Grays Harbor County Superior Court Filing Rules

A request for trial setting must include a list of persons entitled to notice and their addresses.

The defendant’s trial brief is due by noon on the court day before trial.

The Court or Clerk may electronically transmit notices, orders, and other documents to attorneys using the email address in the Washington State Bar Association’s online Attorney Directory.

The moving party must deliver a copy of the reconsideration papers to the trial Judge showing the filing date.

All documents must comply with GR 14 and any additional Clerk-published formatting requirements consistent with statewide rules.

The Court may grant emergency ex parte matters electronically when good cause is shown.

Pretrial matters requiring argument must be noted for hearing before the morning of trial.

In cases with more than two parties or more voluminous exhibits, the parties must work with the Clerk before submission to verify proposed exhibit numbering.

After a final parentage order, the order and subsequent filings become publicly accessible through a new public cause number, subject to applicable rules or court orders, while the original confidential file remains the official record of earlier filings.

Parties may stipulate to a continuance only if the arbitrator permits it.

Title 59 RCW indigent-counsel appointment motions and orders must be presented through the Clerk’s office and do not incur an ex parte fee.

Bench copies provided electronically must be less than 25 pages total, including attachments, less than 10MB in size, and comply with the rules regarding time and format.

A reconsideration motion and all supporting affidavits, documents, and briefs must be filed together.