IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
STANDING ORDER REGARDING PROPER NOTIFICATION OF
SETTLEMENT TO THE COURT IN CASES PENDING BEFORE JUDGE ROBERT
SCHROEDER
A consistent and uniform manner of notifying the Court when a matter has been settled
and resolved is of material benefit to the parties, attorneys, and the Court as it promotes the
Court’s ability to monitor and manage its docket.
Accordingly, the Court ORDERS that promptly upon the settlement in principle of any
case pending before this Court, whether such settlement is reached by formal mediation,
privately between the parties or otherwise, the parties shall jointly file a motion with the Court
styled as follows: Joint Motion To Stay All Deadlines and Notice of Settlement. Such joint
motion SHALL (1) affirmatively state that all matters in controversy between the parties have
been settled in principle, (2) provide the general terms and amount of the settlement, 1 (3) request
that the Court stay for some specific and reasonable period of time, up to 30 days, the unreached
deadlines contained in the Court’s Docket Control Order, or stay the entry of a Docket Control
Order if one has yet to be entered, so that appropriate dismissal papers may be submitted and (4)
stipulate that if any issues arise in formalizing the settlement papers, the parties agree to submit
such issues to the Court for final resolution. The parties may request a stay for greater than 30
days if good cause is shown.
A motion indicating that the parties are communicating about settlement but one which
stops short of an express indication that the matters in controversy have, in fact, settled will not
ordinarily support an order staying the existing deadlines. Other filings (such as and for example
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A Memorandum of Understanding or email confirmation of the terms may be attached to reflect such terms. If
settlement terms are deemed “Confidential,” the Notice may be filed under seal by including a Certificate of
Authorization to File Under Seal referencing this Standing Order. See Local Rule CV-5(a)(7)(A).
only—a mere notice of settlement) shall not be adequate to comply with this Order or to secure a
stay of existing deadlines. Such noncompliant filings shall not support later requests to reset
missed deadlines or otherwise amend the Docket Control Order.
SIGNED this 15th day of January, 2016.
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ROBERT W. SCHROEDER III
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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