Local Rule LR 77.1: Notice of Orders and Judgments
N.D. Tex. — Civil rule
LR 77.1 Notice of Orders and Judgments.
(a) Furnishing Copies of Orders and Judgments. Unless the presiding judge otherwise directs, the clerk shall furnish a copy of each order and judgment to counsel of record by first class mail or by electronic transmission. Where a party is represented by more than one attorney of record, the attorney designated in accordance with LR 77.1(b) or (c) shall receive copies of orders and judgments and distribute them to co-counsel for the same party who have not received a notice of electronic filing from ECF.
(b) Designation of Counsel to Receive Orders and Judgments. The clerk shall designate an attorney to receive copies of orders and judgments, in the following manner:
(1) the first attorney to sign a plaintiff's complaint;
(2) the first attorney to sign a defendant's initial responsive pleading;
(3) the first attorney to sign a removing party's notice of removal, and the first attorney listed on the civil cover sheet and/or supplemental civil cover sheet for the remaining parties; and
(4) the first attorney listed on the bankruptcy docket sheet for each party in a bankruptcy withdrawal or bankruptcy appeal.
(c) Change in Designation of Counsel. If the attorney designated to receive orders and judgments desires that another attorney be substituted for this purpose, the attorney must request substitution in the manner prescribed by the clerk.