Towing Collections Litigation OS — Wizard + Discovery Deadlines

Texas TRCP-Aware • Towing Collections • Template-Free DOCX

Towing Collections Litigation OS

A clean wizard that collects once, calculates smart deadlines, and generates filing-ready Word docs (no external templates).

1) Case

Caption (Plaintiff v. Defendant)

County (Texas)

Court Type

Judicial District (if District Court)

Plaintiff (Tow/VSF)

Plaintiff Type

Plaintiff Address

Date Defendant Served (for Rule 99)

Tip: District number goes in “Judicial District” (dropdown gives the court type itself).

2) Defendants

Motor Carrier (always)

Type

Motor Carrier Address

Tractor Owner

Type

Tractor Owner Address

Trailer Owner

Type

Trailer Owner Address

Primary Vehicle Owner

Cargo Owner (optional)

Type

Cargo Owner Address (optional)

3) Vehicles & Facts

Tractor (Year/Make)

Tractor VIN last 4

Trailer (Year/Make)

Trailer VIN last 4

Incident Date

Location

Invoice # (Trailer)

Invoice # (Tractor)

Amount Due (as of invoices)

Daily Storage (Tractor)

Daily Storage (Trailer)

Police Agency

Officer-Directed Tow?

Facts Narrative (for Petition & 18.001)

4) Affidavits

Affiant Name (18.001 / custodian)

Affiant Title

Provider/Company

Affiant Address

Account/Invoice Ids (comma-sep)

Total Charges Claimed

Opponent Name (for service notice)

Opponent Counsel/Address

Includes: CPRC 18.001 affidavit & notice; TRE 902(10) business-records affidavit text boilerplate.

5) Discovery & Deadlines

Discovery Level (auto or manual)

Expedited (TRCP 169) applies?

Amount in Controversy (est.)

Level 3 Order Entered?

First Answer / Appearance

Trial Date (optional)

We served first written discovery on

Service Method (our outgoing)

Incoming discovery served on us

Service Method (incoming)

Was our first discovery served before their answer was due? (50-day rule)

Level: —

6) Generate Documents (.docx)

No external templates. Your formatting is the clean, court-friendly default styling baked into the DOCX.

Ready.

Key Deadlines & Docket

Auto-computes from Step 5 (TRCP aware). Always verify & adjust for local orders.