Grant County Superior Court Filing Timing and Cure Windows

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Deadline

2 court days

In the specified cases, when the parties dispute an asset or debt’s characterization, valuation, or distribution, each party must file and serve a spreadsheet statement of all assets and debts by noon two court days before trial.

Not later than noon two (2) court day before the day on which an action for dissolution of marriage, dissolution of a registered domestic partnership, division of assets of a committed intimate relationship, or similar case, is called for trial, when there exists a dispute between the parties regarding the characterization, valuation or distribution of any asset or debt, each party shall file with the trial judge and serve on the other party a statement in spreadsheet format of all assets and debts of the parties within the Court's jurisdiction.

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The arbitrator must submit the payment request when the award is filed.

(c) Form. When the arbitrator's award is filed, the arbitrator shall submit to the Court a request for payment on a form prescribed by the Court.

INFO

A party asserting that a case is subject to mandatory arbitration may file a statement of arbitrability at any time.

Alternatively, any party who asserts that a case is subject to mandatory arbitration may at any time file and serve on all other parties a statement of arbitrability.

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Under the default schedule, the defendant's expert-witness disclosure is due 150 days before trial.

3. Defendant disclosure of expert witnesses: 150 days before trial

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Jury instructions must be filed and served by the trial conference.

Jury instructions shall be filed and served by the trial conference.

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The oath of office must be completed and filed before the applicant is placed on the arbitration panel.

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

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Under the default schedule, discovery must be completed 90 days before trial.

5. Deadline to complete discovery 90 days before trial

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A GAL or CASA must submit the requested response within 14 days, with additional time available if allowed upon request to the investigating judicial officer.

Upon determining that the grievance raises issues of arguable merit, the investigating judicial officer shall request a written response from any GAL or CASA involved therein. The GAL or CASA shall submit a written response within 14 days of the request, unless additional time is allowed upon request to the investigating judicial officer.

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Contested family-law issues generally require completed mediation before trial or hearing and before filing a note for trial setting, subject to a good-cause waiver and the child-support exception.

(1) Mediation Required. Contested issues in family law cases are subject to mandatory mediation in accordance with this rule. No trial or hearing shall be conducted to resolve any such issue until either (1) the parties have engaged in mediation; or (2) the court has, for good cause, waived the mediation requirement of this rule. Attorneys for the parties may attend mediation proceedings. Mediation proceedings must be completed prior to a note for trial setting being filed. Nothing in this rule shall be interpreted to require mediation of disputes concerning child support, and mediation shall not be required in such disputes.

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Witness lists must be filed within five days of the omnibus hearing.

Witness lists shall be filed with the Court within five (5) days of the omnibus hearing.

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Under the default schedule, the plaintiff's expert-witness disclosure is due 180 days before trial.

2. Plaintiff disclosure of expert witnesses: 180 days before trial

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A party disputing an arbitrability assertion must notify the court through one of three listed methods; a written response must be served and filed within 14 days after service of the statement.

A party who disputes another party's assertion that the case is or is not subject to mandatory arbitration shall so advise the court in any one of these ways: (1) by so indicating in the status conference statement (Form LR 8-B); (2) by so indicating at the commencement of the status conference required by LR 26F(a); or (3) by serving and filing a written response to another party's statement of arbitrability within 14 days of service thereof.

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The Statement on Trial Readiness must be filed no later than the readiness hearing.

No later than the readiness hearing, all parties shall complete and file with the Court a Statement on Trial Readiness (Form LR8-G).

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The Note-Up Slip for Trial Setting must be filed within 30 days after the discovery deadline.

THIS FORM MUST BE FILED WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER DISCOVERY DEADLINE

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The status conference statement must be filed at least 7 days before the status conference.

THIS FORM MUST BE FILED AT LEAST 7 DAYS BEFORE THE STATUS CONFERENCE

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A party may amend an arbitrability assertion before an arbitrator is assigned; afterward, amendment requires court leave for good cause.

A party may amend a statement of arbitrability, response, or other assertion regarding arbitrability of the case at any time before assignment of an arbitrator, and thereafter only upon leave of the court for good cause shown.

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Deadline

2 court days

Any optional strict reply documents must be filed at least two court days before argument.

(b) Motion Timelines. These timelines apply to all civil matters. (3) Any optional strict reply documents must be filed and served at least two (2) court days prior to the date noted for argument on the motion.

CRITICAL

Deadline

9 court days

Moving parties must file motion documents at least nine court days before argument.

(b) Motion Timelines. These timelines apply to all civil matters. (1) The moving party shall file and serve all motion documents at least nine (9) court days prior to the date noted for argument on the motion.

CRITICAL

Deadline

4 court days

Responsive documents must be filed at least four court days before argument.

(b) Motion Timelines. These timelines apply to all civil matters. (2) The responsive documents must be filed and served at least four (4) court days prior to the date noted for argument on the motion.

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A party seeking trial de novo must give notice under MAR 7.1(a); an already assigned trial date remains if a timely request is filed and is stricken otherwise.

Any party desiring trial de novo after an arbitration award must give notice thereof as provided in MAR 7.1(a) notwithstanding that the case is not ripe for trial setting under LR 40. If a trial date has been assigned prior to the filing of an arbitration award, it shall remain in place if a request for trial de novo is filed pursuant to MAR 7.1(a), and shall be stricken if no such request is filed within the time permitted by MAR 7.1(a).

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Under the default schedule, motions in limine, proposed jury instructions, and trial briefs must be filed 7 days before the pretrial conference.

