Western District of Texas

Table of Contents

1. CIVIL RULES
2. CRIMINAL RULES
3. ATTORNEYS
4. APPENDICES
5. INTERNAL OPERATING PROCEDURES

1. CIVIL RULES

   1. CV-1   (Scope of Rules)
   2. CV-3   (Commencement of Action)
      1. Civil Cover Sheet
      2. Habeas Corpus and Motions Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255
      3. Petitions to Stay Execution of State Court Judgments
   3. CV-5   (Service and Filings of Pleadings and other Papers)
   4. CV-7   (Pleadings Allowed; Forms of Motions)
      1. Generally
      2. Documents Supporting Motions
      3. Legal Authorities Supporting Motions
      4. Responses
      5. Replies
      6. Proposed Orders
      7. Oral Hearings
      8. Conference Required
      9. Claims for Attorney's Fees
   5. CV-10   (Form of Pleadings)
   6. CV-12   (Defenses of Qualified or Eleventh Amendment Immunity)
   7. CV-16   (Pretrial Conferences; Scheduling; Management)
   8. CV-23   (Class Actions)
   9. CV-26   (General Provisions Governing Discovery)
      1. Relief Under Rule 26(c), Fed.R.Civ.P
      2. Protective Orders
      3. Legal Authorities Supporting Motions
      4. Authentication of documents
   10. CV-30   (Depositions Upon Oral Examination)
       1. Notice
       2. Procedures, examinations, and objections
       3. Videotaped and audiotaped depositions
   11. CV-33   (Interrogatories to Parties)
   12. CV-36   (Requests for Admission)
   13. CV-47   (Jurors)
   14. CV-65   (Injunctions)
   15. CV-65.1   (Security: Proceedings Against Sureties)
   16. CV-67   (Deposit in Court)
   17. CV-72   (Magistrates, Pretrial Matters)
   18. CV-77   (District Courts and Clerks)
   19. CV-79   (Books and Records Kept by the Clerk and Entries Therein)
   20. CV-88   (Alternative Dispute Resolution)
       1. ADR Methods Available
       2. ADR Report
       3. Referral to ADR
       4. Attendance; Authority to Settle
       5. Fees
       6. Certification and List of Providers
       7. Disqualification
       8. Relief from Referral
       9. Confidentiality
       10. Summary Jury Trial
       11. Final ADR Report
       12. Sanctions

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2. CRIMINAL RULES

   1. CR-1   (Scope and Applicability of Rules)
   2. CR-5A   (Pretrial Services Interview and Report)
   3. CR-5B   (Initial Appearance of Undocumented Alien Detained as Material Witness)
   4. CR-6A   (The Grand Jury)
   5. CR-6B   (Division In Which Indictment May Be Presented and Filed)
   6. CR-12   (Pretrial Motions)
   7. CR-15A   (Deposition of Witness Other Than Material Witness)
   8. CR-15B   (Deposition and Release of Material Witness in Custody)
   9. CR-16   (Discovery and Inspection)
   10. CR-17.1   (Marking of Exhibits)
   11. CR-18   (Place of Trial Within District)
   12. CR-24   (Trial Jurors)
   13. CR-32   (Sentence and Judgment)
   14. CR-46   (Supervision of Confidential Informants; Reports of Detained Material Witnesses)
   15. CR-47   (Motions and Responses)
   16. CR-49   (Serving and Filing Papers)
   17. CR-55   (Records)
   18. CR-58   (Magistrate Judges)

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3. ATTORNEYS

   1. AT-1   (Admission of Attorneys)
   2. AT-2   (Local Counsel)
   3. AT-3   (Withdrawal of Attorney)
   4. AT-4   (Standards for Pretrial Conduct)
   5. AT-5   (Standards of Conduct Before the Judge and Jury)
   6. AT-6   (Publicity and Trial Management)
   7. AT-7   (Discipline of Attorneys)
   8. AT-8   (Qualified Law Students and Unlicensed Law School Graduates)
   9. AT-9   (Change of Address)

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4. APPENDICIES

   1. APPENDIX A   (Motion for Class Action Certification)
   2. APPENDIX B   (Scheduling Order)
   3. APPENDIX B-1   (Notice of Right to Consent to Trial by Magistrate Judge)
   4. APPENDIX C   (Local Rules for the Assignment of Duties to United States Magistrate Judges)
   5. APPENDIX D   (Amended Plan Providing for the Random Selection of Grand and Petit Jurors in the Western District of Texas)
   6. APPENDIX D-1   (Juror Questionnaire)
   7. APPENDIX E   (Application for Admission to Practice in the Western District of Texas)
   8. APPENDIX F   (DELETED (Effective December 1, 2002)
   9. APPENDIX G   (Listing of Selected General Orders)
   10. APPENDIX H   (Protective Order)
   11. APPENDIX I   (Guidelines for Non-stenographic Deposition)
   12. APPENDIX J   (Notice Regarding Complaints of Judicial Misconduct or Disability)
   13. APPENDIX K   (Plan for Prompt Disposition of Criminal Cases Pursuant to the Speedy Trial Act of 1974, 18 U.S.C. § 3165(e)(3))
   14. APPENDIX L   (Local Court Rules of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Texas)
   15. APPENDIX M   (Adoption of the Texas Lawyer's Creed)

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5. INTERNAL OPERATING PROCEDURES

   1. The Internal Operating Procedures correlate the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the applicable Local Rules with the internal operating procedures within the U. S. District Clerk's Office. (This section is under revision at this time)

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