Anchorage Superior Court, Alaska Service and Proof of Service Rules

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Trial brief

Each party must serve its trial brief no later than two weeks before trial.

Each party must file and serve a trial brief not to exceed five pages no later than two weeks before trial.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Final witness list

Plaintiffs must serve the final witness list two weeks before trial.

Plaintiff(s) must file and serve this list two weeks before trial.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Proposed exhibit list

Each party must serve, but not file, its proposed-exhibits list no later than four weeks before trial.

No later than four weeks before trial each party must each party must serve (but not file) a list of proposed exhibits.

CRITICAL

Applies to

All documents

Service

Personal service to opposing party

If a domestic violence protective order prohibits contact, serve all documents through a process server unless the judge in that case permits another method.

If a short-term or long-term domestic violence protective order prohibits contact with the opposing party, you must serve all documents by a process server unless the judge in the domestic violence case allows another method.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Final witness list

Defendants and any third parties must serve the final witness list ten days before trial.

Defendant(s) and any third-parties must file and serve this list ten days before trial.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Marital property and debt information

Each party must provide marital-property and debt information only to the opposing party or counsel within 45 days after the answer is filed, and must not file it with the court.

Each party must give the opposing party (or their attorney if represented) information about the marital property and debt within 45 days after the Answer is filed. Do NOT file this information in court, but only provide it to the opposing party or their attorney.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Retained expert report

Each party must serve, but not file, an expert report for each retained expert no later than 16 weeks before trial.

Each party must serve (but not file) an expert report for each retained expert witness no later than 16 weeks before trial.

CRITICALCivil cases

Motions to admit, limit, or exclude expert opinion evidence must be served no later than eight weeks before trial.

Motions to admit, limit or exclude expert opinion evidence must be filed and served no later than eight weeks before trial.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Objections to counter designations

Objections to counter-designations must be served no later than four weeks before trial.

Objections to counter-designations must be filed and served no later than four weeks before trial.

CRITICALCivil cases

The party responsible for joining a new party must serve that party with the Routine Pretrial Order and prior filings within seven days after the new party appears, and file proof of service.

If a new party is joined to the action, the party responsible for such joinder must serve (but not file) on the new party a copy of the Routine Pretrial Order and all pleadings and other documents filed to date. Service must take place within seven days after appearance by each new party. Proof of service must be filed.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Deposition objections or counter designations

Objections and counter-designations, with copies of the counter-designated testimony, must be served no later than five weeks before trial.

Any objections or counter- designations (also by page and line) must be filed and served with copies of the counter-designated portions of deposition testimony no later than five weeks before trial.

CRITICALCivil cases

Each party must serve a preliminary witness list 22 weeks before trial.

Each party must file and serve a preliminary witness list 22 weeks prior to trial.

CRITICAL

Proof must be submitted that the opposing party was simultaneously served by fax, hand delivery, or process server.

Any motion for expedited consideration (and the underlying motion) may be filed by fax, provided proof is submitted that the opposing party is simultaneously served by fax, by hand delivery, or by process server, and only if the total fax filing does not exceed 25 pages.

CRITICALCivil cases

The overlength-brief motion and the brief must be served at least four weeks before the applicable motion deadline for the motion to be granted.

Motions to accept briefs in excess of the page limitations must be filed prior to or simultaneously with the brief in question. Motions to accept briefs in excess of the page limitations will not be granted unless the motion and brief in question are filed and served at least four weeks before the motion deadlines set out in Paragraphs D6c-f, below.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Supplemental retained expert witness list

A supplemental retained expert witness list must be served no later than 20 weeks before trial.

Any supplemental retained expert witness list must be filed and served no later than 20 weeks prior to trial.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Joint exhibit list

Plaintiff must serve the joint exhibit list no later than two weeks before trial.

Plaintiff must file and serve the joint exhibit list no later than two weeks before trial.

CRITICALCivil cases

Summary judgment motions, motions to dismiss, and motions for rulings of law must be served no later than 12 weeks before trial.

