Local Rule CV-38: Right to a Jury Trial; Demand
E.D. Tex. — Civil rule
LOCAL RULE CV-38 Right to a Jury Trial; Demand
(a) Jury Demand. A party demanding trial by jury pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 38(b) is encouraged to do so by electronically filing a separate document styled as a "jury demand." If the jury demand is included in a pleading, that pleading must bear the word "jury" at the top, immediately below the case number. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 38(b)(1).
(b) Taxation of Jury Costs for Late Settlement. Except for good cause shown, whenever the settlement of an action tried by a jury causes a trial to be postponed, canceled, or terminated before a verdict, all juror costs, including attendance fees, mileage, and subsistence, may be imposed upon the parties unless counsel has notified the court and the clerk's office of the settlement at least one day prior to the day on which the trial is scheduled to begin. The costs shall be assessed equally against the parties and their counsel unless otherwise ordered by the court.