Judge Christina Tillett
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Document Format Requirements15 rules
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An electronically served, filed, or court-issued document is signed if it contains a typed /s/ and name or an electronic or scanned signature image, subject to the notarization exception.
(a) A document that is electronically served, filed, or issued by a court or clerk is considered signed if the document includes: (1) a "/s/" and name typed in the space where the signature would otherwise appear, unless the document is notarized or sworn; or (2) an electronic image or scanned image of the signature.
Checked and corrected to match the court's document on Oct 5, 2026Mandatory
An electronically filed document must be an unlocked, text-searchable PDF, directly converted rather than scanned when possible, and comply with specified technology standards.
An electronically filed document must: (1) be in text-searchable portable document format(PDF); (2) be directly converted to PDF rather than scanned, if possible; (3) not be locked;and (4) otherwise comply with the Technology Standards set by the Judicial Committee on Information Technology and approved by the Supreme Court and the Court of Criminal Appeals.
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A redacted exhibit uses its normal exhibit number, while its original non-redacted counterpart uses the same number followed by R.
If an exhibit has been redacted, the redacted exhibit will be labeled with the appropriate exhibit number. The original, non-redacted exhibit shall be labeled with the exact same exhibit number plus "R" for Record. For example, Exhibit 1 and Exhibit 1R.
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All exhibit labels must be legible and follow the proper numbering sequence.
All labels shall be legibly marked with the appropriate exhibit numbering sequence.
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Every exhibit must have an exhibit sticker and sequential numbering beginning with Exhibit 1.
All exhibits shall be labeled with an exhibit sticker and sequentially numbered beginning with "Exhibit 1."
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Letters are reserved for exhibit subparts, and exhibits with multiple subparts must use a number-letter-number label such as 1-A1.
Letters will only be used when an exhibit has a subpart. For example, exhibit 1-A, 1-B, 1-C, etc. If an exhibit has multiple subparts, the exhibit shall be labeled with a number-letter-number format. For example, 1-A1, 1-A2, etc.
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Documents and printed photographs must use 8.5-by-11 format unless an original cannot reasonably be reproduced at that size or the exhibit's substance makes that format insufficient or unreasonable.
Documents and printed photographs shall be in an 8.5 x 11 format, unless the document or photograph is an original and cannot reasonably be reproduced in an 8.5 x 11 format, or an 8.5 x 11 format would not be sufficient or reasonable considering the substance of the exhibit. For example, maps, overhead views, diagrams, etc.
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A single audio file may not exceed 100 MB and a single video file may not exceed 5 GB; oversized files must be divided into separately labeled files or subparts.
Audio exhibits may not exceed 100 MB in any single file. Video files may not exceed 5 GB in any single file. If an audio or video file exceeds these stated size limits, the file shall be divided into separate files, or subparts, and labeled accordingly. For example, Audio File 1-A, 1-B, 1-C, etc.
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Audio and video exhibits must be submitted in sizes and formats accepted by the Court of Appeals under its Uniform Format Manual.
All audio and video exhibits shall be submitted in a size and format accepted by the Court of Appeals for record submission. Uniform Format Manual for Texas Reporters' Records, By Supreme Court Order dated May 25, 2010, in Misc. Docket No. 10-9077, with amendment dated June 28, 2010, in Misc. Docket No. 10-9113.
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Audio and video exhibits must use one of the listed accepted formats, and the sponsoring party is responsible for converting any other format and for knowing the accepted formats.
At the time of the signing of this Order, the following formats are accepted by the Court of Appeals for audio/video exhibits: .avi, .wmv, .wav, .mpg, .mid, .asf, .mpeg, .mp1, .mp2, .mp3, .mp4, .m4v, .ogg, .oga, .ogv, .webm. If an exhibit is not in one of the above-referenced formats, the sponsoring party shall be responsible for converting the exhibit to an acceptable format. It is the duty of the sponsoring party to be familiar with the formats accepted by the Court of Appeals.
