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Joint order of the Lubbock County district judges assigned to hear criminal cases (137th, 140th and 364th Judicial Districts): police reports and witness statements submitted to the District Clerk for filing in a criminal case are treated as sealed documents, to be opened only on further order of the court, and the clerk seals every such report and statement submitted for filing.
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IN RE POLICE REPORTS & WITNESS STATEMENTS IN THE DISTRICT COURTS OF LUBBOCK COUNTY, TEXAS 137TH, 140TH, AND 364TH JUDICIAL DISTRICTS [File stamp: FILED FOR RECORD, APR 1_ 8 51 AM '05, [signature], DISTRICT CLERK LUBBOCK CO., BY [signature]; the second digit of the day is only partly printed in the scan (it appears to read 18)] JOINT ORDER REGARDING THE FILING OF POLICE REPORTS & WITNESS STATEMENTS In order to protect the confidentiality of certain information contained in police reports and witness statements, we, the District Judges of the above-named courts assigned to hear criminal cases, do hereby order that any police reports or witness statements submitted to the District Clerk’s office for filing in a criminal case should be considered a sealed document to be opened only upon further order of the court. The clerk of the court is hereby directed to seal all police reports and witness statements submitted for filing in a criminal case until further order of the court. The clerk of the court is hereby directed to record this order in the minutes of such courts. Signed this the 15th day of April, 2005. [signature] Cecil G. Puryear, Judge 137th District Court [signature] Jim B. Darnell, Judge 140th District Court [signature] Bradley S. Underwood, Judge 364th District Court
IN RE POLICE REPORTS & WITNESS STATEMENTS IN THE DISTRICT COURTS OF LUBBOCK COUNTY, TEXAS 137TH, 140TH, AND 364TH JUDICIAL DISTRICTS [File stamp: FILED FOR RECORD, APR 1_ 8 51 AM '05, [signature], DISTRICT CLERK LUBBOCK CO., BY [signature]; the second digit of the day is only partly printed in the scan (it appears to read 18)] JOINT ORDER REGARDING THE FILING OF POLICE REPORTS & WITNESS STATEME
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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.