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Texas Rules of Civil Procedure / Rule 23

TRCP 23: Suits to be numbered consecutively

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TRCP 23, illustrated

Texas Rule 23: Suits to be numbered consecutively. Poster 1 of 1.
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It shall be the duty of the clerk to designate the suits by regular consecutive numbers, called file numbers, and he shall mark on each paper in every case the file number of the cause.

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