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The 336th's standing appointment of Fannin County Judge H.N. "Newt" Cunningham III as the court's Rule 171 Master in Chancery and mediator: discovery disputes in the 336th may be referred to the master for hearing and recommendation, Level-3 discovery-control-plan recommendations may be made through the master, and mediations assigned by the court to the master are WITHOUT CHARGE to the parties — while parties remain free to agree on their own mediator at their own expense.
Texas > Fannin County > 336th District Court — discovery-dispute referral and mediation. Signed Nov. 23, 2022 by then-Judge Laurine J. Blake, effective Jan. 1, 2023; the appointee is the constitutional County Judge (H.N. Cunningham III), an officer-layer fact recorded on the bench notes. The order runs with the court (current judge Christina Tillett).
Effective January 1, 2023, the 336th District Court appoints the Honorable H.N. ("Newt") Cunningham III, Fannin County Judge, to serve as Master in Chancery under Rule 171, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, and as mediator for cases pending in the 336th District Court. Discovery disputes may be referred to the Master for hearing and recommendation to the Court; recommendations on Level 3 discovery control plans may be made through the Master; and mediation of cases assigned by the Court to the Master is provided without charge to the parties. Parties who prefer their own mediator may agree on one at their own expense. [Operative content summarized from the signed order; the appointment, free-when-assigned mediation, and own-mediator alternative are the order's stated terms.]
Reviewer note: Image-only signed scan read through the vision lane (1 page); the appointment and its terms transcribed from the order with the mechanism stated plainly (the order's own phrasing is a narrative appointment rather than numbered decretal lines). Composed benchpath-ajr1-p7.
Tenth (10th) Court of Appeals — Standing Order No. 1, as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 01/01/2023). The operative requirements are quoted verbatim; the registered document is the controlling text.
Tenth (10th) Court of Appeals — Standing Order No. 2, as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 01/01/2023). The operative requirements are quoted verbatim; the registered document is the controlling text.