Bexar County District Courts Electronic Filing Rules

CRITICAL

Applies to

Agreed order

Agreed orders should be efiled with a filing comment directing that the proposed order be forwarded to the Court.

Agreed orders should be efiled with a filing comment directing that the proposed order be forwarded to the Court.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Agreed order

Agreed orders signed by all attorneys of record and any self-represented litigants may be e-filed as proposed orders with a comment for staff attorney review and may then be signed without a hearing.

Agreed Orders bearing the signature of all attorneys of record and self-represented litigants, if any, may be submitted via e-filing as a proposed order. Orders shall be e-filed with a comment for a staff attorney to review. Upon review by staff counsel, these orders may be signed by the Court without the necessity of a hearing.

CRITICAL

Motions or orders presented on the Presiding Court's written submission docket (default judgments, Rule 106/109 substituted service motions, and agreed orders) must be e-filed.

The motion or order must be efiled with the following statement included in the Comment Section – "Presiding Court, Written Submission Docket, [Date Submitted]".

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Order

Orders eFiled without a routing comment are accepted as proposed orders but will not be routed for signature.

If a comment is not made, the order will be accepted as a proposed order, but it will NOT be routed for signature.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Order

When e-filing orders, filers must leave specific routing instructions in the comment section or the order will be accepted as a Proposed Order but not routed for signature.

When filing orders, ALWAYS leave specific and correct instructions regarding where the clerk should route the order for signature. If no comment is left, the order will be accepted as a Proposed Order, but it will NOT be routed for signature.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Fiat or notice of setting

Counsel and self-represented litigants must set hearings by e-filing the appropriate Fiat or Notice of Setting.

Setting Hearings. Counsel and self-represented litigants shall set matters pursuant to the above protocols and the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure by efiling the appropriate Fiat or Notice of Setting.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Order

When e-filing matters assigned out of Presiding to a sitting District Court Judge (including summary judgment hearings), the comment section must state the assigned court and the hearing date.

Matters Assigned out of Presiding and heard by a sitting District Court Judge including Summary Judgement Hearings When efiling, in the Comment section indicate the following: • Court it was assigned to • Date of Hearing (Month/Date/Year)

CRITICAL

Applies to

Order

Orders on matters heard by a Visiting Judge must be efiled with “Forward to Visiting Judge [Name] [Date of Hearing]” in the Comment Section, and the efiling envelope number must be emailed to the Visiting Judge afterward.

d. Orders on matters heard by Visiting Judge. Orders on matters assigned out of Presiding Court and heard by a Visiting Judge must be efiled with the following statement included in the Comment Section – “Forward to Visiting Judge [Name] [Date of Hearing]”. AFTER order is efiled, the envelope number of the efiling must be emailed to the Visiting Judge at the address provided by the Visiting Judge.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Order

When e-filing matters for the Presiding 8:30 am, 9:00 am, Tax, or Expunction dockets, the comment section must state Presiding, the specific docket, and the docket date.

Matters set and heard in Presiding on 8:30 am Docket, 9:00 am Docket, Tax Docket, Expunction Dockets When eFiling, in the comment section indicate the following: • Presiding • Which Docket (8:30/9:00/Tax/Expunction) • Date of Docket (Month/Date/Year)

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Order

When e-filing matters to be heard by a visiting judge, the comment section must request the Visiting Judge Queue, name the visiting judge, and state the hearing date.

When efiling, in the Comment section indicate the following: • Please forward to Visiting Judge Queue • Visting Judge's Name • Date of Hearing (Month/Date/Year)

CRITICAL

Applies to

Agreed order

All agreed orders must be submitted to the Courts through the efiling system.

All Agreed Orders must be submitted to the Courts through the efiling system pursuant to the following requirements:

CRITICAL

Orders for substituted service, default judgments, and motions requesting relief in which no record is requested should be efiled with a filing comment

Orders for substituted service, default judgments, and motions requesting relief in which no record is requested should be efiled with a filing comment

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Order

Orders requiring staff attorney review under Local Rules F(4) (previously emailed to UncontestedMotions@bexar.org or CivilDistrictAgreedOrders@bexar.org) must be e-filed with comments stating the type of order and that staff attorney review is required.

