Divisional Office Standing Orders
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District Standing Orders
- General Order Regarding Electronic Filing of Transcripts
- Privacy Policy and Public Access to Electronic Files
- Amended Plan for Random and Direct Assignment of Cases in Multi-Judge Divisions
- Requirement for Cashier's Check or Money Order for Cash Bond
- Use of Cellular Telephones in Courthouses and Courtrooms
- Amended Plan for Reimbursement Of Attorney Expenses in Civil Cases
- Amended Order Assigning the Business of the Court
- Order Authorizing Jury Trials by Bankruptcy Judges
Austin Division Standing Orders
- Order Regarding Cell Phones and Electronic Devices
- In Re: Filing of Documents in the Austin Division
- Cases Filed by RIAA Recording Companies
- Miscellaneous Standing Order - Pets on Federal Property
- Standing Orders
- Standing Order - Document Filing
- Standing Order - Motion Filing
- Standing Order - Letter Briefs and Proposed Orders
- Standing Order - Issue and Service of Summons (in forma pauperis cases)
- Standing Order - Authority to Conduct Extradition Hearings
- Standing Order - Motions to Proceed on Appeal in forma pauperis (Judge Nowlin)
- Proposed Scheduling Orders
- Court Docket Management
- Order Regarding Amended Plan for Random and Direct Assignment of Cases
- Order Regarding Rule 11 Guilty Plea Allocution
- Order Supplement to JS44 Civil Cover Sheet - Civil Case Removals
- General Order - Authorization for Electronic Filing in Civil Litigation
El Paso Division Standing Orders
- General Standing Orders
- Judge Kathleen Cardone
- Standing Order Regarding Civil Motion Content
- Standing Order Regarding Admission to Practice Pro Hac Vice
- Standing Order On Provision of Chamber's Copy
- Standing Order re: Motions for Summary Judgment
- Standing Order - Civil Cases
- Order as to Service and Process
- Motion Filing Procedures (Order vacated on September 1, 2006)
- Standing Order on Pretrial Deadlines
- Standing Order on Sentencing in Criminal Cases (Judge Cardone)
- Standing Order Governing Practices in Civil and Criminal Cases (Judge Cardone)
- Judge Philip Martinez
- Judge Frank Montalvo
Midland-Odessa / Pecos Division Standing Orders
- Order Regarding Standing Orders in the Midland-Odessa/Pecos Divisions
- Standing Discovery and Scheduling Order
- Acceptance of Responsibility in Sentencing
- Referral of Felony Guilty Pleas
- Order to Provide All Attorneys with Juror Questionnaires
San Antonio Division Standing Orders
- Order Regarding Cell Phones and Electronic Devices
- Amended Order for Duty Judge
- Order Reinstating After Hours Drop Box
- 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 Nancy Nowak
Important Notices:
Posted: 5/9/2008