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When multiple photographs are submitted electronically on a disc or other storage device, each image must receive its own exhibit number and be treated as a subpart.
In the event photographs are submitted electronically on a disc or other storage device and includes more than one picture, each digital image shall be marked with its own exhibit number, treating each photograph as a subpart as listed in paragraph I. above.
Checked and corrected to match the court's document on Oct 5, 2026Important
Labels should appear at the lower-right corner when feasible, although a consistent alternative location may be used for oversized documents and the back must be used when no suitable space is available or placement would obscure substantive material.
Labels should be placed on the lower, right-hand corner of the exhibit unless the label would interfere or cover a portion of the exhibit that is material to the substance of the exhibit. With oversized documents, keep consistency in mind when choosing the location for the label. If there is no blank space available on an exhibit for placement of a label, or if a label would interfere with the substance of the exhibit, place the label on the back of the exhibit.
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In the event a case is on appeal and the Court of Appeals cannot open an exhibit that was made a part of the Reporter's Record, the sponsoring party that offered the exhibit will be responsible for providing to the court reporter the exhibit in an acceptable format where the Court of Appeals can then access it.
Summary: If the Court of Appeals cannot open an exhibit in the Reporter's Record, the sponsoring party must provide an accessible, acceptable-format copy to the court reporter.
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(b) If a paper document must be notarized, sworn to, or made under oath, the filer may electronically file the paper document as a scanned image containing the necessary signature(s).
Summary: A paper document requiring notarization, sworn statements, or an oath may be electronically filed as a scanned image containing the necessary signatures.
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(c) If a paper document requires the signature of an opposing parly, the filer may electronically file the paper document as a scanned image containing the opposing party's signature.
Summary: A paper document requiring an opposing party's signature may be electronically filed as a scanned image containing that signature.
Document Filing Requirements15 rules
Checked against the court's document on Oct 5, 2026Mandatory
The email address of every person who electronically files a document must appear on the filed document.
Rule 2.5 E-Mail Address Required The email address of any person who electronically files a document must be included on the document.
Document Type
Document
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An electronic or paper document containing non-exempt sensitive data must display the specified sensitive-data notice on the upper left-hand side of its first page.
If an electronic or paper document must contain sensitive data, the filing party must state on the upper left-hand side of the first page, "NOTICE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS SENSITIVE DATA." This notice is not required if the only sensitive data contained in the document is exempt from redaction under Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.10.
Document Type
Sensitive Data Document
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Attorneys ad litem must submit statements for services rendered in their appointed tax suit in the ordinary manner used for other court appointments, subject to court approval.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that attorneys ad litem shall submit their statements for services rendered in the tax suit to which they are appointed in the usual fashion as for other Court appointments, to be approved by the Court.
Document Type
Attorneys Ad Litem Statement
Checked against the court's document on Oct 5, 2026Mandatory
If the petitioner fails to attach the standing order, the clerk must ensure that a copy is attached to the petition and all copies presented.
At the time the petition is filed, if the Petitioner has failed to attach a copy of this order to the petition and any copy of the petition, the Clerk shall ensure that a copy of this order is attached to the petition and every copy of the petition presented.
Document Type
Petition
Checked against the court's document on Oct 5, 2026Mandatory
Parties must complete the parenting seminar within 60 days of the earlier of filing or notice, or before a temporary-orders hearing if possible, and must immediately submit the original certificate of completion to the district clerk as proof of attendance.
The parties are ordered to successfully complete said seminar within sixty (60) days of either (a) the filing of the petition or motion to modify or (b) the receipt of notice of the petition or motion, whichever comes first, or prior to any hearing on temporary orders, if possible. Immediately upon completion of the seminar, the parties are required to submit the original certificate of completion with the district clerk's office as proof of attendance.
