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A standing discovery control plan of the 474th Judicial District Court restricting the methods of discovery in Child Protective Services cases (suits by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services), tailored under Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 190/192.
Applies to discovery in Child Protective Services suits before the 474th District Court of McLennan County. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
In the Interest of Child(ren), 474th Judicial District Court of McLennan County — Discovery Control Plan Order (CPS cases). The court makes this order on its own initiative, tailored to the circumstances of this specific type of suit; the permissible methods of discovery under Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 192.1 are restricted as described, the court finding under Rule 192.4(b) that the burden and expense of additional discovery outside the order's scope would outweigh its likely benefit, taking into account the best interest of the children, the rights of the parents, the significant disclosure routinely made through statutorily required court reports and review hearings, the publicly funded nature of this special statutory litigation involving the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, the frequency of statutorily mandated hearings, and the numerous documents filed with the District Clerk. The order does not apply where the trial schedule is accelerated due to the Department's request for aggravated circumstances. DISCOVERY: a party or ad litem for a child may undertake whatever investigation they deem appropriate and whatever formal discovery is authorized by the order, and the court will carefully consider motions for discovery beyond that provided as the need arises.
In the Interest of Child(ren), 474th Judicial District Court of McLennan County — Discovery Control Plan Order (CPS cases). The court makes this order on its own initiative, tailored to the circumstances of this specific type of suit; the permissible methods of discovery under Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 192.1 are restricted as described, the court finding under Rule 192.4(b) that the burden and
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