In the event that an emergency e-mail filing is necessary, you must follow the steps listed below:

1. You must first phone the Clerk's Office of the Court of Criminal Appeals between
   8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. at (512) 463-1551, to inform the Clerk that you will be
   sending an emergency e-mail pleading. Pleadings sent by e-mail may not exceed
   5MB.
2. You will e-mail your emergency pleading by clicking this e-mail link: CCA
   Emergency E-Mail and attaching the pleading. In your e-mail, you must include
   your name, address, telephone number, and Texas State Bar Card number. You
   must also e-mail the pleading to all those who must be served under Tex. R. App.
   P. 6.3 or any other applicable rule.
3. You must confirm by phone that the e-mail filing was received by the Clerk of the
   Court of Criminal Appeals or the Clerk's designated agent. A representative of
   the Court will then send a reply e-mail verifying that your filing has been received
   by the duty judge who will then decide whether to accept delivery of the pleading
   on an emergency basis pursuant to Tex. R. App. P. 9.2(a)(2).
4. You must file your pleading in standard paper format, with the required number of
   copies, in the Court of Criminal Appeals Clerk's office by 9:30 a.m. Central Time
   the next business day.