| 2008 |
| 02/05/08 |
United States Magistrate Judge Vacancy in Laredo, Texas. Submit Applications by April 8, 2008. |
| 02/01/08 |
Amended Chapter 13 Trustee home mortgage payment procedures. |
| 01/11/08 |
Bankruptcy Chapter 11 Quaterly Fees Increase, effective 1/1/08. |
| 01/07/08 |
Hourly Rate Increases for CJA Panel Attorneys for work performed on or after January 1, 2008. |
| 2007 |
| 12/26/07 |
Bankruptcy Local Rules Amendments effective January 1, 2008. |
| 12/13/07 |
Local Rules of Practice for Patent Cases, effective January 1, 2008. |
| 12/03/07 |
Public Notice for the Reappointment of Magistrate Judge Maryrose Milloy. |
| 12/03/07 |
Public Notice for the Reappointment of Magistrate Judge John William Black. |
| 10/29/07 |
New transcript rates effective November 1, 2007. |
| 10/01/07 |
Applications are being accepted for membership on the CJA Panel of Attorneys for the Houston Division. |
| 10/01/07 |
Guidance on use of Interpreters by CJA appointed attorneys. |
| 09/14/07 |
Proposed Local Patent Rules and Procedures posted for public comment. |
| 09/01/07 |
Proposed Amendments to Local Bankruptcy Rules posted for Public Comment |
| 06/21/07 |
Amended Attorney Disciplinary Rules, effective June 19, 2007. View the redline version. |
| 06/01/07 |
Bankruptcy Judge Steen appointed Chief Judge of the Bankruptcy Court for three year term. |
| 05/22/07 |
Bankruptcy Local Rules Committee formed to recommend revisions to local rules, forms and procedures. |
| 05/18/07 |
Hourly Rate Increases for CJA Panel Attorneys for work performed on or after May 20, 2007. |
| 05/16/07 |
Comments by the Bar to the standing committee on bankruptcy local rules. |
| 04/09/07 |
Law & Technology Workshop - Dallas, TX, April 19 - 21, 2007, Sponsored by Office of Defender Services. |
| 04/03/07 |
Automatic Adjustment of Certian Dollar Amounts in the Bankruptcy Code, effective April 1, 2007. |
| 03/15/07 |
Mandatory Electronic Filing in Bankruptcy Court, effective March 12, 2007 (General Order 2007-1). |
| 03/13/07 |
CJA Attorney Panel for Houston/Galveston Divisions - 2007. |
| 02/08/07 |
Bankruptcy Fraud Hotline. |
| 01/19/07 |
Judge Janis Graham Jack's Courtroom Technology Video available. |
| 2006 |
| 12/20/06 |
NOTICE: Effective January 1, 2007 our administrative procedures for electronic filing will allow electronic filing of sealed documents. The procedures require that certain documents, which were previously filed under seal at the discretion of the filing party, now always must be filed under seal. View Section 6C(1) Administrative Procedures. Learn how will this affect you. View a list of Sealed Events in CM/ECF.
(Revised below on 04/22/08)
Electronic filing of sealed documents, effective January 1, 2007. Documents, that were previously filed under seal at the discretion of the filing party, now must always be filed under seal. View Section 6C(1) Administrative Procedures.View a list of Sealed Events in CM/ECF. |
| 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. |
| 12/22/06 |
Notice of Proposed Amended Bankruptcy Local Rule 5005 requiring electronic filing. |
| 11/01/06 |
Proposed Amendments to Attorney Disciplinary Rules. |
| 10/27/06 |
Effective October 1, 2006, the Bankruptcy Court adopts Amended Interim Federal Bankruptcy Rule 1007. |
| 10/03/06 |
On October 3, 2006, the Bankruptcy Court issued an order on chapter 13 attorneys' compensation. The order may be reviewed here. |
| 09/30/06 |
New Bankruptcy Forms effective October 1, 2006. |
| 09/30/06 |
The Electronic Case Filing (ECF) system for the Bankruptcy Court will be upgraded to version
3.1 the evening of October 16, 2006. |
| 09/29/06 |
Judge Lake has authorized video and audio transmission of the Richard A. Causey and Jeffrey K. Skilling sentencings to overflow Courtroom 402. |
| 09/18/06 |
Mandatory Electronic Filing in District Court effective January 1, 2007.
