S.D. Tex. — Judge Kenneth M. Hoyt: Discovery & conferral

High confidence· verified September 26, 2026Meet & ConferUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, procedures published by Judge Kenneth M. Hoyt (JUDGE KENNETH M. HOYT THE ATTACHED COVER PAGE MUST BE SERVED WITH THE SUMMONS AN) — sha256-hashed 2026-09-26

Summary

10 verbatim chambers requirements from Judge Kenneth M. Hoyt's published procedures (discovery & conferral).

Applies to

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

Source of truth

The plaintiff must serve this cover page and the Order for Conference along with the summons and complaint on all defendants.

Official source: S.D. Tex. — Local & Federal Rules (U.S. District Court, Southern 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.txs.uscourts.gov/page/district-magistrate-judges-procedures-schedules) and the court's procedure pages publish for the judge: https://www.txs.uscourts.gov/sites/txs/files/Judge%20Hoyt%20Procedures%202026.pdf (sha256 bcb41add9c46, pdf, 21 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.

Broward Division 55 (DANIEL J. KANNER) — Discovery

1 verbatim requirement on discovery in DANIEL J. KANNER's division.

High confidence· verified September 9, 202617th Jud. Cir., Division 55 divisional procedures — captured and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24

Meet & ConferBroward County · Judge Betsy Benson

Broward Division 56 (BETSY BENSON) — Discovery

1 verbatim requirement on discovery in BETSY BENSON's division.

High confidence· verified September 9, 202617th Jud. Cir., Division 56 divisional procedures — captured and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24

Meet & ConferBroward County · Judge Christopher Wigand

Seventeenth Cir. — Judge Christopher Wigand: Discovery

1 verbatim requirement on discovery.

High confidence· verified September 9, 2026Seventeenth Judicial Circuit (pp. https://www.17th.flcourts.org/division-44/) — captured and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24

Meet & ConferBroward County · Judge Nina W. Di Pietro

Broward Division 49 (NINA W. DI PIETRO) — Discovery

2 verbatim requirements on discovery in NINA W. DI PIETRO's division.

High confidence· verified September 9, 202617th Jud. Cir., Division 49 divisional procedures — captured and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24

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