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Judge Tonya Parker
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Judge Tonya Parker

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Dallas County Civil District Courts

Communication

Email
stownsend@dallascourts.org
Phone
214-653-6015
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Document Format Requirements1 rule

Formatting

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Any party needing to admit either exhibits or other evidence referred to above must electronically deliver same to the Court Reporter in PDF format in advance of the hearing already pre-marked with exhibit stickers and chronologically numbered for ease of reference (and directing a witness's attention) during remote proceedings. The pages of each Exhibit, deposition, declaration of other proffered evidence must be sequentially numbered for ease of reference.

Summary: Exhibits and evidence must be delivered to the Court Reporter in PDF format in advance of the hearing, pre-marked with exhibit stickers and chronologically numbered, with sequentially numbered pages.

Required Format

PDF

District-Courts-Emergency-Standng-Order · Mar 2020 · p. 2|SecProceedings in the Courtroom

Document Filing Requirements3 rules

Filing Requirements

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Any Notice shall include telephone number or other technological platform identification, access codes or other pertinent information to effectuate access to the proceedings by any interested individual or entity.

Summary: Deposition notices must include the telephone number or other technological platform identification and access codes needed to join the proceedings.

Document Type

Deposition Notice

Specific requirements detailed in rule text.
District-Courts-Emergency-Standng-Order · Mar 2020 · p. 3|SecDepositions.
Filing Requirements

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Any Deposition may be noticed to proceed technologically and remotely. Said Notice shall specifically advise of the location of the prospective Witness and the Court Reporter. It shall also advise all counsel of record and any other persons of the ability to participate remotely.

Summary: Deposition notices must state the location of the witness and court reporter and advise all counsel and other persons of the ability to participate remotely.

Document Type

Deposition Notice

Specific requirements detailed in rule text.
District-Courts-Emergency-Standng-Order · Mar 2020 · p. 3|SecDepositions.
Filing Requirements

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Whenever the L.R. 2.07 conference results in agreement between the parties, the Moving Party shall submit an Agreed Order reflecting agreement.

Summary: If the LR 2.07 conference results in agreement, the moving party must submit an Agreed Order reflecting that agreement.

Document Type

Agreed Order

Content & Formatting
Proposed Order
District-Courts-Emergency-Standng-Order · Mar 2020 · p. 4|SecLocal Rule 2.07 compliance.

Filing & Service rules

Filing Timing and Cure Windows

Cases without completed service of process are removed from the dismissal docket and reset no sooner than 30 days after the public health emergency declaration expires.

Any case which does not reflect a completed Service of Process upon the Defendant(s) shall be removed from the Dismissal Docket and reset no sooner than thirty days after the expiration of the Governor's Declaration of Public Health Emergency.

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Page 4 | Disposition dockets.

A party filing a motion to quash a deposition that would immediately cancel the deposition must ensure a hearing is calendared at the Court's earliest convenience.

Any Party filing a Motion to Quash a Deposition pursuant to Tx.R.Civ.P. 199.4 in a manner to cause the immediate cancelling of said Deposition is responsible for ensuring that a hearing is calendared at the Court’s earliest convenience.

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Page 4 | Depositions.

Service and Proof of Service Rules

Attorneys and parties must collaborate and transmit participant information to the Court Reporter in a single submission, with a copy to all counsel of record and self-represented parties.

The attorneys and parties are directed to collaborate and transmit to the Court Reporter in a single submission with a copy to all counsel of record and self-represented parties.

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Page 2 | Proceedings in the Courtroom

Copies of exhibits and evidence must be directed to opposing counsel contemporaneously with delivery to the Court Reporter.

Copies must contemporaneously be directed to opposing Counsel.

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Page 2 | Proceedings in the Courtroom

Pre-Motion Conference Requirements

A meaningful conference between opposing counsel is required before the Court will intervene, per Dallas Civil Courts Rule 2.07.

Dallas Civil Courts Rule 2.07 requires a meaningful conference between opposing counsel prior to the Court's intervention.

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Page 4 | Local Rule 2.07 compliance.

Adjournment & Extension Requirements

Jury trials set between the effective date and May 8, 2020 are continued sua sponte and reset on future jury trial dockets.

Cases which have been previously set on the respective District Courts' Jury dockets between the effective date of this Order and May 8, 2020 are hereby Continued sua sponte and shall be reset on future Jury Trial dockets of each of the respective Courts, consistent with the existing applicable rules and policies of each of said Courts.

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Page 1 | Cases Set for Trial by Jury

Chambers Communication Rules

Contact the court coordinator to receive an access code or Zoom link for remote proceedings.

