3 verbatim chambers requirements from Judge John A. Kazen's published procedures (continuances & deadlines).
United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas — Judge John A. Kazen's cases only. Chambers procedures change without notice; the judge's own published document controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Motions for deadline extensions and continuances of court settings must be filed prior to the date of the controlling deadline and will be granted only at the Court’s discretion.
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-26 from what the judge's own official page (https://www.txs.uscourts.gov/page/united-states-district-judge-john-kazen) and the court's procedure pages publish for the judge: https://www.txs.uscourts.gov/sites/txs/files/Civ%20Court%20Procedures_JAK_April%202026%20v2%20Final.pdf (sha256 2cadda18e0dc, pdf, 25 pages); https://www.txs.uscourts.gov/sites/txs/files/Crim_Court_Rules_JAK_June_2025.pdf (sha256 86cff4a3b093, pdf, 18 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 continuances in JEREMY I. FRANKER's division.
1 verbatim requirement on continuances.
Judge Weiss: case law and memos to chambers five business days before the hearing, and every exhibit a party intends to use listed on a notice of discovery and provided to the other side five business days out.
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