Montague County District Court, Texas Electronic Filing Rules

CRITICAL

Witness subpoenas must be processed through the Office of the District Clerk using the e-Filing Request for Issuance of a Subpoena form.

(b) Subpoenas for witnesses must be processed through the Office of the District Clerk using the form e-Filing Request for Issuance of a Subpoena.

WARNING

All mail must be properly addressed and carry adequate postage.

All mail shall be properly addressed and have adequate postage affixed.

WARNING

Applies to

Original orders for settings

Mail, including specified original setting orders that were not electronically filed, must be delivered to the Court Coordinator at the website address.

All mail, including original orders for settings not electronically filed which require the District Judge's attention or signature shall be delivered to the Court Coordinator at the address listed on the Court's website.

WARNING

Applies to

Original documents

Original documents not electronically filed that do not require the District Judge’s signature must be mailed to the respective District Clerk.

Original documents to be filed, other than those electronically filed, which do not require the District Judges signature shall be mailed to the respective District Clerk.

WARNING

The Court Coordinator will not file documents.

The Court Coordinator will not file documents.

WARNING

The Court Coordinator will not forward documents to District Clerks in the 97th Judicial District unless counsel complies with Rule 3.4.

The Court Coordinator will not forward documents to the District Clerks within the 97th Judicial District unless counsel complies with Rule 3.4 below.

WARNING

A sender requesting that items be forwarded to a District Clerk or returned must provide an appropriately sized, addressed, and sufficiently postage-paid envelope.

If items are to be forwarded by the District Judge or District Court Coordinator to a District Clerk or are to be returned to the sender, then the sender shall provide an envelope of appropriate size, properly addressed with sufficient postage affixed for such forwarding.

WARNING

When filing deadlines are time-sensitive, the original motion or other document should be sent directly to the District Clerk, with a separate order or fiat sent to the District Court Coordinator.

If time is of the essence in meeting filing deadlines, the original motion or other document should be sent directly to the District Clerk at that Clerk's addressed as listed in the current Texas Legal Directory and a separate order or fiat should be sent to the District Court Coordinator at the address listed for the District Court Coordinator in the current Texas Legal Directory.