Document Type
Certificate Of Completion
Checked against the court's document on Oct 5, 2026Mandatory
The Section 30.015 notice must be placed on a clerk-approved document or card separate and distinct from the pleadings.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED by the judges of the 336th District Court and the 6th District Court of Fannin County that notice required by Section 30.015 must be placed on a document or card (approved by the clerk of the court) and separate and distinct from the pleadings in the case.
Document Type
Section 30 015 Notice
Checked against the court's document on Oct 5, 2026Mandatory
A filing containing necessary unredacted sensitive data must bear the specified notice marking to notify the clerk.
Furthermore, if a document must contain unredacted sensitive data, the filing party must notify the clerk by marking it "NOTICE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS SENSITIVE DATA."
Document Type
Document Containing Unredacted Sensitive Data
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Immediately after completing the seminar, each party must submit the original certificate of completion to the district clerk as proof of attendance.
Immediately upon completion of the seminar, the parties are required to submit the original certificate of completion with the district clerk's office as proof of attendance.
Document Type
Certificate Of Completion
Checked against the court's document on Oct 5, 2026Mandatory
The Petitioner must attach a copy of the order to the original petition and every copy, and the Clerk must ensure the required attachment if it is missing when the petition is filed.
7.1 The Petitioner shall attach a copy of this order to the original petition and to each copy of the petition. At the time the petition is filed, if the Petitioner has failed to attach a copy of this order to the petition and any copy of the petition, the Clerk shall ensure that a copy of this order is attached to the petition and every copy of the petition presented.
Document Type
Petition
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Each party must submit the original seminar certificate of completion to the district clerk immediately upon completing the seminar.
Immediately upon completion of the seminar the parties are required to submit the original certificate of completion with the district clerk's office as proof of attendance.
Document Type
Certificate Of Completion
Checked against the court's document on Oct 5, 2026Important
The court may waive the seminar requirement for good cause, and the order does not apply to parties who completed the seminar and received a certificate within the three years preceding the most recently filed parent-child relationship suit.
For good cause shown, the Court may waive the requirement of the seminar. This order does not apply to any party or parties to this suit who have heretofore successfully completed and received a certificate of completion for said seminar within the three (3) years preceding the most recently filed suit affection the parent-child relationship.
Document Type
Certificate Of Completion
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After February 1, 2004 no suit affecting the Parent Child Relationship where conservatorship is an issue, contested or uncontested shall proceed to final hearing unless and until all litigants seeking conservatorship have filed with the Court a certification of completion or other evidence of compliance with this order, except by prior permission of the Court.
Summary: After February 1, 2004, every litigant seeking conservatorship in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship must file a certification of completion or other evidence of compliance with the Kids Hurt Too requirement before the case may proceed to a final hearing, unless the court grants prior permission.
Document Type
Certificate Of Completion Or Other Evidence Of Compliance
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7.1 The Petitioner shall attach a copy of this order to the original petition and to each copy of the petition.
Summary: The petitioner must attach a copy of the standing order to the original petition and every copy of the petition.
Document Type
Petition
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requiring each party or party's attorney to provide the clerk of the court with written notice of the party's name and current residence or business address, under certain conditions.
Summary: Each party or the party's attorney must provide the clerk with written notice of the party's name and current residence or business address under Section 30.015.
Document Type
Current Address Notice
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The Motion shall have the cause number and style of each applicable case.
Summary: A transfer, consolidation, or joint-hearing motion must include the cause number and style of every applicable case.
Document Type
Motion
Filing & Service rules
Electronic Filing Rules
Paper-filable documents generally may be filed electronically, except charging instruments, sealed or in-camera documents, and documents subject to access restrictions.
Any document that can be filed with a court in paper form may be electronically filed with the following exceptions: (1) charging instruments; (2) documents filed under seal or presented to the court in camera; and (3) documents to which access is otherwise restricted by these rules, law, or court order.
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Page 7 | Rule 1.3 Documents That May Be Electronically Filed
Electronic filing must use the Office of Court Administration's electronic filing manager and a service provider certified by that office.
