2 verbatim chambers requirements from Judge Nicholas J. Ganjei's published procedures (proposed orders).
United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas — Judge Nicholas J. Ganjei's cases only. Chambers procedures change without notice; the judge's own published document controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
The parties must jointly confer in good faith regarding appropriate terms for a protective order and file either a joint or opposed motion for entry of a protective order with the proposed order as an exhibit.
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-26 from what the judge's own official page (https://www.txs.uscourts.gov/page/united-states-district-judge-nicholas-j-ganjei) and the court's procedure pages publish for the judge: https://www.txs.uscourts.gov/sites/txs/files/Ganjei_Court_Procedures_April_2026.pdf (sha256 cff41accaa72, pdf, 34 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.
6 verbatim requirements on proposed orders in NINA W. DI PIETRO's division.
3 verbatim requirements on proposed orders in JOHN HURLEY's division.
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