Refugio County District Court, Texas
Court-Level Rules, Filing Procedures & Policies
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Document Filing Requirements4 rules
Attorneys and self-represented litigants using AI for case-related legal research, drafting, or analysis must sign and submit the attached certification before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, certifying human verification and responsibility for compliance.
- Document
- Certification
Must include
- •AI disclosure
Court's wording
All self-represented litigants and attorneys who utilize any form of artificial intelligence for legal research, drafting, or analysis in connection with a case before this Court shall, before using any AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the attached certification form, stating that: 1. All language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments, and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative artificial intelligence were, before submission, verified as accurate through traditional (non-AI) legal sources by a human being; and 2. The self-represented litigant or attorney submitting such information understands and acknowledges that they are and will be held responsible and potentially sanctioned for their own, their staff's, or their co-counsel's failure to comply with this Order.
The certification states that a human being independently verified AI-created or AI-contributed information against traditional legal sources before submission to the court.
Include
- •AI disclosure
Court's wording
2. Any information created or contributed to by generative artificial intelligence – including, but not limited to, language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments, and legal analysis – was, before submission to this court, independently verified as accurate using traditional (non-AI) legal sources by a human being.
The certification states that the signer remains personally responsible for all filings and submissions and may be subject to sanctions or contempt for noncompliance with the Standing Order on the certification.
Court's wording
3. I understand that I remain personally responsible for all filings and submissions to this Court, and that I may be subject to sanctions under the Texas Disciplinary rules of Professional Conduct, the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code Chapter 10, the inherent power of the Court, or for contempt of court, for failing to comply with the Court's Standing Order on this certification.
The certification states that the signer has reviewed and understands the AI Standing Order and will comply with it throughout the case.
Include
- •AI disclosure
Court's wording
1. I have reviewed and understand the Standing Order Regarding use of Artificial Intelligence issued by the District Courts of Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Refugio and Victoria Counties and I will comply with that Order throughout this case.
Filing & Service rules
Sealing & Redaction Procedures
Public access to specified DFPS case records is restricted, except for access by listed participants or as specifically permitted by the Court for good cause shown.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that public access to pleadings, orders, and documents filed in a suit brought by DFPS pursuant to Chapters 261, 262, and 264 of the Texas Family Code are to be restricted and shall be maintained by the District Clerk of Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Refugio, Victoria Counties as such. The Clerk of the Court shall not allow public access to these pleadings, orders, and documents other than to DFPS, the parties, their attorneys, the attorney ad litem and the guardian ad litem unless specifically permitted and ordered by this Court, for good cause shown.
Civil cases
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