8. Deadline to file motions in limine, 7 days before pretrial proposed jury instructions and trial briefs: conference A pretrial conference

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Under the default schedule, the plaintiff's rebuttal expert-witness disclosure is due 120 days before trial.

4. Plaintiff disclosure of rebuttal expert 120 days before trial

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A motion to revise a Court Commissioner's order must be filed with the Clerk within ten days after the order is entered.

A motion for revision of an order entered by the Court Commissioner must be filed with the Clerk within ten (10) days of the entry of the order from which the motion arises.

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If requesting a jury, the jury demand must be filed with the Clerk before or along with the status conference statement.

jury demand and fee must be filed with the Clerk before or along with this form if a jury is being requested.

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The mediator must file the declaration within seven days after mediation is completed.

Within seven (7) days after completion of mediation, the mediator shall file with the Court, and provide copies to the parties and attorneys who participated in the mediation, a declaration setting forth (1) the date(s) of mediation; (2) the contested issues mediated; and (3) the manner in which any party failed, in the judgment of the mediator, to participate in good faith.

CRITICAL

Deadline

7 court days

Each party must complete and file a Status Conference Statement at least seven court days before the conference.

which must be completed by each party and filed with the court at least seven court days before the status conference.

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Motion deadlines count only days the Court is open; weekends and court holidays are excluded.

(4) In calculating time in paragraphs (b)(1) – (b)(3) above, court days are days the Court is open for business and do not include any days the Court is closed, such as weekends and court holidays. For example, for matters that are scheduled to be heard on a Friday docket, the motion and documents must be served and filed on the Monday of the week preceding the Friday for which the matter is noted, so long as there is no court holiday in that time period. If a single court holiday falls within the nine (9) days, the documents would need to be filed and served two (2) Fridays before the Friday on which the scheduled motion is to be heard.

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Deadline

24 hours

The prosecution must file its memorandum supporting admissibility no later than 24 hours before the hearing.

The prosecution shall file a memorandum of authorities upon which it relies for admissibility of the challenged evidence not later than twenty-four hours before the hearing.

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Under the default schedule, the last date for hearing dispositive motions is 45 days before trial.

6. Last date for hearing dispositive motions: 45 days before trial

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Deadline

7 court days

If no Status Conference Statements are on file seven court days before the conference, the court will strike the hearing and issue no scheduling order or trial date.

If no statements are on file seven court days before the status conference, the court will strike the hearing for non-compliance and you will not receive a scheduling order nor trial date.

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If no statements are on file seven days before the status conference, the parties will not receive a scheduling order or trial date.

IF NO STATEMENTS ARE ON FILE SEVEN DAYS PRIOR TO THE STATUS CONFERENCE, YOU WILL NOT BE GIVEN A SCHEDULING ORDER NOR TRIAL DATE.

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Under the default schedule, witness and exhibit lists must be filed 30 days before the pretrial conference.

7. Deadline to file witness and exhibit lists: 30 days before pretrial conference

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Under the default schedule, the deadline to join additional parties and amend claims or defenses is 180 days before trial.

1. Deadline to join additional parties and 180 days before trial

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A revision motion not heard within thirty days after filing is deemed denied unless the Court extends the hearing time for good cause.

A revision motion not heard within thirty (30) days after filing shall be deemed denied unless the Court extends such time for hearing for good cause.

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Deadline

5 court days

The written transcript must be filed at least five court days before the revision-motion hearing.

At least five (5) court days before the hearing on the revision motion, the moving party shall file a written transcript of the hearing before the Court Commissioner,

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The defendant must serve and file the suppression motion at least one week before a CrR 3.6 hearing and serve and file the supporting memorandum with the motion.

At least one week prior to a hearing under CrR 3.6, the defendant shall serve on the Prosecutor and file with the Court a written motion for suppression, identifying the item(s) to be suppressed and briefly stating the grounds. The defendant shall serve and file with the motion a memorandum of authorities upon which defendant relies for suppression.

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A hearing on a motion for reconsideration must be set at least ten days after the motion is filed.

The date for hearing shall be at least ten days after filing of the motion.

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Each party may nominate one or two arbitrators and strike two from the proposed list within 14 days after the list is furnished.

Each party may, within 14 days after a list of proposed arbitrators is furnished to the parties, nominate one or two arbitrators and strike two arbitrators from the list.

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Deadline

7 court days

Parties must provide unavailable dates and anticipated trial length at least seven court days before the status conference.

PARTIES SHALL PROVIDE UNAVAILABLE DATES, AS WELL AS ANTICIPATED TRIAL LENGTH AT LEAST SEVEN COURT DAYS PRIOR TO THE STATUS CONFERENCE.

WARNING

The status conference will be stricken if the parties file an agreed Status Conference Statement.

If an agreed Status Conference Statement is filed, the conference will be stricken.

WARNING

Deadline

48 hours

The parties may file memoranda on admission or exclusion of the defendant’s statements no later than 48 hours before a CrR 3.5 hearing.

Not later than forty eight hours before a hearing pursuant to CrR 3.5, the parties may file memoranda of legal authorities relating to admission or exclusion of the defendant's statements.

WARNING

Parties must comply with the RALJ briefing deadlines, and failure to do so may result in sanctions.

The parties shall comply with the briefing deadlines outlined in the State Rules for Appeal of Decisions of Courts of Limited Jurisdiction (RALJ). Failure to comply with the briefing schedule may result in sanctions pursuant to RALJ Title 10, Rules 10.1 -10.3.

WARNING

The status conference will be stricken if only one party files a Status Conference Statement.

The status conference shall also be stricken if only one party files a status conference statement.