On March 21, 2019 a
Order
was filed
involving a dispute between
and
for DIVORCE
in the District Court of Tarrant County.
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NO. 325-658610-19
IN TIIE MATIER OF * IN THE DISTRICT COURT
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PRE-TRIAL DOCKET CONTROL SCHEDULING ORDER ,r -:;.'i
NON-IDRY DOCKET
l. 01/01/2020 DISCOVERY: Discovery shall be completed by this date. Each party may have no more than 6 hours in
total to depose parties on the opposing side, experts designated by those parties, and person subject to
those parties'control. If one side designatesmore than two experts, the opposing side may have an
additional six hours of total deposition time for each additional expert designated.
Each party may serve
on any other party no more than 25 written interrogatories, excluding interrogatories asking a party only
to identify or authenticate specific documents.
Each discrete subpart of an interrogatory is considered a
separate interrogatory. Counsel may by agreement continue discovery beyond this deadline; such
continued discovery, however, will not delay the trialdate. Counsel may not increase the hours of
deposition or numbers of interrogatories without permission of the court. VIDEO DEPOSITION
EVIDENCE: Any party taking video depositions will so inform the court of their intent to use such
depositions at trial by this date.
2. 10119/2020 LOCAL RULES: Each party is expected to comply with the requirements of Local Ruic 4.05(2). Failure
to fully comply may result in sanctions being levied by the Court. Ifthc case is called ofT of the stand-by
docket, Local Rule 4.05(2) shall be comolied with by the day of trial.
3. 01/31/2020 MEDIATION: Mediation shall be completed by this date per the Order signed by the Court.
4. NIA SOCIAL STUDY/EXPERTS: Requests for social studies and court appointed experts shall be filed by
this date. Payment of social study fees shall be requiredwithin IO days of request unless otherwise
ordered. Social Study will not begin until all fees arc paid. Failure to secure a social study will not delay
Ifa social study is ordered and completed, all attorneys arc ORDERED to conference with
the trial date.
the caseworker from Family Court Services regarding the findings and recommendations no later than
NIA.
5. NIA CLASSES: Each party shall complete The Parenting Center's "Co-Parenting Essentials" and "Kids First"
programs (817-332-6348) and file a true and correct copy of their certificates with the Court by this date.
6. 12102/2019 INVENTORY & APPRAISEMENT: Inventory & Appraiscmcnt shall be filed by this date. Counsel
may by agreement continue discovery beyond this deadline; such continued discovery, however, will not
delay the trial date.
7. 09/2812020 AMENDMENTS: Amendments to pleadings shall be filed bythis date. Opposing party's amended
pleadings shall be filed within ten (10) days following receipt of an amended pleading.
8. 10119/2020 WITNESSES: Witness lists shall be provided to the Court with an extra copy for the Court Reporter, by
delivering same to the Court Reporter.Failure to provide witness lists may result in sanctions being levied
by the Court; however, failure to provide witness lists docs not entitle the opposing side to object to the
testimony of said witnesses during trial absent a proper discovery request propounded by the opposing
side. Ifthc case is called otT of the stand-by docket, witness lists will be due no later than 12:00 noon the
day before trial.
9. 10112/2020 PRE-MARKED EXHIBITS: Parties pre-marking their exhibits shall provide an exlu'bit list to the Court
Reporter by this date, by delivering same to the Court Reporter.
All exhibits to be introduced at trial shall
be pre-marked on or before this date. Each party or attorney is responsible for pre-marking their exhibits
or meeting with the Court Reporter for pre-marking of exhibits on or before this date.
Failure to pre-mark
exhibits and provide an exhibit list to the Court Reporter may result in sanctions being levied by the Court;
however, failure to pre-mark exhibits or provide exhibit lists docs not entitle the oooosing side to object
Non-Jury Scheduling Order (8/2015) Pagel
to the admission of such exhibit during trial absent a proper discovery request propounded by the opposing
side. If the case is called off of the stand-by docket, exhibit lists and pre-marked exlnbits will be due no
later than 12:00 noon the date before trial.
10. 10/19/2020 PROPOSED PROPERTY DIVISION: Both parties shall provide tothe Court a proposed property
If personal property
division in typewritten form on this date, by delivering same to the Court Reporter.
items arc contested, the attorneys shall compare proposed divisions and be sure that each side has the same
items in controversy by this date. If the case is called off of the stand-by docket, a proposed property
division will be due on the day of trial.
