Travis County District Courts Filing Timing and Cure Windows
63 rules from official source documents
Rules 51 to 63, page 2 of 2
Filing cutoffs, deemed-filed rules, rejection handling, cure periods, and outage procedures.
Filing deadlines
CRITICALCivil cases
A reply in support of an MSJ motion is permitted and, except on leave of court or agreement of the parties, must be filed by the movant within 7 days after the response is filed.
Unless otherwise directed by the presiding judge, a party may file a reply in support of the motion. Except on leave of court or agreement of the parties, the movant must file the reply within 7 days after the response is filed. Tex. R. Civ. P. 166a(e)(1).
CRITICALCivil cases
Responses to MSJ motions must be filed within 21 days after the motion is filed, and failure to respond is taken as a representation of no opposition.
Failure to respond to a motion will be taken as a representation of no opposition. Responses to motions must be filed within 21 days after the motion is filed, must be written, must include or be accompanied by authority, and must be accompanied by a form order denying the relief sought.
CRITICALCivil cases
Proposed jury questions and instructions must be submitted at the pretrial conference or on or before the first day of trial by Box upload and/or email to the Staff Attorney.
Submit in Word proposed jury questions and instructions, with supporting cites to cases, statutes, and the PJC, at the pretrial conference or on or before the first day of trial, by uploading them to Box and/or by email to the Staff Attorney.
CRITICAL
Responses and other pleadings must be e-filed with the District Clerk three days before the hearing.
Any responses and other pleadings must be efiled with the District Clerk by this time.
CRITICAL
Responses and other pleadings must be efiled with the District Clerk three days before the hearing; this provision does not change deadlines set by other applicable rules or law.
Any responses and other pleadings must be efiled with the District Clerk by this time. 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. This provision is not intended to change any deadlines set by other applicable rules or law.
CRITICALCivil cases
- Deadline
- 24 hours
Exhibits must be uploaded to Box at least 24 hours before a hearing or trial.
1) Upload exhibits to Box at least 24 hours in advance of a hearing or trial.
CRITICALCivil cases
- Deadline
- 24 hours
Exhibits must be uploaded to Box at least 24 hours before a hearing or trial.
Upload exhibits to Box at least 24 hours in advance of a hearing or trial.
CRITICALCivil cases
Proposed jury questions and instructions are due at the pretrial conference or on or before the first day of trial.
Submit in Word proposed jury questions and instructions, with supporting cites to cases, statutes, and the PJC, at the pretrial conference or on or before the first day of trial, by uploading them to Box and by email to the Briefing Attorney.
WARNING
Amendments to pre-trial forms or pleadings may be filed after the deadline only by party agreement or leave of court, which must be granted unless the filing would surprise the opposing party.
(ii) Amendments to pre-trial forms and amendments to pleadings may be filed after the deadline above only by agreement of the parties or upon leave of court, which leave will be granted unless there is a showing that the filing will operate as a surprise to the opposite party.
WARNING
Administrative appeals must be fully briefed by the parties in advance of the hearing on the merits.
Administrative appeals must be briefed by the parties in advance of the hearing on the merits.
WARNING
The recording request must be made far enough in advance to give attorneys and parties sufficient time to confer, contact witnesses, and be fully heard by the court.
Such request must be made in time to afford the attorneys and parties sufficient time to confer, to contact their witnesses, and to be fully heard by the court on the questions of whether the recording, broadcasting, or photographing should be allowed and, if so, what conditions, if any, must be imposed.
WARNING
The request to record, broadcast, or photograph must be made far enough in advance to give attorneys and parties sufficient time to confer, contact witnesses, and be fully heard by the court.
Such request must be made in time to afford the attorneys and parties sufficient time to confer, to contact their witnesses, and to be fully heard by the court on the questions of whether the recording, broadcasting, or photographing should be allowed and, if so, what conditions, if any, must be imposed.
WARNINGCivil cases
If counsel cannot agree on the form of the order within a week, a redlined version of the order, with comments about the basis of the disagreement, should be forwarded by email to the Staff Attorney within a week, unless the Court has specified a different deadline.
If counsel cannot agree on the form of the order within a week, a redlined version of the order, with comments about the basis of the disagreement, should be forwarded by email to the Staff Attorney within a week, unless the Court has specified a different deadline.
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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.
Service and Proof of Service Rules
E-service, mail, personal service, proof of service, certificate, and timing requirements.