Grays Harbor County Superior Court Chambers Communication Rules

CRITICAL

Counsel must arrange with the Clerk to have all exhibits marked at least two business days before trial.

Counsel shall arrange with the Clerk for the marking of all exhibits at least two business days prior to trial.

CRITICAL

A guardian ad litem may communicate privately with the judicial officer only for the listed purposes, including specified instructions, agreements, orders, access to sealed files, or an emergency to protect the client's life.

During the pendency of a case, a guardian ad litem shall communicate privately with the judicial officer only for purposes of obtaining special instructions from the judicial officer as to the scope of the guardian ad litem's investigation, to communicate an agreement of the parties, to present agreed orders, to obtain an ex parte restraining order or ex parte contempt show cause order for the protection of the guardian ad litem's client, to obtain access to sealed or confidential court files, or in an emergency situation to protect the life of the guardian ad litem's client.

WARNING

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.

In cases with more than two parties or with more voluminous exhibits, the parties shall work with the Clerk prior to submitting exhibits to verify numbering of their proposed exhibits.

WARNING

After any such private communication, the guardian ad litem should notify the parties or counsel of the communication and its content within a reasonable time.

In all such cases, the guardian ad litem should notify the parties or their counsel of such communications and the content of same within a reasonable period of time.

WARNING

Matters for the motion dockets must be noted through the Clerk’s office, while matters requiring more than five minutes per side for argument, including summary judgment motions, must be scheduled through Court Administration.

All matters for the dockets shall be noted through the Clerk's office. All matters requiring more than five minutes per side for argument, including summary judgment motions, shall be scheduled through Court Administration.

WARNING

Contact

Email

If no attorney-directory email address is available, counsel must provide a valid email address to Court Administration and keep it updated.

If no address is available, counsel shall provide a valid email to Court Administration and update as necessary.

INFO

Contact

Email

The digital copy may be emailed to Court administration or delivered on writable electronic media.

The digital copy may be emailed to Court administration or delivered on electronic writable media storage.