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Judge Susan Heygood McCoy
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Judge Susan Heygood McCoy

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Tarrant County Civil District Courts
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Document Format Requirements2 rules

FormattingCivil cases

Exhibits exceeding 8 ½” x 11” in size will be accompanied by an 8 ½” x 11” copy. After completion of trial, the court reporter will retain only the 8 ½” x 11” copy and the original exhibit will be returned to the offering party.

Trial Guidelines · p. 2|SectionLarge Exhibits
FormattingCivil cases

Each side shall submit their proposed charge in electronic format (Microsoft Word) to the court reporter via e-mail or flash drive.

File type
Word
Trial Guidelines · p. 3|SectionCourt’s Charge

Document Filing Requirements1 rule

Filing RequirementsCivil cases

Each side shall submit their proposed charge in electronic format (Microsoft Word) to the court reporter via e-mail or flash drive.

Trial Guidelines · p. 3|SectionCourt’s Charge

Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

These 24 rules apply across Tarrant County Civil District Courts. Where this judge's own standing orders above address the same topic, the judge's requirement controls.

Service

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  • Service
    Mail

    For purposes of these local rules, “counsel” includes a party proceeding without an attorney.

  • Discovery documents and related materials must be served on all other lead counsel or parties but generally must not be filed with the clerk except by special order.

  • Discovery responses and related material must be served on all other lead counsel or parties and filed with the Clerk, although items designated optional need only be served and may be filed.

Filing Requirements

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  • Applies to
    Motion

    A motion seeking affirmative relief must include an order granting or denying the motion, or the order must be brought to the hearing.

  • Applies to
    Certificate of Written Discovery

    The original or an exact copy of the listed discovery responses and related material must be retained during the case and related appellate proceedings and for one year afterward, with a Certificate of Written Discovery signed and filed when necessary.

  • Applies to
    Certificate of Written Discovery

    A signed Certificate of Written Discovery must be filed with the clerk whenever Rule 1.07(b) discovery materials are retained or sent to another party.

Adjournments

All 3

  • If a case is set for trial by the court on a date for which an attorney has planned a vacation, the attorney will notify the Court as soon as the notice of trial setting is received and the case may be reset for a different time at the discretion of the court. If plans for a vacation are made by an attorney after a trial setting notice.has been received, the attorney will immediately notify the Court and other parties with a request that the case be reset for a different time. The Court will rule on such request after giving all parties to the lawsuit an opportunity to respond to the request.

  • A continuance motion based on facts arising on or after the Wednesday before trial must be filed as soon as possible and will be heard at a time set by the Court.

  • A continuance motion ordinarily must be filed by the Wednesday preceding trial and heard at 2:00 p.m. the following Thursday, unless the Court sets otherwise.

Pre-Motion Conferences

All 2

  • A motion, objection, or special exception may not be set for hearing unless the moving party includes the prescribed conference certification in the filing or a separate letter.

  • The conference-certification requirement does not apply to dispositive motions, including summary-judgment, dismissal, cause-of-action dismissal, and new-trial motions.

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About Judge Susan Heygood McCoy
  • Tom Vandergriff Civil Courts Building
  • 3rd Floor
  • 100 North Calhoun Street
  • Fort Worth, TX 76196
  • Court phone: 817-884-2691
  • Court Coordinator: Patricia Gaetz-Cannon (817-884-2691, PGaetaCannon@tarrantcountytx.gov)
  • Court Reporter: Suzanne Berry (817-884-1471, sberry@tarrantcountytx.gov)
  • Bailiff: David Woodruff (817-884-1490, jdwoodruff@TarrantCounty.com)
  • Associate Clerk (817-884-2558)
  • Administrative Court Clerk: Tanya Weiss (817-884-1592, tlweiss@tarrantcountytx.gov)
Common questions about Judge Susan Heygood McCoy's rules

What formatting rules apply to filings before Judge Susan Heygood McCoy?

Judge Susan Heygood McCoy's formatting rule includes file format docx and submit the proposed charge to the court reporter via e-mail or flash drive.. The proposed charge must be submitted electronically in Microsoft Word format to the court reporter by e-mail or flash drive.

View ruleSource: page 3, section Court’s Charge

What must be included with jury instructions filings before Judge Susan Heygood McCoy?

Each side must submit its proposed charge in Microsoft Word format to the court reporter by e-mail or flash drive.

View ruleSource: page 3, section Court’s Charge
Complete rules summary for Judge Susan Heygood McCoy

Exhibits larger than 8½ by 11 inches must be accompanied by an 8½-by-11-inch copy; after trial, the reporter retains the copy and returns the original to the offering party.

Each side must submit its proposed charge in Microsoft Word format to the court reporter by e-mail or flash drive.

The proposed charge must be submitted electronically in Microsoft Word format to the court reporter by e-mail or flash drive.

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