Tarrant County Civil District Courts Filing Bundling Requirements
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Whether to bundle related filings together or file them promptly as completed. This page is scoped to Tarrant County Civil District Courts; use the court rules overview to switch categories without leaving this court.
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Civil cases
If a Scheduling Order has been entered in a case, the Court will not consider any continuance motion without a proposed Amended Scheduling Order submitted with the continuance motion.
Summary: When a Scheduling Order exists, a continuance motion must include a proposed Amended Scheduling Order or the Court will not consider it.
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Civil casesCourt notice
If the motion and response is over 50 pages, a notebook must be delivered to the court 2 days prior to the hearing, between 9:00 am – 11:00 am or 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm.
Summary: If the motion and response exceed 50 pages, a notebook must be delivered to the court two days before the hearing during one of the stated delivery windows.
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If your motion, response, reply, and/or related exhibits combined are in excess of 50 pages, the party requesting a hearing must deliver to the Court by 12 p.m. the day before the hearing a binder containing all documents related to the hearing (e.g., both parties’ motions, responses, replies, exhibits, and attachments) appropriately tabbed with a table of contents. Failure to do so may result in cancellation of the hearing.
Summary: When the combined motion, response, reply, and related exhibits exceed 50 pages, the party requesting a hearing must deliver a binder containing all hearing-related documents by noon on the preceding day, failing which the hearing may be cancelled.
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Civil cases
The Court routinely accepts case law binders and has no problem with an attorney’s efforts to focus the Court’s attention to highlighted portions of the submitted case law.
Summary: Case law binders are accepted, and attorneys may highlight portions to focus the Court’s attention.
Does Tarrant County Civil District Courts require motion papers to be bundled?
Yes. Judge Megan Fahey requires bundling for covered papers. When the combined motion, response, reply, and related exhibits exceed 50 pages, the party requesting a hearing must deliver a binder containing all hearing-related documents by noon on the preceding day, failing which the hearing may be cancelled. Machine summary, not yet verified; check the linked order.
Yes. Judge Kimberly Fitzpatrick requires bundling for covered papers. If the motion and response exceed 50 pages, a notebook must be delivered to the court two days before the hearing during one of the stated delivery windows. Machine summary, not yet verified; check the linked order.
Yes. Judge Don Cosby requires bundling for covered papers. When a Scheduling Order exists, a continuance motion must include a proposed Amended Scheduling Order or the Court will not consider it. Machine summary, not yet verified; check the linked order.
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