Grant County Superior Court Service and Proof of Service Rules

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Applies to

Virtual appearance notice

A party obtaining an order for virtual appearance must serve the Virtual Appearance notice.

A party obtaining an order to allow virtual appearance by a party or witness shall file and serve a Virtual Appearance notice in substantially the form provided in Form LR8-I.

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The Superior Court Clerk must send a certified copy of the order to the County Auditor.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Superior Court Clerk shall send a certified copy of this order to the County Auditor.

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Service

Mail to agency

The notice is mailed to the county Auditor, and the Deputy Clerk certifies the mailing.

I hereby certify that I personally mailed the above notice to the Auditor of the county in which the incapacitated person resides on _____________________.

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Applies to

Status conference statement

In every civil case to which the scheduling procedure set forth in LR 26F applies, each party filing and serving a status conference statement (Form LR 8-B) shall indicate thereon whether or not the case is subject to mandatory arbitration.

In every civil case to which the scheduling procedure set forth in LR 26F applies, each party filing and serving a status conference statement (Form LR 8-B) shall indicate thereon whether or not the case is subject to mandatory arbitration.

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Service

Mail to all parties

The form's service certification states that a copy was deposited in the U.S. Mail addressed to each party and address identified.

I certify under penalty of perjury of the laws of the State of Washington, that on the date stated below I deposited a copy of the foregoing in the U.S. Mail addressed to each party and address identified below.

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Applies to

Order to show cause and supporting motion materials

Service

Personal service

In civil contempt proceedings other than summary contempt proceedings, the specified papers must be personally served on the responding party unless service is otherwise authorized by court order, statute, or written stipulation.

This rule shall apply to all civil contempt proceedings whether brought under chapter 7.21 RCW or other statutes, but shall not apply to summary contempt proceedings under RCW 7.21.050. (b) Service. Unless otherwise authorized by order of the Court, or by the express terms of a statute under which the contempt motion is brought, or by written stipulation of the parties, the order to show cause, together with the motion and supporting declarations or other materials, must be personally served on the responding party.

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Deadline

2 court days

Any optional strict reply documents must be served 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.

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Applies to

Status conference statement

The plaintiff must provide the blank Status Conference Statement with the notice to appeared parties or immediately forward it to expected parties who have not appeared.

The Plaintiff is required to provide a blank Status Conference Statement (Form LR8-B) accompanying this notice to all parties who have appeared herein or immediately forward a copy to any party who has not yet appeared, but whom plaintiff(s) or counsel expect to appear before the date set above

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Applies to

Asset and debt statement

In the specified cases, when the parties dispute an asset or debt’s characterization, valuation, or distribution, each party must serve the spreadsheet statement on the other party 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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All parties must simultaneously exchange the witness statements and exhibits required by MAR 5.2.

The statements of witnesses and exhibits required by MAR 5.2 shall be simultaneously exchanged by all parties.

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Deadline

9 court days

Moving parties must serve all 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.

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Applies to

Status conference statement

Each party must deliver, mail, or email a copy of the completed statement to the Court Administrator.

Each party must deliver, mail or email a copy of the completed status conference statement to the Court Administrator.

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A copy of the status conference statement must be provided to the court administrator.

A COPY MUST BE PROVIDED TO THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR

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The defendant must serve the suppression motion and supporting memorandum on the Prosecutor.

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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The mediator must provide copies of the declaration to the parties and attorneys who participated in the mediation.

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.

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Applies to

Notice of setting

The moving party must serve notice of a special setting in the same manner as a motion noted for a regular docket.

Once a time and date for a special setting are obtained from the Court Administrator, the moving party must file and serve a notice of the setting in the same manner in which motions are noted for regular dockets.

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Jury instructions must be served by the trial conference.

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

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Applies to

Jury instructions

Each party wishing to propose jury instructions shall file with the Clerk, deliver to the Judge, and serve on other parties one cited copy and one clean copy of each instruction proposed.

Each party wishing to propose jury instructions shall file with the Clerk, deliver to the Judge, and serve on other parties one cited copy and one clean copy of each instruction proposed.

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The plaintiff must immediately forward the notice to any expected party who has not yet appeared.

The Plaintiff has provided this notice to all parties who have appeared herein. Plaintiff(s) shall immediately forward a copy of this notice to any party who has not yet appeared, but whom plaintiff(s) or counsel expect to appear before the date set above.

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Applies to

Status conference notice

Proof of service of the status conference notice must be filed with the court.

Proof of service of the notice shall be filed with the court.

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In covered civil cases, the plaintiff must notify all defendants of the status conference within 10 days of the later of serving all defendants or filing the summons and complaint; the conference must be set 45 to 90 days after service on all parties.

In civil cases other than those specified in subsection (c) the plaintiff shall within 10 days of serving all defendants with the summons and complaint, or within 10 days of filing the summons and complaint, whichever is later, give all defendants notice of a status conference to be held on a Friday civil motion docket at 9:00 a.m. no sooner than 45 days and no later than 90 days after service of the summons and complaint on all parties.

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Applies to

Proposed order

Proposed orders must be served on all parties.

Proposed orders shall be filed and served on all parties.

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Applies to

Written response

A party choosing the written-response option must serve and file the response to the other party's statement of arbitrability.

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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Applies to

Transcript

A copy of the transcript must be provided to all opposing parties.

copy on all opposing parties, and provide a copy to the judge who will hear the motion.

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A party must identify and provide the other party with all trial video and audio recordings, including expected edits, before the readiness hearing.

All video and audio recordings, including expected edits, that a party is intending to use during trial shall be identified and provided to the other party prior to the readiness hearing.

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Deadline

4 court days

Responsive documents must be served 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.

WARNING

Proof of service of the required pleadings is a condition for the Court to order arrest when a responding party fails to appear.

(c) Failure to Appear. At the hearing, if the responding party fails to appear and upon proof of service of the pleadings required by this rule, the Court may order arrest of the responding party.

WARNING

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, serve a

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, serve a

WARNING

A party asserting that a case is subject to mandatory arbitration may file and serve a statement of arbitrability on all other parties 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.

WARNING

A party seeking permission for a non-party to attend mediation must give every opposing party reasonable advance written notice of the request.

At the mediator's discretion, persons other than the parties and their attorneys may be permitted to attend the mediation, provided, that a party seeking permission for a non-party to attend shall give reasonable advance written notice of the request to every opposing party.