Electronic filing must be done through the electronic filing manager established by the Office of Court Administration and an electronic filing service provider certified by the Office of Court Administration.
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Page 8 | Rule 2.1 Office of Court Administration established Electronic Filing Manager
A criminal-case clerk may implement electronic filing only after obtaining written consent from a majority of the eligible criminal judges served by the clerk.
A clerk may implement criminal case electronic filing in that clerk's office when he or she has the written consent of a majority of the judges in the county who have jurisdiction in criminal cases and who are served by that clerk.
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Page 1 | Rule 1.2 Electronic Filing Permitted
After criminal-case electronic filing is implemented in a clerk's office, filers may use either the electronic filing system or paper to file and serve documents.
Where criminal case electronic filing has been implemented in a clerk's office, a filer may file and serve documents in a case through the electronic filing system or by paper.
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Page 1 | Rule 1.2 Electronic Filing Permitted
Criminal-case electronic filing is permissive rather than mandatory under the stated rules.
Currently, the rules do not mandate efiling in criminal cases but allow permissive efiling.
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Page 2 | Re: Criminal E-file Rules
Once criminal-case electronic filing is implemented, filers may choose electronic filing and service or paper filing and service.
Where criminal case electronic filing has been implemented in a clerk's office, a filer may file and serve documents in a case either through the electronic filing system or by paper.
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Page 7 | Rule 1.2 Electronic Filing Permitted
These rules permit electronic filing but do not authorize a mandate that electronic filing be required.
Further, permitting electronic filing should not be construed as authority to mandate electronic filing.
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Page 8 | Comment to Part 1
The clerk may designate an electronically filed or scanned paper document as the official court record and need not retain both versions.
Rule 2.4 Official Record The clerk may designate an electronically filed document or a scanned paper document as the official court record. The clerk is not required to keep both paper and electronic versions of the same document.
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Page 9 | Rule 2.4 Official Record
A document containing sensitive data in violation of the rules must not be posted on the internet.
Documents that contain sensitive data in violation of these rules must not be posted on the internet.
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Page 11 | Rule 5.6 Restriction on Remote Access
A court seal may be applied electronically.
A court seal may be electronic.
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Page 9 | Rule 2.7 Electronic Notices from the Court
Paper copies are not required when an electronically filed document is submitted, but should be provided if the court requests them.
Rule 2.6 Paper Copies At the time of filing, a filer need not provide paper copies of an electronically filed document. A filer should provide paper copies of electronically filed documents upon request by a court.
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Page 9 | Rule 2.6 Paper Copies
The clerk may send case notices, orders, and other communications to a party electronically.
The clerk may send notices, orders, or other communications about the case to the party electronically.
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Page 9 | Rule 2.7 Electronic Notices from the Court
Judges may electronically sign orders, but electronic signature is not required.
A judge may electronically sign an order by applying his or her electronic signature to the order. Judges are not required to electronically sign orders.
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Page 10 | Rule 4.1 Courts Authorized to Make Electronic Orders
Filing Timing and Cure Windows
A document transmitted on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday is deemed filed on the next day that is not one of those days.
if a document is transmitted on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, it is deemed filed on the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday; and
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Page 8 | Rule 2.3 Timely Filing
A document that requires a motion and an order authorizing its filing is deemed filed when the motion is granted.
if a document requires a motion and an order allowing its filing, the document is deemed filed on the date the motion is granted.
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Page 8 | Rule 2.3 Timely Filing
Absent a specified time-of-day deadline, an electronic filing is timely when submitted before midnight in the court's time zone on the deadline day and is deemed filed upon transmission to the filer's service provider.
