Procedures verified July 16, 2026
Magistrate Judge Lee Ann Reno -- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
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Key Traps — Where Counsel Gets Caught
- 1. Proposed orders ARE required in the following instances: proposed amended scheduling orders; proposed protective orders (a separate proposed order granting the motion does NOT need to be included); for non-dispositive motions in all prisoner Section 1983 cases, regardless of whether they are consent or non-consent cases; and for non-dispositive motions in all prisoner Habeas Corpus cases, regardless of whether they are consent or non-consent cases.
- 2. Proposed orders are NOT required (unless chambers contacts the filing attorney to request a proposed order): consent cases in which Judge Reno is the presiding Judge; all social security cases, regardless of whether they are consent or non-consent cases; for dispositive motions in all prisoner Section 1983 cases, regardless of whether they are consent or non-consent cases; for dispositive motions in all prisoner Habeas Corpus cases, regardless of whether they are consent or non-consent cases; and all criminal cases prior to indictment and any criminal case requesting the extension of a hearing that is to be held before Judge Reno.
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