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Operations Affected by Hurricane Ike
The United States court house in Galveston will be closed until further notice. Galveston functions will be in Houston.
District Notices
06/19/08 Warning: Redaction of Sensitive and Private Information in Court Filings
12/14/06 Mandatory Electronic Filing in District Court effective January 1, 2007. View the Administrative Procedures for Electronic Filing in Civil and Criminal Cases. Register for Attorney Certification Class.
05/31/06 New Criminal Justice Act Plan for the Southern District of Texas, General Order 2006-7.
Sections
Forms & Filing Fees Local & Federal Rules
General Orders Local Rules of Practice for Patent Cases
Judges Procedures & Schedules Selected Opinions
District Electronic Case Filing (ECF)
Live District CM/ECF Administrative Procedures
Training District CM/ECF District CM/ECF Registration
District PACER (records) District Electronic Filing FAQ
  Filing Fee Payment On-line (Pay.Gov)
Miscellaneous Links / Documents
Post Judgment Interest Rate Litigants Without Lawyers / Pro Se Parties
United States Sentencing Commission Federal Public Defenders
Protecting Personal Privacy in Public Case Files:
General Order 2004-11		 Guidelines for Coordination of Criminal Procedures:
General Order 1991-26
Jurisdiction of Magistrate Judges: General Order 2002-13 CJA Appointment Information
Judicial Misconduct or Disability Privately Funded Seminars Disclosure by Judge
Copy and Search Request Form - Houston Division