2 verbatim chambers requirements from Judge Richard W. Bennett's published procedures (remote appearances).
United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas — Judge Richard W. Bennett's cases only. Chambers procedures change without notice; the judge's own published document controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Requests to appear by telephone or video conference shall be made in writing to Judge Bennett's Case Manager at least three days prior to the scheduled appearance.
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-26 from what the judge's own official page (https://www.txs.uscourts.gov/page/united-states-magistrate-judge-richard-w-bennett) and the court's procedure pages publish for the judge: https://www.txs.uscourts.gov/sites/txs/files/Court_Procedures_for_Judge_Bennett.pdf (sha256 0e4aa5266f85, pdf, 11 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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