Loading…
Standing order of the 121st District Court (replacing its Standing Order for Hearings No. 4): on a finding of good cause the court may conduct hearings and bench trials by Zoom, and a request for setting must say in writing whether a Zoom hearing is requested and why; participants need a webcam device and an e-mail address, counsel and pro se parties run a Zoom trial with their witnesses and give the court their e-mail address at least 3 business days before the hearing (a party who fails to appear may be found in default); pre-numbered exhibits are e-mailed to the court by 3:00 p.m. the day before; counsel confer on stipulated exhibits; the district clerk serves the order with any precept for a Zoom hearing; proper dress and decorum apply to virtual appearances.
Texas > Ninth Administrative Judicial Region > Yoakum County > 121st District Court.
STANDING ORDER FOR ZOOM HEARINGS The Court enters this Standing Order for Zoom and vacates the prior Standing Order for Hearings No. 4. The Court, upon a finding of good cause, may conduct hearings and bench trials by Zoom. UPON REQUEST FOR SETTING, COUNSEL SHALL INFORM THE COURT IN WRITING AS TO WHETHER A ZOOM HEARING IS REQUESTED and the reason, they believe is good cause to have Zoom. The Court’s Zoom channel on YouTube is 121st District Court. In order to conduct a visual Zoom hearing, each participant must have a computer or smart phone with webcam capabilities and an email address for notification from the Court. Each attorney or pro se party shall prior to the hearing conduct a trial run of their witnesses Zoom capabilities. It is FURTHER ORDERED that, each attorney or pro se party shall notify the Court of their email address, not later than 3 business days prior to the hearing date. If there is not confirmed contact by the Court as Ordered herein or, if the party upon confirmation of contact information fails to appear by Zoom or phone, at the date and time of the hearing, the Court will conduct the hearing by Zoom and the party will be found to be in default. It is FURTHER ORDERED that each party submit to the court it’s Exhibits by email to jadidway@terrycounty.org; in the subject line include the style of the case and cause number; pre-number each exhibit and attach separately to the email; and, all exhibits shall be in one email. If an exhibit cannot be submitted by email, it is to be delivered to the Court prior to the hearing in person or by Dropbox. All exhibit shall be provided by 3:00 p.m. on the day before the hearing. Prior to the commencement of any hearing or trial, the attorneys shall confer to identify those exhibits to which admissibility may be stipulated. All exhibits not objected to by opposing counsel, shall be admitted into evidence as a first order of business at the hearing/trial. It is FURTHER ORDERED that the District Clerk shall refer to this Order in and serve the Order, with any precept for any Zoom hearing noticed by the Clerk. NOTE: All participants shall adhere to proper dress and decorum for all virtual appearances. The Courts contact phone number is (806) 637-7742, email jadidway@terrycounty.org and its mailing address in 500 West Main Street, Rm 305W, Brownfield, TX 79316. This above order applies, unless otherwise ordered by the Court after the date hereof. Dated: March 4, 2022. [signature] John A. Didway, Judge Presiding [File stamp: FILED 12-21-2022 at 11:30 o’clock A M., SANDRA ROBLEZ, District Clerk, Yoakum County, Texas, By [signature]]
STANDING ORDER FOR ZOOM HEARINGS The Court enters this Standing Order for Zoom and vacates the prior Standing Order for Hearings No. 4. The Court, upon a finding of good cause, may conduct hearings and bench trials by Zoom. UPON REQUEST FOR SETTING, COUNSEL SHALL INFORM THE COURT IN WRITING AS TO WHETHER A ZOOM HEARING IS REQUESTED and the reason, they believe is good cause to have Zoom. The Co
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-25 (AJR-9 Ninth Region build) from BenchPath custody probe/topics9/407.pdf (application/pdf, 493583 bytes, sha256 e888d5c988ee68ab7d506d2db1669ca491cd556307b223e042a931e5c9a4e125; 1 pages) - the TOPICs-registered document: transcribed from the rendered pages of the scanned PDF (the machine OCR layer was not relied on), every page read against the render; signature, seal and file-stamp blocks bracketed. The order's printed wording ("it's Exhibits", "All exhibit shall be provided", "refer to this Order in and serve") is kept as printed.
3 verbatim requirements on remote appearances in CALEB S. JOHNSTON's division.
6 verbatim requirements on remote appearances in MICHAEL G. KAPLAN's division.