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A standing order of the Travis County District Courts setting the procedure for parties to submit proposed orders for approval when a hearing is unnecessary in civil and family cases.
Applies to the submission of proposed orders in civil and family cases before the Travis County District Courts. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
[Seal: County of Travis, State of Texas] FILE NO. GN-61-121012 (Local Rules and General Orders) [File stamp: Filed in The District Court of Travis County, Texas, DEC 13 2019 JG, At 10:25 A M., Velva L. Price, District Clerk] STANDING ORDER FOR SUBMISSION PROCEDURES IN CIVIL AND FAMILY CASES Effective on January 1, 2020 1. Purpose. This Standing Order sets out the procedure for parties to submit proposed orders for approval when a hearing is unnecessary. No contested matters shall be forwarded for submission unless expressly authorized by the Court. These submission procedures are in addition to and do not alter other applicable rules, including the Local Rules of Civil Procedure and Rules of Decorum for the District Courts of Travis County, Texas (the Local Rules), particularly Chapter 7 (Uncontested Docket). 2. Emergencies, Urgent Matters, and Relief by a Date Certain. Matters requiring emergency relief and those requiring urgent attention or approval by a definite date shall not be forwarded for submission. Instead, such matters shall be set for hearing (in accordance with Chapter 2 of the Local Rules) or presented pursuant to Chapter 7 of the Local Rules. 3. Matters Eligible for Submission. Matters appropriate for Uncontested Docket that do not require testimony are eligible for submission under the terms of this Standing Order. 4. Motion Required. A motion must be filed with the District Clerk before a proposed order granting the motion may be considered on submission. A proposed order need not be filed. 5. Submission. A file-stamped copy of the motion (along with a proposed order) shall be submitted to the appropriate Court attached to an email requesting approval on submission, with the following subject line: "SUBMISSION", cause number, and style of the case. All counsel of record and self-represented parties shall be copied. If agreed, the proposed order shall contain "Agreed" in the title and be signed "Agreed as to Form and Substance" by all counsel and self-represented parties. The submitting party must certify in the body of the email that it has complied with the requirements of this Standing Order. In the rare case in which email is not available, submission may be made by letter. 6. Withdrawal. No submitted matter may be taken to Uncontested Docket or set for hearing until after the Court to which it was submitted is first advised that the submission has been withdrawn, by email to the Court with "WITHDRAWAL" in the subject line. 7. Appropriate Court for Submission. If the case is assigned to a specific judge pursuant to Chapters 2 or 10 of the Local Rules, then the motion and proposed order shall be submitted to that judge's Court. All other motions/proposed orders shall be submitted to the Court in which the case is filed (i.e., the Court shown in the style of the case) by email in this format: "courtnumber.submission@traviscountytx.gov"; for example, for the 53rd District Court, 53.submission@traviscountytx.gov. 8. Approval, Rejection, or Denial. The submitted order will be approved, rejected, or denied at the Court's discretion, and counsel and self-represented parties will be notified by the Court. This Standing Order is effective as of January 1, 2020. Signed by all Civil District Judges and filed with District Clerk's Office on December 13 [handwritten], 2019. Signatures of District Court Judges: [signature] Judge Scott H. Jenkins, 53rd District Court [signature] Judge Rhonda Hurley, 98th District Court [signature] Judge Darlene Byrne, 126th District Court [signature] Judge Dustin M. Howell, 200th District Court [signature] Judge Amy Clark Meachum, 201st District Court [signature] Judge Karin Crump, 250th District Court [signature] Judge Lora J. Livingston, 261st District Court [signature] Judge Jan Soifer, 345th District Court [signature] Judge Tim Sulak, 353rd District Court [signature] Judge Catherine A. Mauzy, 419th District Court [signature] Judge Maya Guerra Gamble, 459th District Court
[Seal: County of Travis, State of Texas] FILE NO. GN-61-121012 (Local Rules and General Orders) [File stamp: Filed in The District Court of Travis County, Texas, DEC 13 2019 JG, At 10:25 A M., Velva L. Price, District Clerk] STANDING ORDER FOR SUBMISSION PROCEDURES IN CIVIL AND FAMILY CASES Effective on January 1, 2020 1. Purpose. This Standing Order sets out the procedure for parties to submit pr
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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.