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Trial Preparation Order — 127th District Court — posted on the court's own website — the court-procedure tier (standing procedures, policies, and preferences the court itself publishes), distinct from the TOPICs-registered local-rules tier (TRCP 3a registration applies to local rules). Operative requirements quoted verbatim; the posted document is the controlling text.
Texas > Harris County > 127th District Court
_____________________________ _____________________________ * IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF VS. _____________________________ * HARRIS COUNT, TEXAS * 127TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT TRIAL PREPARATION ORDER [X] PURSUANT TO RULE 166 of the Texas Rule of Civil Procedure, before the Pre-trial Conference scheduled for this case, the items that are checked below must be furnished to opposing counsel in advance with enough time to allow review for objections, and brought with you the Pre-trial Conference. [] PURSUANT TO RULE 166 of the Texas Rule of Civil Procedure, the items that are checked must be completed and ready for discussion with the Court at the Pre-trial Conference. [X] PARTY/ATTORNEY LIST. Names, addresses, and phone numbers of each pro se party and attorney. [X] TRIAL WITNESSES LIST. The name, address and telephone number of any person expected to testify at trial, and a brief statement of each identified person’s connection with the case. [] DRAFT JURY CHARGE. (If a jury fee has been paid) or Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law. Modifications may be submitted as the trial progresses. [X] EXHIBITS. An exhibit list is required. All exhibits must be pre-marked with inadmissible matters redacted (e.g. insurance). Objections to authenticity must be made pursuant to Rule 193.7 [X] DEPOSITION EXCERPTS OR EDITED VIDEOTAPES. Designate page and line in sequence to be used at trial. [X] MOTIONS IN LIMINE. [X] TRIAL SCHEDULING. Estimated trial length, and potential attorney or witness conflict or travel difficulties. [X] OTHER. DRAFT CHARGE/FINDINGS OF FACT & CONCLUSIONS OF LAW MUST BE FILED/EXCHANGED 7 DAYS PRIOR TO TRIAL SETTING. OBJECTIONS TO DEPO/VIDEO EXCERPTS TO BE FILED/EXCHANGED 3 DAYS PRIOR TO TRIAL SETTING. E-COPY EACH TO donnie_syptak@justex.net Denise Brown Judge, 127th District Court.
Reviewer note: Own-site content fetched by us 2026-08-22 (Phase 3 justex/page sweep; hashed receipts in custody). Complete document text quoted verbatim (whitespace-normalized); the posted document is the controlling text.
17 verbatim requirements extracted from 4243-01__2021-05.pdf, across 4 topics.
Judge Eckley-Moulder's courtroom policies (court starts 9:30 sharp): at the Final Pre-Trial, all trial counsel and the defendant must be physically present, phones silenced, and no recording without media clearance.