Dallas County Civil District Courts Courtesy Copy Requirements

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Civil cases

For motions longer than 10 pages, send the court a courtesy copy at least two days before the hearing.

Notice: If your motion is more than ten (10) pages, please send the court a courtesy copy at least two days before your hearing.

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Civil cases

Attachments must be listed and a courtesy copy sent to the Court.

Please list attachments here and send a courtesy copy of the attachments to the Court

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Civil cases

Parties must submit a courtesy copy of the TI notebook to the Court 2 days before the TI hearing.

2 Days before TI Hearing – Parties shall submit a courtesy copy of the TI notebook to the Court, including argument and supporting evidence.

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Civil cases

Proposed exhibits should be provided to the Court as courtesy copies.

All proposed exhibits should also be provided to the Court, as per the standard requirements for courtesy copies.

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Do not email exhibits if proceedings are in-person only.

I do not need them emailed IF we are only having in-person proceedings.

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Civil cases

On all contested motions, counsel must provide a courtesy copy of the motion, response and reply, if any, to the Court no later than two (2) business days prior to the hearing.

Summary: For all contested motions, courtesy copies of the motion, any response, and any reply must reach the Court at least two business days before the hearing.

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Civil cases

Each side by should have courtesy copies of other pre-trial material delivered to the Court no less than two (2) business days before the pre-trial conference, and counsel should notify the Court of all outstanding pre-trial matters that will need to be addressed at the pre-trial conference.

Summary: Each side must provide courtesy copies of pre-trial materials to the Court two business days before the pre-trial conference and notify the Court of outstanding pre-trial matters.

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If you file a pleading, brief, or submit an exhibit to the Court that is more than five pages in length, you must deliver a paper copy of the materials to the Court no less than three days before the date of the hearing. Failure to provide a copy may result in the cancellation of your hearing. The Court staff will not print out any materials that are more than five pages in length.

Summary: Pleadings, briefs, or exhibits over 5 pages require a paper copy delivered to the Court at least 3 days before the hearing.

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At least three (3) business days before the pre-trial conference, the parties shall also hand deliver to the Court all opposed motions that will be considered at the pre-trial conference.

Summary: Opposed motions for the pre-trial conference must be hand delivered to the Court at least 3 business days before the conference.

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Civil cases

The Court requires courtesy copies if the total number of pages of the submission (motion and exhibits) is more than 25 pages. Courtesy copies should be delivered (not emailed) to the Court no later than three (3) business days before the scheduled hearing.

Summary: Courtesy copies required for submissions over 25 pages, delivered to the Court no later than 3 business days before the hearing.

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Civil cases

All courtesy copies of documents more than 25 pages must be submitted no later than three (3) business days before the scheduled hearing.

Summary: Courtesy copies of documents over 25 pages must be submitted at least three business days before the scheduled hearing.

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Civil cases

Any exhibits that need to be entered/used during the Zoom proceedings being held must be pre-marked and sent to me at TERRI.ETEKOCHAY@DALLASCOUNTY.ORGAT LEAST 72 hours PRIOR to the proceedings.

Summary: Exhibits for Zoom proceedings must be pre-marked and emailed to the court reporter at least 72 hours prior to the proceedings.

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Civil cases

The movant must provide a courtesy copy of the motion, response, reply, if any, and proposed orders to the Court no later than three (3) business days prior to the hearing, only if the pleadings contain more than 10 pages including exhibits.

Summary: Movant must provide courtesy copies of the motion, response, reply, and proposed orders to the Court no later than 3 business days before the hearing if the pleadings exceed 10 pages including exhibits.

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Civil cases

Each side should have courtesy paper copies of pre-trial material delivered to the Court no later than three (3) business days before the pre-trial conference

Summary: Each side must deliver courtesy paper copies of pre-trial material to the Court no later than three business days before the pre-trial conference.

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Civil cases

No later than THREE DAYS before your hearing (not including weekends or holidays), Movant is to provide a paper copy of any Motion, Response, and Reply, along with proposed Orders from both sides, related to your hearing to the Court. Only bindings if the pleadings that have more than 10 pages, including exhibits. Otherwise, no courtesy copy is necessary.

Summary: Movant must provide paper courtesy copies of motion, response, reply, and proposed orders to the Court at least three days before the hearing; binding is required only if the pleadings exceed 10 pages.

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No later than THREE DAYS before your hearing (not including weekends or holidays), Movant is to provide a paper copy of any Motion, Response, and Reply, along with proposed Orders from both sides, related to your hearing to the Court. Only bindings if the pleadings that have more than 10 pages, including exhibits. Otherwise, no courtesy copy is necessary.

Summary: Movant must provide a paper courtesy copy of motion, response, reply, and proposed orders to the court no later than three days before the hearing, but only if the pleadings exceed 10 pages; binding required when over 10 pages.

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Please e-mail all exhibits that you intend to offer during the proceedings as soon as possible to VDobbins@dallascounty.org, the Court Reporter.

Summary: All exhibits to be offered must be emailed to the court reporter as soon as possible.

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Please Email Courtesy Copies of Exhibits to 193court@dallascourts.org.

Summary: Email courtesy copies of exhibits to 193court@dallascourts.org.

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If the number of pages exceeds 50, please mail physical copies.

Summary: If exhibits exceed 50 pages, mail physical copies.

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Civil cases

At the very least, please provide Judge Muñoz with courtesy copies of filings with twenty-five (25) or more pages.

Summary: Provide Judge Muñoz courtesy copies of any filing with 25 or more pages.

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Civil cases

Courtesy copies are always encouraged and appreciated, especially for dispositive motions and appendices.

Summary: Courtesy copies are always encouraged, especially for dispositive motions and appendices.

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Civil cases

On all contested motions over 50 pages, counsel must provide a courtesy copy of the motion, response, and reply, if any, to the Court no later than two (2) business days prior to the hearing.

Summary: For contested motions over 50 pages, counsel must provide a courtesy copy of the motion, response, and reply to the Court no later than two business days before the hearing.

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No later than 72 hours before your hearing (not including weekends or holidays), e-mail a courtesy copy (PDF format) of any Motion, Response, Reply and proposed Order related to your hearing to the Coordinator: kalonzo@dallascourts.org

Summary: Email a PDF courtesy copy of any motion, response, reply, and proposed order to the Coordinator at least 72 hours before the hearing (excluding weekends and holidays).

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Please email me all exhibits that will be used during the proceedings at least 24 hrs. PRIOR to the beginning of the proceedings.

Summary: For Zoom hearings and bench trials, email all exhibits at least 24 hours prior to the proceedings.

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If your pretrial hearing is on Zoom, but will be in person for a jury trial, please email the exhibits and bring me the hard copies and/or media on the first day of trial.

Summary: For hybrid Zoom pretrial/in-person jury trial, email exhibits and bring hard copies/media on first day of trial.

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If your matter is in person, whether a hearing or trial, please provide hard copies of all exhibits on the first day, as well as any digital media.

Summary: For in-person matters, provide hard copies of all exhibits and digital media on the first day.

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If video deposition excerpts and/or entire video depositions will be played, please provide the designations/depositions in paper format along with the deposition video.

Summary: If video depositions will be played, provide designations/depositions in paper format along with the video.