Western District of Texas Filing Bundling Requirements

CRSR must be jointly filed by all parties.

Source text: In all patent cases pending before the undersigned or referred magistrate judge, the parties are directed to jointly file the Case Readiness Status Report (“CRSR”) in the format attached as Appendix B: (a) within 7 days after the Defendant (or at least one Defendant among a group of related Defendants sued together) has responded to the initial pleadings in cases where there are no CRSR Related Cases, or (b) when there are CRSR Related Cases, within 7 days after the last Defendant (or last Defendant group when at least one Defendant among the group has responded) among the CRSR Related Cases has responded to the initial pleadings.

Exhibits must be submitted by judge-set deadline or will be returned.

Source text: All files must be submitted based on the deadline set by the presiding Judge or CRD associated with your case. Your timeliness in submitting these files will assist the Court in preparing for the trial. Exhibits submitted that do not meet the Court’s requirements will be returned for correction.

All files must be provided on a single storage device (USB, CD, or DVD).

Source text: All files must be provided on a single storage device such as a USB, CD or DVD.

Counsel are encouraged to agree on joint exhibits to avoid duplication.

Source text: encourages counsel to agree upon joint exhibits to avoid duplication.

Court prefers to manage related patent cases as a group.

Source text: The Court prefers to manage separate cases that are filed concurrently by the same plaintiff and involve allegations of infringement of the same patent, as a group.