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E.D. Tex. — Judge Rodney Gilstrap: Exhibits & evidence

High confidence· verified September 26, 2026Trial ExhibitsUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, procedures published by Judge Rodney Gilstrap (FIRST AMENDED STANDING ORDER ON MOTIONS IN LIMINE IN NON-PATENT CIVIL CASES; SECOND AMENDED STANDING ORDER ON MOTIONS IN LIMINE IN CASES INVOLVING ALLEGATION; STANDING ORDER ON THE NUMBER AND USE OF PRE-ADMITTED EXHIBITS IN CIVIL CASES ASS; STANDING ORDER REGARDING PARTICIPATION OF LOCAL COUNSEL IN MEDIATION EFFORTS (Re; STANDING ORDER REGARDING PRETRIAL PROCEDURES IN CONSOLIDATED CASES (Marshall Div; STANDING ORDER REGARDING THE USE OF LIVE TESTIMONY DURING CLAIM CONSTRUCTION PRO; STANDING ORDER REGARDING USE OF JUROR QUESTIONNAIRES IN ADVANCE OF VOIR DIRE (Re) — sha256-hashed 2026-09-26

Summary

40 verbatim chambers requirements from Judge Rodney Gilstrap's published procedures (exhibits & evidence).

Applies to

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

Source of truth

The Parties in a case which has been consolidated for pre-trial purposes and which is moving towards a separate trial on the merits (subsequent to pre-trial) shall file, as an exhibit to the parties’ Joint Pretrial Order, a list identifying all docket entries from the lead case that relate to the applicable member case.

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-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-rodney-gilstrap) and the court's procedure pages publish for the judge: https://www.txed.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/judgeFiles/9.21.2022%20Standing%20Order%20Re%20Consolidated%20Cases.pdf (sha256 4f6fecf335e3, pdf, 1 pages); https://www.txed.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/judgeFiles/Standing_Order_--_Testimony_in_Claim_Construction_Proceedings.pdf (sha256 badbca55e46a, pdf, 2 pages); https://www.txed.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/judgeFiles/Standing%20Order%20--%20Local%20Counsel%20Mediation%20Involvement%20%28Kecia%20C%29.pdf (sha256 30f0e8bd67f4, pdf, 2 pages); https://www.txed.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/judgeFiles/Standing%20Order%20Regarding%20the%20Use%20of%20Juror%20Questionnaires%20in%20Advance%20of%20Voir%20Dire%20rev.%203.21.pdf (sha256 ed17590a9f81, pdf, 7 pages); https://www.txed.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/judgeFiles/Amended%20Standing%20Order%20on%20Number%20and%20Use%20of%20Exhibits.pdf (sha256 90f280a8db55, pdf, 2 pages); https://www.txed.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/judgeFiles/12.23.25%20Second%20Amended%20Patent%20Standing%20Limine%20Order.pdf (sha256 e99deb8ec237, pdf, 4 pages); https://www.txed.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/judgeFiles/8.22.25%20First%20Amended%20Non-Patent%20Standing%20Limine%20Order.pdf (sha256 fd5db55a73cd, pdf, 3 pages). 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.