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District Forms & Filing Fees

When filing any of the following forms the court requires the original and one copy unless otherwise indicated. Please add an additional copy for your confirmation. Divisional office locations.
Fee Schedule
Copy and Search Request Form (by division)
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Brownsville
Corpus Christi
Galveston
Houston
Laredo
McAllen
Victoria
Civil and Criminal Forms
Application to Proceed in District Court Without Prepaying Fees or Costs
Bill of Costs
Bond – Certificate of Acknowledgement
Bond – Request for Address Change | Fianza – Solicitud Para Cambio De Domicilio
Civil Cover Sheet
Complaint Under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Prisoner Civil Rights
Consent to Proceed Before a Magistrate Judge
Exhibit List
Joint Discovery/Case Management Plan
Motion and Order to Appear Pro Hac Vice
Motion to Vacate under 2255 (AO 243)
Notice and Acknowledgment of Service by Mail
Notice of Lawsuit and Request for Waiver of Service of Summons
Order to Proceed Without Prepaying Fees or Costs
Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus Under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (AO 242)
Petition Under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 for a Writ of Habeas Corpus (AO 241)
Subpoena in a Criminal Case
Subpoena to Appear and Testify at a Hearing or Trial in a Civil Case
Subpoena to Produce Documents, Information or Objects or Permit Inspection in a Civil Case
Subpoena to Testify at a Deposition in a Civil Case
Summons in a Civil Case (2 per defendant)
Third-Party Summons in a Civil Case (2 per defendant)
Victim Address Change Form (AO 140)
Waiver of Service of Summons
Abstract of Judgment
Abstract of Judgment - Instructions
Abstract of Judgment - Form | Post-Judgment Interest Rates
Writ of Execution
Writ of Execution - Instructions
Writ of Execution - Form | Post-Judgment Interest Rates
Admiralty Cases
Consent to Release of the Vessel
Order to Seize a Vessel
Warrant to Seize a Vessel