Divisional Office Standing Orders
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District Standing Orders
- General Order Regarding Electronic Filing of Transcripts Filed May 8, 2008
- Privacy Policy and Public Access to Electronic Files Filed October 29, 2004
Pursuant to the E-Government Act of 2002 - Amended Plan for Random and Direct Assignment of Cases in Multi-Judge Divisions Filed May 28, 2003
- Requirement for Cashier's Check or Money Order for Cash Bond Filed May 18, 2001
- Use of Cellular Telephones in Courthouses and Courtrooms Filed August 1, 2003
- Order Adopting Amended Plan for the Payment of Attorney Fees and Reimbursement Of Attorney Expenses in Civil Cases Filed July 29, 2011
- Amended Order Assigning the Business of the Court Effective January 1, 2011
- Order Authorizing Jury Trials by Bankruptcy Judges Filed December 30, 1994
- Conditions of Probation and Supervised Release Filed July 18, 2011
- Order In the Matter of the Designation of a Magistrate Judge for Service in Another District Filed September 27, 2011
Austin Division Standing Orders
- Order Appointing Merit Selection Panel to Consider Selecting a Magistrate Judge to Replace the Vacancy Created by Judge Pitman's Departure Filed October 13, 2011
- Order Regarding Cell Phones and Electronic Devices Filed March 21 2008
- In Re: Filing of Documents in the Austin Division Filed March 19, 2007
- Standing Orders
- In Re: Potential Sentence Reductions for Cocaine Base Defendants Under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c) Filed August 23, 2011
- Order Regarding Sealing of Warrants Filed July 8, 2009
- Standing Order - Document Filing Filed February 8, 1989
- Standing Order - Motion Filing Filed July 22, 1994
- Standing Order - Letter Briefs and Proposed Orders Signed April 26, 1995
- Standing Order - Issue and Service of Summons (in forma pauperis cases) Filed December 22, 2003
- Standing Order - Authority to Conduct Extradition Hearings Filed May 12, 1994
- Standing Order - Motions to Proceed on Appeal in forma pauperis (Judge Nowlin) Filed June 9, 1995
- Cases Filed by RIAA Recording Companies
- RIAA Order requiring filing of suits against separate defendants Filed November 17, 2004
- RIAA Expedited Discovery Order Filed on June 13, 2005
- RIAA Scheduling Order
- Miscellaneous Standing Order - Pets on Federal Property Filed April 14, 1994
- Proposed Scheduling Orders
- Court Docket Management
- Court Docket Management (Judge Sparks) Filed December 3, 2003
- Court Docket Management (Judge Yeakel) Filed November 10, 2003
- Court Docket Management (Senior Judge Nowlin) Filed November 25, 2003
- Order Regarding Amended Plan for Random and Direct Assignment of Cases Filed October 21, 2003
- Order Regarding Rule 11 Guilty Plea Allocution Filed August 2, 1994
- Order Supplement to JS44 Civil Cover Sheet - Civil Case Removals Filed December 23, 2003
- General Order - Authorization for Electronic Filing in Civil Litigation Filed April 15, 2002
El Paso Division Standing Orders
- General Standing Orders
- Order Adopting Amended CJA Plan Filed December 13, 2011
- First Amended General Order Regarding Cellular Phones and Electronic Devices Filed November 1, 2010
- Order Regarding Processing of Forfeiture Cases Filed April 4, 2006
Procedures apply to civil and criminal cases - Standing Order Regarding the Filing of Sealed Documents Filed November 19, 2008
Procedures apply to filing sealed documents in civil and criminal cases - General Order Re: Attorney Admissions and CLE requirements Filed January 31, 2008
- Standing Order - Notice of Related Case(s) Filed September 29, 2003
- Judge Kathleen Cardone
- Standing Order - Chamber's Copy Filed January 9, 2012 New!
- Standing Order Regarding Civil Motion Content Filed October 16, 2006
- Standing Order re: Motions for Summary Judgment Filed January 6, 2011
- Standing Order - Civil Cases Filed October 6, 2010
- Standing Order on Pretrial Deadlines Filed October 24, 2006
- Standing Order on Sentencing in Criminal Cases (Judge Cardone)
- Judge Philip Martinez
- Standing Order on Filing of Documents in Excess of Twenty Pages Filed November 17, 2006
- Judge Frank Montalvo
- Standing Order Concerning Appearances in Criminal Cases Filed June 1, 2007
Midland-Odessa / Pecos Division Standing Orders
- Standing Order Adopting CJA Plan Filed May 3, 2010
- Order Regarding Standing Orders in the Midland-Odessa/Pecos Divisions Filed June 10, 2004
- Standing Discovery and Scheduling Order
- Acceptance of Responsibility in Sentencing
- Referral of Felony Guilty Pleas
- Order to Provide All Attorneys with Juror Questionnaires Filed May 19, 2005
San Antonio Division Standing Orders
- Order Appointing Advisory Panel Filed November 3, 2011
Re: Magistrate Judge Primomo - Order Appointing Advisory Panel Filed November 22, 2011
Re: Magistrate Judge Nowak - In Re: Potential Sentence Reductions for Cocaine Base Defendants Under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c) Filed July 20, 2011
- Standing Order Regarding Reimbursement of Attorneys in the CJA Plan Mentoring Program Filed September 29, 2009
- Order Regarding Cell Phones and Electronic Devices Filed September 20, 2010
- Amended Order for Duty Judge Filed March 8, 2001
- Order Reinstating After Hours Drop Box Filed March 31, 2002
- Judge Orlando Garcia
- Proposed Scheduling Order (Judge Orlando Garcia)
- Key for Proposed Scheduling Order
Key which sets out suggested discovery deadlines in cases before Judge Orlando L. Garcia
- Key for Proposed Scheduling Order
- Proposed Scheduling Order (Judge Orlando Garcia)
- Judge Xavier Rodriguez
- Judge Nancy Nowak
Waco Division Standing Orders
- Possession of Firearms and Weapons Inside the Waco Federal Courthouse Filed October 8, 2010
- Standing Order and Criminal Justice Act Plan for Waco Filed December 15, 2008