Collin County District Courts Courtesy Copy Requirements

CRITICAL

Counsel submitting a courtesy notebook to the court must also provide an identical copy to opposing counsel.

If submitting a courtesy notebook to the Court, an identical copy must also be provided to opposing counsel.

CRITICAL

Each party must provide two exhibit copies, one for the Court and one for the witness; a third copy for the opposing side is preferred.

It is required that each party provide two copies of exhibits: one for the Court and one for the witness. A third copy for the opposing side is preferred.

CRITICAL

Movants and respondents must deliver logically organized hard copies to the court in a notebook by noon on the day before the summary judgment submission hearing.

The Movant(s) and Respondent(s) shall deliver to the Court hard copies, organized logically by Noon the day before the submission hearing date (in a notebook), containing the following for the benefit of the Court:

CRITICAL

For a hearing by submission, parties must provide the court a courtesy notebook at least 24 hours beforehand containing the motions, responses, and a paper copy of the proposed order.

Parties must provide a courtesy notebook to the Court not less than 24 hours prior to any hearing by submission. The notebook should contain all motions/responses and paper copy of proposed order.

WARNING

Each side should provide the Court with a copy of its Requested Relief at the beginning of a temporary-orders hearing or final trial.

For a temporary orders hearing and final trial, each side should provide to the Court a copy of their Requested Relief at the beginning of the hearing or trial.

WARNING

Copies of the exhibit list, witness list, and vocabulary list must be delivered to the court reporter at the pretrial conference.

Courtesy Copies for Court Reporter (To be delivered at Pretrial Conference): Exhibit List Witness List Vocabulary List

WARNING

For filings within 48 hours of a scheduled hearing, parties should provide copies to the court because clerk acceptance is not guaranteed.

Because filings within 48 hours are not guaranteed to be accepted by the Clerk, parties should also provide copies to the Court of any filing within 48 hours of any scheduled hearing.

INFO

The judge does not need a courtesy exhibit notebook for a jury trial but appreciates receiving one for a bench trial.

For a jury trial, the judge does not need her own courtesy copy of exhibits in notebooks. For a bench trial, the judge does appreciate a courtesy copy of a notebook of exhibits.

INFO

For a larger motion involving extensive legal authority, the court requests a notebook by noon on the hearing day before, containing the relevant filings and highlighted legal authorities.

Please submit a notebook to the Court Coordinator by Noon the day before the hearing that includes the applicable motion, responses, replies, statutes and/or case law referenced with the referenced portions highlighted.