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Practice Before the Court

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General

  1. Clerk's office location and hours
  2. Two three-judge panels
  3. Release of opinions
  4. Citation and Form
  5. The Court's library
  6. Jurisdiction check

Attorneys

  1. Nongovernment counsel
  2. Lead counsel
  3. Appointed counsel
  4. Appearance for additional counsel
  5. Changes in lead counsel
  6. Communication with lead counsel only
  7. Counsel for appellee
  8. Withdraw of counsel
  9. Withdraw of government counsel
  10. Pro Hac Vice
  11. Vacation notification

Fees for Costs

  1. Fees for costs in civil cases
  2. Standard copies
  3. Checks
  4. Failure to pay fees
  5. Fees when judgment is rendered

Filing Documents

  1. Proof of service and certificate of service
  2. Attorney's State Bar of Texas ID number
  3. Electronic filing
  4. Redaction required
  5. Filing by paper (number of copies)
  6. Original proceedings
  7. File marked copies returned to a party
  8. Mail
  9. Filing by mail

Sealed Records

  1. Sealed Documents originating at the trial court level
  2. Motions to Seal Documents tendered in this Court

Perfecting Instruments

  1. Notice of appeal
  2. The notice of appeal in civil causes
  3. Copy of the NOA filed with Clerk
  4. Amended notice of appeal
  5. Affidavit of inability to pay

Docketing Statements

  1. Docketing statements

Record on Appeal

  1. The clerk's record and the reporter's record
  2. Designation of the clerk's record
  3. Supplemental clerk's record
  4. Checking out the record
  5. Supersedeas bond
  6. Original papers or exhibits
  7. Administrative records

Motions

  1. Motions
  2. Supported by affidavit or other satisfactory evidence
  3. Time for determination
  4. Determination by the Court
  5. A motion to extend the time
  6. Motions not required
  7. Motions to dismiss
  8. Certificate of conference required
  9. Motion to expedite

Briefs

  1. Content
  2. Time to file briefs
  3. Post-submission briefs
  4. Failure to file a brief

Mandate

  1. Issuance of the mandate
  2. Withdraw of exhibits

Bankruptcy

  1. Notice of bankruptcy filed
  2. Request for clarification

Updated: 02-May-2011

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