Unless a statute, rule, or court order requires that a document be filed by a certain time of day, a document is considered timely filed if it is electronically filed at any time before midnight (in the court's time zone) on the day of the filing deadline. An electronically filed document is deemed filed when transmitted to the filing party's electronic filing service provider, except:
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Page 8 | Rule 2.3 Timely Filing
A filing party may seek appropriate court relief when a technical failure or system outage causes an untimely filing.
If a document is untimely filed due to a technical failure or a system outage, the filing party may seek appropriate relieffrom the court.
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Page 8 | Rule 2.3 Timely Filing
Weekend or legal-holiday acceptance by the clerk does not affect whether a document was timely filed.
Comment to Rule 2.3: This rule addresses when a document is timely filed for purposes of meeting a legal deadline imposed by a statute or a court. A clerk's acceptance of a document on a weekend or legal holiday does not impact whether a document is timely filed under this rule.
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Page 9 | Comment to Rule 2.3
The clerk may not reject a document solely for a sensitive-data violation, but may identify the error and set a deadline for filing a redacted substitute.
The clerk may not refuse a document that contains sensitive data in violation of these rules or any other statute, rule, or court order. But the clerk may identify the error to be corrected and state a deadline for the party to resubmit a redacted, substitute document.
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Page 11 | Rule 5.5 Non-Conforming Documents; Comment to Rule 5.5
Parties must complete the seminar within 60 days of the earlier of filing the petition or motion to modify or receiving notice, and in any event before a hearing on temporary orders.
The parties are ordered to successfully complete said seminar within sixty (60) days of either (a) the filing of the petition or motion to modify or (b) the receipt of notice of the petition or motion, whichever comes first, or prior to any hearing on temporary orders.
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Page 1 | FAMILY STABILIZATION COURSE REQUIREMENT -2010
A clerk's deadline to correct a nonconforming filing should allow only a reasonable time and generally must not exceed 72 hours; it does not extend the filing deadline.
The purpose of the deadline is to allow for a non-conforming document to be confonned to these rules. The deadline for correction established by the clerk should permit only a reasonable amount of time to allow for the filing to be conformed to the requirements of these rules, and, in general, the deadline should not exceed 72 hours.
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Page 9 | Comment to Rule 2.8
The clerk may not refuse a nonconforming document, but may identify an error and set a deadline for resubmission in conforming format.
The clerk may not refuse a document that fails to conform to these rules. But the clerk may identify the error to be corrected and state a deadline for the party to resubmit the document in a conforming format.
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Page 9 | Rule 2.8 Non-Conforming Documents
Service and Proof of Service Rules
An electronically filed document must be served electronically through the filing manager when the recipient's email address is on file; otherwise, service may proceed as permitted by law.
A document filed electronically under these rules must be served electronically through the electronic filing manager if the email address of the party or attorney to be served is on file with the electronic filing manager. If the email address of the party or attorney to be served is not on file with the electronic filing manager, the document may be served on that party or attorney as permitted by law.
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Page 10 | Rule 3.1 Documents Filed Electronically
Required notices, pleadings, pleas, motions, and other requests may be served by delivering a copy to the recipient or the recipient's authorized agent or attorney of record, unless expressly provided otherwise.
Every notice required by these rules, and every pleading, plea, motion, or other form of request required to be served, except as otherwise expressly provided in these rules, may be served by delivering a copy to the party to be served, or the party's duly authorized agent or attorney of record.
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Page 9 | Rule 3.1 Electronic Service of Documents Permissible
Electronic service is complete upon transmission to the serving party's electronic filing service provider, which sends confirmation to the serving party.
Electronic service is complete on transmission of the document to the serving party's electronic filing service provider. The electronic filing manager will send confirmation of service to the serving party.
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Page 10 | Rule 3.2 Electronic Service Complete
The filing party or attorney must provide a written certification of service compliance above the signature on the filed instrument.
The party or attorney of record shall certify to the court compliance with this rule in writing above the signature on the filed instrument.
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Page 10 | Rule 3.3 Proof of Service
All parties in every action must receive notice of the hearing under Texas Rules of Civil Procedure 21 and 21a.