(Proposed Amended Local Rule 5.1 and Administrative Procedures for Electronic Filing in Civil and Criminal Cases) |
| 08/18/06 |
The Bankruptcy electronic filing system (BK CM/ECF) will be unavailable from 6:00 P.M. on Friday, August 25 until 6:00 P.M. on Sunday, August 27. If you have any emergency filings during this time period, please contact the clerk at 832-215-8626. |
| 07/31/06 |
USA v. Causey, Skilling (4:04-CR-25) - Order Regarding the Right of Crime Victims to Testify at Sentencing |
| 07/01/06 |
The U.S. Courts for the Southern District of Texas has redesigned its public website. Comments on the new site are invited and may be made through email, survey, or via our contacts page. |
| 05/31/06 |
New Criminal Justice Act Plan for the Southern District of Texas, General Order 2006-7. |
| 05/17/06 |
Revised Chapter 13 Forms are available. Use of the new forms is mandatory effective June 17, 2006. |
| 05/17/06 |
Effective immeidately, the Court has adopted a 7.95% Posted Chapter 13 Trustee Fee. |
| 05/17/06 |
Public Notice for the Reappointment of Magistrate Judge Felix Recio |
| 03/29/06 |
Public Notice for Reappointment of Magistrate Judge John R. Froeschner. |
| 03/14/06 |
New Filing Fees effective April 9, 2006. (Modified 08/18/06, reflecting Bankruptcy adversary fee $250.00 instead of $350.00) |
| 03/07/06 |
Copies of the new § 362 bankruptcy
forms are available here. |
| 2005 |
| 12/21/05 |
Notice of Vacancy: United
States Bankruptcy Judge for the Western District of Louisiana at Lafayette. |
| 12/21/05 |
Judge Tagle updated Civil Procedure and Criminal Procedure Manuals. |
| 12/13/05 |
Criminal Justice Act Seminars and Workshops for 2006. |
| 10/21/05 |
Comments on Bankruptcy Procedures
and Forms in Southern District of Texas. |
| 09/19/05 |
New
Bankruptcy Case Filing Fees go into effect October 17, 2005. |
| 09/02/05 |
New bankruptcy local rules, new chapter 13
procedures, and new consumer 362 procedures are available. These rules and
procedures will be effective October 17, 2005. |
| 09/02/05 |
Adversary Filing Fee Increases:
Effective 9/20/05, the fee for filing a new adversary case will be $250.00. |
| 08/03/05 |
Public Notice: Announcing opening for
United States Magistrate Judge in Laredo. Applications will be accepted thru
September 30, 2005. |
| 08/01/05 |
Educational Presentation of the New Chapter
13 Procedures. |
| 08/01/05 |
New Procedures for Administration of
Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Cases. |
| 07/28/05 |
Public Notice: Comment Period of the
Reappointment of Magistrate Judge Frances H. Stacy extended to August 10, 2005. |
| 05/23/05 |
Defending a Federal Criminal Case: CJA
Panel Training by the Federal Public Defender, Southern District of Texas,
Friday August 12, 2005, in Brownsville, Texas.
