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165th District Court Procedures (July 24, 2026) — 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.
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Court Attire All counsel must appear in business attire for all hearings, including in the courtroom and via zoom. … Men are expected to wear a suit (sports coat and dress slacks are permissible) and tie; women are to wear the appropriate equivalent the proper equivalent.3. … Mandatory Electronic Filing In accordance with the Local Rules of Harris County District Courts, all cases in the 165th Civil District Court shall be electronically filed. … Do not use all caps. … Motions 4.1 Certificate of Conference Counsel must make serious and timely efforts to confer with opposing counsel on all motions (excluding Motions for Summary Judgment, Motions to Dismiss, Motions to Strike, Motions to Transfer, Motions for Directed Verdict, Motions for Substituted Service, and Motions for New Trial) to try to reach agreements on the relief requested or any agreements that can be reached on some of the relief requested. … All certificates of Conference shall state whether counsel have conferred regarding the substance of the relief requested and whether the relief is opposed, agreed, or agreed in part with a statement on what relief was agreed to between the parties. … In circumstances where opposition is uncertain, the party filing the motion must make at least two (2) attempts on separate days to ascertain whether the relief is opposed, and must provide a certificate of conference stating the number of attempts made to contact the opposing party, the method of those attempts (i.e., fax, e-mail, telephone call, postal mail), the date and time of the attempts, and the results obtained. … 4.3 Proposed Orders All motions and responses must have a proposed order. … All motions should have their own proposed order (Please do not combine multiple motions into one order). … 4.3 Courtesy Copies Parties filing pleadings more than twenty pages in length or with more than 50 pages of exhibits must provide a courtesy copy of those pleadings and accompanying exhibits to the Court, and give written notice to all parties stating the specific documents that were provided. … If a party highlights or otherwise marks a document in a courtesy copy provided to the Court, that party shall provide all other parties to the litigation an exact copy of what was provided to the Court. … Both the movant and non-movant must submit a proposed order. … Failure to obtain an enforceable settlement agreement will not be good cause to avoid dismissal or to reinstate the case. … 4.6 Default Judgments An oral hearing or submission is required on all default judgments. … Movants must include all supporting evidence for the motion and damages with the motion for default judgment. … Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21 must be followed Setting for Default judgments (for both liquidated and unliquidated damages) can be by submission or Oral hearing, no more than 15 days from the date of filing. … You must contact the court for Defaults to be placed on the submission docket where only liquidated damages are requested. … The movant is required to serve all defaulting parties with the motion, the proposed judgment, and the notice of the hearing, in accordance with TRCP 21(a). … The Movant must ensure (1) of the last known address,(2) Proof of service, (3) Affidavits of business records, if needed, (4) Attorneys fees affidavit and records, (5) Notice and (6) the filing of the non-military affidavit prior to the hearing. … When seeking a default judgment, the movant must present evidence to substantiate the claimed damages and demonstrate the method used to calculate them, including attorney’s fees if necessary. … Motions for Default Judgment based upon unpaid assessments or deed restriction violations must be set for an oral hearing, however a board member or property manager does not need to be present at the hearing. …
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.
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