Notice of the hearing shall be given to all parties in all actions pursuant to Texas Rules of Civil Procedure 21 and 21a.
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Page 2 | 1.06 Cases Subject to Transfer
Filing Fees and Waivers
A filing fee is required for a severed claim filed as a new case, and attorneys must provide copies of the severed pleadings when filing it.
A filing fee is required as in all new cases and the attorneys must provide copies of the severed pleadings at the time of filing.
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Page 3 | 1.08 Severed Cases
Approved attorneys ad litem statements become court costs that must be paid before the tax suit is dismissed from the docket.
Once approved, the same shall be considered as court costs. The same shall be paid before any tax suit is dismissed from the Court' s docket.
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Page 1 | 336TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT STANDING ORDER REGARDING PAYMENT OF ATTORNEYS AD LITEM IN TAX SUITS
Sealing & Redaction Procedures
An electronic or paper document containing sensitive data may not be filed unless the sensitive data is redacted.
An electronic or paper document containing sensitive data may not be filed with a court unless the sensitive data is redacted.
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Page 10 | Rule 5.2 Filing of Documents Containing Sensitive Data Prohibited
Sensitive data must be redacted with an "X" or by visibly removing the data, and the filing party must retain the unredacted document for the case and any related appellate proceedings filed within three years after judgment.
Sensitive data must be redacted by using the letter "X" in place of each omitted digit or character or by removing the sensitive data in a manner indicating that the data has been redacted. The filing party must retain an unredacted version of the filed document during the pendency of the case and any related appellate proceedings filed within three years of the date the judgment is signed.
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Page 11 | Rule 5.3 Redaction of Sensitive Data; Retention Requirement
Public access to pleadings, orders, and documents in DFPS suits under Chapters 261, 262, and 264 of the Texas Family Code is restricted and maintained by the District Clerk of Fannin County.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that public access to pleadings, orders, and documents filed in a suit brought by DFPS pursuant to Chapters 261, 262, and 264 of the Texas Family Code are to be restricted and shall be maintained by the District Clerk of Fannin County as such.
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Page 1 | STANDING ORDER REGARDING PUBLIC ACCESS TO DFPS COURT RECORDS
The Clerk may not provide public access to the restricted pleadings, orders, and documents except to DFPS, the parties, their attorneys, the attorney ad litem, and the guardian ad litem, unless the Court specifically permits and orders access.
The Clerk of the Court shall not allow public access to these pleadings, orders, and documents other than to ===== PAGE 2 ===== DFPS, the parties, their attorneys, the attorney ad litem and the guardian ad litem unless specifically permitted and ordered by this Court.
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Page 2 | STANDING ORDER REGARDING PUBLIC ACCESS TO DFPS COURT RECORDS
Records of alleged child abuse or neglect may not be publicly released without a court order based on an in-camera inspection and a finding of necessity.
By its plain language, it deems all records of alleged child abuse or neglect confidential and not subject to public release absent a court order following an in-camera inspection and a finding of necessity.
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Page 3 | Statutory and Case Law Support for Restricting Public Access to Child Protective Services (CPS) and Child Protective Investigations (CPI) Court Records
In suits under the Texas Family Code requiring compliance with Section 102.008(c-1), the Fannin County District Clerk must seal all birth certificates or alternate/other proof of the child's parents' identity.
IT IS ORDERED THAT, in any suit filed pursuant to the Texas Family Code and in which compliance with Texas Family Code Section 102.008(c-1) is required, the Fannin County District Clerk shall seal all birth certificates or alternate/other proof of the identity of the child's parents.
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Page 1 | Standing Order Regarding Sealing of Birth Certificates in Compliance with Texas Family Code Section 102.008(c-1)
The Section 30.015 notice must be maintained by the clerk outside public disclosure and must not be filed in the case papers.
