3 verbatim chambers requirements from Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater's published procedures (discovery & conferral).
United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas — Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater's cases only. Chambers procedures change without notice; the judge's own published document controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
If the parties have already submitted a Rule 26(f) written report that outlines their proposed discovery plan, they must also submit the joint proposal required by the scheduling proposal order, because it contains matters not required by Rule 26(f).
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-26 from what the judge's own official page (https://www.txnd.uscourts.gov/judge/senior-district-judge-sidney-fitzwater) and the court's procedure pages publish for the judge: https://www.txnd.uscourts.gov/judge/senior-district-judge-sidney-fitzwater (sha256 ecea7cd1b4e6, inline, - 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.
1 verbatim requirement on discovery in DANIEL J. KANNER's division.
1 verbatim requirement on discovery in BETSY BENSON's division.
1 verbatim requirement on discovery.
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