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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).
[Handwritten file note: filed 11:53 am 11-23-22, with the clerk's initials] STANDING ORDER REGARDING DISCOVERY AND MEDIATION It is ORDERED that these procedures govern discovery disputes, discovery control plans and mediation in civil cases in the 336th Judicial District Court. The purpose of these procedures is to promote prompt, efficient, cost-effective resolution of civil actions while balancing the need for lowering discovery costs against the complexity of a case and need for discovery. APPOINTMENT The Court now APPOINTS Fannin County Judge, H.N. "Newt" Cunningham III, as Master in Chancery under Rule 171 and Mediator for the 336th District Court to: (1) hear discovery disputes, (2) recommend discovery control plans for Level 3 cases, and (3) mediate civil cases, assigned to him by the Court. In carrying out these duties Judge Cunningham will comply with the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, applicable laws, and orders or instructions of the Court. DISCOVERY DISPUTES: The Court may assign discovery disputes to Judge Cunningham for resolution that are found to be exceptional cases and where good cause exists for his appointment. DISCOVERY PLANS: The Court may assign Rule 190.4 Level 3 cases to Judge Cunningham for his recommendation as to a discovery control plan that are found to be exceptional cases and where good cause exists for his appointment. MEDIATION: The Court may assign cases to Judge Cunningham for mediation. Matters to be mediated may include settlement, discovery disputes, and discovery control plans. Parties will not be required to mediate with Judge Cunningham but will be free to jointly choose their own mediator. When assigned Judge Cunningham's mediation services will be offered at no charge to the parties. The effective date of this order is January 1, 2023 but signed this 23rd day of November 2022. [signature] Laurine J. Blake, Presiding Judge 336th Judicial District Court
[Handwritten file note: filed 11:53 am 11-23-22, with the clerk's initials] STANDING ORDER REGARDING DISCOVERY AND MEDIATION It is ORDERED that these procedures govern discovery disputes, discovery control plans and mediation in civil cases in the 336th Judicial District Court. The purpose of these procedures is to promote prompt, efficient, cost-effective resolution of civil actions while balanci
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. [TRANSCRIBED BY EYE 2026-09-21 (corpus-0920 P12): every page of the registered file (sha256 21b76769d377..., 1 page(s), image-only scan; the OCR layer used as a typing base and corrected word by word from the page) read against the rendered file; verbatim, source typos kept, stamps/signatures bracketed; the earlier abstract replaced by the full instrument; confidence high. benchpath-tx-corpus0920-p12-2026-09-21]
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.