Judge Alan J. Nicholas
Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies
- Rules last changed:
Document Filing Requirements2 rules
The access request form provides fields for the cause number, requestor and agency name if applicable, contact information, requested documents, reason, signature, and signing date.
Court's wording
# REQUEST FOR ACCESS TO CONFIDENTIAL DFPS COURT RECORDS 1. CAUSE NUMBER: 2. NAME OF REQUESTOR AND AGENCY NAME AS APPLICABLE: 3. ADDRESS OF REQUESTOR: 4. EMAIL ADDRESS OF REQUESTOR: 5. TELEPHONE NUMBER OF REQUESTOR: 6. WHAT DOCUMENTS ARE YOU SEEKING: 7. REASON FOR REQUEST: SIGNATURE OF REQUESTOR: DATE SIGNED:
# COURT REVIEW OF REQUEST APPROVED: DENIED: SIGNATURE OF COURT: DATE SIGNED:
Filing & Service rules
Electronic Filing Rules
The standing order does not prohibit electronic filing, which remains governed by TRCP 21(f).
Nothing in this standing order prohibits the use of electronic filing as mandated by TRCP 21(f).
Civil cases
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Sealing & Redaction Procedures
DFPS affidavits, court reports, and other documents in the specified suits are confidential, maintained as such by the District Clerk, and accessible to the listed persons and entities.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that access to affidavits, court reports, and other documents filed in a suit brought by DFPS pursuant to Chapters 261, 262, and 264 of the Texas Family Code are CONFIDENTIAL and shall be maintained by the District Clerk of Loving County as such. The Clerk of the Court shall allow access to these pleadings, orders, and documents to the court, an associate judge, DFPS employees, employees of a Single Source Continuum Contractor (SSCC) acting as an authorized agent of DFPS, a party, a party's attorney, any attorney ad litem or guardian ad litem for the child, an adoptive parent, and the Office of the Attorney General.
Civil cases
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