5 verbatim chambers requirements from Judge Rodney Gilstrap's published procedures (filing).
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.
Other filings (such as and for example only--a mere notice of settlement) shall not be adequate to comply with this order or to secure a stay of existing deadlines.
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/Standing_Order._settlement_notice.pdf (sha256 9aceb97927f5, pdf, 1 pages); https://www.txed.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/judgeFiles/Standing_Order_--_Requiring_Notice_of_Determinations_from_Related_Proceedings_that_are_Relevant_to_Pending_Motions.pdf (sha256 71065c8f9f17, pdf, 2 pages); https://www.txed.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/judgeFiles/Standing_Order_Regarding_Motions_Under_35_USC_101.pdf (sha256 05456f1f0e77, pdf, 3 pages); https://www.txed.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/judgeFiles/Standing%20Order%20Regarding%20Meet%20and%20Confer%20Obligations%20for%20Discovery%20Dispute.pdf (sha256 f2a421d968d0, 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.
A 2013 standing order requiring attorneys to e-file family-law and civil documents (no paper filings accepted) as the court began compliance with the Supreme Court's e-filing mandate; criminal filing unchanged.
A 2013 standing order requiring attorneys to e-file family-law and civil documents (no paper filings accepted) as the court began compliance with the Supreme Court's e-filing mandate; criminal filing unchanged.
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