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Judge Stagner's judge-specific requirements for cases assigned to Division 8B of the Eighth Business Court Division (last revised April 1, 2026), supplementing the TRCP and the Business Court Local Rules: a joint proposed scheduling order and initial case status report within 30 days of a defendant's appearance or of removal/transfer, a trial date within 13 months with discovery closing four months before trial and a pretrial hearing ten days before, Level 3 discovery, template protective orders, an ESI-protocol checklist and a 14-day client discussion on preservation, motions to compel only with the requests and responses attached, formatting and word-limit rules, a 10-day response / 7-day reply default for non-dispositive motions, Word proposed orders emailed to chambers, courtesy copies over 25 pages, in-person hearings and 14-day written submissions, podium examination, good-cause extensions, sealing only after TRCP 76a compliance, in-person mediation, no "first free continuance," a proposed pretrial order seven days before the hearing, timed trials, and judgments within 30 days of a verdict or bench ruling. Registered in TOPICs as doc 2916 (posted Apr. 2, 2026); the txcourts.gov Eighth Division page posts the same text (rev. 4/26).
Texas > Business Court, Eighth Division > cases assigned to Judge Brian Stagner (Division 8B; BCDivision8B@txcourts.gov, (817) 618-9028; courtesy copies to 1515 Commerce Street, Suite 170, Fort Worth 76102). Supplements the TRCP and the Local Rules of the Texas Business Court (BCLR); Division 8A (Judge Bullard) publishes its own procedures. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
These requirements are adopted pursuant to a court's inherent authority to manage its docket and control the disposition of cases. The requirements are intended to supplement the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure (TRCP) and the Texas Business Court Local Rules (BCLR).
Reviewer note: Re-scoped, judge-joined and recomposed 2026-09-07 (completeness fix F8): the 2026-08-20 composition was scoped statewide and unjoined. Text re-read in full (7 pages) against the txcourts.gov posting, which is text-identical to TOPICs doc 2916; now scoped to the Eighth Administrative Judicial Region, bound to the Eighth Division and Judge Stagner.
1 verbatim courtroom requirement published by Judge Michael Brown.
Section CA 03 / CA 35 (Judge Gina Beovides, 11th Cir. Circuit Civil): Foreclosure Motion Calendar: Monday 10:30 AM · Transfer Calendar: Wednesday (archived 9:00 AM; July 2026 read 9:30 AM — confirm current time)
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