Filing and Service Requirements
. RULE CV-5 of the Local Court Rules of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas is applicable to criminal cases.
Format of Documents
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Any document presented to the clerk for filing must:
be typed or printed, double-spaced, without erasures or interlineation materially defacing it, and, if by traditional filing, on 8½ by 11 inch paper;
be endorsed with the style of the case and the descriptive name of the pleading or document; and
contain either:
the mailing address, signature, state bar card number and telephone and fax numbers (including area code) of the attorney, if filed by an attorney; or
the mailing address, signature, and telephone number (including area code) of the pro se party, if filed pro se.
Any proposed order submitted with a traditionally filed document must be completely separate from any other paper or document.
Nonconforming Documents
. The clerk must file any document not conforming to this rule and advise the court of the violation of the rule.
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