Zapata County, TX
All 2 county-scoped rules
Every published instrument scoped to Zapata County, newest effective date first. 2 region-wide and 1,248 statewide instruments also apply here — search all three layers together. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
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Pre-Trial Guideline Order — 49th Judicial District Court, Zapata County (Judge Jose A. Lopez; the court's civil scheduling-order form)
The 49th District Court's pre-trial guideline order for civil cases in Zapata County: discovery level, a jury or trial date at 8:30 a.m. and a final pre-trial conference at 1:30 p.m. in the 49th District Court of Zapata, by which motions in limine, jury questions and instructions, exhibit and witness lists and a prepared charge must be filed (by 5:00 p.m. on the pre-trial date, or they will not be considered); deadlines for amended pleadings, expert designations under Rules 194 and 195, discovery cut-off 30 days before trial (up to trial in divorces), ADR and interpreter needs, Robinson motions at least 60 days before trial and summary-judgment motions at least 45 days before pre-trial; Level Three parties may adopt a Rule 190.4 discovery control plan and request pre-trial conferences no later than 90 days before trial.
Standing Discovery Order — 49th District Court, Zapata County (Judge Joe Lopez; criminal cases; entered in each case)
The 49th District Court's per-case criminal discovery order for Zapata County: fifteen working days before trial the State furnishes its witness list, the defendant's statements and recordings, and permits inspection and copying of seized items, physical evidence, exhibits, demonstrative aids, psychiatric and medical reports, business and government records, warrants and affidavits, lab and scientific results and lineups; discloses deals with cooperating witnesses, the defendant's NCIC/TCIC and Zapata County arrest record, Brady material, impeaching convictions and extraneous conduct, and transcribes grand jury testimony; both sides disclose expert witnesses twenty working days before trial; work product and witness statements are excluded until tendered at trial; compliance occurs in the State's presence at defense cost, both sides have a continuing duty to disclose, and further discovery requires a written motion under Art. 28.01.