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Brown County District Court Document Format Requirements

2 rules from official source documents

Font, margin, spacing, and file format requirements for court filings.

Civil cases

Audio and video exhibits must be saved in a usable format and given appropriate names.

All audio and video exhibits must be saved in a usable format and named accordingly.

Court-level rulesOfficial source

Criminal cases

Digital video exhibits must be in MP4 format, audio files in MP3 format, and images must be stored on a completely separate disk from audio and video files.

ALL DIGITAL EXHIBITS FROM EITHER THE STATE OR THE DEFENSE SHALL BE IN THE FORMAT REQUIRED BY THE APPELLATE COURTS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. Specifically, all digital video disk exhibits containing video files need to be in ".mp4" format, all audio files need to be in ".mp3" format, all images need to be on a completely separate disk than audio/video files.

Judge Mike Smith
Common questions about Brown County District Court document format requirements

What formatting rules apply to filings in Brown County District Court?

Brown County District Court's formatting rule includes audio and video exhibits must be saved in a usable format and named accordingly.. Audio and video exhibits must be saved in a usable format and given appropriate names.

View ruleOfficial source Source: page 4, section Submission of Witnesses/Evidence and Notice Thereof

Judge Mike Smith's formatting rule includes digital video disk exhibits containing video files must be in ".mp4" format., all audio files must be in ".mp3" format., and all images must be on a completely separate disk from audio/video files.. Digital video exhibits must be in MP4 format, audio files in MP3 format, and images must be stored on a completely separate disk from audio and video files.

View ruleOfficial source Source: page 8, section Section 1.14

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