The Eastern District of Texas
Chief Judge: Leonard Davis
Clerk of Court: David Maland
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  • Clerks offices are located in each divisional office. Click on a Division that is closest to your location or where your case was filed. If you are unsure please contact any of the divisions for assistance.
  • Beaumont
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  • Marshall
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  • Texarkana
  • Tyler (Headquarters)

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(903) 590-1012
If you have an emergency discovery dispute, call the
Discovery Hotline
(903) 590-1198.

Do not call this line for anything other than a discovery dispute.

Court Announcements

1st Annual BenchBar
Conference Presentation's

Presentations from the 1st Annual Criminal Bench/Bar Conference are now available here.

Public Notice
For Reappointment of Incumbent U.S. Magistrate Judge

The current term of office of United States Magistrate Judge Caroline Craven at Texarkana, Texas is due to expire on May 25, 2014. The United States District Court is required by law to establish a panel of citizens to consider the reappointment of the magistrate judge to a new eight-year term.

The duties of a magistrate judge position include the following: (1) conduct of most preliminary proceedings in criminal cases; (2) trial and disposition of misdemeanor cases; (3) conduct of various pretrial matters and evidentiary proceedings on delegation from the judges of the district court; and (4) trial and disposition of civil cases upon consent of the litigants.

Comments from members of the bar and the public are invited as to whether the incumbent magistrate judge should be recommended by the panel for reappointment by the court. The comments should be directed to the Chair of the Merit Selection Panel, Lance Lee, Esq., 5511 Plaza Dr.,Texarkana,, TX 75503 Comments must be received by Friday, June 7, 2013.

Fee Schedule

An updated fee schedule has been posted and is effect beginning May 1, 2013.

Public Notice
For Reappointment of Incumbent U.S. Magistrate Judge

The current term of office of United States Magistrate Judge John Love at Tyler, Texas is due to expire on January 1, 2014. The United States District Court is required by law to establish a panel of citizens to consider the reappointment of the magistrate judge to a new eight year term.

The duties of a magistrate judge position include the following: (1) conduct of most preliminary proceedings in criminal cases; (2) trial and disposition of misdemeanor cases; (3) conduct of various pretrial matters and evidentiary proceedings on delegation from the judges of the district court; and (4) trial and disposition of civil cases upon consent of the litigants.

Comments from members of the bar and the public are invited as to whether the incumbent magistrate judge should be recommended by the panel for reappointment by the court. The comments should be directed to the Chair of the Merit Selection Panel, Mike Jones, Esq., Potter Minton, P.C., Suite 500, 110 N College Ave. Tyler, TX 75702 Comments must be received by Friday, April 19, 2014.

Local Rule Files Updated

The changes contained in General Order 13-05 have been integrated into the Local Rules Files and can be found in our Local Rules Section.

Regarding: Civil Action 1:10-CV-51

In the Matter of the Complaint of AET Inc Limited as Owner and AET Shipmanagement (Singapore) Pte LTD as Manager of the M/V Eagle Otome for Exoneration from or Limitation of Liability

Civil Action No 1:10-CV-51

List of Claimants Dismissed

Instructions, Affidavit, and Form for Filing a Late Claim Re: January 23, 2010 Port Arthur Oil Spill, Case No. 1:10-cv-51 Format: PDF

Claimants in Excel Format

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CM/ECF and PACER

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Electronic Filing

E-filing Notices

Notice of Fee Increase

The Judicial Conference of the United States has approved the following change with respect to the District Court Miscellaneous Fee Schedule, effective May 1, 2013
Administrative fee for filing a civil action, suit, or proceeding in a district court, $50.

Click here for the complete Notice

Duty to Keep CM/ECF Account Information Current

Per Local Rule CV-5(a)(2)(A), it is the attorney's responsibility to keep their account information, including the email address, current in CM/ECF.

If you are not receiving Notices of Electronic Filing (NEFs) e-mails in your Texas Eastern cases and you think you should be, please update the e-mail address in your CM/ECF account. To do this please follow these instructions: Maintaining Your CM/ECF Account

Local Rule CV-5(a)(2)(A)(i) was abolished by General Order 12-6 in late February 2012. The clerk's office will no longer monitor and remedy "bounce-back" e-mails when a filed document is sent to an attorney in CM/ECF.

Megabyte Limit Increase

The megabyte limit for filing documents in CM/ECF has been increased from 5 megabytes to 15 megabytes. The Eastern District local rules are currently being updated to reflect this change. It is recommended that scanned documents be set to a resolution of 300 dpi.