Local Court Rules, On-line Edition
Effective April 26, 2012
Table of Contents
CIVIL RULES
- CV-1 Scope of Rules
- CV-3 Commencement of Action
- Civil Cover Sheet
- Habeas Corpus and Motions Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255
- Motions to Stay Execution of State Court Judgments
- CV-5 Service and Filings of Pleadings and other Papers
- CV-5.2 Documents Filed Under Seal
- CV-6 Computing Time
- CV-7 Pleadings Allowed; Forms of Motions
- Generally
- Leave to File
- Dispositive Motion Defined
- Motions
- Responses
- Replies
- Proposed Orders
- Oral Hearings
- Conference Required
- Claims for Attorney's Fees
- CV-10 Form of Pleadings
- CV-16 Pretrial Conferences; Scheduling; Management
- CV-23 Class Actions
- CV-26 General Provisions Governing Discovery
- Relief
- Definitions and Rules of Construction
- Protective Orders
- Authentication of Documents
- CV-30 Depositions Upon Oral Examination
- Notice
- Procedures, Examinations, and Objections
- Videotaped and Audiotaped Depositions
- CV-33 Interrogatories to Parties
- CV-36 Requests for Admissions
- CV-54 Costs
- CV-55 Failure to Obtain Default Judgment
- CV-65 Injunctions
- CV-65.1 Security; Proceedings Against Sureties)
- CV-67 Deposit and Disbursement of Registry Funds
- CV-72 Magistrate Judges, Pretrial Matters
- CV-79 Removal and Destruction of Records and Exhibits
- CV-88 Alternative Dispute Resolution
- ADR Methods Available
- ADR Report
- Referral to ADR
- Attendance; Authority to Settle
- Fees
- Disqualification
- Relief from Referral
- Confidentiality
- Final ADR Report
- Sanctions
CRIMINAL RULES
- CR-1 (Scope and Applicability of Rules)
- CR-5A (Pretrial Services Interview, Report and Supervision of Confidential Informants)
- CR-5B (Initial Appearance of Undocumented Alien Detained as Material Witness)
- CR-6 (The Grand Jury) (DELETED)
- CR-6A (The Grand Jury)
- CR-6B (Division In Which Indictment May Be Presented and Filed)
- CR-12 (Pretrial Motions)
- CR-15 (Depositions) (DELETED)
- CR-15A (Deposition of Witness Other Than Material Witness)
- CR-15B (Deposition and Release of Material Witness in Custody)
- CR-16 (Discovery and Inspection)
- CR-17.1 (Marking of Exhibits)
- CR-18 (Place of Trial Within District)
- CR-24 (Trial Jurors)
- CR-32 (Sentence and Judgment)
- CR-45 (Computing Time)
- CR-46 (Supervision of Confidential Informants; Reports of Detained Material Witnesses)
- CR-47 (Motions and Responses)
- CR-49 (Serving and Filing Papers)
- CR-55 (Records)
- CR-58 (Magistrate Judges)
- CR-61 Please see CR-58 for Forfeiture of Collateral in Lieu of Appearance
- Appendix "F" (Amended Information for Counsel Appointed Under the Criminal Justice Act) (DELETED)
ATTORNEYS
- AT-1 (Admission of Attorneys)
- AT-2 (Local Counsel)
- AT-3 (Withdrawal of Attorney)
- AT-4 (Standards for Pretrial Conduct)
- AT-5 (Standards for Conduct Before the Judge and Jury)
- AT-6 (Publicity and Trial Management)
- AT-7 (Discipline of Attorneys)
- AT-8 (Qualified Law Students and Unlicensed Law School Graduates)
- AT-9 (Change of Address)
APPENDICIES
- APPENDIX A Information Required - Motion for Class Action Certification
- APPENDIX B Scheduling Order
- APPENDIX B-1 Notice of Right to Consent to Trial by Magistrate Judge
- APPENDIX C Local Rules for the Assignment of Duties to United States Magistrate Judges
- APPENDIX D DELETED, December 2, 2011
- APPENDIX D-1 DELETED, December 2, 2011
- APPENDIX E Application for Admission to Practice in the Western District of Texas
- APPENDIX F DELETED, December 1, 2002
- APPENDIX G DELETED, December 2, 2011
- APPENDIX H Protective Order
- APPENDIX I Guidelines for Non-stenographic Deposition
- APPENDIX J Notice Regarding Complaints of Judicial Misconduct or Disability
- APPENDIX K Plan for Prompt Disposition of Criminal Cases Pursuant to the Speedy Trial Act of 1974, 18 U.S.C. § 3165(e)(3)
- APPENDIX L Local Court Rules of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Texas
- APPENDIX M Adoption of the Texas Lawyer's Creed
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