US · rules
N.D. Tex. LR 16.3
Settlement
(a) Settlement Negotiations. Parties in a civil action must make good-faith efforts to
settle. Settlement negotiations must begin at the earliest possible time, well in advance of
any pretrial conference.
(b) Settlement Conferences. A judge will be available for settlement discussions. In
nonjury cases the presiding judge will not discuss settlement figures unless requested to do
so by all concerned parties.
Provenance
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- www.txnd.uscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-18
- Edition
- fed-district-2026-09-18
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