3 verbatim chambers requirements from Judge Kenneth M. Hoyt's published procedures (remote appearances).
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.
Out-of-town counsel wishing to appear telephonically at a conference or hearing must submit a written request to the Case Manager well in advance of the applicable conference or hearing, with notice to the other counsel of record and any pro se parties.
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.
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