Andrew B. Davis is a U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Texas. The district covers a vast geographic area including Austin, San Antonio, El Paso, and other divisions, and its border-division caseload is dominated by drug-trafficking and immigration matters.
The published procedures include a standing referral order, a joint discovery case management plan, a scheduling order, and an appendix to the standing order.
Judge Andrew B. Davis' formatting rule includes file format PDF, all pages in the appendix must be text-searchable., apply optical character recognition (ocr) to any scanned material, then review the output to confirm that the recognized text accurately matches the document's actual wording., do not assume ocr alone is sufficient., and where ocr is inaccurate or incomplete, parties must make a good-faith effort to remedy the errors—for example, by re-scanning the document to produce a cleaner copy for ocr..
The rule requires exhibit list and exhibit list. Parties must place relied-upon evidence in a compliant appendix.
The rule identifies required filing content or certificates. Briefs must cite the appendix's App.__ pagination to specific pages, not entire items.
Parties may contact Judge Andrew B. Davis' court by letter ecf only as allowed by the rule. Parties must contact the Court at least 7 days before filing an appendix containing non-documentary or oversized materials to determine submission method; include a separate slip sheet for each such item noting it was or will be separately filed.
A motion to seal is required for covered sealed filings before Judge Andrew B. Davis. Process: file redacted on ecf. When moving to seal appendix materials, divide into public and sealed volumes with separate pagination and table of contents requirements.
Judge Andrew B. Davis's rules specify what an adjournment or extension request must include. Non-discovery extensions and continuances require a showing of actual diligence and extraordinary cause; joint motion is insufficient.
The rule addresses the filing channel for covered filings. Pro se litigants not authorized to e-file are exempt from this standing order.
The rule addresses filing timing, filing status, or cure windows. No motions may be filed after the deadline except motions in limine, unless good cause is shown.
Parties must jointly file a notice if no dispositive motion is filed.
Parties may agree to extend discovery deadlines if they notify the court in writing and the extension does not affect subsequent deadlines; the court may reject the extension.
Non-discovery extensions and continuances require a showing of actual diligence and extraordinary cause; joint motion is insufficient.
No motions may be filed after the deadline except motions in limine, unless good cause is shown.
Parties are encouraged to submit an agreed briefing schedule instead of separate extension requests.
Parties must file a joint written report after mediation/settlement conference detailing date, attendees, progress, and prospects.
Table of contents must identify each item by document content.
Pro se litigants not authorized to e-file are exempt from this standing order.
Parties must place relied-upon evidence in a compliant appendix.
Appendix must include relied-upon material even if already in the record.
Do not include docketed pleadings, motions, briefs, or orders in the appendix.
Cite docketed filings by docket entry number.
Appendix must be a single, self-contained document separate from the main filing.
Include all relied-on materials except those already in an appendix for the same motion; cite existing appendix instead of duplicating.
Appendix must be assembled in order: cover page, table of contents, then each item with a slip sheet.
Each appendix item must be preceded by a slip sheet identifying the item using the same description as in the table of contents.
Appendix pagination: cover and TOC unnumbered; first slip sheet numbered App.1; sequential numbering in lower right corner; no restarting; numbers must not obscure underlying text.
Briefs must cite the appendix's App.__ pagination to specific pages, not entire items.
All appendix pages must be text-searchable; scanned material must have OCR applied and reviewed for accuracy; good-faith effort to remedy OCR errors required.
Appendix must include bookmarks for each item, labeled with the same description as the TOC and slip sheet, linking to the slip sheet page.
Parties are encouraged to include complete copies of documents in the appendix; if infeasible, include at least the first page and one page before and after the relied-upon pages for context.
When citing a deposition page that refers to an exhibit, the party must clarify whether the exhibit is included in the appendix and identify it if so.
Parties must contact the Court at least 7 days before filing an appendix containing non-documentary or oversized materials to determine submission method; include a separate slip sheet for each such item noting it was or will be separately filed.
Appendices with non-documentary or oversized materials must include a separate slip sheet for each item noting it was or will be separately filed.
Appendix must be divided into multiple volumes if it exceeds e-filing size limit or contains sealed materials.
Each volume of a multi-volume appendix must have a cover page, a table of contents covering the entire appendix, and items preceded by slip sheets.
Appendix pagination must be continuous across volumes; cover pages and tables of contents are not numbered.
Each document must be placed entirely within one volume; documents cannot be split across volumes.
Each volume's cover page must show the range of appendix pages it contains.
When moving to seal appendix materials, divide into public and sealed volumes with separate pagination and table of contents requirements.