ANYONE DESIRING ACCESS TO PROCEEDINGS ON THE DOCKET THAT ARE DESIGNATED FOR PHONE OR VIDEO CONFERENCE SHOULD CONTACT THE COURT COORDINATOR, SHIRL TOWNSEND, AT STOWNSEND@DALLASCOURTS.ORG or 214-653-6015 FOR AN ACCESS CODE OR TO RECEIVE A LINK TO THE PROCEEDINGS BEING CONDUCTED VIA ZOOM.

Checked against the court's document on Sep 21, 2026 · Civil cases · Court notice

Page 1

For remote proceedings, the moving party must email the Court Reporter and Court Coordinator the email addresses of all participants at least 48 hours in advance of the hearing.

In any proceeding conducted remotely either by telephonic or technological means or by any other means which may be deemed appropriate by the Court, the moving Party shall, no less than 48 hours in advance of said hearing, email the Court Reporter and the Court Coordinator the email address of all attorneys, (or self represented parties), witnesses and others who may be participating in said proceeding so that information regarding the technological platform, any link, access code thereto and other pertinent information necessary to effectuate the remote connection may be effectuated.

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Page 2 | Proceedings in the Courtroom

Anyone appearing at the District Court must alert court staff, including the Bailiff, if they or another participant has COVID-19, flu-like symptoms, fever, coughing, or sneezing.

Every participant in a proceeding, witness, counsel, paralegal, client or other individual who appears at the District Court is Ordered to alert the Court staff, specifically including the Bailiff, if the participant has, or knows of another participant who has COVID-19, or other flu-like symptoms or fever, coughing or sneezing.

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Page 5 | Miscellaneous

Parties required to appear at a disposition or dismissal docket must telephone the Court on the noticed date.

Any party required to appear pursuant to such a notice is hereby required to telephone the Court on the date as previously noticed.

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Page 4 | Disposition dockets.

Attorneys and other persons are strictly prohibited from approaching any court to inquire about a particular judge hearing a TRO.

The practice of an Attorney or other person approaching any Court to inquire of particular Judge to hear such an Order remains strictly prohibited.

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Page 5

Members of the public may obtain dial-in or access code/link information for telephonic or technological proceedings by contacting the Court Coordinator.

Consistent with the State policy of open Courts, any member of the public wishing to listen/view and telephonically or technologically conducted proceeding may gain access to same by contacting the Court Coordinator for dial-in info or access code/link information.

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Page 5 | Miscellaneous

Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

These 15 rules apply across Dallas County Civil District Courts. Where this judge's own standing orders above address the same topic, the judge's requirement controls.

Filing Requirements

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  • Applies to
    Original pleading

    Attorneys filing a case related to a prior case must disclose the related case in the original pleading or a simultaneous filing, identifying it by style, case number and Court; otherwise the signature certifies no related case exists.

  • Applies to
    Defensive pleading

    The attorney answering a filed case must point out in the original defensive pleading or a simultaneous filing any failure of the filing attorney to make a proper and accurate related-case disclosure.

  • Applies to
    Request to appear

    Out-of-state attorneys seeking to appear must comply with Rule XIX of the Rules Governing Admission to the Bar.

Filing Timing

All 3
  • Deadline
    20 calendar days

    A Suggestion of Bankruptcy must be filed no more than 20 days after a party receives notice of another party's bankruptcy petition.

  • Applications for immediate or temporary relief must be filed and assigned to a Court before being presented to a Judge, except in emergencies when the Clerk's office is closed.

  • In emergencies when the Clerk's office is closed, the case must still be docketed and assigned to a Court at the earliest practicable time, with all writs and process returnable to that Court.

Service

All 3
  • Service
    Other to all parties

    The Suggestion of Bankruptcy must be filed with the clerk of the Court and copies served on all counsel of record.

  • Service
    Mail

    A self-represented litigant's failure to accept or pick up mail is constructive receipt, provable by postal service receipt or comparable proof of delivery.

  • Service
    Other

    Motions and pleadings must not be served in any manner that unfairly limits another party's opportunity to respond.

Communication

All 2
  • Contact
    Letter ecf to clerk

    Attorneys may reserve up to three vacation weeks per year by sending a vacation letter to the Court Coordinator and opposing counsel; once filed, no hearings, depositions, or trials may be set during reserved weeks except upon notice and hearing.

  • Contact
    Letter ecf to chambers

    Lawyers must not send correspondence or copies of correspondence to the Court or its staff to gain an unfair advantage.

