Rockwall County Courts at Law
Court-Level Rules, Filing Procedures & Policies
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Document Filing Requirements5 rules
A copy of this Order shall be filed in each such case an alias warrant is issued under this Order.
If AI was used to prepare a court filing, the party must provide a clear, concise sworn statement disclosing that use and certifying that every legal and record citation is verified and accurate; specific wording is not required if the statement conforms to the order.
- Document
- Court filing
Must include
- •AI disclosure
Court's wording
If any attorney for a party or self-represented party has utilized Artificial Intelligence ("AI ") in any way for the preparation of any filed documents with the Court, the party SHALL, in a clear and concise sworn factual statement, disclose that Al was utilized in the preparation of the filing and CERTIFY that each and every citation to the law, or the record in the filed document, has been verified and is accurate. The Court reserves the right to rule as it sees fit on any failure to comply with this standing order including, but not limited to, striking the non-compliant filing. While the Court does not require the certification to be any specific language so long as it conforms to this standing order, the Court does provide this sample :
A certificate of completion of the course must be filed with the court and placed with the other papers in the case file prior to finalization.
A copy of this Order shall be filed in each such case that an alias capias warrant is issued under this Order.
The Petitioner must attach this order to the original petition and each copy, and the Clerk must ensure it is attached when the petition is filed if the Petitioner has not done so.
Court's wording
The Petitioner shall attach a copy of this order to the original petition and to each copy of the petition. At the time the petition is filed, if the Petitioner has failed to attach a copy of this order to the petition and any copy of the petition, the Clerk shall ensure that a copy of this order is attached to the petition and every copy of the petition presented.
Filing & Service rules
Filing Timing and Cure Windows
If the offering party is not present when non-digital physical evidence is offered, the evidence must be tendered to the court no later than 7 days after the remote proceeding.
3. Physical evidence which cannot be rendered in digital form shall be tendered to the court no later than 7 days after the remote proceeding if the party offering the evidence is not present in the court when it is offered.
Criminal cases
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Parties in covered cases must complete a qualifying parenting course; the order says it should be completed within 60 days after the Original Petition is filed.
Effective June 7, 2019, the 382nd Judicial District Court of Rockwall County, Texas, the 439th Judicial District Court of Rockwall County, Texas and the County Court at Law of Rockwall County, Texas, here ORDER that all parties to all Divorce or Original Suit Affecting Parent Child Relationship cases involving children shall be required to complete a Parent Education and Family Stabilization course that complies with Texas Family Code §105.009. The court should be completed within 60 days of filing the Original Petition.
Civil cases
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The certificate of course completion must be filed and placed in the case file before the case is finalized.
A certificate of completion of the course must be filed with the court and placed with the other papers in the case file prior to finalization.
Civil cases
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Chambers Communication Rules
When practicable, digital copies of physical evidence should be emailed to the court, court reporter, and counsel before the hearing.
2. When digital copies of physical evidence can be prepared, such as audio / video recordings, documents, or images, the digital copies should be emailed to the court at cmuniz@rockwallcountytexas.com, court reporter at kscott@rockwallcountytexas.com and to counsel for the parties before the hearing if practicable.
Criminal cases
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