E.D. Tex. — Judge Roy Payne: Chambers procedures

High confidence· verified September 26, 2026Judge PreferencesUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, procedures published by Judge Roy Payne (EXEMPTION ORDER TO LOCAL RULE CV-5(a)(9) RE COURTESY PAPER COPIES OF ELECTRONICA; STANDING ORDER REGARDING MOCK JURIES FOR CASES ASSIGNED TO JUDGE RODNEY GILSTRAP; STANDING ORDER REGARDING SUBMISSION OF LETTER BRIEFS FOR CASES ASSIGNED TO JUDGE) — sha256-hashed 2026-09-26

Summary

3 verbatim chambers requirements from Judge Roy Payne's published procedures (chambers procedures).

Applies to

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

Source of truth

Said Notice must comply with all applicable local rules.

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/magistrate-judge-roy-payne) and the court's procedure pages publish for the judge: https://www.txed.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/judgeFiles/RP%20-%20Standing_Order_--_Letter_Briefs.pdf (sha256 6b36b9d340ff, pdf, 5 pages); https://www.txed.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/judgeFiles/RP%20-%20Standing_Order_--_Mock_Juries.pdf (sha256 1b003d2e23ec, pdf, 2 pages); https://www.txed.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/judgeFiles/RP%20-%20Standing_Order_Exempting_Courtesy_Copies_%28RSP_signed%29_12-06-2013.pdf (sha256 0f329861b845, pdf, 1 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.

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