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Court Rules

Navarro County District Court, Texas Page & Word Limits

4 rules from official source documents

Maximum page counts and word limits for motions, briefs, and other filings by judge.

CRITICAL

Limit
20 pages
Limit
5000 words
Applies to
Pleading

Unless the Court grants leave, pleadings other than an original petition, State indictment, or corresponding original answer are limited to 20 pages or, if electronic, 5,000 words, excluding attachments and certificates.

Without the leave of the Court, no pleading other than a plaintiffs original petition, an indictment by the State, or a defendant's corresponding original answer shall exceed twenty (20) pages, or 5,000 words if in electronic format, in length, not including attachments and certificates.

CRITICAL

Limit
50 pages
Limit
15000 words
Applies to
Original pleading

Without leave of the Court, original petitions, indictments, and original answers are limited to 50 pages or, if electronic, 15,000 words, excluding attachments and certificates.

Original petitions, indictments, and original answers may not exceed fifty (50) pages, or 15,000 words if in electronic format, in length without leave of the Court, not including attachments and certificates.

CRITICAL

Limit
50 pages
Applies to
Attachments

Attachments collectively may not exceed 50 pages unless the Court grants leave.

All attachments collectively may not exceed fifty (50) pages in length without leave of the Court.

WARNING

Limit
3 pages
Applies to
Discovery tool allocation argument

In cases with multiple parties on either side, each party may submit an argument of no more than three pages about the proposed allocation of discovery tools.

In cases involving more than one party on either side, each party may argue, in no more than three pages, why the Court should or should not allot each party the proposed number of any of discovery tools listed above.

Common questions about Navarro County District Court, Texas page & word limits

What page or word limits apply to pleading in Navarro County District Court, Texas?

Judge James E. Lagomarsino's rule states these limits: 20 pages; 5000 words. Excludes attachments and certificates. Unless the Court grants leave, pleadings other than an original petition, State indictment, or corresponding original answer are limited to 20 pages or, if electronic, 5,000 words, excluding attachments and certificates.

View ruleOfficial source Source: page 11, section Rule 39. Page and Word Count Limits

What page or word limits apply to original pleading in Navarro County District Court, Texas?

Judge James E. Lagomarsino's rule states these limits: 50 pages; 15000 words. Excludes attachments and certificates. Without leave of the Court, original petitions, indictments, and original answers are limited to 50 pages or, if electronic, 15,000 words, excluding attachments and certificates.

View ruleOfficial source Source: page 12, section Rule 39. Page and Word Count Limits

What page or word limits apply to attachments in Navarro County District Court, Texas?

Judge James E. Lagomarsino's rule states these limits: 50 pages. Attachments collectively may not exceed 50 pages unless the Court grants leave.

View ruleOfficial source Source: page 12, section Rule 39. Page and Word Count Limits

What page or word limits apply to discovery tool allocation argument in Navarro County District Court, Texas?

Judge James E. Lagomarsino's rule states these limits: 3 pages. In cases with multiple parties on either side, each party may submit an argument of no more than three pages about the proposed allocation of discovery tools.

View ruleOfficial source Source: page 13, section Rule 44. Required Submission of Level 3 Discovery Control Plans