Yoakum County District Court, Texas Filing Timing and Cure Windows

All exhibits must be provided by 3:00 p.m. on the day before the hearing.

All exhibit shall be provided by 3:00 p.m. on the day before the hearing.

Criminal cases

A party challenging an expert or the admissibility of expert testimony must file a pretrial motion and bring it to the court’s attention by the earlier of the stated 20-day and 10-day deadlines.

Any party that seeks to challenge an expert or testimony of an expert or otherwise determine the admissibility of the expert testimony must file a pretrial motion and bring it to the attention of the court, not less than 20 days after the expert is designated or not less than 10 days before trial, whichever is earlier.

Criminal cases

An evidentiary hearing involving video or audio longer than 15 minutes, or reasonably anticipated to take more than 30 minutes, must be conducted before trial.

If any evidentiary hearing will require the Court to a view video or listen to an audio tape in excess of 15 minutes or that either side reasonably anticipates will take more than thirty (30) minutes will be conducted prior to the date of trial.

Criminal cases

A defendant’s request for redactions to a relevant electronic recording must be made at least 7 days before trial.

IT IS ORDERED that the Defendant shall notify the State in writing and file by electronic filing any desired redactions, and the legal objection thereto, of any relevant electronic recording (video and/or visual), not less than 7 days prior to the date of trial.

Criminal cases

The State may object to a redaction request by filing a specific statement identifying the disputed portion and legal basis no later than 3 days before trial; absent an objection, the redactions are ordered, and an untimely defendant request waives the objection or request.

The State may object to the requested redaction by filing, not later than 3 days prior to the date of trial, a specific statement as to the portion objected to and the legal basis thereof. If the State does not object to the redaction request, then those redactions shall be considered Ordered without further action of the court. If there is not a timely requested redaction as ordered herein then defendant is deemed to have waived any objection and/or request for redaction.

Deadline

3 working days

Anticipated jury questions, definitions, and instructions must be submitted at least three working days before voir dire begins.

In all civil jury cases, anticipated jury questions, definitions and instructions shall be submitted to the Court in electronic medium no less than three (3) working days prior to commencement of voir dire examination.