Comments on: Texas Supreme Court expands electronic briefing through a tech-savvy order http://www.scotxblog.com/practice-notes/with-a-smart-order-the-texas-supreme-court-expands-electronic-briefing/ Legal Issues Before the Texas Supreme Court Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:20:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Don Cruse http://www.scotxblog.com/practice-notes/with-a-smart-order-the-texas-supreme-court-expands-electronic-briefing/comment-page-1/#comment-3084 Don Cruse Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:01:49 +0000 http://www.scotxblog.com/practice-notes/with-a-smart-order-the-texas-supreme-court-expands-electronic-briefing/#comment-3084 <p>John:</p> <p>No rumor. The Texas Supreme Court is still requiring paper briefs. (Here's the <a href="http://www.scotxblog.com/practice-notes/starting-today-electronic-copies-of-texas-supreme-court-briefs-are-mandatory/" rel="nofollow">post I wrote about it today</a>.</p> <p>I agree that a pure electronic system could have cost advantages for litigants. One step in getting there is making the key decision makers (and there are nine of them) comfortable using PDF briefs for their day-to-day work. </p> <p>If the new rule is a big success, then we will be one step closer to true electronic filing in the Texas Supreme Court.</p> John:

No rumor. The Texas Supreme Court is still requiring paper briefs. (Here’s the post I wrote about it today.

I agree that a pure electronic system could have cost advantages for litigants. One step in getting there is making the key decision makers (and there are nine of them) comfortable using PDF briefs for their day-to-day work.

If the new rule is a big success, then we will be one step closer to true electronic filing in the Texas Supreme Court.

]]> By: John Tyler http://www.scotxblog.com/practice-notes/with-a-smart-order-the-texas-supreme-court-expands-electronic-briefing/comment-page-1/#comment-3071 John Tyler Sun, 14 Feb 2010 23:20:10 +0000 http://www.scotxblog.com/practice-notes/with-a-smart-order-the-texas-supreme-court-expands-electronic-briefing/#comment-3071 <p>I've heard a disturbing rumor that the Supreme Court will still require paper even after documents can be filed electronically. I hope it isn't true. Given the tough economic times, the Court should be doing everything it can to keep costs down. Electronic filing can help reduce the amount of staff necessary to file and prepare briefs. But if we still have to file paper briefs, much of the efficiency and cost savings will be lost.</p> I’ve heard a disturbing rumor that the Supreme Court will still require paper even after documents can be filed electronically. I hope it isn’t true. Given the tough economic times, the Court should be doing everything it can to keep costs down. Electronic filing can help reduce the amount of staff necessary to file and prepare briefs. But if we still have to file paper briefs, much of the efficiency and cost savings will be lost.

]]> By: Kendall Gray http://www.scotxblog.com/practice-notes/with-a-smart-order-the-texas-supreme-court-expands-electronic-briefing/comment-page-1/#comment-2450 Kendall Gray Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:11:59 +0000 http://www.scotxblog.com/practice-notes/with-a-smart-order-the-texas-supreme-court-expands-electronic-briefing/#comment-2450 <p><strong>applause</strong></p> <p>Now, I hope the clerk's office actually enforces it. I've noted several petitions that were ordered redrawn in the last several rounds of orders and a disturbing number of references to "points of error." Query whether pdf is in the cards for them.</p> <p><strong>sigh</strong></p> applause

Now, I hope the clerk’s office actually enforces it. I’ve noted several petitions that were ordered redrawn in the last several rounds of orders and a disturbing number of references to “points of error.” Query whether pdf is in the cards for them.

sigh

]]> By: David George http://www.scotxblog.com/practice-notes/with-a-smart-order-the-texas-supreme-court-expands-electronic-briefing/comment-page-1/#comment-2449 David George Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:57:58 +0000 http://www.scotxblog.com/practice-notes/with-a-smart-order-the-texas-supreme-court-expands-electronic-briefing/#comment-2449 <p>Does anyone else find it ironic that the Court's order requiring PDFs of briefs to be created electronically and not scanned was, itself, scanned and not created electronically?</p> Does anyone else find it ironic that the Court’s order requiring PDFs of briefs to be created electronically and not scanned was, itself, scanned and not created electronically?

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