Chelan County Superior Court Document Format Requirements

CRITICAL

Summary judgment documents must be double-spaced, use Times New Roman or a similar font of at least 12 points, and be printed or written on one side of the page only.

All documents shall be double-spaced and typed in Times New Roman or similar font no smaller than 12 point. The writing or printing shall appear on only one side of the page.

CRITICAL

Electronically filed pleadings must follow the formatting rules applicable to paper pleadings.

All electronically filed pleadings shall be formatted in accordance with the applicable rules governing formatting of paper pleadings.

CRITICAL

The two exhibit sets must be organized in two separate notebooks, packets, or binders.

The parties shall provide two sets of all exhibits (one set of originals and one set of bench copies) in two separate notebooks, packets, or binders.

CRITICAL

All filed documents must be legible; typed or computer-printed documents must use at least 12-point type and double spacing. This section does not apply to domestic violence petitions or motions.

(a) Application. This section (5) of this rule does not apply to domestic violence petitions or domestic violence motions. (c) Format: All filed documents, including declarations and affidavits, shall be legible. If typed or computer printed, documents shall be in 12 point or larger type, double-spaced between the lines.

CRITICAL

Only relied-upon portions of evidence may be filed; condensed deposition transcript pages may not be filed, but full-size single pages of relied-upon portions may be filed.

Only copies of those portions of the deposition transcripts, interrogatories, requests for admission, or other material upon which the party relies, may be filed. A party shall not file copies of pages from the condensed transcript of a deposition (i.e. 4 pages to 1 page), but may file full-size single pages of the portions of the transcript upon which the party relies.

CRITICAL

Photocopies of reported cases, statutes, or texts must not be filed and instead must be furnished directly to the judge hearing the matter.

Photocopies of reported cases, statutes or texts shall not be filed as an appendix to a brief or otherwise but shall be furnished directly to the judge hearing the matter.

CRITICAL

Plaintiff or petitioner's exhibits shall be numbered 1-100. Defendant or respondent's exhibits shall be numbered 101 - 199.

Plaintiff or petitioner's exhibits shall be numbered 1-100. Defendant or respondent's exhibits shall be numbered 101 - 199.

CRITICAL

Discovery-produced documents and other items that should be exhibits must not be included in the court file.

Documents or copies thereof produced during discovery and other items, which should properly be received as exhibits rather than as a part of the court file shall not be included in the court file.

CRITICAL

The arbitrator information sheet must use the form prescribed by the Court.

A person desiring to serve as an arbitrator shall complete an information sheet on the form prescribed by the Court.

CRITICAL

The oath of office must use the form prescribed by the Court.

The oath of office on the form prescribed by the Court must be completed and filed prior to an applicant being placed on the panel.

CRITICAL

A revision motion must use a Court-approved form.

A revision motion shall be filed on a form approved by the Court, with the Clerk of the Court within 10 days after entry of the order or judgment of the Court Commissioner as provided in RCW 2.24.050.

CRITICAL

Each document in the mailing must bear the presenter's personal original signature.

(2) All documents shall bear the personal original signature of counsel or party pro se presenting same;

CRITICAL

In cases with more than two parties or with more voluminous exhibits, the parties shall either work together on numbering of their proposed exhibits or receive such direction from the Court at the Pre-Trial Conference.

In cases with more than two parties or with more voluminous exhibits, the parties shall either work together on numbering of their proposed exhibits or receive such direction from the Court at the Pre-Trial Conference.

CRITICAL

Motions for reconsideration or a new trial are submitted on briefs and declarations or affidavits without oral argument unless the judge allows argument; the scheduled hearing date is ordinarily without argument and is the earliest date the court will consider the merits.

(A) A motion for reconsideration or for a new trial shall be submitted on briefs and declarations or affidavits only, without oral argument, unless the trial judge, on application from counsel or on the judge's own motion, allows oral argument. The judge will notify counsel if oral argument is to be allowed. (B) The scheduled hearing date will not ordinarily involve oral argument. However, it will be the earliest date that the court will consider the merits of the motion.

CRITICAL

An award must be prepared using the form prescribed by the Court.

(a) Form. The award shall be prepared on the form prescribed by the Court.*

WARNING

Use the special-setting section only if none of the preceding sections apply.

USE THIS SECTION ONLY IF NONE OF THE ABOVE APPLY

WARNING

The response to the Statement of Arbitrability must use the form prescribed by the Court.

Within 14 days after the Note for Trial and Statement of Arbitrability have been served and filed, any party disagreeing with the Statement of Arbitrability or willing to stipulate to arbitration shall serve and file a response to the Statement of Arbitrability on the form prescribed by the Court.

WARNING

Evidence on an external storage device is discouraged; when necessary, it should be presented as a working copy or brought to the hearing or trial and presented as an exhibit.

Evidence submitted to the court on an on CD, DVD, thumb-drive or other external storage device is disfavored. However, when necessary, it shall be presented as a working copy or brought to the hearing or trial and presented as an exhibit.

INFO

Exhibits should be numbered using tabs or the upper-right-hand corner and organized in numerical order.

The exhibits should be numbered by either tabs or in the upper right hand corner and organized in numerical order.

INFO

Counsel are encouraged to submit the Statement of Assets and Liabilities electronically in Excel form.

It is preferred that counsel also submit the Statement of Assets and Liabilities electronically in Excel form.