S.D. Tex. — Judge Rolando Olvera: Hearings & scheduling

Source of truth

Counsel must report at least five minutes before the hearing is scheduled to begin.

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

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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. Regrouped 2026-09-26: the topic map's Mediation pattern matched 'mediate' inside words such as 'immediately', 'intermediate' and 'remediation', so sentences using those words were filed under Mediation & settlement; it now matches whole words only. The sentences are unchanged; only their topic page changed.