Dallas County District Courts Electronic Filing Rules

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Pleadings

Pleadings may not be filed with the Administrator; the Administrator is not a e-filing channel.

You may communicate with the Administrator via e-mail, but pleadings are not to be filed with the Administrator.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Order

All orders must be e-filed along with the motion and/or response.

All orders must be e-filed along with the motion and/or response.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Exhibits

Exhibits must be submitted electronically to the Court Reporter.

Exhibits are to be submitted electronically to the Court Reporter

CRITICAL

Applies to

Report

All reports must be entered into the reporting database at card.txcourts.gov, beginning with the September 2016 report.

All reports must be entered into the reporting database at http://card.txcourts.gov/ beginning with the report for September 2016 (due by October 15, 2016).

CRITICALCivil cases

Email the application and a copy of your resume to the Court Coordinator at fly@dallascourts.org.

Email this application and a copy of your resume, to the Court Coordinator at: fly@dallascourts.org.

CRITICAL

The 14th District Court no longer accepts fax filings.

THE 14TH DISTRICT COURT CAN NO LONGER ACCEPT FAXES.

CRITICALCivil cases

All filings must be submitted through the E-Filing system.

The Court only accepts filings via the E-Filing system.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Motion

The Court will not accept motions or orders faxed or emailed to the coordinator without the Judge's prior approval.

The Court will not accept motions and/or orders that have been faxed or emailed to the coordinator without prior approval of the Judge.

CRITICALCivil cases

Minor prove-ups are done by submission and require e-filing of specified documents.

If all parties agree, minor prove-ups shall be done by submission. This will require the following efiled documents: 1) an affidavit by the next friend; 2) a written GAL report (filed at least three working days prior to the hearing); 3) the broker’s affidavit if an annuity is being purchased; 4) a proposed order approving GAL fees signed off on by defense counsel; and 5) a proposed final judgment.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Notice of hearing

E-file notice of hearing.

E-file notice of hearing.

CRITICALCivil cases

Plaintiff's attorney must e-file client's affidavit, 18.001 affidavits, and attorney's fees affidavit for default prove-ups.

Plaintiff’s attorney shall e-file his client’s affidavit, 18.001 affidavits with records attached, attorney’s fees affidavit, etc. so that they are in the clerk’s record and the court can consider by submission.

CRITICALCivil cases

All filings must be e-filed; pro se parties may mail or file in person with the District Clerk.

Generally, no. All filings must be e-filed. If a party is pro-se, the filing may be mailed or filed in person with the District Clerk.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Notice of hearing

E-file notice of hearing.

E-file notice of hearing.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Notice of hearing

E-file notice of hearing.

E-file notice of hearing.

WARNING

All documents should be efiled.

All documents should be efiled.

WARNINGCourt notice

Attorneys will not be able to modify their official eService address in eFileTX after the new process begins.

When this new process begins you will not be able to modify your official eService address in eFileTX.

WARNINGCivil cases

Applies to

Attorney fees claim

Attorney fee claims may be submitted by mail, by counter drop-off, or by email with signature.

This claim may be mailed, dropped off or emailed with signature at our office location noted below.

WARNING

With the exception of materials submitted for in camera review by the Court, the parties should not hand deliver any materials to the court that were not previously e-filed.

With the exception of materials submitted for in camera review by the Court, the parties should not hand deliver any materials to the court that were not previously e-filed.

INFOCourt notice

Attorney names and email addresses will be imported into eFileTX nightly to serve as the official eService address, replacing the current list.

A file including all active Texas Attorney's names and their registered SBOT email address will be imported into eFileTX, nightly, to be used as the official eService address. The names and email addresses in the current list will no longer exist.

INFO

Applies to

Report

Reports may be submitted either by manual entry into the database or by uploading an XML file.

Reports may be entered in one of two ways:  Manually entering the reports into the database  Uploading an XML file, if your vendor/IT staff creates that capability for you