Montgomery County Courts at Law Document Format Requirements

CRITICAL

Responses must be in writing.

Responses shall be in writing.

CRITICAL

The required verification must be in bold in the pleading.

As a result of Generative Al's tendency to fabricate and malfunction, the Court hereby ORDERS any attorney or self-represented litigant that chooses to use Generative Al in their work product, research, or drafting must include the following verification in bold in their pleadings:

CRITICAL

Contested motions and responses must be in writing.

Contested motions and responses shall be in writing

CRITICALCivil cases

Pages of each PDF exhibit must be numbered separately.

c. separately number the pages of each PDF exhibit.

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Documents to be admitted into evidence must not be printed on both sides unless the document is an original rather than a copy.

12.9 Documents to be admitted into evidence shall not be prepared as two-sided (i.e., printed on the front and back), unless the document is an original document (not a copy thereof).

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Contested motions and responses, including motions in limine, must be in writing; the Court may decline to consider a request until a proposed order is submitted.

12.1 Contested motions and responses shall be in writing and shall be accompanied by a proposed order granting or denying the relief sought. The proposed order shall be filed as a separate instrument. This includes motions in limine. The Court may decline to consider any request for relief until a proposed order is submitted.

CRITICALCivil cases

Format

PDF

The offering party must pre-mark exhibits in numerical order with the appropriate State or Juvenile-Respondent title and save each exhibit separately as a PDF.

The offering party shall: a. ensure that the exhibits are pre-marked in numerical order notating the appropriate title of "State" or "Juvenile-Respondent;" b. save each exhibit separately in PDF format; and

CRITICALCivil cases

Format

PDF

Exhibits emailed for a hearing must be in PDF format.

The documents must be in pdf format.

CRITICAL

The required verification in a pleading prepared using Generative AI must appear in bold.

If an attorney or self-represented litigant uses Generative Al in their work product, research, or drafting of a pleading and that pleading fails to contain the above verbatim verification in bold, it will not be considered by the Court.

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The required verification in a pleading prepared using Generative AI must appear in bold.

The Court, hereby ORDERS it is a violation of this Standing Order if an attorney or self- represented litigant uses Generative Al in their work product, research, or drafting of a pleading and fails to include the above verbatim verification in bold in paragraph III.

CRITICAL

The proposed order must be submitted as a separate instrument.

The proposed order shall be a separate instrument.

CRITICALCivil cases

10.1 In Writing With Proposed Order: Contested motions and responses shall be in writing using 12 to 14 point font, shall be well organized, shall use complete sentences, and shall be accompanied by a proposed order granting or denying the relief sought. The proposed order shall be a separate instrument.

10.1 In Writing With Proposed Order: Contested motions and responses shall be in writing using 12 to 14 point font, shall be well organized, shall use complete sentences, and shall be accompanied by a proposed order granting or denying the relief sought. The proposed order shall be a separate instrument.

CRITICAL

Format

PDF

Exhibits must be marked in numerical order with the appropriate title, saved individually as PDFs, and paginated separately.

The offering party shall: a. ensure that the exhibits are pre-marked in numerical order notating the appropriate title of "State" or "Juvenile-Respondent;" b. save each exhibit separately in PDF format; and c. separately number the pages of each PDF exhibit.

WARNINGCivil cases

Responses must be in writing.

Responses shall be in writing.