King County Court Service and Proof of Service Rules

CRITICAL

Letters to the Judge and emails responding to the Judge’s inquiry must be copied to all attorneys of record and any pro se parties.

Letters sent to the Judge or emails in response to an inquiry by the Judge shall be copied to all attorneys of record as well as any pro se parties.

CRITICAL

Exhibits must be exchanged as directed by the scheduling order or, if none was issued, no later than three days before the pretrial conference.

All exhibits, including filings required by the Rules of Evidence, shall be exchanged with all parties as ordered by the scheduling order in the case, or if no order was issued then such exhibits shall be exchanged not later than three (3) days prior to the pretrial conference and any objections to such exhibits shall be presented, in writing, at the pretrial conference.

CRITICAL

The income statements must be delivered to all parties by the day preceding the hearing.

All parties to this action shall file and deliver to all parties, at least by the day preceding the hearing herein ordered

CRITICAL

Applies to

Setting request

A setting request must be delivered to all counsel and self-represented parties, and the request must certify that delivery.

Certify that a copy of the request has been duly delivered to all counsel and self represented parties.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Indictment

Immediately after an indictment is returned, the District Clerk, District Attorney, and Sheriff must cause a certified copy to be served on the accused.

Immediately following the return of an indictment, the District Clerk, District Attorney and Sheriff shall cause a certified copy thereof to be served on the accused.

CRITICAL

Absent written agreement or court order, counsel offering trial videotapes or films must make them available to opposing counsel and serve deposition page-and-line designations at least 14 days before the final pretrial hearing; impeachment-only materials are excepted.

Unless otherwise expressly agreed to by the parties in writing or ordered by the Court, counsel intending to offer videotaped depositions, or other films or videotapes at trial, except those offered solely for impeachment, must make such videotapes and films available to opposing counsel, and serve opposing counsel with page and line designations for videotaped depositions, not later than fourteen (14) days prior to the final pretrial hearing.

CRITICAL

Opposing counsel must serve the proffering attorney with page-and-line designations at least 10 days before the final pretrial conference.

Opposing counsel shall then serve the proffering attorney with page and line designations of any portion of the videotape deposition they intend to introduce at trial not later than ten (10) days prior to the final pretrial conference.

CRITICAL

The bankruptcy-filing notice must be provided to the Court and all counsel.

within three (3) days of any bankruptcy filing, to provide written notice to the Court and all counsel

CRITICAL

The proffering attorney must serve opposing counsel with any further page-and-line designations at least seven days before the final pretrial conference.

The proffering attorney shall then serve opposing counsel with page and line designations of any portion of the videotaped deposition they further intend to introduce at trial not later than seven (7) days prior to the final pretrial conference.

CRITICAL

A copy of the proposed order must be forwarded to opposing counsel or any self-represented party.

A copy of the same shall be forwarded to opposing counsel or any self represented party.

CRITICAL

Final pretrial matters must be served on opposing counsel and self-represented parties at least seven days before the conference, or earlier if law or court order requires.

All matters, including final pleadings and required evidentiary documents, shall be filed at least seven (7) days prior to the date the final pretrial conference is scheduled, or earlier if otherwise provided by law or order of the Court, and shall be served on all opposing counsel and self represented parties with a copy provided to the Court.

WARNING

All parties must timely examine tendered video and notify opposing counsel of any admissibility objections.

All parties must timely examine any tendered video and notify opposing counsel of any objections to the admissibility of any part of the video.