Orders which were previously emailed to UncontestedMotions@bexar.org or CivilDistrictAgreedOrders@bexar.org and need staff attorney's review pursuant to the Local Rules F(4). When eFiling, in the Comment Section indicate the following: • Type of Order • Staff Attorney Review Required

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Order

When e-filing for the 1:30 Walk-up Docket, the comment section must state Presiding, the docket (1:30, Walk-up, or Uncontested Docket), and the planned appearance date.

When eFiling, in the Comment Section indicate the following: • Presiding • 1:30 Docket (Walk-up Docket and Uncontested Docket are also acceptable) • Date which you plan to appear on the docket

CRITICAL

Applies to

Order

Orders on matters assigned out of Presiding Court and heard by a sitting District Court Judge must be efiled with “[Assigned Court] [Date of Hearing]” in the Comment Section, and the efiling envelope number must be emailed to the court afterward.

matters assigned out of Presiding Court and heard by a sitting District Court Judge must be efiled with the following statement included in the Comment Section – “[Assigned Court] [Date of Hearing]”. AFTER order is efiled, the envelope number of the efiling must be emailed to the court at the address provided by the court clerk.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Agreed mediation order

Agreed mediation orders must be submitted through the Monitoring Court website.

Agreed meditation orders must be submitted pursuant to the Monitoring Court website.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Order

When eFiling an order, a comment must be left indicating the appropriate queue so clerks can correctly route the order.

Due to our Presiding system, it's extremely important to leave a comment on the appropriate queue an order should be routed. It helps the clerks correctly route orders.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Order

When eFiling matters heard by Monitoring Court, the filer must indicate 'Monitoring Court' and the docket date in the Comment Section.

Matters heard by Monitoring Court When eFiling, in the Comment Section indicate the following: • Monitoring Court, Date of Docket Examples: “Monitoring Court, Date”

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Order

Default judgments, Rule 106 matters, gestational agreements, orders of dismissal, and agreed judgments must be flagged with the 'Staff Attorney Review Required' queue comment when eFiled.

"Default Judgement – Staff Attorney Review Required" "Rule 106 - Staff Attorney Review Required" "Gestational Agreement - Staff Attorney Review Required" "Orders of Dismissal - Staff Attorney Review Required" "Agreed Judgements- Staff Attorney Review Required"

CRITICAL

Applies to

Order

Orders for the Presiding Court's 1:30 Walk-up Docket must be efiled with “Presiding Court, 1:30 Docket, [Date of Hearing]” in the Comment Section before the court appearance, and litigants must confirm the pleadings were accepted by the District Clerk and be ready to provide the envelope number to the Presiding Judge.

e. Orders on matters heard during 1:30 Walk-up Docket. Orders on matters to be heard at the Presiding Court’s 1:30 Walk-up Docket (Refer to Local Rule 3(O)(3)) must be efiled prior to (but no more than 24 hours before) appearing in Court with the following statement included in the Comment Section – “Presiding Court, 1:30 Docket, [Date of Hearing]”. Prior to approaching the Presiding Court, counsel and/or self- represented litigants must make sure that the relevant pleadings have been accepted by the District Clerk’s Office and be prepared to provide the envelope number of the efiled order to the Presiding Judge.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Applies to

Vacation notice

Attorneys must file vacation notices through the District Clerk's website; each court decides whether to accept and honor vacation letters.

11.1.3 Must file vacation notices via the Bexar County District Clerk's Office website as well as notify the courts where the attorney is set on the docket during those specific vacation dates. Vacation letters are accepted and honored at the discretion of each court.

WARNINGCivil cases

Applies to

Order

An order must be eFiled only once; duplicate eFiling of the same order creates longer processing times.

Only eFile an order ONE time. Multiple filings of the same order only create longer processing times.

WARNINGCivil cases

Applies to

Order

Paper orders must not be presented if the order has already been eFiled, because duplicates delay order processing.

Do not present paper orders if you have already eFiled that order. Duplicates create delay in processing orders.

INFOCivil cases

Applies to

Proposed order

Proposed orders filed electronically are not routed for signature.

Proposed Orders are not routed for signature.

INFO

Applies to

Agreed order

Agreed orders signed by all attorneys of record and self-represented litigants may be e-filed as proposed orders and signed without a hearing.

Agreed Orders bearing the signature of all attorneys of record and self-represented litigants, if any, may be submitted via e-filing as a proposed order and may be signed by the Court without the necessity of a hearing.