Travis County Civil District Courts Electronic Filing Rules
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Electronic filing requirements, permitted filing channels, EFSP portals, and exceptions. This page is scoped to Travis County Civil District Courts; use the court rules overview to switch categories without leaving this court.
- Required
- Always
Documents provided to a judge for action (e.g., motions) must first be filed with the District Clerk, and then a copy provided to the judge's staff; providing documents to a judge does not file them.
Also note that providing documents to a judge does not file them; documents provided to a judge for action (e.g., motions) must first be filed with the District Clerk, then a copy provided to the judge's staff.
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- Order setting case
Even when a judge signs an order setting a case, the setting itself must be made with the Court Administrator's office.
Even if a judge signs such an order, the setting must be made with the Court Administrator's office.
- Applies to
- Notice of chapter 10 case
The Chapter 10 notice to the Local Administrative Judge may be submitted by hand delivery, mail, or email to LocalAdministrativeJudge@traviscountytx.gov.
be submitted to the Local Administrative Judge by: (i) Delivering the notice to the attention of the Local Administrative Judge at the Office of the District Judges at the Civil and Family Courts Facility; (ii) Mailing the notice to the Local Administrative Judge at P.O. Box 1748, Austin, TX 78767-1748; or (iii) Emailing the notice to: LocalAdministrativeJudge@traviscountytx.gov.
- Applies to
- Proposed order
Proposed orders must not be filed with the clerk; they are instead submitted by email under this Standing Order.
Proposed orders must not be filed, as provided in Local Rule 11.1.
- Applies to
- Submission
Submissions must be made by email to the appropriate Court with a file-stamped motion and proposed order attached, subject line 'SUBMISSION' plus cause number and case style, copying all counsel and self-represented parties.
A file-stamped copy of the motion (along with a proposed order) shall be submitted to the appropriate Court attached to an email requesting approval on submission, with the following subject line: "SUBMISSION", cause number, and style of the case. All counsel of record and self-represented parties shall be copied.
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- Brief
Each party must deliver its administrative appeal brief either digitally or in hard copy, following the assigned judge's instructions.
Each party must deliver their brief either digitally or in hard copy, pursuant to the instructions of the assigned judge.
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- Proposed order
Proposed or draft orders must not be filed as stand-alone documents with the clerk and may be filed only as attachments to other pleadings.
Proposed or draft orders must not be filed with the clerk as stand-alone documents. Proposed or draft orders may be filed with the clerk only as attachments to other pleadings.
Hearing requests, jury trial requests, and readiness announcements must be submitted through the 250th District Court's website web forms; the Court, not the parties, schedules cases.
The web forms on the website for the 250th District Court should be used to request hearings, request jury trials, and announce readiness to proceed in cases that are docketed in the 250th District Court. Unlike the Central Docket, the 250th District Court does not currently have a "lawyer-driven" docket. Parties do not schedule cases in the 250th District Court—the Court does.
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- Exhibits
Uploads are allowed only to the designated 'Exhibits' and 'Other Materials' folders, and creating new folders or sub-folders is prohibited.
You may upload only to your designated “Exhibits” folder and “Other Materials” folder. Do not create new folders or sub-folders.
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- Non evidentiary materials
Non-evidentiary materials must not be uploaded into the Exhibit folder.
Do not upload non-evidentiary materials into the Exhibit folder.
- Applies to
- Exhibits
Uploading to Box does not constitute filing with the District Clerk or an offer/admission of evidence, and exhibits not offered at hearing will not be considered or included in the record.
Uploading exhibits to Box does not constitute an offer or admission of any evidence. Exhibits not offered during the hearing will not be considered by the Court and will not be included in the record. Uploading exhibits or pleadings does not constitute filing with the Travis County District Clerk’s Office.
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- Pleading
All pleadings must be efiled with the District Clerk; emailing documents to the Court does not constitute efiling.
Please note: emailing documents to the Court is not the same as efiling them; all pleadings must be efiled with the District Clerk, as usual.
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- Exhibits
Exhibits must be submitted only via Box and not through any other channel.
Send EXHIBITS only to Box.
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- Orders
Orders must be submitted by email to 455.submission@traviscountytx.gov.
Send ORDERS to: 455.submission@traviscountytx.gov
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- Exhibits
Exhibits must be uploaded to the correct folder for the uploading party in Box.
Upload your exhibits to the correct folder for your party.
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- Exhibits
The Court may move the case to the bottom of the docket or reset the hearing if exhibits are not properly uploaded to Box.
Please ensure that your exhibits are uploaded correctly. The Court reserves the right to move your case to the bottom of the docket or reset your hearing if the exhibits are not properly uploaded.
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- Brief
Each party must deliver their brief either digitally or in hard copy, as instructed by the assigned judge.
