Smith County Courts at Law Document Format Requirements
3 rules from official source documents
Font, margin, spacing, and file format requirements for court filings.
Civil cases
The alternative cover letter must state the specified postponement language in a separate paragraph in bold face type.
with a cover letter stating in a separate paragraph in bold face type, The postponement is being sought by (attorney's name) for (the party's name).
Civil cases
The offering party must pre-mark and pre-number its exhibits before trial.
The offering party must pre-mark and pre-number his or her own exhibits prior to trial
Civil cases
All papers filed with the Court must have consecutive page numbers at the bottom of each page.
All pleadings, motions, orders and other papers filed with the Court shall be consecutively numbered at the bottom of the page.
Related categories
Back to all rules for this courtPage & Word Limits
Maximum page counts and word limits for motions, briefs, and other filings by judge.
Courtesy Copy Requirements
When and how to deliver courtesy copies to chambers, including triggers, timing, and formatting.
Electronic Filing Rules
Electronic filing requirements, permitted filing channels, EFSP portals, and exceptions.
Filing Timing and Cure Windows
Filing cutoffs, deemed-filed rules, rejection handling, cure periods, and outage procedures.