5 verbatim chambers requirements from Judge Rolando Olvera's published procedures (courtesy copies & materials).
United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas — Judge Rolando Olvera's cases only. Chambers procedures change without notice; the judge's own published document controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Counsel for each party must provide the Court with a hard copy of its exhibits in a tabbed and indexed binder by the Final Pretrial Conference.
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-26 from what the judge's own official page (https://www.txs.uscourts.gov/page/united-states-district-judge-rolando-olvera) and the court's procedure pages publish for the judge: https://www.txs.uscourts.gov/sites/txs/files/Judge_Olvera_Local_Rules_%28Civil%29_5-22-26.docx (sha256 826bc76d6a35, docx, - pages); https://www.txs.uscourts.gov/sites/txs/files/Judge_Olvera_Local_Rules_%28Civil%29_5-22-26.pdf (sha256 9ee5e415535d, pdf, 36 pages); https://www.txs.uscourts.gov/sites/txs/files/Judge_Olvera_Local_Rules_%28Criminal%29_04-2-25.docx (sha256 42e2323dc3aa, docx, - pages); https://www.txs.uscourts.gov/sites/txs/files/Judge_Olvera_Local_Rules_%28Criminal%29_04-2-25.pdf (sha256 ad25b9f1f577, pdf, 13 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 courtesy copies in LAUREN N. PEFFER's division.
1 verbatim requirement on courtesy copies in BARBARA R. DUFFY's division.
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