Each party must deliver their brief either digitally or in hard copy, pursuant to the instructions of the assigned judge.
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- Submission
If email is unavailable, submission may be made by letter.
In the rare case in which email is not available, submission may be made by letter.
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- Request for setting
Settings for jury and non-jury Central Docket matters are obtained from the Court Administrator by written request through Civil Calendaring Online or by oral request, and are docketed in the order requests are received.
All jury and non-jury matters on the Central Docket will be set by the Court Administrator upon written request through Civil Calendaring Online on the Travis County Civil District Courts' website or upon oral request of any party, and will be placed on the docket for each week, day, or half-day in the order in which such requests are received.
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- Request for case assignment
A joint written request to assign a case (or part of a case) to a particular judge must be filed and also submitted to the Local Administrative Judge by hand delivery, mail, or email, and should generally be made at the beginning of the case.
The written request, explaining the unusual characteristics, must be filed and also submitted to the Local Administrative Judge by: (a) Delivering the notice to the attention of the Local Administrative Judge at the Office of the District Judges at the Civil and Family Courts Facility; (b) Mailing the notice to the Local Administrative Judge at P.O. Box 1748, Austin, TX 78767-1748; or (c) Emailing the notice to: Loca lAdministradve!udg:e@trayiscountytx.gov.
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- Exhibits
Exhibits should be submitted electronically via the Court's Box account per the electronic exhibits guidance, and electronic exhibits will serve as the official exhibits.
The Court strongly prefers electronic exhibits, uploaded to Box as instructed in the separate document entitled "Guidance on Submission of Electronic Exhibits." The electronic exhibits will be the official exhibits.
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- Exhibits
Uploading an exhibit to Box is not an offer into evidence; unoffered exhibits will be deleted from the record, and exhibits not intended for evidence need not be uploaded.
Uploading exhibits does not constitute an offer into evidence. Any exhibit that is not offered on the record during a hearing or trial will be deleted and not included in the record. If you do not intend to offer exhibits into evidence, they do not need to be uploaded.
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- Exhibits
The Court strongly prefers electronic exhibits uploaded to Box, which will serve as the official exhibits.
The Court strongly prefers electronic exhibits, uploaded to Box. The electronic exhibits will be the official exhibits.
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- Exhibits
The Court strongly prefers that exhibits be provided electronically, and electronic exhibits become the official exhibits once admitted.
As provided in this Guidance, it is the strong preference of the Court that exhibits be provided in electronic format, and that the electronic exhibits will be the official exhibits once admitted.
Additional Box exhibit-folder permissions are obtained by adding all parties, attorneys, and paralegals needing access in the Announcement Application.
For additional permissions to BOX exhibit folders, please review and add all parties, attorneys, and paralegals who will be working on the case or will need access to electronic exhibits in the Announcement Application: Home - Announcements [cts-ext-web2]
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- Non evidentiary materials
Electronic non-evidentiary materials, such as courtesy copies of pleadings, case law, and proposed orders, may be uploaded to Box.
Electronic, non-evidentiary materials may be uploaded to Box.
- Required
- Always
Box access links are sent to email addresses on the announcement sheet, and additional team members' email addresses can be added through the announcement portal.
9) Box links are generated and sent to email addresses included on the announcement sheet. The announcement portal is designed to allow parties to go back into it to add additional email addresses for people on your team who may also need access to Box.
Is electronic filing required in Travis County Civil District Courts?
Yes. Electronic filing is required for the covered filings. Documents provided to a judge for action (e.g., motions) must first be filed with the District Clerk, and then a copy provided to the judge's staff; providing documents to a judge does not file them.
Is electronic filing required in Travis County Civil District Courts?
Yes. Electronic filing is required for the covered filings. Even when a judge signs an order setting a case, the setting itself must be made with the Court Administrator's office.
Is electronic filing required in Travis County Civil District Courts?
Electronic filing is permitted for the covered filings. The Chapter 10 notice to the Local Administrative Judge may be submitted by hand delivery, mail, or email to LocalAdministrativeJudge@traviscountytx.gov.
Is electronic filing required in Travis County Civil District Courts?
Yes. Electronic filing is required for the covered filings. Hearing requests, jury trial requests, and readiness announcements must be submitted through the 250th District Court's website web forms; the Court, not the parties, schedules cases.
Is electronic filing required in Travis County Civil District Courts?
No. Electronic filing is prohibited for the covered filings. Proposed orders must not be filed with the clerk; they are instead submitted by email under this Standing Order.
Is electronic filing required in Travis County Civil District Courts?
Yes. Electronic filing is required for the covered filings. Submissions must be made by email to the appropriate Court with a file-stamped motion and proposed order attached, subject line 'SUBMISSION' plus cause number and case style, copying all counsel and self-represented parties.
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