Jim Wells County District Court Document Format Requirements

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Civil cases

Each trial exhibit must be submitted in its own single file.

Each exhibit shall be contained in a single file (i.e., one exhibit per file name).

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Civil cases

Audio and video exhibits that are compatible with the specified media players must be submitted in their original format.

(3) audio and video files that can be played with the current version, including any extensions, of: (i) Windows Media Player, (ii) Apple Quicktime, or (iii) VideoLAN VLC MediaPlayer, must be submitted in its original format.

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Civil cases

Each exhibit must be labeled with its exhibit number, cause number, and a descriptive title.

clearly labeled with the exhibit number (utilizing Arabic numerals in numerical order), cause number and provide a title for the exhibit (e.g., ABC Hospital Records for Plaintiff Jane Doe, Photographs of Accident Scene, etc.);

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Civil cases

Exhibits containing more than one page must be Bates stamped or numbered at the bottom right corner of each page.

Bates stamped or numbered at the bottom, right corner of each page if the exhibit contains more than one page.

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Civil cases

When multiple photographs share one exhibit number, each photograph must be marked alphabetically.

If an exhibit contains multiple photographs marked as a single exhibit number, each photograph shall be marked by a letter of the alphabet in alphabetical order.

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Civil cases

All evidence must be submitted electronically in a format suitable for electronic filing and storage, and exhibits may not be password protected, encrypted, or subject to rights management.

It is the intent of this rule that all evidence shall be submitted in an electronic format suitable for electronic filing and storage. The party who offers the exhibit is responsible for submitting the exhibit in the format required by this rule. Exhibits must not be password protected, encrypted, or protected by rights management.

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Civil cases

All exhibits must be provided to the Court Reporter before trial begins, with each exhibit contained in its own file.

All exhibits shall be in the proper electronic format and provided to the Court Reporter prior to the commencement of the trial. Each exhibit shall be contained in a single file (i.e., one exhibit per file name).

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Civil cases

Before trial or a court proceeding, exhibits must be numerically marked, clearly identified with the cause number on the front, listed for the court reporter, and Bates stamped or page-numbered when they contain multiple pages.

Prior to the trial or court proceeding, all exhibits shall be marked numerically, and an exhibit list shall be furnished to the Court reporter. Exhibits must be clearly marked on the front of the exhibit and include the cause number. If an exhibit consists of more than one page, each page shall be Bates stamped or numbered.

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Civil cases

Each exhibit must be clearly marked on its front with the cause number, and every page of a multipage exhibit must be Bates stamped or numbered.

Exhibits must be clearly marked on the front of the exhibit and include the cause number. If an exhibit consists of more than one page, each page shall be Bates stamped or numbered.

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Civil cases

An audio or video exhibit that is incompatible with the available players must be converted to a playable format and submitted electronically.

of the three players, it must be converted by the attorney/party presenting the audio/video file at trial to a format that can be played on one of the players listed. The converted video must then be submitted electronically;

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Civil cases

Each exhibit must be labeled with its exhibit number, cause number, and a descriptive title.

clearly labeled with the exhibit number (utilizing Arabic numerals in numerical order), cause number and provide a title for the exhibit (e.g., ABC Hospital Records for Plaintiff Jane Doe, Photographs of Accident Scene, etc.);

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Civil cases

Multi-page exhibits must be Bates stamped or numbered at the bottom right of each page, and multiple photographs under one exhibit number must be marked alphabetically.

Bates stamped or numbered at the bottom, right corner of each page if the exhibit contains more than one page. If an exhibit contains multiple photographs marked as a single exhibit number, each photograph shall be marked by a letter of the alphabet in alphabetical order.

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Civil cases

Format

PDF ?

It is the intent of this rule that all evidence shall be submitted in an electronic format suitable for electronic filing and storage. The party who offers the exhibit is responsible for submitting the exhibit in the format required by this rule. Exhibits must not be password protected, encrypted, or protected by rights management.

Summary: Trial exhibits must be submitted electronically in a format suitable for filing and storage and must not be password protected, encrypted, or subject to rights management.

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Civil cases

Format

PDF

(1) documents must be in 300 dpi PDF searchable format; (2) photographs must be of a resolution of not less than 2,048 x 1,536 pixels (approximately 3 megapixels). Grayscale images are encouraged;

Summary: Documents must be searchable 300 dpi PDFs, and photographs must be at least 2,048 by 1,536 pixels; grayscale images are encouraged.

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Civil cases

Exhibits a party intends to offer into evidence and all other documents a party intends to present to the Court for consideration shall be: (1) documents must be in 300 dpi PDF searchable format; (2) photographs must be of a resolution of not less than 2,048 x 1,536 pixels (approximately 3 megapixels). Grayscale images are encouraged; (3) audio and video files that can be played with the current version, including any extensions, of: (i) Windows Media Player, (ii) Apple Quicktime, or (iii) VideoLAN VLC MediaPlayer, must be submitted in its original format.

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Civil cases

individually uploaded to the Dropbox Shared Folder; and,

Summary: Each exhibit must be uploaded individually to the designated Dropbox shared folder.