Court Rules
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Judge Department Seven Jennifer K. Snider

Judge • Clark County Superior Court, Washington

Limits & Logistics

Court-wide

Document Limits

Party Declaration Support or Opposition
6 pgs
Nonparty Witness Declaration
3 pgs
Reply Declaration
3 pgs
Temporary Parenting Plan Information
6 pgs
Proposed Parenting Plan or Residential Schedule
28 pgs
Child Support Schedule Worksheets
5 pgs

Courtesy Copies

Attorney filings

Courtesy copies

  • Civil:
  • When Hearing Is Cited or Responsive Pleadings Are Filed

Joint Status Report

  • 1 copy • At Least 10 Days Before Scheduling Conference
  • At Least 10 Days Before Scheduling Conference

Motion

  • At Hearing Citation or When Responsive Pleadings Are Filed

Adjournments

Court-wide

Request must include

Reason for Request

Communication

Court-wide
Email
arbitration@clark.wa.gov
Email

Chambers

SchedulingTechnical Issues
Phone
Scheduling

Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

Clark County Superior Court, Washington publishes its filing requirements at the court level rather than per judge, so these 616 rules are what govern this courtroom.

Filing Requirements

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  • Applies to
    Statement of arbitrability

    In cases excluded from LCR 40(c), the party filing the Notice to Set for Trial must file a Statement of Arbitrability contained within that notice.

  • Applies to
    Statement of arbitrability

    To transfer a case subject to LCR 40(c) to arbitration, a party must file a Statement of Arbitrability.

  • Applies to
    Response to statement of arbitrability

    A party who disagrees with the Statement of Arbitrability in a case excluded from LCR 40 must file a response.

Filing Timing

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  • A party may amend or withdraw the Statement of Arbitrability before arbitrator assignment or a trial-date assignment, but afterward needs court leave and good cause.

  • Deadline
    10 court days

    The Statement of Arbitrability and required arbitration fee must be filed and paid at least ten court days before the Scheduling Conference.

  • After the initial filing opportunity, a Statement of Arbitrability may be filed only with leave of court.

Service

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  • Applies to
    Statement of arbitrability

    In cases excluded from LCR 40(c), the party filing the Notice to Set for Trial must serve the Statement of Arbitrability.

  • Applies to
    Statement of arbitrability

    For all cases subject to LCR 40(c), in order to transfer a case to arbitration a party shall file and serve a Statement of Arbitrability in a form prescribed and approved by the court and pay the required arbitration fee at least ten (10) court days before the Scheduling Conference (LCR 40(c)(4)).

  • Applies to
    Response to statement of arbitrability

    A party who disagrees with the Statement of Arbitrability in a case excluded from LCR 40 must serve the response.

Page Limits

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  • Limit
    6 pages
    Applies to
    Party declaration support or opposition

    A party declaration supporting or opposing a motion is limited to 6 pages.

  • Limit
    3 pages
    Applies to
    Nonparty witness declaration

    A non-party witness declaration supporting or opposing a motion, excluding expert statements, is limited to 3 pages.

  • Limit
    3 pages
    Applies to
    Reply declaration

    A moving party's reply declaration, excluding expert statements, is limited to 3 pages.

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