearing.

“All parties to this action shall file and deliver to all parties, at least by the day preceding the hearing herein ordered, a written statement showing the accurate gross income of each party hereto for the last preceding three (3) calendar months and last preceding three (3) calendar years. This statement must include proof of income in the form of paystubs and tax returns.”

Applies to

Exhibits

Exhibits must be exchanged with all parties according to the scheduling order or, if none was issued, at least three days before the pretrial conference.

All exhibits, including filings required by the Rules of Evidence, shall be exchanged with all parties as ordered by the scheduling order in the case, or if no order was issued then such exhibits shall be exchanged not later than three (3) days prior to the pretrial conference

Written notice of a bankruptcy filing must be provided to the Court and all counsel.

within three (3) days of any bankruptcy filing, to provide written notice to the Court and all counsel that a bankruptcy filing has occurred giving the name and location of the bankruptcy court, the bankruptcy cause number and style, the date of filing and the name and address of counsel for the bankrupt.

Immediately after an indictment is returned, the District Clerk, District Attorney, and Sheriff must cause a certified copy to be served on the accused.

Immediately following the return of an indictment, the District Clerk, District Attorney and Sheriff shall cause a certified copy thereof to be served on the accused.