Speech writer
A short, respectful statement for the judge (or mediator), built only from what you type and choose. Practise it out loud until it feels like yours.
Your statement
About 45 seconds · 97 words · Target: 60–90 seconds
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Good morning, Your Honor.
I am representing myself today, so I ask for your patience.
I respectfully ask the Court to consider this case. In Huston v. U.S. Bank Nat'l Ass'n, 359 S.W.3d 679 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2011), the court held that a counterclaim seeking affirmative relief cannot be asserted in an expedited Rule 736 foreclosure proceeding, and a separate district-court suit is the route to contest the right to foreclose.
I respectfully ask the Court for more time to resolve this.
Thank you, Your Honor, for hearing me. I am ready to answer your questions.