E.D. Tex. — Judge Robert W. Schroeder III: Hearings & scheduling — TX · BenchPath

E.D. Tex. — Judge Robert W. Schroeder III: Hearings & scheduling

High confidence· verified September 26, 2026Judge PreferencesUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, procedures published by Judge Robert W. Schroeder III (STANDING ORDER REGARDING MOCK JURIES ON CASES PENDING BEFORE JUDGE ROBERT SCHROE; STANDING ORDER REGARDING NOTICE OF READINESS FOR SCHEDULING CONFERENCE IN CASES ; STANDING ORDER REGARDING PROTECTION OF PROPRIETARY AND/OR CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATI) — sha256-hashed 2026-09-26

Summary

3 verbatim chambers requirements from Judge Robert W. Schroeder III's published procedures (hearings & scheduling).

Applies to

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas — Judge Robert W. Schroeder III's cases only. Chambers procedures change without notice; the judge's own published document controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.

Source of truth

For patent cases, the notice shall also include: (1) a list of any related cases previously filed in the Eastern District of Texas involving the same patent(s) or related patent(s); (2) the patent numbers for this case and any related case; and (3) the dates of any future Markman Hearing and/or Trial for related cases.

Official source: E.D. Tex. — Rules & Orders (U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas)
Source health: Healthy · checked October 4, 2026
Effective date: —
Last verified: September 26, 2026benchpath-judge-procedures-federal-tx-vision-2026-09-26

Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-26 from what the judge's own official page (https://www.txed.uscourts.gov/?q=judge/district-judge-robert-schroeder-iii) and the court's procedure pages publish for the judge: https://www.txed.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/judgeFiles/RS%20-%20STANDING_ORDER_-_Notice_of_Readiness_for_Scheduling_Conference_Jan_15_2016.pdf (sha256 c8b6042786a4, pdf, 1 pages); https://www.txed.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/judgeFiles/RS%20-%20STANDING_ORDER_-_Mock_Juries_Jan_11_2016.pdf (sha256 faba38fa0e4a, pdf, 1 pages); https://www.txed.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/judgeFiles/RS%20-%202016-06-02_Standing_Order_Regarding_Protection_of_Proprietary_Information.pdf (sha256 de212aff6d91, scanned PDF without a reliable text layer, 4 pages, transcribed by eye from the page images in two passes, 0 second-pass corrections). Whole sentences with mandatory language, verbatim, whitespace normalised only; grouped by topic as the Florida federal lane (2026-09-14). Custody: BenchPath's private custody store. Documents without a reliable text layer were transcribed by eye from their page images (vision lane, two passes; BenchPath's private custody store); a sentence with any illegible word is not published.