UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT ☆ SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
HOUSTON DIVISION
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VS. § Criminal Action H-
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SCHEDULING ORDER
1. Depositions in the _______________________ at ________________ at _____________.
2. Deadlines Motions: ______________________________
Any motions filed must comply with the Local Rules for the Southern
District of Texas, in particular SDTX CrLR 12.2.
Response: ______________________________
If discovery is opposed, opposition must be filed immediately and
response(s) must comply with the Local Rules for the Southern District
of Texas, in particular SDTX CrLR 12.3.
*Request(s) and objection(s) must be based on substance, not form.
3. Motion hearing before Magistrate Judge _________ _________________ at 9:00 a.m.
4. Docket call and Final Pretrial Conference: _________________ at 8:30 a.m.
*Proposed voir dire questions and jury instructions due at Docket Call/Final Pretrial
Conference.
**A courtesy copy must be made available to the Court if it exceeds 25 pages.
Parties must engage in timely plea negotiations. The FPTC date is NOT a date to secure a
plea agreement and review it with the defendant-client. The parties must be ready to enter a
plea of guilty or proceed to trial on announcement.
5. Jury Selection: ____________________ at 9:00 a.m.
6. Estimate Trial Time: (6.0 – 7.0 hours/day) ____________________ day(s)
7. Motions for continuance must be filed at least three (3) business days prior to the date of
the court setting and will be granted only at the Court’s discretion. Motions for continuance
made on the day the matter is set will not be granted absent a showing of good cause.
8. This Court’s criminal docket is extremely crowded, and for purposes of docket
management this Court must be informed as to possible pre-trial disposition of cases on its
docket. Therefore, pursuant to the Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11(e)(5) and the
holding of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in United States v. Ellis, 47 F.2d 863 (5th Cir.
1977), any plea bargain or plea agreement entered into by the parties in this cause must be
made known to the Court three (3) days before FPTC. No plea bargain agreement entered
into after this date will be honored by the Court without good cause shown for the delay.
The defendant and his/her attorney must appear for the Court settings. Failure to appear may result
in additional charges being brought against the defendant.
Direct your questions about this schedule to Rhonda Hawkins, Case Manager, United States
District Court, 515 Rusk Street, Room 8613, Houston, Texas 77002, telephone (713) 250-5518.
Signed on __________________________, at Houston, Texas.
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United States Magistrate Judge
