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Changes to Court Operations Mikal Watts 1

Changes to Court Operations I. Gov. Abbott’s Declaration of Disaster II. Emergency Orders –Supreme Court III. Remote Depositions IV. Remote Mediations V. Remote Hearings VI. Tolling SOLs VII. Tolling Other Statutory Deadlines VIII.Getting the Word Out to Everyone IX. How Long this Could Last X. How We Continue to Practice Law 2

Changes to Court Operations I. Gov. Abbott’s Declaration of Disaster 3

Governor Greg Abbott Declares a COVID-19 State of Disaster 4

Changes to Court Operations I. Gov. Abbott’s Declaration of Disaster II. Emergency Orders –Supreme Court 5

Supreme Court of Texas & Court of Criminal Appeals March 13 6

Supreme Court of Texas & Court of Criminal Appeals March 13 7

Supreme Court of Texas March 17 8

Supreme Court of Texas & Court of Criminal Appeals March 19 9

Supreme Court of Texas & Court of Criminal Appeals March 19 10

Supreme Court of Texas & Court of Criminal Appeals March 19 11

Supreme Court of Texas & Court of Criminal Appeals March 19 12

Supreme Court of Texas March 20 13

Supreme Court of Texas March 22 14

Supreme Court of Texas March 24 15

Changes to Court Operations I. Gov. Abbott’s Declaration of Disaster II. Emergency Orders –Supreme Court III. Remote Depositions 16

III. Remote Depositions 17

III. Remote Depositions 18

III. Remote Depositions 19

III. Remote Depositions 20

III. Remote Depositions 21

III. Remote Depositions Judge Martin Hoffman 68th District Court Dallas County Texas 22

III. Remote Depositions Judge Eric Moye 14th District Court Dallas County Texas 23

III. Remote Depositions Judge Eric Moye 14th District Court Dallas County Texas 24

III. Remote Depositions 25

III. Remote Depositions 26

III. Remote Depositions Judge Daryl Moore 333 rd District Court Harris County Texas 27

III. Remote Depositions 28

III. Remote Depositions 29

III. Remote Depositions Keath Garrison Case Set for Trial on June 1, 2020 Bexar County Courts are Closed This Month Expert Disclosures Have Just Occurred 30

III. Remote Depositions 31

III. Remote Depositions 32

Changes to Court Operations I. Gov. Abbott’s Declaration of Disaster II. Emergency Orders –Supreme Court III. Remote Depositions IV. Remote Mediations 33

III. Remote Depositions Judge Eric Moye 14th District Court Dallas County Texas 34

III. Remote Depositions Being voted on by Nueces County Board of Judges Meeting On March 27, 2020 35

IV. Remote Mediations 36

IV. Remote Mediations 37

IV. Remote Mediations 38

Changes to Court Operations I. Gov. Abbott’s Declaration of Disaster II. Emergency Orders –Supreme Court III. Remote Depositions IV. Remote Mediations V. Remote Hearings 39

V. Remote Hearings 40

V. Remote Hearings 41

Changes to Court Operations I. Gov. Abbott’s Declaration of Disaster II. Emergency Orders –Supreme Court III. Remote Depositions IV. Remote Mediations V. Remote Hearings VI. Tolling SOLs 42

VI. Tolling SOLs Supreme Court of Texas & Court of Criminal Appeals March 13 43

VI. Tolling SOLs Supreme Court of Texas & Court of Criminal Appeals March 13 44

Proposed Order to be Submitted to the Cameron County Board of Judges 45

Changes to Court Operations I. Gov. Abbott’s Declaration of Disaster II. Emergency Orders –Supreme Court III. Remote Depositions IV. Remote Mediations V. Remote Hearings VI. Tolling SOLs VII. Tolling Other Statutory Deadlines 46

Supreme Court of Texas & Court of Criminal Appeals March 13 47

Changes to Court Operations I. Gov. Abbott’s Declaration of Disaster II. Emergency Orders –Supreme Court III. Remote Depositions IV. Remote Mediations V. Remote Hearings VI. Tolling SOLs VII. Tolling Other Statutory Deadlines VIII.Getting the Word Out to Everyone 48

VIII.Getting the Word Out to Everyone Explain these rules and the changes that we can achieve now! 49

VIII.Getting the Word Out to Everyone Show Your Friends How to Practice Law While Sheltered In Place 50

VIII.Getting the Word Out to Everyone Keep your Sanity And Your Friends And Family Close Via Zoom Or Facetime 51

VIII.Getting the Word Out to Everyone Use Zoom and Social Media To Have Fun and Get The Word Out 52

VIII.Getting the Word Out to Everyone This Webinar is Free for Everyone to Utilize Give it to Friends who Are Judges or Practice Before One 53

Changes to Court Operations I. Gov. Abbott’s Declaration of Disaster II. Emergency Orders –Supreme Court III. Remote Depositions IV. Remote Mediations V. Remote Hearings VI. Tolling SOLs VII. Tolling Other Statutory Deadlines VIII.Getting the Word Out to Everyone IX. How Long this Could Last 54

IX. How Long this Could Last 55

IX. How Long this Could Last 56

IX. How Long this Could Last 57

IX. How Long this Could Last 58

Changes to Court Operations I. Gov. Abbott’s Declaration of Disaster II. Emergency Orders –Supreme Court III. Remote Depositions IV. Remote Mediations V. Remote Hearings VI. Tolling SOLs VII. Tolling Other Statutory Deadlines VIII.Getting the Word Out to Everyone IX. How Long this Could Last X. How We Continue to Practice Law 59

X. How We Continue to Practice Law 60

X. How We Continue to Practice Law Got Available Dates from All Experts Requested Dates from Their Experts Noticed Our Own Experts by Zoom To Produce Their File 1 Week Ahead Canceled Live Focus Group on 4/29 Scheduled an Internet Focus Group Setting Motions to Quash ASAP Prepping Trial Exhibits to be in Files Stowers Demands are Free-Flowing Mediating via Zoom on 4/3 & 4/20 61

X. How We Continue to Practice Law 62

X. How We Continue to Practice Law Lawyers getting stopped in shelter in place zones They called the Office of Court Administration and asked for help This is a helpful, but imperfect attempt at a travel letter. Office of Court Administration issued this letter; not the Supreme Court of Texas Only the Supreme Court has rulemaking authority over what happens in the courts Do not use this as a lever to try to countermand rules issued or special rules or resolutions handed down by courts 63

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