All local rules for S.D. Tex., integrated with this judge's published requirements.
Silent on district-wide page limits for motions. S.D. Tex. LR 7 (silent) ↗
Silent on district-wide page limits for opposition briefs. S.D. Tex. LR 7.4 (silent) ↗
Silent on district-wide page limits for reply briefs. S.D. Tex. LR 7.4.E (silent) ↗
All briefs and memoranda must be limited to 20 pages unless the Court grants leave to file more than 20 pages.
Mandatory Certificate Regarding Generative Artificial Intelligence: All attorneys and pro se litigants appearing before the Court must, together with their proposed scheduling order, file a certificate attesting either that no portion of any filing will be drafted by generative artificial intelligence (such as ChatGPT, Claude, Harvey.AI, or Google Bard) or that any language drafted by generative artificial intelligence will be checked for accuracy, using print reporters or traditional legal databases, by a person. The Court will strike any filing from a party who fails to file a certificate on the docket attesting that they have read the Court's judge-specific requirements and understand that they will be held responsible under Rule 11 for the contents of any filing that they sign and submit to the Court, whether or not generative artificial intelligence drafted any portion of that filing. Source ↗
Opposed motions will be submitted to the judge 21 days from filing without notice from the clerk and without appearance by counsel. S.D. Tex. LR 7.3 ↗
B. By Order When oral presentation is required by the Court, counsel will be notified by the clerk of a date for oral presentation irrespective of any submission day. S.D. Tex. LR 7.5.B ↗
Opposed motions shall: A. Be in writing; B. Include or be accompanied by authority; C. Be accompanied by a separate proposed order granting the relief requested and setting forth information sufficient to communicate the nature of the relief granted; S.D. Tex. LR 7.1.C ↗
Opposed motions must: ... (3) Come with a separate proposed order granting the relief requested and setting forth information sufficient to communicate the relief granted. Responses to motions must: ... (4) Come with a separate proposed order denying the relief sought.
A. By Request If a party views oral argument as helpful to the Court, the motion or response may include a request for it. If it is granted, the parties will be notified by the clerk. S.D. Tex. LR 7.5.A ↗
the Court will not hear discovery motions unless moving counsel has advised the Court in the motion that counsel have conferred in a good-faith effort to resolve the matters in dispute but cannot reach an agreement and have further jointly telephonically conferred with the Court as to the pending discovery dispute. Source ↗
If the movant elects to reply, it must be filed no more than 10 days after the response was filed with the District Clerk's Office. Source ↗
Be filed within 21 days from the date the motion was filed with the District Clerk's Office. Source ↗