Robert (Bob) J. Carroll

40th District Court Scheduling Order (Jury Trial) — standard deadlines (rev. Sept. 15, 2025)

The 40th's standard civil jury-trial scheduling order (template revised Sept. 15, 2025, entered per case with dates): jury selection in person at the Waxahachie Civic Center central jury pool at 8:00 a.m.; final-pretrial filings e-filed 3 business days before the hearing (witness list, exhibit list, exhibits copies to reporter and judge, proposed jury charge in Word on flash drive, motion in limine, deposition designations, and a concise statement of significant issues); paper-discovery, deposition, responsible-third-party, joinder, and amended-pleading deadlines; summary-judgment motions due at least 45 days before final pretrial; expert designations with substance-and-basis disclosures plus documents and CV for controlled experts; and a mediation order requiring a NAMED mediator ("TBD" is unacceptable) with full-settlement-authority attendance.