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E.D. Tex. — Judge Rodney Gilstrap: Trial procedures

High confidence· verified September 26, 2026Judge PreferencesUnited 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 MOCK JURIES FOR CASES ASSIGNED TO JUDGE RODNEY GILSTRAP; STANDING ORDER REGARDING PRETRIAL PROCEDURES IN CONSOLIDATED CASES (Marshall Div; STANDING ORDER REGARDING RESEARCH AS TO POTENTIAL JURORS IN ALL CASES ASSIGNED T; STANDING ORDER REGARDING USE OF JUROR QUESTIONNAIRES IN ADVANCE OF VOIR DIRE (Re) — sha256-hashed 2026-09-26

Summary

16 verbatim chambers requirements from Judge Rodney Gilstrap's published procedures (trial procedures).

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

Joint Pretrial Order: In the contentions of the Parties included in the Joint Pretrial Order, the Plaintiff shall specify all allegedly infringed claims that will be asserted at trial.

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/RG%20-%20Standing_Order_--_Mock_Juries_0.pdf (sha256 01fec3321c53, pdf, 2 pages); https://www.txed.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/judgeFiles/Standing%20Order%20--%20Juror%20Research%20%28signed%29.pdf (sha256 1be498756f90, pdf, 3 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. Regrouped 2026-09-26: the topic map's Mediation pattern matched 'mediate' inside words such as 'immediately', 'intermediate' and 'remediation', so sentences using those words were filed under Mediation & settlement; it now matches whole words only. The sentences are unchanged; only their topic page changed.