7 verbatim chambers requirements from Judge Sim Lake's published procedures (exhibits & evidence).
United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas — Judge Sim Lake's cases only. Chambers procedures change without notice; the judge's own published document controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
If a party cites legal authority not found in the United States Code, Supreme Court Reporter, Federal Reporter, Federal Rules Decisions, Federal Supplement, Southwestern Reporter, or Vernon’s Revised Statutes and Codes Annotated, the relevant parts of such authority must be submitted 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-sim-lake) and the court's procedure pages publish for the judge: https://www.txs.uscourts.gov/sites/txs/files/SLCourtroomProcedures.pdf (sha256 a2af50a0a468, pdf, 19 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 exhibits in BETSY BENSON's division.
4 verbatim requirements on exhibits & evidence.
1 verbatim requirement on exhibits & evidence.
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