Adams County Superior Court Document Filing Requirements

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Applies to

Brief or memorandum of authority

Briefs and memorandums of authority must state the legal issues and supporting authority.

Said briefs or memorandums of authority shall contain statements of the legal issues involved and the authority supporting the same.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Reapplication for order

A renewed application after a refusal or an unperformed conditional grant requires an alleged different statement of facts or law and an affidavit identifying the prior application, its timing and judge, the resulting decision, and the claimed new facts or law.

When an order has been applied for and refused in whole or in part (unless without prejudice) or has been granted conditionally and the condition has not been performed, the same application for an order shall not be made except upon an alleged different statement of facts or law. It shall be shown by affidavit what application was made, when, and to what judge; what order or decision was made thereon; and what new facts or law are claimed to be shown.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Omnibus order

The omnibus order must note any CrR 3.5 and CrR 3.6 motions.

The parties shall note CrR 3.5 and CrR 3.6 motions in the omnibus order, after confirming court availability with the court administrator.

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Pleading

The party filing pleadings in consolidated causes must provide a copy for each cause listed.

The party filing the pleadings shall provide copies for each cause listed.

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Complaint

A complaint must include the filer's signature, name, and address.

All complaints must bear the signature, name, and address of the person filing the complaint.

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Applies to

Consolidation order

A consolidation order must identify the action for future pleadings, be filed in each case, and be the last document filed under an undesignated case number.

In all cases wherein an order of consolidation has been entered said order shall designate in what action all future pleadings shall be filed, and a copy of said order shall be filed in each case. Said order would be the last document filed in the undesignated case number.

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Applies to

Pleading

For actions consolidated for trial, pleadings must have a caption listing each action’s title and cause number and identifying the cause number under which they are to be filed.

For all causes wherein an order for consolidation has been entered for the purpose of trial, the caption shall include the separate titles of the consolidated actions, along with the specific cause numbers, and an indication to the clerk of which cause number the pleadings shall be filed under.

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Applies to

Guardian ad litem qualifications

To qualify for the registry, a person must file their qualifications with the court administrator and complete the training required by statute.

In order to be eligible for the registry, a person must file their qualifications with the court administrator as required by statute and complete all training required by statute.

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Applies to

Proposed jury instructions

Proposed instructions must be distributed in specified assembled, numbered, and cited copies to the Clerk, Court, and opposing counsel, with an uncited, unassembled, unnumbered original delivered to the Court.

1. One assembled and numbered copy containing citations of authority, including the number of any applicable Washington Pattern Instruction, shall be filed with the Clerk; 2. The original, unassembled, unnumbered and without citations shall be delivered to the Court; 3. One copy numbered, assembled, and containing the citations of supporting authorities, including the number of any applicable Washington Pattern Instruction, shall be delivered as follows: one to the Court and one to opposing counsel.

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Applies to

Proposed exhibit list

A descriptive list of proposed exhibits must be provided to the clerk at least three court days before trial.

A descriptive list of the proposed exhibits shall be provided to the clerk no later than three (3) court days prior to the trial date.

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Applies to

Proposed washington pattern instructions

The Court does not provide Washington Pattern Instructions; proposed pattern instructions must be submitted typed with the required number of copies.

Copies of Washington Pattern Instructions are not provided by the Court. If such instructions are proposed, they must be submitted in typed form with the suitable number of copies as outlined above.

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Applies to

Note for trial

The Note for Trial must be filed with the clerk.

FILE WITH THE CLERK

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Applies to

Document

Except in consolidated cases, a document filed under multiple case numbers must be accompanied by sufficient copies for each cause; otherwise, the Clerk will place it only in the first designated case.

Except in consolidated cases, no documents shall be filed with more than one case number, unless sufficient copies are simultaneously provided for each cause. Where there are multiple case numbers and no copies provided, the Clerk shall place the documents only in the first case number designated.

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Applies to

Proposed questionnaire

Counsel must submit proposed questionnaires to the Court by the stated deadline.

Counsel must submit proposed questionnaires to the Court and serve copies on opposing counsel no later than the Friday immediately preceding the week of trial.

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Applies to

Complaint response

When requested after a complaint appears to have merit, the response must be written and address the issues identified by the reviewing Judge.

Make a finding that the complaint appears to have merit and request, via written letter, a written response from the guardian ad litem or other person against whom the complaint is brought within 10 business days, detailing the specific issues in the complaint to which the reviewing Judge desires a response.

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Applies to

Pro se pleading

Pro se pleadings must include the party’s mailing address and street address for service of process and other papers.

Pro Se pleadings shall contain the party’s mailing address and street address where service of process and other papers may be made upon them.

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Applies to

Reconsideration motion

Reconsideration-motion documents must identify the motion, state the entry date, and provide opposing counsel’s names and addresses.

The documents shall be clearly identified as a motion for reconsideration, and shall clearly state the date of the judgment, decree, or order was entered, and the names and addresses of opposing counsel.

WARNING

Applies to

Reply affidavit or declaration

A reply affidavit or declaration must be strictly responsive to the responsive affidavit or declaration.

Each reply affidavit or declaration shall be limited to a maximum of five (5) double spaced pages and shall be in strict reply to the responsive affidavit or declaration.

WARNING

Applies to

Working copies

The specified papers include briefs, memorandums of authority, lengthy affidavits, pleadings, and admitted exhibits.

Such papers shall include briefs, memorandums of authority, lengthy affidavits, pleadings, and admitted exhibits.

WARNING

Applies to

Pleading

If the filing does not identify the cause number and does not provide a copy for each cause, the Clerk will place the pleadings in the lowest- or earliest-filed cause.

If no indication is made and a copy is not provided for each cause, the clerk shall place the pleadings into the lowest or earliest filed cause.