Bexar County Civil District Courts Document Format Requirements
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Font, margin, spacing, and file format requirements for court filings. This page is scoped to Bexar County Civil District Courts; use the court rules overview to switch categories without leaving this court.
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- Format
statutorily-required documents, pleadings, and proposed orders. If appearing remotely, these documents must be in digital .pdf format.
Summary: When appearing remotely, statutorily-required documents, pleadings, and proposed orders must be in digital PDF format.
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Civil cases
Each requested instruction must be numbered and presented with authority.
Summary: Each requested jury instruction must be numbered and presented with supporting authority.
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Civil cases
All exhibits must be pre-marked and exchanged among counsel (please see Judy for instructions on how exhibits should be marked).
Summary: All exhibits must be pre-marked and exchanged among counsel, with marking instructions available from Judy.
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Civil cases
The parties must provide the Court with complete sets of exhibits for use at trial in a properly tabbed and indexed notebook.
Summary: Parties must provide the Court with complete sets of trial exhibits in a properly tabbed and indexed notebook.
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Motions, orders, briefs, etc. should include page numbers and complete signature blocks on all orders.
Summary: Motions, orders, briefs, and similar filings should include page numbers.
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Civil cases
Even if the parties cannot, after a good faith attempt, agree on all proposed instructions, definitions and questions, the parties should nonetheless submit a single, unified charge. Each disputed instruction, definition, or question should be set out in bold type, underlined, or in italics and identified as disputed. Each disputed item should be labeled to show which party is requesting the disputed language.
Summary: Parties must submit a single unified jury charge, with each disputed instruction, definition, or question set out in bold, underlined, or italics, identified as disputed, and labeled with the requesting party.
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The court's preference is one party drafts the order, and the other party submits visible redline edits which can later be shared with the court via Zoom's "share screen" component. The court disfavors operating from two competing orders, however, recognizes in some instances it is necessary.
Summary: The court prefers one party to draft the order with the other submitting visible redline edits shareable via Zoom screen share, and disfavors two competing orders though it recognizes this is sometimes necessary.
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Civil cases
A copy of each deposition excerpt highlighted is preferred for the Court.
Summary: Highlighted copies of each deposition excerpt are preferred for the Court.
What formatting rules apply to filings in Bexar County Civil District Courts?
Bexar County Civil District Courts' formatting rule includes file format PDF and applies when appearing remotely; documents must be in digital .pdf format. When appearing remotely, statutorily-required documents, pleadings, and proposed orders must be in digital PDF format. Machine summary, not yet verified; check the linked order.
Judge Cynthia Marie Chapa's formatting rule includes binding tabbed 3-ring, complete sets of exhibits for use at trial must be provided to the court, and exhibit notebook must be indexed. Parties must provide the Court with complete sets of trial exhibits in a properly tabbed and indexed notebook. Machine summary, not yet verified; check the linked order.
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