This notice required by Section 30.015 shall be maintained by the clerk of the court in a location not subject to public disclosure and is not a document filed in the papers of the cause.
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Page 1 | Provision of Current Address of Party in Civil Action
The Section 30.015 current-address notice must be maintained by the clerk outside public disclosure and must not be filed in the case papers.
This notice required by Section 30.015 shall be maintained by the clerk of the court in a location not subject to public disclosure and is not a document filed in the papers of the cause.
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Page 3 | PROVISION OF-CURRENT ADDRESS OF PARTY IN CIVIL ACTION
Attorneys and parties may not file documents containing unredacted sensitive data and must redact that data.
Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21c defines “Sensitive Data” and prohibits attorneys and parties from filing documents containing unredacted sensitive data. TRCP 21c requires sensitive data to be redacted.
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Page 1 | Standing Order Regarding Restriction of Online Publication of Sensitive Data
The District Clerk may restrict the listed categories from internet posting without a further court order, but the documents remain unsealed unless a party obtains a sealing order.
The District Clerk may, without further order of the Court, restrict the above-listed documents from being posted on the internet. However, these documents are not sealed unless a party obtains a court order sealing the document.
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Page 1 | Standing Order Regarding Restriction of Online Publication of Sensitive Data
If a filing contains improperly unredacted sensitive data, the clerk may require or permit the party to resubmit a redacted substitute document that may be posted online.
If a filed document contains unredacted sensitive data in violation of the Rule, the clerk may require or allow the party to resubmit a redacted, substitute document pursuant to Rule 21c(e), which may be posted on the internet.
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Page 1 | Standing Order Regarding Restriction of Online Publication of Sensitive Data
The District Clerk may restrict a document bearing the sensitive-data notice from internet posting without a further court order, but the document remains unsealed unless a party obtains a sealing order.
The District Clerk may, without further order of the court, restrict any document so marked from being posted on the internet. However, these documents are not sealed unless a party obtains a court order sealing the document.
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Page 1 | Standing Order Regarding Restriction of Online Publication of Sensitive Data
Sensitive data includes government-issued identification numbers, financial account numbers, birth dates, home addresses, and the name of a person who was a minor when the suit was filed.
Rule 5.1 Sensitive Data Defined Sensitive data consists of: (1) a driver's license number, passport number, social security number, tax identification number, or similar government-issued personal identification number; (2) a bank account number, credit card number, or other financial account number; and (3) a birth date, home address, and the name of any person who was a minor when the underlying suit was filed.
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Page 10 | Rule 5.1 Sensitive Data Defined
Party names and current residence or business addresses in filed pleadings, motions, and documents are not confidential under Section 30.015 and may be publicly disclosed as otherwise allowed by law.
The undersigned judges further ORDER and EXPRESSLY AUTHORIZE that all information, including the party's name and current residence or business address, contained in the pleadings, motions, and documents filed with the clerk of the court in the papers of the cause are not confidential under Section 30.015 of the Civil Practice and Remedies Code and may be disclosed to the public as otherwise allowed by law.
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Page 1 | Provision of Current Address of Party in Civil Action
A party's name and current residence or business address contained in pleadings, motions, and other filed documents is not confidential under Section 30.015 and may be publicly disclosed as otherwise allowed by law.
The undersigned judges further ORDER and EXPRESSLY AUTHORIZE that all information, including the party's name and current residence or business address, contained in the pleadings, motions, and documents filed with the clerk of the court in the papers of the cause are not confidential under Section 30.015 of the Civil Practice and Remedies Code and may be disclosed to the public as otherwise allowed by law.
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Page 3 | PROVISION OF-CURRENT ADDRESS OF PARTY IN CIVIL ACTION
Chambers Communication Rules
The 336th Judicial District Court lists 903.583.2863 as a telephone contact number.
Phone: 903.583.2863
Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.
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The 336th Judicial District Court lists 903.640.1826 as a fax contact number.
Fax: 903.640.1826
Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.
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