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Joint Stipulated Confidentiality Order (form of order) — 157th 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 > 157th District Court
IT IS HEREBY stipulated and made an Order of the Court that, until this Stipulated Confidentiality Order is amended or superseded, all parties and nonparty witnesses shall follow the procedures set forth below with respect to certain documents, information, or testimony provided or exchanged in these or related actions or proceedings. … This Order shall govern all documents and information produced by any party or persons or entities not a party to this action, whether produced informally or pursuant to a formal discovery request and shall also include all documents or information contained in a document, or information revealed during a deposition or in any interrogatory answer or otherwise disclosed in discovery. … Nothing in this Order shall be construed as an agreement or acknowledgment by the non-producing party that any document, testimony, or other information designated as constitutes a trade secret or is in fact confidential. … Materials that contain sensitive information may be designated as "Confidential" or as "Confidential s Eyes Only." The producing party will make such a designation only as to those documents or discovery responses that are in good faith believed to contain or constitute valuable confidential, proprietary, trade secret, or other sensitive information. … Documents shall be designated as Confidential Information by marking or stamping each page of any such document "Confidential," "Confidential s Eyes Only," or identifying such documents by bates production numbers or other unequivocal identifier in writing to each party receiving the Confidential Information. … With respect to testimony that constitutes or references Confidential Information, confidential portions of the transcript may be designated as such on the record at the time the testimony is given, and additional portions of the testimony may be designated as "Confidential" or "Confidential s Eyes Only" within twenty (20) days after receipt of the transcript. … Until the twenty-day period has expired, the entire transcript shall be treated as Confidential Information. … In addition, any deposition in which documents designated as containing Confidential Information are marked as exhibits or shown to the deponent or otherwise employed shall be considered confidential and subject to the provisions of this Order. … Except as otherwise provided in this or subsequent court orders, Confidential Information shall not be disclosed or shown to anyone other than: … In the event that documents or testimony are designated as "Confidential s Eyes Only," such information shall not be disclosed or shown to anyone other than the persons described in paragraph C.1(b), C.1(d), C.1(e) in the event that in camera inspection of such information is requested or documents are filed with the Court under seal, C.1(f) and C.1(i). … If such information is disclosed or shown to persons described in paragraph C.1(d), those persons shall not view the information unless and until they are advised that the information is being disclosed pursuant and subject to the terms of this Stipulated Confidentiality Order and agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this Order. … Confidential Information shall be used by the receiving party solely for the prosecution and/or defense of this litigation and only as provided in this Stipulated Confidentiality Order. … Confidential Information shall not be used or employed for the purpose of any other action, use or proceeding, or for any commercial, business or other purpose whatsoever. …
Reviewer note: Own-site content fetched by us 2026-08-22 (Phase 3 justex/page sweep; hashed receipts in custody). Operative mandatory-language provisions quoted verbatim; the full posted document is the controlling text.
Standing order of the 109th Judicial District Court for every pending or later-filed case in Andrews, Winkler and Crane Counties: any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting in a case must, before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the court's certification form stating that all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative AI were verified as accurate by a human through traditional (non-AI) legal sources, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply. Effective immediately; in effect until rescinded or replaced.
Standing order of the 109th Judicial District Court for every pending or later-filed case in Andrews, Winkler and Crane Counties: any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting in a case must, before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the court's certification form stating that all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative AI were verified as accurate by a human through traditional (non-AI) legal sources, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply. Effective immediately; in effect until rescinded or replaced.