The Waller County Court at Law No. 1’s standing order (May 13, 2024) restricting public access to pleadings, orders and documents filed in suits brought by the Department of Family and Protective Services under Family Code Chapters 261, 262 and 264. The court finds these are records of the judiciary and not public information (Gov’t Code 552.003(1)(B)), are not presumed open (TRCP 76a), and — given CAPTA and Family Code § 261.201 confidentiality of abuse/neglect records — orders that public access be restricted absent an in-camera inspection and finding of necessity.
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[File stamp: Filed AT 9:49 [handwritten] O'Clock a [handwritten] M, 5-13-24 [handwritten], LIZ PIRKLE, WALLER COUNTY, TEXAS, BY [initials] DEPUTY] IN THE COUNTY COURT AT LAW No. 1 OF WALLER COUNTY, TEXAS STANDING ORDER REGARDING PUBLIC ACCESS TO DFPS COURT RECORDS On the 13th [handwritten] day of May [handwritten], 2024, the Court considered the following and issues findings and orders related to
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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 Effective immediately; in effect until rescinded or replaced.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.
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