Tarrant County Justice of the Peace Courts Document Format Requirements
4 rules from official source documents
Font, margin, spacing, and file format requirements for court filings.
CRITICALCivil cases
- Format
Documents must be legible and in PDF format.
The documents must be legible and in .pdf format .
CRITICALCivil cases
- Applies to
- Continuance motion
Continuance motions must be in writing.
Motions for continuance or Retains should be filed by e-file no later than three business days before your scheduled trial date and must be in writing, served on the opposing party, and may be granted or denied at the discretion of the court.
CRITICALCivil cases
Produced documents must be organized by numbered request and identified as responsive to the corresponding request.
You are to segregate documents produced according to the particular numbered request to which they respond, and in producing the requested documents, to indicate which documents pertain to which numbered request.
INFOCivil cases
Please note that a request is also specifically made for production of any data or information that exists in electronic or magnetic form. Any such information should be placed on CD, DVD or USB Drive.
Please note that a request is also specifically made for production of any data or information that exists in electronic or magnetic form. Any such information should be placed on CD, DVD or USB Drive.
What formatting rules apply to filings in Tarrant County Justice of the Peace Courts?
Tarrant County Justice of the Peace Courts' formatting rule includes file format PDF and documents must be legible.. Documents must be legible and in PDF format.
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