Midland County District Courts Document Format Requirements

Before trial, exhibits must be marked consecutively with Arabic numerals beginning at 1, and alphabet letters may not be used.

Prior to trial, mark all exhibits with sequential numbers beginning with 1, 2, 3, and so on. Do not use alphabet letters.

Digital exhibits must be PDF, MP3, or MP4 files; each PDF may not exceed 100 MB, each MP3 or MP4 may not exceed 2 GB, oversized files must be split, and cumulative size may not exceed 2 GB.

The file extension must be .pdf, .mp3 or .mp4 with each .pdf file being no larger than 100 megabytes or each .mp3 or .mp4 file no larger than 2GB. Files greater than the file size limit should be separated into multiple smaller files. Cumulative file size must not exceed 2GB.

After agreeing on a hearing date and time, email the Court Coordinator, attach an Order Setting Hearing with email addresses after the Judge’s signature line, and copy all parties.

Once the parties have agreed to a date and time, email the Court Coordinator with the agreed date and time and attach an Order Setting Hearing, including email addresses after the Judge’s Signature Line. Make sure you copy all parties on the email with the agreed setting.

The Court requires an order for a hearing and does not accept a notice of hearing alone.

Please Note: this Court does not accept ‘Notices of Hearings’ only Orders.

Before trial, sequentially number all exhibits beginning with 1, do not use letters, and make all exhibits one-sided.

Prior to trial, mark all exhibits with sequential numbers beginning with 1, 2, 3, and so on. Do not use alphabet letters. All exhibits are to be one-sided.

Digital exhibit files must use .pdf, .mp3, or .mp4 extensions; each PDF must be no larger than 100 MB, each audio or video file no larger than 2 GB, and cumulative size no larger than 2 GB.

The file extension must be .pdf, .mp3 or .mp4 with each .pdf file being no larger than 100 megabytes or each .mp3 or .mp4 file no larger than 2GB. Files greater than the file size limit should be separated into multiple smaller files. Cumulative file size must not exceed 2GB.

Exhibits must be marked with physical stickers rather than electronic stickers.

Please use physical stickers when marking exhibits and not electronic stickers.

All paper exhibits must be printed or formatted one-sided.

All exhibits are to be one-sided.

Before trial, any proposed or suggested jury charge must be emailed to the Court Coordinator in Word format.

Prior to trial, email your proposed or suggested charge to the Court Coordinator in Word form.

Before trial, mark all exhibits sequentially beginning with 1 and do not use alphabetic markings.

Prior to trial, mark all exhibits with sequential numbers beginning with 1, 2, 3, and so on. Do not use alphabet letters.

Format

DOCX

Before trial, email the proposed or suggested jury charge to the Court Coordinator in Word format.

Prior to trial, email your proposed or suggested charge to the Court Coordinator in Word format.