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Briefing Practice Concerning Objections to Magistrate Judge

N.D. Tex. LCrR 59.2

Recommendations on Dispositive Motions. (a) Brief. Objections filed under Fed. R. Crim. P. 59(b)(2) must be accompanied by a brief that sets forth the party’s contentions of fact and/or law, and argument and authorities, and complies with LCrR 47.2. (b) Response Brief. A response brief to objections filed under Fed. R. Crim. P. 59(b)(2) must comply with LCrR 47.2 and be filed within 14 days from the date the objections are filed. (c) Reply Brief. Reply briefs may not be filed unless the moving party requests, and the presiding judge grants, leave to do so. If leave is granted, the reply brief shall be filed no later than the deadline set by the presiding judge and comply with LCrR 47.2. Page 17
Official source: https://www.txnd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/documents/CRIMRULES.pdf · retrieved 2026-07-22