US · rules
N.D. Tex. LR 16.1
Exemptions from Pretrial Scheduling and Management
The following categories of cases are exempt from the scheduling and planning
requirements of Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b):
(a) actions for social security benefits, including appeals from decisions of the
Secretary of Health and Human Services, and black lung cases subject to LR 9.1;
(b) prisoner civil rights complaints filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1981 et seq.;
(c) forfeiture actions;
(d) cases filed by the United States Attorney for collection of promissory notes
payable to the United States or any government agency;
(e) bankruptcy appeals;
(f) cases involving pro se plaintiffs;
(g) habeas corpus complaints filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 or § 2255;
(h) petitions for enforcement of an Internal Revenue Service summons;
(i) actions for review of the administrative action of any federal agency; and
(j) all cases not reported by the clerk for statistical purposes as filed cases.
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- www.txnd.uscourts.gov
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- 2026-09-18
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- fed-district-2026-09-18
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