McLennan County District Courts Document Format Requirements

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Documents requiring verification, notarization, acknowledgment, oath, or sworn status may be filed electronically only as scanned images.

A document that is required to be verified, notarized, acknowledged, sworn to, or made under oath may be electronically filed only as a scanned image.

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Documents requiring opposing-party signatures, such as a Rule 11 agreement, may be filed electronically only as scanned images.

A document that requires the signatures of opposing parties (such as a Rule 11 agreement) may be electronically filed only as a scanned image.

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Exhibits must bear clear exhibit labels and be exchanged at least 48 hours before the hearing.

However, they must be clearly marked with exhibit labels and must be exchanged at least 48 hours before any hearing.

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Proposed jury charges submitted to the Court Administrator must use Microsoft Word format.

Attorneys must e-mail their proposed jury charges in Microsoft Word format to the Court Administrator.

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Electronically filed documents must be computer-formatted under TexasOnline specifications and formatted for printing on 8½-inch by 11-inch paper.

Electronically-filed documents must be computer-formatted as specified by TexasOnline. Electronically-filed documents must also be formatted for printing on 8 ½­ inch by 11-inch paper.

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Format

PDF

Responses or replies e-filed less than 48 hours before the hearing should also be emailed to the Court Administrator in PDF format.

Any responses or replies e-filed with the Clerk less than 48 hours before the hearing should be emailed in PDF format to the Court Administrator.

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Civil cases

Exhibits must be clearly marked with exhibit labels and exchanged at least 48 hours before any hearing.

However, they must be clearly marked with exhibit labels and must be exchanged at least 48 hours before any hearing.

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TexasOnline will specify the permissible formats for documents that are electronically filed and served.

Consistent with standards promulgated by the Judicial Committee on Information Technology (JCIT), TexasOnline will specify the permissible formats for documents that will be electronically filed and electronically served.

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Format

PDF

The documents must be in PDF format.

Summary: Exhibits must be submitted in PDF format.

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Civil cases

The electronic device used to access a Zoom hearing for any participant must reflect the participant’s given name or they will not be allowed in the hearing.

Summary: A participant's device name must display the participant's given name to be permitted to access a Zoom hearing.

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Pro se cases

Once you file your pleadings in the case, you should send a written request for a hearing with the Court’s Administrator who will then notify you by mail or email of the hearing date.

Summary: After filing pleadings, the self-represented litigant should request a hearing in writing from the Court’s Administrator, which may notify the litigant of the hearing date by mail or email.

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Civil cases

The court encourages the use of Zoom hearings for matters that are uncontested or require only argument of counsel without the presentation of evidence or testimony.

Summary: The court encourages Zoom hearings for uncontested matters or matters involving argument only without evidence or testimony.