|
| 05/09/05 |
Appointment of New Magistrate Judge:
Brian L. Owsley, Corpus Christi Division. |
| 03/09/05 |
Chapter 13 Fixed Fee Applications must be
filled within 15 days after case filed. |
| 03/08/05 |
Appointment of New United States Magistrate Judge Peter E. Ormsby, McAllen Division |
| 03/07/05 |
Judge Harmon amends Procedures Manual |
| 01/31/05 |
NOTICE: Proposed Amendment to Criminal Local Rule 49,
Authorizing Electronic Filing and Service in Criminal Cases. |
| 01/19/05 |
Criminal Case Electronic Filing
authorized February 1, 2005. (General Order 2005-3 and
Administrative Procedures for Electronic Filing in Civil and Criminal
Cases)
|
| 01/19/05 |
New
Civil Cover Sheet: The form has been revised and became
available for use 1/1/05. |
| 01/19/05 |
Civil Case Filing Fee Increases:
Effective 2/7/05, the fee for filing a new civil case will be $250.00. |
| 2004 |
| 11/14/04 |
NOTICE: New Electronic Filing Procedures for Bankruptcy
Court, effective December 1, 2004. |
| 10/19/04 |
General
Order 2004-11 - Protecting Personal Privacy in Public Case Files (Amending
General Order 2003-4). |
| 09/07/04 |
General
Order 2004-10 - Local Rule 5.1, Electronic Filing, effective September 7,
2004. |
| 09/03/04 |
New
Laredo Courthouse Open for Business. |
| 07/29/04 |
United States Magistrate Judge
Vacancies: McAllen, Texas -- Submit
Application by September 1, 2004 Corpus Christi, Texas -- Submit
Application by October 1, 2004 |
| 07/26/04 |
Appointment of new United States Magistrate
Judge, Stephen W. Smith, in Houston Division. |
| 07/23/04 |
Proposed Local Rule 5.1, authorizing electronic
filing for civil cases. |
| 06/14/04 |
Legal Document Retrieval, Inc. has
been named the new copy service vendor for the United States District Court, Houston division, effective 6/14/04 |
| 04/30/04 |
Notice of Change in Judge/Trustee Assignments of Pending
Chapter 13 Cases effective May 29, 2004. |
| 04/30/04 |
US
Bankruptcy Judge Vacancy in the Southern District of Texas at Houston. |
| 04/07/04 |
Order
Regarding Chapter 13 Debtor's Counsel's Fees. General Order 2004-5. |
| 03/23/04 |
NOTICE: New form
requirements when filing motions to lift or modify the automatic stay under 11
U.S.C. §362. General Order
2004-4. |
| 02/01/04 |
Bankruptcy Judge Marvin Isgur
appointed to succeed retired Bankruptcy Judge Manuel D. Leal, February 1, 2004. |
| 01/23/04 |
Bankruptcy Judge Steen - Notice of
Alternative Procedures for Setting Hearings in Bankruptcy Court Division H2. |
| 2003 |
| 12/19/03 |
Criminal Justice Act Seminars and Workshops for 2004. |
| 11/14/03 |
NOTICE: Implementing Privacy Act
Rules. Effective December 1, 2003. |
| 11/14/03 |
NOTICE: Electronic Filing of
Bankruptcy Documents Required by Attorneys. Effective December 1, 2003. |
| 10/29/03 |
New District and Bankruptcy Miscellaneous Fee Schedule Effective November 1, 2003. |
| 10/07/03 |
Bankruptcy Electronic Filing Upgrade to Version 2 effective
October 14. |
| 08/28/03 |
General Order 2003-4, Protecting Personal Privacy in Public
Case Files, effective 8/27/03. |
| 04/30/03 |
Public Notice for Reappointment of Bankruptcy Judge Karen K.
