8 verbatim chambers requirements from Judge Fernando Rodriguez, Jr.'s published procedures (discovery & conferral).
United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas — Judge Fernando Rodriguez, Jr.'s cases only. Chambers procedures change without notice; the judge's own published document controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
At the conference required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(f), the parties must discuss whether any party desires to request modifications to the Preliminary Scheduling Order.
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-26 from what the judge's own official page (https://www.txs.uscourts.gov/page/united-states-district-judge-fernando-rodriguez-jr) and the court's procedure pages publish for the judge: https://www.txs.uscourts.gov/sites/txs/files/F_Rodriguez_Civil_Local_Rules.pdf (sha256 e7dd207a4190, pdf, 19 pages); https://www.txs.uscourts.gov/sites/txs/files/F%20Rodriguez%20Criminal%20Local%20Rules%20%28FINAL%20-%204-5-2019%29.docx (sha256 ccb16d112db7, docx, - pages); https://www.txs.uscourts.gov/sites/txs/files/F%20Rodriguez%20Criminal%20Local%20Rules%20%28FINAL%20-%204-5-2019%29.pdf (sha256 ab6584a0de04, pdf, 14 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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