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About Judge Tonya Parker

Judge Tonya Parker is a district judge in the Dallas County Civil District Courts, which handle civil matters in Dallas County, Texas.

The published procedures include an emergency standing order, standard orders, policies and procedures, and a public notice regarding remote proceedings.

Common questions about Judge Tonya Parker's rules

Does Judge Tonya Parker require a pre-motion conference or letter before filing a motion?

Judge Tonya Parker's rules set a pre-motion procedure for covered motions. A meaningful conference between opposing counsel is required before the Court will intervene, per Dallas Civil Courts Rule 2.07.

View ruleSource: page 4, section Local Rule 2.07 compliance.

What formatting rules apply to filings before Judge Tonya Parker?

Judge Tonya Parker's formatting rule includes file format PDF, pre-marked with exhibit stickers, chronologically numbered, and pages sequentially numbered. Exhibits and evidence must be delivered to the Court Reporter in PDF format in advance of the hearing, pre-marked with exhibit stickers and chronologically numbered, with sequentially numbered pages.

View ruleSource: page 2, section Proceedings in the Courtroom

What must be included with deposition notice filings before Judge Tonya Parker?

The rule identifies required filing content or certificates. Deposition notices must state the location of the witness and court reporter and advise all counsel and other persons of the ability to participate remotely.

View ruleSource: page 3, section Depositions.

What must be included with agreed order filings before Judge Tonya Parker?

The rule requires proposed order. If the LR 2.07 conference results in agreement, the moving party must submit an Agreed Order reflecting that agreement.

View ruleSource: page 4, section Local Rule 2.07 compliance.

How may parties contact Judge Tonya Parker's chambers?

The rule addresses email communications with Judge Tonya Parker's chambers. For remote proceedings, the moving party must email the Court Reporter and Court Coordinator the email addresses of all participants at least 48 hours in advance of the hearing.

View ruleSource: page 2, section Proceedings in the Courtroom

How do I request an adjournment or extension before Judge Tonya Parker?

Advance notice is not fully stated in the structured details. Jury trials set between the effective date and May 8, 2020 are continued sua sponte and reset on future jury trial dockets.

View ruleSource: page 1, section Cases Set for Trial by Jury

What filing deadlines does Judge Tonya Parker set?

Cases without completed service of process are removed from the dismissal docket and reset no sooner than 30 days after the public health emergency declaration expires.

View ruleSource: page 4, section Disposition dockets.

What rule applies to e-service for the opposing party before Judge Tonya Parker?

The rule addresses service method, recipient, or timing requirements. Details: method: e-service, recipient: the opposing party. Copies of exhibits and evidence must be directed to opposing counsel contemporaneously with delivery to the Court Reporter.

View ruleSource: page 2, section Proceedings in the Courtroom
Complete rules summary for Judge Tonya Parker

Contact the court coordinator to receive an access code or Zoom link for remote proceedings.

Jury trials set between the effective date and May 8, 2020 are continued sua sponte and reset on future jury trial dockets.

Exhibits and evidence must be delivered to the Court Reporter in PDF format in advance of the hearing, pre-marked with exhibit stickers and chronologically numbered, with sequentially numbered pages.

Copies of exhibits and evidence must be directed to opposing counsel contemporaneously with delivery to the Court Reporter.

For remote proceedings, the moving party must email the Court Reporter and Court Coordinator the email addresses of all participants at least 48 hours in advance of the hearing.

Attorneys and parties must collaborate and transmit participant information to the Court Reporter in a single submission, with a copy to all counsel of record and self-represented parties.

Deposition notices must state the location of the witness and court reporter and advise all counsel and other persons of the ability to participate remotely.

Deposition notices must include the telephone number or other technological platform identification and access codes needed to join the proceedings.

A party filing a motion to quash a deposition that would immediately cancel the deposition must ensure a hearing is calendared at the Court's earliest convenience.

Parties required to appear at a disposition or dismissal docket must telephone the Court on the noticed date.

Cases without completed service of process are removed from the dismissal docket and reset no sooner than 30 days after the public health emergency declaration expires.

A meaningful conference between opposing counsel is required before the Court will intervene, per Dallas Civil Courts Rule 2.07.

If the LR 2.07 conference results in agreement, the moving party must submit an Agreed Order reflecting that agreement.

Attorneys and other persons are strictly prohibited from approaching any court to inquire about a particular judge hearing a TRO.

Anyone appearing at the District Court must alert court staff, including the Bailiff, if they or another participant has COVID-19, flu-like symptoms, fever, coughing, or sneezing.

Members of the public may obtain dial-in or access code/link information for telephonic or technological proceedings by contacting the Court Coordinator.

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