Summary judgment motions, motions to dismiss, and motions for rulings of law must be filed and served no later than 12 weeks before trial.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Witness list

No later than six weeks before trial, each party must file and serve a list of all witnesses whose testimony is expected to be presented by telephone, video-conference or deposition at trial.

No later than six weeks before trial, each party must file and serve a list of all witnesses whose testimony is expected to be presented by telephone, video-conference or deposition at trial.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Objections to proposed exhibits

Each party must serve remaining objections to proposed exhibits no later than two weeks before trial.

No later than two weeks before trial each party must file and serve any remaining objections to the proposed exhibits, with citations to appropriate authority and copies of the disputed exhibits when practical.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Discovery requests and examination motions

Rule 33, 34, and 36 discovery requests and Rule 35 examination motions must be served no later than 16 weeks before trial.

All discovery requests pursuant to Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure 33, 34, and 36, and all motions for examination under Alaska Rule of Civil Procedure 35, must be served no later than 16 weeks prior to trial.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Complaint and attached documents

Service

Mail to opposing party

Serve the complaint and attached documents by certified mail with restricted delivery and return receipt, or through a process server.

The complaint and the attached documents must be served by (1) certified mail, restricted delivery, return receipt or (2) a process server.

CRITICALCivil cases

No later than two weeks before trial each party must serve and file any remaining objections to the instructions, with citations to appropriate authority.

No later than two weeks before trial each party must serve and file any remaining objections to the instructions, with citations to appropriate authority.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Other expert opinion summary

Each party must serve, but not file, a summary of other anticipated expert opinion testimony no later than 22 weeks before trial, unless the opinion was already disclosed in discovery.

No later than 22 weeks before trial each party must serve (but not file) a summary of the anticipated testimony of any other witness offering expert opinion testimony (e.g., treating physician), unless such expert opinion has already been disclosed in discovery.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Financial documents in child custody cases

In cases involving minor children, a copy of the required financial documents must be served on the opposing party no later than 45 days after the answer is filed.

If there are minor child(ren) involved in the case, you must file the following documents and serve the opposing party with a copy no later than 45 days after the answer is filed.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Initial disclosures

Initial disclosures must be served within 30 days after distribution of the Initial Pretrial Order unless the parties agree to an earlier date.

Unless an earlier date is or has been agreed to by the parties, initial disclosures I required under Alaska Civil Rule 26(a)(l) shall be served not later than 30 days after distribution of the Initial Pretrial Order.

CRITICALCivil cases

Motions to compel discovery must be served no later than eight weeks before trial.

Motions to compel discovery must be filed and served no later than eight weeks before trial.

CRITICALCivil cases

Motions in limine, evidentiary motions, and other pretrial motions unrelated to expert opinion evidence must be served no later than four weeks before trial.

Motions in limine, evidentiary motions, and all other pre-trial motions (not related to expert opinion evidence) must be filed and served no later than four weeks before trial.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Court filing

Serve the opposing party, or their attorney if represented, with a copy of every document filed in court.

You must give the opposing party (or their attorney if represented) a copy of every document you file in court.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Proposed instructions

Each party must serve one set of proposed instructions, with citations to appropriate authority, on the opposing party no later than four weeks before trial; the set is not filed at that time.

No later than four weeks before trial each party must serve (but not file) on the opposing party one set of proposed instructions with citations to appropriate authority.

WARNING

Applies to

Other court documents

Service

Mail to opposing party

Other documents may be served by first-class U.S. mail, subject to the stated exception.

All other documents can be filed by 1st class U.S. mail or hand delivery, except as noted below.

WARNING

Third District law firms and attorneys must notify out-of-district or out-of-state associate or opposing counsel of the reassignment for purposes of peremptory challenges.

It is the responsibility of all Third District law firms and attorneys to notify any associate counsel or opposing counsel who are outside the Third Judicial District or the State of Alaska of the foregoing reassignn1ents for purposes of peremptory challenges.