Judge Laurie Eiserloh Individual Rules & Standing Orders

Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

These 560 rules apply across Travis County Civil District Courts. Where this judge's own standing orders above address the same topic, the judge's requirement controls.

Filing Requirements

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Applies to
Chapter 10 case
Chapter 10 (administrative agency review) cases are excluded from referral to mediation under Chapter 13.
Applies to
Notice of hearing
Notices of hearings and trials must not direct parties to the court in the case style; if specially set under Local Rules 2.6 or 10.2 the notice must list that court, otherwise it must direct parties to the Civil and Family Courts Facility and/or the court designated in the posted docket schedule.
Applies to
Motion
Must include
certificate of conference
Before seeking a setting, parties must confer about the date, time, and format of the hearing, and every motion must include a certification of that conferral.

Service

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Notice of a setting must be sent the same day it is obtained; delay may be argued as a basis for continuance.
Applies to
Notice of setting
Service
Other to all parties
The court does not send setting notices; the party obtaining the setting must notify all parties of the time, date, and total hearing time as required by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure and Local Rule 1.4.
Service
Other to all parties
The party requesting a hearing setting (in a case involving an incarcerated party) must give notice of the setting to all other parties.

Communication

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Contact
Email to chambers
Documents intended for a judge that are delivered by email must be sent to the judge's submission email address or the judge's staff, not to the judge directly.
Contact
Phone to clerk
Questions about case assignments or the location of hearings or trials in non-specially-assigned cases must be directed to the Court Administrator, not to a particular court.
Contact
Email to chambers
Requests for assignment of a case to a particular judge may be submitted by email to LocalAdministrativeJudge@traviscountytx.gov.

Filing Timing

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Deadline
24 hours
A party may not request a setting unless the motion with required certifications is already filed or is filed no later than 24 hours after obtaining the setting.
Settings will not be accepted after the Friday preceding the announcement period, except by agreement of all parties or where a statute requires a hearing prior to the next available setting week.
Deadline
30 calendar days
In cases involving an incarcerated party, the party wishing to set a hearing must communicate with the Court Administrator at least 30 days before the proposed hearing date, unless leave of court is granted for good cause.

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About Judge Laurie Eiserloh

Judge Laurie Eiserloh is a district judge in the Travis County Civil District Courts, which hear civil matters in Travis County, Texas.

Practitioners will find the published 455th Civil District Court page and a courtroom etiquette guidelines document.

Common questions about Judge Laurie Eiserloh's rules

Are courtesy copies required for Judge Laurie Eiserloh?

Courtesy-copy rule applies for proposed orders. Details: 1 copy, delivery at hearing, by hand delivery. Counsel are encouraged to bring a paper copy of their proposed order to the hearing for the Judge's signature.

View ruleSource: page 1, section Courtroom Etiquette Guidelines

Does Judge Laurie Eiserloh require a pre-motion conference or letter before filing a motion?

Judge Laurie Eiserloh's rules set a pre-motion procedure for discovery and non dispositive. Attorneys are strongly encouraged (but not required) to confer by phone or in person before hearings on non-dispositive issues, especially discovery disputes.

View ruleSource: page 1, section Courtroom Etiquette Guidelines

How may parties contact Judge Laurie Eiserloh's chambers?

The rule addresses email communications. The rule lists email 455.submission@traviscountytx.gov. Orders should be sent to the specified email address.

View ruleSource: page 1, section Courtroom Etiquette Guidelines

Is electronic filing required before Judge Laurie Eiserloh?

Yes. Electronic filing is required for the covered filings. Exhibits must be submitted only via Box and not through any other channel.

View ruleSource: page 1, section Courtroom Etiquette Guidelines

Complete rules summary for Judge Laurie Eiserloh

Counsel are encouraged to bring a paper copy of their proposed order to the hearing for the Judge's signature.

Exhibits must be submitted only via Box and not through any other channel.

Orders must be submitted by email to 455.submission@traviscountytx.gov.

Attorneys are strongly encouraged (but not required) to confer by phone or in person before hearings on non-dispositive issues, especially discovery disputes.

Orders should be sent to the specified email address.

Attorneys are strongly encouraged to confer by phone or in person before hearings on non-dispositive issues, especially discovery disputes.