Brown. |
| 04/21/03 |
Reappointment of
Incumbent Magistrate Judge Calvin Botley. |
| 04/07/03 |
US
Bankruptcy Judge Vacancy in the Southern District of Texas at Houston |
| 2002 |
| 12/31/02 |
Inside the Federal Courts - A New Web-Based Training Program. |
| 12/26/02 |
Bankruptcy Cyber-Clerk (Article originally
published in The Houston Lawyer, September / October, 2002, and is
republished with permission). |
| 12/12/02 |
Advisory Committee to Provide Input for Bankruptcy Local Rules Revision. |
| 09/10/02 |
Order Regarding Chapter 13 Attorney's Fees. (General Order 1998-4 Superseded). |
| 07/23/02 |
General Order 2002-9 Protecting Personal
Privacy in Public Case Files, effective 7/22/2002. |
| 06/14/02 |
General
Order 2002-7 Protecting Personal Privacy in Public Case Files, effective
6/10/2002. |
| 06/14/02 |
General
Order 2002-4 Filing Documents Electronically per Amended Bankruptcy Local
Rule 5005, effective 3/18/2002. |
| 03/17/02 |
Electronic
Case Filing goes live for Bankruptcy cases. |
| 03/14/02 |
General
Order 2002-2 Regarding Bankruptcy Referrals, Supersedes General Order
2001-12. |
| 02/08/02 |
U.S.
Bankruptcy Judge vacancy in the Northern District of Texas at Dallas |
| 01/29/02 |
Proposed Amendment to Bankruptcy Local Rules |
| 2001 |
| 12/20/01 |
Criminal Justice Act Seminars and Workshops |
| 11/21/01 |
Amended Official Bankruptcy Forms to become
effective 12/01/01 |
| 10/22/01 |
Information on Bankruptcy Electronic Case Filing System |
| 09/21/01 |
After-hours Filing - Depository Relocated and
Hours Modified in Houston Division |
| 08/31/01 |
Consumer
Bankruptcy Conference and Proposed Chapter 13 Procedures, Conference Agenda
and Proposed Forms |
| 07/02/01 |
New Fees effective July 1, 2001 for Petitions Ancillary to a
Foreign Proceeding and the retrieval of files from Federal Records Center |
| 06/25/01 |
District Court Local Rules LR72 and CRLR57.1 amended. Download most recent version |
| 06/12/01 |
General Order continuing deadlines in the Houston Division for
June 11, 2001 |
| 06/11/01 |
Public Notice for
Reappointment of Bankruptcy Judge Manuel D. Leal |
| 06/11/01 |
Courtroom Technology
Video available |
| 05/08/01 |
General Order 2001-6, Authority of Magistrate Judges,
supersedes General Order 1980-5. |
| 05/07/01 |
New Local Criminal Rule 58 effective May 3, 2001. |
| 05/07/01 |
Notice
of proposed amendments to district court local rules. Comments due by May
31, 2001. |
| 05/03/01 |
New Bankruptcy Fee Application general order. |
| 04/23/01 |
Applications being accepted for appointment of Magistrate Judge in McAllen |
| 04/01/04 |
The 2001 judiciary appropriations bill
funds a rate increase for CJA Panel
Attorneys. |
| 03/23/01 |
Proposed
amendment to District Court Local Rules |
| 03/13/01 |
Automatic Adjustment of Certain Dollar Amounts in the
Bankruptcy Code and Official Bankruptcy Forms |
| 03/12/01 |
Updated caseload statistics available. |
| 02/20/01 |
Judge Ellison's two-week calendar now available. |
| 02/16/01 |
Judiciary to hold public
hearing on Internet access to court documents |
| 01/30/01 |
Public Notice for Reappointment of 5th Circuit Bankruptcy
Judges |
| 01/01/01 |
Comment sought on
Judiciary Privacy Policy |
| 2000 |
| 12/01/00 |
New Federal Rules
effective, comment sought on proposed amendments |
| 06/07/00 |
Morales v Daley census case opinion |
| 06/05/00 |
State of Texas v Big Bad Wolf mock trial |
| 05/01/00 |
District Court Local Rules renumbered |
| 04/12/00 |
New bankruptcy excuse from § 341 meeting |
| 1999 |
| 02/22/99 |
Magistrate Judge Calvin Botley wins speech award |
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