Ector County District Courts Document Format Requirements

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Format

PAPER

A paper copy of Form VS-165 must be printed double-sided on one sheet rather than two sheets.

If submitting a paper copy to the clerk rather than e-Filing the original, please note the VS-165 Form must be printed double-sided (one sheet, not two).

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Format

PDF

An e-filed document must be a text-searchable PDF using specified PDF fonts, sized 8.5x11, with appropriately rotated content.

A. An e-filed document must be in text-searchable PDF, using fonts specified in the PDF specification, on 8.5x11 page size, with the content appropriately rotated.

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A scanned document must have a resolution of 300 DPI before electronic filing.

Prior to being filed electronically, a scanned document must have a resolution of 300 DPI.

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E-filed documents may not contain security or feature restrictions, password protection, encryption, or embedded multimedia video, audio, or programming.

D. An e-filed document may not contain any security or feature restrictions including password protection or encryption and may not contain embedded multi-media video, audio, or programming.

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Documents may not contain package PDFs or have PDFs embedded inside another PDF.

Documents may not contain package PDF’s. PDF’s should not be embedded inside of another PDF.

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Documents may not contain embedded fonts.

Documents may not contain embedded fonts.

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Format

PDF

Each document must be submitted as a single PDF.

Each document must be a single PDF.

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Format

PDF

A document with incorrect formatting must be resubmitted rotated for an upper-right file mark, as a text-searchable PDF where possible, directly converted to PDF, at 300 dpi, on 8.5-by-11-inch pages, and without embedded fonts.

Please resubmit the document TRCP 21 (f)(8)  By rotating the document so that the file mark will appear in the upper right corner  In text searchable PDF  Directly converted to PDF if possible.  With a 300dpi resolution  With a page size of 8.5”x11”  With no embedded fonts

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The VSU-165 form must be printed double-sided on one sheet.

The VSU-165 form must be printed double-sided (one sheet not two).

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Scanned documents should preferably be made searchable using OCR technology.

Preferably, scanned documents should be made searchable using OCR technology.

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An appellate court may require multiple PDFs to be combined into one PDF with bookmarks separating the content, and the document's content should not depend on those bookmarks.

An appellate court may require that multiple PDF documents be combined into a single PDF document and bookmarks used to separate content appropriately. The content of the document should not depend on bookmarks.

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An e-filed document filename should use only alphanumeric Latin1_General characters, contain no special characters, and be no longer than 50 characters.

Any e-filed document filename should contain only alphanumeric characters that are part of the Latin1_General character set. No special characters are allowed and the length of the filename should be restricted to 50 characters.

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Applies to

Audio video file

Audio/video files natively supported by a listed media player must not be converted to another format.

When an audio/video file is natively supported by at least one media player listed in these standards, the file must not be converted into another format.

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Applies to

Audio video file

An unsupported audio/video file must be converted to a format supported by a listed media player, and the original file plus any needed hardware requirements and viewing or hearing software must also be submitted.

If an audio/video file is not natively supported by at least one media player listed in these standards, the file must be converted to another format supported by at least one media player listed. The original, any hardware requirements, and software needed to view/hear the original must be submitted as well.

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Applies to

Audio video file

When native audio/video is modified, a copy of the original must be created and the modified copy must be submitted in addition to the original in a format supported by a listed media player.

If modifications are needed to enhance the native audio/video, a copy of the original must be made. The modified copy (submitted in addition to the original audio/video) must also be generated in a format supported by at least one media player listed in these standards.

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Format

PDF

Please fill out this form, flatten the PDF, and submit it to the clerk via eFile Texas.

Summary: The Record of Support Order must be completed as a flattened PDF and submitted to the clerk through eFile Texas.

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B. When possible, the document should be generated directly from the originating software using a PDF distiller.

Summary: When possible, e-filed documents should be generated from the originating software using a PDF distiller.

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Format

PDF

Standalone Document PDF Yes Yes Proposed Order PDF No Yes Exhibits/Supporting Documents PDF No Yes

Summary: Standalone documents, proposed orders, and exhibits or supporting documents must be filed in PDF; proposed orders and supporting documents are not stamped, while all three document categories permit multiples.