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Civil Rules (27)
5.1 Electronic Filing
5.2 Related Litigation Policy
5.3 Certificate of Service
5.4 Discovery not Filed
5.5 Service of Pleadings and Other Papers
7.1 Form
7.2 Unopposed Motions
7.3 Submission
7.4 Responses and Replies
10.1 Caption
10.2 Format
11.1 Designation
11.2 Responsibility
11.3 Signing of Pleadings
11.4 Sanctions
16.1 Civil Initial Pretrial Conference; Scheduling Order
16.2 Pretrial Order
26.1 Use of Discovery
26.2 Placement of Discovery
30.1 Video-Taped Depositions
65.1 Sureties
65.2 Non-Assignability of Receipts
79.1 Withdrawal of Instruments
79.2 Disposition of Exhibits
83.1 Admission to Practice
83.7 Electro-Mechanical Devices
83.8 Courtroom Behavior
Appendices (4)
App. A RULES OF DISCIPLINE
App. B JOINT PRETRIAL ORDER
App. C COURTROOM ETIQUITTE
App. D GUIDELINES FOR PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
Electronic Filing (ECF) Procedures
Administrative Procedures for Electronic Filing in Civil and Criminal Cases
District Forms (27)
Abstract of Judgment - Form
Abstract of Judgment - Instructions
Bond – Certificate of Acknowledgement
Bond – Request for Address Change
Brownsville
Complaint Under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Prisoner Civil Rights
Consent to Proceed Before a Magistrate Judge
Consent to Release of the Vessel
Corpus Christi
Exhibit List
Fianza – Solicitud Para Cambio De Domicilio
Galveston
Houston
Joint Discovery/Case Management Plan
Laredo
McAllen
Motion and Order to Appear Pro Hac Vice
Notice and Acknowledgment of Service by Mail
Notice Re: Random Jury Selection
Order to Seize a Vessel
Petition Under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
SDTX Jury Plan
Victoria
Warrant to Seize a Vessel
Writ of Execution - Form
Writ of Execution - Instructions
AO 140Victim Address Change Form (AO 140)
National (AO) forms used in every district are searchable too — try “AO 440” or “subpoena to testify at a deposition” in Search.
Standing Orders & Judge Procedures (116)
Alfred H Bennett (6)
Grand Jurors Handbook
Notice Re: Random Jury Selection
SDTX Jury Plan
Trial Jurors Handbook
View Judge Bennett’s Joint Discovery Case Management Plan
View Judge Bennett’s Procedures
Andrew S Hanen Senior (22)
INITIAL DISCOVERY PROTOCOLS
JUDGE ANDREW S. HANEN United States Courthouse
JUDGE ANDREW S. HANEN United States Courthouse
RULES GOVERNING EMPLOYMENT CASES
RULES GOVERNING INITIAL DISCOVERY
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Diana Saldaña (20)
AO 455 (Rev. 01/09) Waiver of an Indictment
AO 466 (Rev. 01/09) Waiver of Rule 32.1 Hearing (Violation of Probation or Supervised Release)
AO 466 (Rev. 9/92) Waiver of Rule 40 Hearings
AO 466A (Rev. 01/09) Waiver of Rule 5 & 5.1 Hearings (Complaint or Indictment)
AO 468 (Rev. 01/09) Waiver of a Preliminary Hearing
AO 86A (Rev. 01/09) Consent to Proceed Before a Magistrate Judge in a Misdemeanor Case
AO 89 (Rev. 01/09) Subpoena to Testify at a Hearing or Trial in a Criminal Case
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Diana Song Quiroga (16)
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AO 466 (Rev. 12/17) Waiver of Rule 32.1 Hearing (Violation of Probation or Supervised Release)
AO 466A (Rev. 12/17) Waiver of Rule 5 & 5.1 Hearings (Complaint or Indictment)
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Ewing Werlein Jr (5)
Docket Control Order
Exhibits
Joint Discovery Case Management Plan
Joint Pretrial Order
Procedures
George C Hanks Jr (9)
Joint Discovery/Case Management Plan
View Initial Discovery For First Party Insurance Property Damage Cases
View Initial Discovery Protocols for Business Interruption Insurance Litigation arising from COVID-19 Pandemic and Similar Public Health Threats
View Initial Discovery Protocols For Employment Cases Alleging Adverse Action
View Initial Discovery Protocols For Fair Labor Standards Act
View Initial Discovery Protocols For Premise Liability Cases Involving Slips, Trips, or Falls
View Initial Discovery Protocols for Residential Mortgage Cases
View Judge Hanks Procedures
View Standing Protective Order
Ignacio Torteya Iii (13)
AO 458 (Rev. 06/09) Appearance of Counsel
AO 466 (Rev. 01/12) Waiver of Rule 32.1 Hearing (Violation of Probation or Supervised Release)
AO 466A (Rev. 12/09) Waiver of Rule 5 & 5.1 Hearings (Complaint or Indictment)
AO 86A (Rev. 01/09) Consent to Proceed Before a Magistrate Judge in a Misdemeanor Case
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Keith P Ellison (1)
Judge Ellison's Procedures
Marina Garcia Marmolejo (24)
AO 466 (Rev. 12/17) Waiver of Rule 32.1 Hearing (Violation of Probation or Supervised Release)
AO 466A (Rev. 12/17) Waiver of Rule 5 & 5.1 Hearings (Complaint or Indictment)
Civil Court Procedures
Criminal Court Procedures
General Order 2025-04
Standing Order – Appearances in Criminal Cases
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Video Teleconferencing Procedures
Tip: everything on this page is also retrievable in Search (“S.D. Tex. LR 7.1”) and cited by Ask.