S.D. Tex. — Judge Rolando Olvera: Filing

High confidence· verified September 26, 2026E-FilingUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, procedures published by Judge Rolando Olvera (CIVIL PROCEDURES/LOCAL RULES; CRIMINAL PROCEDURES; Civil Procedures/LOCAL rULES; Criminal Procedures) — sha256-hashed 2026-09-26

Summary

11 verbatim chambers requirements from Judge Rolando Olvera's published procedures (filing).

Applies to

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.

Source of truth

Electronic filings must follow the “Administrative Procedures for Electronic Filing in Civil and Criminal Cases.” Answers to frequently asked questions about electronic filing may be obtained from the District Clerk’s Office.

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/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.

139th District Court (Hidalgo County) — Standing Order: e-filing required for all family-law and civil documents from October 21, 2013 (signed October 18, 2013)

A 2013 standing order requiring attorneys to e-file family-law and civil documents (no paper filings accepted) as the court began compliance with the Supreme Court's e-filing mandate; criminal filing unchanged.

High confidence· verified September 10, 2026Standing Order of the Hidalgo County 139th district court regarding e-filing (2013), posted on www.hidalgocounty.us/208/e-Filing; captured 2026-09-10.

E-FilingHidalgo County · Judge Sergio Valdez

County Court at Law No. 7 (Hidalgo County) — Standing Order: e-filing required for all family-law documents (District Clerk) and civil documents (County Clerk) from October 21, 2013

A 2013 standing order requiring attorneys to e-file family-law and civil documents (no paper filings accepted) as the court began compliance with the Supreme Court's e-filing mandate; criminal filing unchanged.

High confidence· verified September 10, 2026Standing Order of the Hidalgo County county court at law no 7 regarding e-filing (2013), posted on www.hidalgocounty.us/208/e-Filing; captured 2026-09-10.

E-FilingHidalgo County

County Court at Law No. 8 (Hidalgo County) — Standing Order: e-filing required for family-law and civil documents from December 2, 2013; valid e-mail addresses on all submitted orders

A 2013 standing order requiring attorneys to e-file family-law and civil documents (no paper filings accepted) as the court began compliance with the Supreme Court's e-filing mandate; criminal filing unchanged. Orders submitted for signature must carry the e-mail addresses of all parties to be notified and counsel must keep their electronic mailboxes able to receive the clerks' transmissions.

High confidence· verified September 10, 2026Standing Order of the Hidalgo County county court at law no 8 regarding e-filing (2013), posted on www.hidalgocounty.us/208/e-Filing; captured 2026-09-10.

E-FilingSeminole County

Eighteenth Cir. — 09-19-s

3 verbatim mandatory provisions from 09-19-s.

High confidence· verified September 9, 2026Eighteenth Judicial Circuit, 09-19-s — harvested live and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24

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