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My question involves collection proceedings in the State of: TEXAS (Dallas County).

Hello all,
My brother was recently served papers for a debt collection lawsuit in a our district's JP court and I'm trying to help him plan out his next steps. We've done some independent research and believe we should be filing a motion for discovery to show proof that they're the legal owners of the debt. My problem is, I'm not exactly sure how that's done. Is this a form we need, or a notary-signed document? How would we go about filing this?

Thanks in advance for your help!
By the way, just so you know, your efforts at providing legal assistance to your brother may cross the line into the area of unauthorized practice of law. There is no “we” in this lawsuit. Your brother is the defendant and is the one that must prepare and file his own motions and pleadings or get an attorney to represent him. While helping with some general legal research is fine, actually recommending to him a course of action, helping him to draft documents to file in court, etc., are things that must be done by a lawyer.