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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

Northern District of Texas

Reed O'Connor, Chief Judge
Karen Mitchell, Clerk of Court

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What payment methods do you accept?

... offices. (Note: a non-prisoner pro se litigant must file a case initiating document in paper, so online payment is not available for the case filing fee.)   Requests for records, certifications, and name ...

What is a Petit Jury?

... during a trial and returns a verdict. A verdict in a civil case may be a finding for the plaintiff or the defendant. A verdict in a criminal case finds the defendant involved guilty or not guilty. ...

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... attorneys practicing in the Northern District, or using its Case Management/Electronic Case Filing system, or would like to make a recommendation on changes, or ...

How are cases assigned?

... has determined, based upon a review of the facts, that the case has some merit. This often occurs after a summary judgment motion is filed and it appears that the case will proceed to trial. ...

Is everything that takes place in mediation kept confidential?

... in mediation. There may be an exception to this rule in the case of the commission of a crime or breaking a civil law. In the absence of ... the only thing that the mediator can tell Court is that the case settled or that it did not settle. ...

Can I attend the mediation without an attorney?

... Yes, if you are proceeding in the case  pro se . However, even if you have not hired and attorney to represent you in the case, it is better for you to bring an attorney with you to the mediation or at ...

Definitions

... The term “presiding judge” means the judge to whom a case is assigned. The word “judge” includes district judges and magistrate ... or (2). ECF.  The term “ECF” means electronic case filing and refers to the court’s web- based document filing system that ...

Motions to Consolidate.

... must be served on an attorney for each party in each case sought to be consolidated. After consolidation, all pleadings, motions, or other papers must only bear the caption of the first case filed. All post-consolidation filings must also bear the legend ...

Attorneys Not Admitted to Practice Before this Court.

... in this court, who desires to appear as counsel in a case, and who is eligible pursuant to subsection (a) of this rule to appear, ... of Attorneys Admitted Pro Hac Vice.  By appearing in any case, an attorney becomes subject to the rules of this court. ...

Requirement of Local Counsel.

... is required in all cases where an attorney appearing in a case does not reside or maintain the attorney’s principal office in this ... 50 miles of the courthouse in the division in which the case is pending. Attorneys desiring to proceed without local counsel must ...

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