5th Cir. — Judge Jason L. Smith: courtroom procedures

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Any Proposed Order received that do not follow all of the formatting procedures will be subject to rejection by the Court. *** 1.

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5th Cir. — Judge Jason L. Smith: courtroom procedures

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