Clallam County Superior Court Document Format Requirements

CRITICAL

Counsel must note cases for trial using forms substantially like Exhibit B.

Counsel shall note cases for trial on forms substantially like that found in Exhibit B annexed hereto.

CRITICAL

Format

PAPER

Bench copies must be delivered in hard copy to either specified office and labeled with the hearing date and time and assigned judicial officer.

Bench copies shall be delivered in hard copy to either the Court Clerk’s Office or the Court Administrator’s Office. Such copies shall be clearly labeled “bench copy” and shall state the date and time of the scheduled hearing and the assigned judicial officer.

CRITICAL

Each entry in an electronic exchange series must identify its speaker, and the identification may be handwritten next to the entry.

If a series of electronic exchanges are provided to the court (i.e. texts, emails, etc.), the following rules apply: i. Each entry in the series must clearly identify the speaker. This identification may be written in by hand next to the entry.

CRITICAL

The arbitrator's compensation request must use the form prescribed by the court.

When the award is filed, the arbitrator shall submit to the presiding court ex parte a request on a form prescribed by the court.

CRITICAL

The original proposed jury instructions for the trial judge must be unnumbered and have no citations; each distributed copy must be numbered and include supporting citations.

(a) Assembling and Distribution. Proposed jury instructions shall be assembled and distributed as follows: (1) Original to trial Judge to be unnumbered without citations. (2) One copy numbered and with supporting citations to each of the following: Clerk, for court file Judge, for work copy Counsel for each opposing party

CRITICAL

The Settlement Statement must be substantially in the form of the pattern form in Exhibit A.

One week prior to the scheduled settlement conference by 4:00pm, each party shall file a Settlement Statement in form substantially like the pattern form set forth in Exhibit A.

CRITICAL

Entries in an electronic exchange series must be numbered sequentially, starting with #1 for the oldest entry; the numbering may be handwritten.

If a series of electronic exchanges are provided to the court (i.e. texts, emails, etc.), the following rules apply: Each entry in the series must be sequentially numbered with #1 being the oldest entry. This numbering may be written in by hand next to the entry.

CRITICAL

Printed versions of electronic exchanges must use twelve-point font.

If a series of electronic exchanges are provided to the court (i.e. texts, emails, etc.), the following rules apply: The printed version of the exchanges must be in twelve-point font.

CRITICAL

A party disagreeing with a statement of arbitrability must serve and file a response using the court-prescribed form.

Any party disagreeing with the statement of arbitrability shall serve and file a response on the form prescribed by the court (Exhibit B).

CRITICAL

The original proposed jury instructions for the trial judge must be unnumbered and contain no citations.

Original to trial Judge to be unnumbered without citations.

WARNING

All answers should be typed or legibly printed in ink.

All answers should be typed or legibly printed in ink.

WARNING

Use additional pages if the provided spaces are insufficient for an answer.

Please use additional pages if the spaces provided are insufficient for the answer.

WARNING

may upon the form prescribed by the court, complete a statement of arbitrability,

may upon the form prescribed by the court, complete a statement of arbitrability,

WARNING

Defendant / Respondent should mark their exhibits starting at Exhibit #200.

Defendant / Respondent should mark their exhibits starting at Exhibit #200.

WARNING

Declarations must be double-spaced and use at least 12-point font.

All declarations will be double spaced, using at least twelve-point font.

WARNING

Pleadings must be formatted in accordance with GR 14.

Pleadings will be formatted as set forth in GR 14

WARNING

Date Service Time (calendar date) (must be in sufficient detail to (to nearest fully advise court of service rendered) 1/10th hour)

Date Service Time (calendar date) (must be in sufficient detail to (to nearest fully advise court of service rendered) 1/10th hour)

WARNING

Plaintiffs and petitioners should begin marking their exhibits at Exhibit #1.

Plaintiff / Petitioner should mark their exhibits starting at Exhibit #1.

WARNING

Only the listed interrogatories, using their exact language, are permitted.

Only these interrogatories, with the exact language as set out above, are permitted.

INFO

Parties are encouraged to pre-number trial exhibits.

(a) Parties are encouraged to pre-number exhibits for trial and provide a bench copy of those exhibits to the trial judge.

INFO

A computer printout containing the affidavit’s service information may be incorporated by reference.

(computer printout containing this information may be incorporated by reference)

WARNING

Narrative declarations should cite a specifically numbered entry when many electronic-exchange entries are provided.

If a series of electronic exchanges are provided to the court (i.e. texts, emails, etc.), the following rules apply: Narrative declarations should reference a specifically numbered entry if many entries are provided to the court.