US · rules
N.D. Tex. LR 3.2
Filing Complaint on Paper
To file a complaint on paper, a plaintiff must provide the clerk:
(a) an original of the complaint;
(b) a copy of the complaint and a completed civil summons form for each defendant to
be served;
(c) a civil cover sheet;
(d) the required filing fee or the appropriate application to proceed without prepayment
of fees; and
(e) a separately signed certificate of interested persons—in a form approved by the
clerk—that contains—in addition to the information required by Fed. R. Civ. P.
7.1(a)—a complete list of all persons, associations of persons, firms, partnerships,
corporations, guarantors, insurers, affiliates, parent or subsidiary corporations, or
other legal entities that are financially interested in the outcome of the case. If a
large group of persons or firms can be specified by a generic description, individual
listing is not necessary.
Provenance
- Source
- www.txnd.uscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-18
- Edition
- fed-district-2026-09-19
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