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W.D. Tex. · Judge Lane · Practice Guide

Hon. Mark Lane

All local rules for W.D. Tex., integrated with this judge's published requirements.

Before You File
Lead counsel requirements
👤 Judge Lane — standing order

The final pretrial conference shall be attended by at least one of the attorneys who will conduct the trial for each of the parties and by any unrepresented parties.

Drafting the Motion
Length limits — motion, opposition, reply
👤 Judge Lane — standing order
Motion

All dispositive motions shall be filed and served on all other parties on or before ______________, and shall be limited to 20 pages.

Opposition

Responses shall be filed and served on all other parties not later than 14 days after the service of the motion and shall be limited to 20 pages.

Reply

Any replies shall be filed and served on all other parties not later than 7 days after the service of the response and shall be limited to 10 pages, but the court need not wait for the reply before ruling on the motion.

More from Judge Lane’s procedures
👤 Judge Lane — standing order
MSJ limitation

All dispositive motions shall be filed and served on all other parties on or before ______________, and shall be limited to 20 pages. Responses shall be filed and served on all other parties not later than 14 days after the service of the motion and shall be limited to 20 pages. Any replies shall be filed and served on all other parties not later than 7 days after the service of the response and shall be limited to 10 pages, but the court need not wait for the reply before ruling on the motion. Source ↗

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