11. ttf,!r () L.1.JURY FEE/DEMAND: Any party wishing to try any issues in this cause shall pay all fees and file all
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Document Filed Date
September 09, 2019
Case Filing Date
March 21, 2019
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NO. 325-658610-19 IN TIIE MATIER OF * IN THE DISTRICT COURT -~. * -:?·.:;, GAIL HALLUM * TARRANT COUNTY, T~S ,......, ___._... \ _.,. -;;1-'c.J. .s> AND * .--,_,, ~,~- ~... DAVID A. HALLUM * 325th JUDICIAL DISTRic-C% '.-<\ I · o -~(0 PRE-TRIAL DOCKET CONTROL SCHEDULING ORDER ,r -:;.'i NON-IDRY DOCKET l. 01/01/2020 DISCOVERY: Discovery shall be completed by this date. Each party may have no more than 6 hours in total to depose parties on the opposing side, experts designated by those parties, and person subject to those parties'control. If one side designatesmore than two experts, the opposing side may have an additional six hours of total deposition time for each additional expert designated. Each party may serve on any other party no more than 25 written interrogatories, excluding interrogatories asking a party only to identify or authenticate specific documents. Each discrete subpart of an interrogatory is considered a separate interrogatory. Counsel may by agreement continue discovery beyond this deadline; such continued discovery, however, will not delay the trialdate. Counsel may not increase the hours of deposition or numbers of interrogatories without permission of the court. VIDEO DEPOSITION EVIDENCE: Any party taking video depositions will so inform the court of their intent to use such depositions at trial by this date. 2. 10119/2020 LOCAL RULES: Each party is expected to comply with the requirements of Local Ruic 4.05(2). Failure to fully comply may result in sanctions being levied by the Court. Ifthc case is called ofT of the stand-by docket, Local Rule 4.05(2) shall be comolied with by the day of trial. 3. 01/31/2020 MEDIATION: Mediation shall be completed by this date per the Order signed by the Court. 4. NIA SOCIAL STUDY/EXPERTS: Requests for social studies and court appointed experts shall be filed by this date. Payment of social study fees shall be requiredwithin IO days of request unless otherwise ordered. Social Study will not begin until all fees arc paid. Failure to secure a social study will not delay Ifa social study is ordered and completed, all attorneys arc ORDERED to conference with the trial date. the caseworker from Family Court Services regarding the findings and recommendations no later than NIA. 5. NIA CLASSES: Each party shall complete The Parenting Center's "Co-Parenting Essentials" and "Kids First" programs (817-332-6348) and file a true and correct copy of their certificates with the Court by this date. 6. 12102/2019 INVENTORY & APPRAISEMENT: Inventory & Appraiscmcnt shall be filed by this date. Counsel may by agreement continue discovery beyond this deadline; such continued discovery, however, will not delay the trial date. 7. 09/2812020 AMENDMENTS: Amendments to pleadings shall be filed bythis date. Opposing party's amended pleadings shall be filed within ten (10) days following receipt of an amended pleading. 8. 10119/2020 WITNESSES: Witness lists shall be provided to the Court with an extra copy for the Court Reporter, by delivering same to the Court Reporter.Failure to provide witness lists may result in sanctions being levied by the Court; however, failure to provide witness lists docs not entitle the opposing side to object to the testimony of said witnesses during trial absent a proper discovery request propounded by the opposing side. Ifthc case is called otT of the stand-by docket, witness lists will be due no later than 12:00 noon the day before trial. 9. 10112/2020 PRE-MARKED EXHIBITS: Parties pre-marking their exhibits shall provide an exlu'bit list to the Court Reporter by this date, by delivering same to the Court Reporter. All exhibits to be introduced at trial shall be pre-marked on or before this date. Each party or attorney is responsible for pre-marking their exhibits or meeting with the Court Reporter for pre-marking of exhibits on or before this date. Failure to pre-mark exhibits and provide an exhibit list to the Court Reporter may result in sanctions being levied by the Court; however, failure to pre-mark exhibits or provide exhibit lists docs not entitle the oooosing side to object Non-Jury Scheduling Order (8/2015) Pagel to the admission of such exhibit during trial absent a proper discovery request propounded by the opposing side. If the case is called off of the stand-by docket, exhibit lists and pre-marked exlnbits will be due no later than 12:00 noon the date before trial. 10. 10/19/2020 PROPOSED PROPERTY DIVISION: Both parties shall provide tothe Court a proposed property If personal property division in typewritten form on this date, by delivering same to the Court Reporter. items arc contested, the attorneys shall compare proposed divisions and be sure that each side has the same items in controversy by this date. If the case is called off of the stand-by docket, a proposed property division will be due on the day of trial. 11. ttf,!r () L.1.JURY FEE/DEMAND: Any party wishing to try any issues in this cause shall pay all fees and file all ~ q4 'LJ\)