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Order of the 35th District Court for Mills County exempting delinquent tax collection suits filed under Property Tax Code chapters 31-34 from the mandatory disclosures of TRCP 194; discovery requests actually served must still be answered, and the waiver may be discontinued by the court.
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§ IN THE DISTRICT COURT § 35th JUDICIAL DISTRICT § MILLS COUNTY, TEXAS ORDER After due consideration and in order to maximize judicial efficiency and economy, this Court is of the opinion that delinquent tax collection cases filed under Ch. 31-34 of the Texas Property Tax Code in this Court are exempt from the mandatory disclosure requirements set out in TRCP 194, et seq. WHEREAS, section (a) of TRCP Rule 194.1 provides that; “(a) Duty to Disclose. Except as exempted by Rule 194.2(d) or as otherwise agreed by the parties or ordered by the court, a party must, without awaiting a discovery request, provide to the other parties the information or material described in Rule 194.2, 194.3, and 194.4.” Thereby establishing a method for Courts to enter Orders in order to waive the application of this section in specific circumstances; and, WHEREAS, this Court finds that such a circumstance warrants such waiver as it relates to delinquent tax collecting lawsuits filed under Ch. 31-34 of the Texas Property Tax Code; and, WHEREAS, such waiver is only extended to the mandatory requirement of such provisions such that any party that is duly served discovery request under these provisions by the opposing party will still be fully and completely obligated to timely and, consistent with the requirements of the TRCP, fully answer any such party initiated discovery requests; and, WHEREAS, this waiver can be discontinued at any time by this Court in the same manner; IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, that from the day executed below until such time as it is discontinued, all delinquent tax collection lawsuits filed under Ch. 31-34 of the Texas Property Tax Code and assigned to this Court, and the parties therein, shall be exempt from the mandatory nature of the disclosure rules set out in TRCP 194 et seq. SIGNED AND ENTERED this the 13 day of May, 2021. [signature] Honorable Mike Smith Judge 35th Judicial District Court Mills County, Texas [File stamp: FILED FOR RECORD At 12:12 O’Clock P M, MAY 13 2021, SONYA SCOTT County & District Clerk, Mills County, Texas, By [signature] Deputy]
§ IN THE DISTRICT COURT § 35th JUDICIAL DISTRICT § MILLS COUNTY, TEXAS ORDER After due consideration and in order to maximize judicial efficiency and economy, this Court is of the opinion that delinquent tax collection cases filed under Ch. 31-34 of the Texas Property Tax Code in this Court are exempt from the mandatory disclosure requirements set out in TRCP 194, et seq. WHEREAS, section (a) o
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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.