Harris County District Courts Electronic Filing Rules

Applies to

Motion emergency expedited hearing

A party claiming an emergency must e-file a motion for emergency/expedited hearing and send a courtesy copy to the Clerk.

If only one side feels it is an emergency, e-file a motion for emergency/expedited hearing. Please send a courtesy copy directly to the Clerk who will then give it to the judge to review and set an expedited hearing or provide further guidance to the parties, as appropriate.

Applies to

Emergency motion

Emergency hearing requests must be e-filed as an emergency motion with a detailed explanation of necessity.

In order to receive an emergency hearing, you must e-file an emergency motion that provides a detailed explanation of why it is needed.

Applies to

Motion response

Motion responses must be e-filed at least 48 hours before the hearing and must include a proposed order.

E-file motion responses at least 48-hours before the hearing and include a proposed order.

Required

Always

Applies to

All documents

All documents must be filed electronically through efiletexas.gov except as permitted by the Texas Supreme Court's e-filing rules.

All documents shall be filed electronically through efiletexas.gov except as permitted by the Texas Supreme Court's e-filing rules effective January 1, 2014.

It is preferable to file documents electronically and then bring the filing to the clerk's attention.

Keep in mind that processing times for e-filing have shortened a great deal lately, so it is preferable to file your documents electronically and then bring the filing to the clerk's attention.