2006-07-10 15:58:21 · 3 answers · asked by Darla K 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
maybe check west texas court.gov?? maybe
2006-07-10 16:02:11 · answer #1 · answered by Zane T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the age of the records, from what court, and whether the records still exist.
The chance of you obtaining a copy of them for free are very slim.
If you know the name of the case, the case or docket number, and the court that heard the case, you can write or call the clerk of the court and ask their procedure to request a copy of the official record. They are entitled to charge for their services, and will charge more of the records have been archived and/or reduced to microfishe or some other storage medium. The charges usually are an hourly fee for locating and preparing the records, plus a certain price per page.
Not all records are open to public inspection. Juvenile records, adoption records (in most states), sometime probate records, etc, contain very personal and private information and are not open to public inspection. Some types of other records may not be open: records may be sealed in many cases by the agreement of the parties.
The records may be open to an attorney, but if the records are restricted to attorneys only, then the might be able to discuss the general gist of the records, but would not ethically be able to give you a copy.
Hope this helps.
2006-07-10 23:06:01 · answer #2 · answered by Phil R 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will have to get them from the court house in TX, there will normally be a fee for them.
You should be able to go to the court house and review them at the court house for free, but would have to pay to have copies made.
2006-07-10 23:11:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