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A standing order of the 97th Judicial District Court (Archer, Clay and Montague Counties) applying Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 194's initial-disclosure duty to delinquent-tax cases: each party must make the Rule 194.1(a) mandatory disclosures without awaiting a discovery request.
Applies to delinquent-tax suits before the 97th Judicial District Court in Clay County. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
97TH DISTRICT COURT'S STANDING ORDER REGARDING MANDATORY DISCLOSURES IN TAX CASES FILED IN ARCHER COUNTY, CLAY COUNTY, AND MONTAGUE COUNTY, TEXAS The Court notes that Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 194.1(a) provides: Duty to Disclose. Except as exempted by Rule 194.2(d) or as otherwise agreed by the parties or ordered by the court, a party must, without awaiting a discovery request, provide to the other parties the information or material described in Rule 194.2, 194.3, and 194.4. That provision establishes a method for this Court to enter this Standing Order to waive the application of Rule 194 in specific circumstances. After due consideration and in order to maximize judicial efficiency and economy, this Court is of the opinion that tax cases filed in Archer County, Clay County, and Montague County under Texas Property Tax Code Chapters 31-34 should be exempt from the mandatory disclosure requirements set out in Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 194, but further notes that any party in a tax lawsuit under Texas Property Tax Code Chapters 31-34, that is duly served discovery requests by the opposing party, will still be fully and completely obligated to timely respond to any such party initiated discovery requests. THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that all parties in tax lawsuits filed in Archer County, Clay County, and Montague County, Texas under Texas Property Tax Code Chapters 31-34 in the 97th District Court are exempt from the automatic disclosure rules set out in Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 194. SIGNED AND ENTERED this 26th [handwritten] day of August [handwritten], 2021. [signature] JACK MCGAUGHEY, PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE 97TH DISTRICT COURT
97th District Court's Standing Order Regarding Mandatory Disclosures in Tax Cases filed in Archer, Clay and Montague Counties, Texas (Aug. 30, 2021). The Court notes that Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 194.1(a) provides a duty to disclose: except as exempted by Rule 194.2(d) or as otherwise agreed by the parties or ordered by the court, a party must, without awaiting a discovery request, provide to
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Standing order of the 109th Judicial District Court for every pending or later-filed case in Andrews, Winkler and Crane Counties: any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting in a case must, before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the court's certification form stating that all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative AI were verified as accurate by a human through traditional (non-AI) legal sources, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply. Effective immediately; in effect until rescinded or replaced.
Standing order of the 109th Judicial District Court for every pending or later-filed case in Andrews, Winkler and Crane Counties: any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting in a case must, before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the court's certification form stating that all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative AI were verified as accurate by a human through traditional (non-AI) legal sources, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply. Effective immediately; in effect until rescinded or replaced.