Randall County District Courts Filing Rules

All pleadings and motions filed by counsel or self-represented parties must comply with the AI standing order and include the Certification Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence.

Each party must furnish copies of their federal income tax returns for the two calendar years before the temporary hearing.

A deposition notice providing less than ten calendar days is presumed unreasonable.

A self-represented litigant must notify the opposing attorney or party of every court setting or order obtained and file a copy of that notice.

Failure to comply with the bankruptcy-notice rule may result in sanctions against counsel and, in appropriate cases, the party after the bankruptcy concludes.

Within 20 days after receiving a trial-setting request, an opposing party must object in writing with reasons, and the requesting party may respond within 10 days.

In civil cases not specially set, an attorney may obtain protection from trial for up to four consecutive weeks per year by filing written notice at least 60 days in advance with the clerk in the attorney's county of residence and copies with clerks in any other counties where the attorney has pending cases.

A continuance motion based on an attorney's conflicting trial or hearing settings must be filed in every affected court and identify all conflicting settings.

Failure to hold or adequately attempt a deposition conference before issuing notice is grounds to quash the deposition.

An attorney generally must confer with counsel for each affected opposing party about whether a motion or plea seeking relief is opposed, subject to stated exceptions.

A tabbed exhibit is not considered marked unless it bears a sticker or is marked on the first page behind the tab, including when it is a photograph.

Before noticing an oral deposition, the requesting party must attempt to communicate with opposing counsel about the date, time, place, and materials to be furnished.

Email is the Court’s preferred communication method, and court communications should include all parties or their attorneys when represented.

If counsel cannot agree on a proposed order, the parties should schedule a hearing and should not file the proposed order before that hearing occurs.

An exhibit requiring sealing must be accompanied by an order for the judge to sign.