United States Coast Guard

Court of Criminal Appeals

Internal Rules of Practice and Procedure

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These rules have been adopted pursuant to Rule 26 of the Courts of Criminal Appeals 

Rules of Practice and Procedure (Joint CCA Rules) issued jointly by the Judge Advocates

General pursuant to Article 66(f) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ).

Rule 5.1. Place for filing and number of copies. All pleadings and other papers relating to a 

case shall be submitted, with four copies in addition to the original, to:

Clerk of Court

2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., SE

Stop 7794

Washington, DC 20593-7794

(202) 795-6906 (Phone)

Rule 5.2. Electronic filing. A brief, motion, or other paper may be filed by email transmitted to 

the clerk of the court and the judges of the court. It will be deemed filed as of the date of the 

email, if all other requirements are met. The clerk’s email address is: HQS-DG-CG-094CCLERK@uscg.mil.

Rule 5.3. Electronic filings including materials requiring sealing. When a filing includes 

materials required to be filed under seal, any email effecting the filing or service on other parties 

shall be encrypted. The materials required to be filed under seal may be filed in a separate email 

from the remainder of the filing. Materials required to be filed under seal shall not be emailed to 

nonessential persons such as other appellate counsel not involved in the case or appellate judges

not involved in the case.

Rule 6.1. Electronic filing of briefs and motions. A brief, motion, or petition for extraordinary 

relief filed by email must be in PDF format (preferably converted, not scanned, to minimize file 

size) and include counsel’s scanned signature or CAC-enabled electronic signature as described 

in COMDTINST 5200.5; or the original, signed by counsel, must be filed as soon as possible 

after the electronic filing. 

Rule 6.2. Filing of other papers. For any statement made under oath or affirmation or penalty of 

perjury, or when otherwise required by rule, the original signed document must be filed as soon 

as possible after any electronic filing. This includes affidavits offered by motion to attach,

petitions for new trial (see R.C.M. 1210(c)), and any document submitted to fulfill the 

requirement for an original of that document in the original record of trial, such as a charge 

sheet, authentication, or Action of the Convening Authority.

Rule 6.3. Electronic signatures. An electronic signature that is, by law, an original signature 

will be accepted as an original signature. However, if not CAC-enabled, evidence that the 

electronic signature qualifies as an original signature must be provided.
United States Coast Guard

Court of Criminal Appeals

Internal Rules of Practice and Procedure

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Rule 13.1. Appearance of Special Victims’ Counsel. A Special Victims’ Counsel may file a 

notice of appearance in a case in the same way as parties’ counsel at any time after a case is 

docketed (that is, after a panel has been assigned). Such notice shall be served on the parties. 

Thereafter, the parties shall serve the Special Victims’ Counsel with all later filings.

Rule 15.1. Filings under seal. Briefs, motions, or other filings revealing sealed portions of a 

record of trial shall be filed under seal. Briefs may be filed in separate parts so as to include in 

the sealing only the arguments that reveal sealed portions of the record of trial, while leaving 

another part unsealed that need not be sealed; such unsealed part of the brief shall note the 

existence of a sealed part of the brief.

Rule 18.1. Notice of the Court’s orders and decisions to Special Victims’ Counsel. If a Special 

Victims’ Counsel has appeared in a case, the Court will serve such counsel when giving notice of 

its order and decisions.

Rule 24.1. Motion to examine sealed materials. Counsel seeking to examine sealed portions of 

a record of trial shall file a Motion to Examine Sealed Materials.

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