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County Court at Law No. 1 Zoom Policies & Procedures (effective January 4, 2023) — Fort Bend County. The operative requirements are quoted verbatim from the governing document (registered/posted 02/23/2023); the document in custody is the controlling text.
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To participate in a Zoom hearing, you must have an electronic device with an internet connection. … You must use a smart phone, iPad/tablet, or desktop/laptop computer with a built-in webcam/microphone. … It shall be the responsibility of counsel and self-represented parties to download the Zoom app prior to the proceeding and to ensure that all participants have the ability to participate. … You MUST indicate in your hearing request the following: a. … If counsel of record will be sending co- counsel, local counsel or an associate to conduct the hearing, you MUST notify the Court of the attorney’s name at least two (2) business days prior to the hearing. … The Notice of Hearing MUST be e-filed; and b. … The Notice shall state: … MUST contain the Zoom conference details generated by the Court Coordinator. … You MUST indicate in your hearing request the following: a. … The Notice of Hearing MUST be e-filed; and b. … The Notice shall state: … MUST contain the Zoom conference details generated by the Probate Auditor. … The scheduling party is responsible for cancelling the setting with the Court if a hearing is no longer necessary, and shall notify all other parties of cancellation. … Official Exhibits must be submitted to the Court’s Court Reporter, Stephanie Webb, no later than three (3) days prior to the hearing via email at stephanie.webb@fortbendcountytx.gov and regular mail by flash drive to Stephanie Webb, Official Court Reporter, County Court at Law No. … During the hearing, the Court will not be responsible for displaying exhibits through the Zoom application. … To do so, hit the "CHAT" button, and at the bottom of the chat window, pull down the recipient arrow and select your lawyer's name; however, such communication is prohibited during taking of client testimony. … Hearings will be livestreamed to the public; therefore, participants must treat Zoom proceedings with the same respect as in-person court proceeding. … All of the usual in- person courtroom decorum, demeanor, and dress code rules shall apply. … Attorneys and participants shall enter the hearing Waiting Room at least 10 minutes prior to the hearing start time. … Witnesses placed under “the Rule” are prohibited from accessing the Court’s YouTube channel at any time while placed under “the Rule.” Livestreaming may be viewed at: … IT IS ORDERED THAT RECORDING OF REMOTE ZOOM PROCEEDINGS IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN. … Attorneys, self-represented parties, witnesses, and attendees participating in remote hearings, or members of the public viewing a livestream, are prohibited from recording, capturing, saving, broadcasting, televising, or photographing the proceeding in any manner.
Reviewer note: Operative mandatory-language provisions quoted verbatim from the registered document; the full document (sha256 77dca9615205…) is the controlling text. Registered twice (TOPICs docs 1086/1232); supersedes the COVID-era video-conferencing policies (doc 209).
Tenth (10th) Court of Appeals — Standing Order No. 1, as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 01/01/2023). The operative requirements are quoted verbatim; the registered document is the controlling text.
Tenth (10th) Court of Appeals — Standing Order No. 2, as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 01/01/2023). The operative requirements are quoted verbatim; the registered document is the controlling text.