Grays Harbor County Superior Court Filing Timing and Cure Windows

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Deadline

1 court days

All material responding to a motion must be filed by noon on the court day before the scheduled proceeding.

All material in response to a motion shall be filed and served by noon the court day before the scheduled proceeding.

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A judgment is entered after the judge signs it and it is delivered to the Clerk for filing under CR 58.

Judgments are entered after they are signed by the judge and delivered to the Clerk for filing, as provided by CR 58.

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The moving party must file motions and supporting documents by noon five days before the scheduled proceeding.

The moving party shall file and serve all motions and supporting documents by noon five days before the scheduled proceeding.

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A rejected document is not considered filed.

A rejected document is not filed.

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Submitting an unsigned proposed order is not filing it; filing or entry occurs only after the signed version is returned and accepted for filing.

Submission of an unsigned proposed order for signature is not a filing. The order is not filed/entered until the signed version is returned and accepted for filing.

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A filing is complete upon Clerk acceptance; system confirmation of submission is not acceptance, and the deemed-filing rule is governed by GR 30 and applicable statewide rules.

A document is deemed filed as provided in GR 30 and applicable statewide rules. The electronic filing system’s confirmation of submission is not a clerk acceptance. A filing is complete upon acceptance by the Clerk.

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The Clerk will give a reason for rejection through the filing system or other written notice, and the filer remains responsible for meeting applicable deadlines.

If a filing is rejected, the Clerk will provide a rejection reason through the electronic filing system (or other written notice). The filer remains responsible for meeting statutory and rule- based deadlines.

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A document requiring judicial signature is not accepted for filing until signed and submitted, and the Clerk will not accept it unsigned.

Orders requiring judicial signature are not ‘accepted for filing’ until signed and submitted for filing/entry. The Clerk will not accept for filing any unsigned order, judgment, findings, or other document requiring a judicial officer’s signature.

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The submitting party remains responsible for promptly submitting the signed order for filing in a Court-authorized manner.

The submitting party remains responsible for ensuring the signed order is promptly submitted for filing in the manner authorized by the Court.

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After acceptance, the Clerk may correct the docket or require a corrected filing if an administrative error is discovered, as authorized by court rule or order.

If an administrative error is discovered after acceptance, the Clerk may correct the docket and/or require a corrected filing as authorized by court rule or court order.

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A business day is a judicial day when the Clerk’s Office is open for filing.

“Business day” means any judicial day the Clerk’s Office is open for filing.

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A paper filing during an electronic filing system outage must include a declaration of outage, and the Court may require proof.

If the system is unavailable, a filer may file by paper with a declaration of outage; the Court may require proof.

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Deadline

1 court days

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

Defendant's brief by noon of the court day before the trial.

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The defendant must serve and file the trial brief by noon on the Friday before trial.

and the defendant's brief shall be served and filed by noon of the Friday before the trial.

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If asset and liability division remains unresolved, each party must file the proposed allocation document before the pretrial conference.

Prior to the pretrial conference, if the parties have not agreed on the division of the parties’ assets and liabilities, each party shall, utilizing a format consistent with that set forth in the form available on the Court’s website, file and exchange a document setting forth that party’s proposed allocation and the estimated values of the items before the Court for division.

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The responding party must file its brief by noon on the day before the hearing.

and the brief of the responding party shall be filed at least by noon one day prior to the day of the hearing.

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Each party must submit proposed instructions using Washington Pattern Jury Instructions no later than the day before trial.

Proposed instructions utilizing Washington Pattern Jury Instructions shall be submitted by each party no later than the day before trial.

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The office will not accept filings or bench-copy deliveries after the deadlines established by the rules.

no documents will be accepted for filing in this office nor will documents be accepted for delivery to the Court as bench copies beyond the deadlines set forth in these rules.

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Deadline

1 court days

Presentence reports must be provided to the Court by noon on the court day before the sentencing hearing.

Presentence Reports shall be provided to the Court no later than noon on the court day preceding the sentencing hearing.

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Deadline

5 business days

The procedures for pending-case grievances apply to grievances filed after case conclusion or discharge, with five additional business days added to each subsequent deadline.

Thereafter, the procedures set forth in section 7(l)(2) shall be followed except that five additional business days shall be added to each subsequent deadline indicated in that section.

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The prosecuting attorney must serve and file the trial brief by 5 p.m. on the Wednesday before trial.

The prosecuting attorney's brief shall be served and filed by 5 pm the Wednesday before the trial

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When filing the appellant's brief, the appellant must note the matter for a motion-docket hearing set at least 30 days after the brief is filed.

At the time of the filing of appellant's brief, the appellant shall also note the matter for hearing on the motion docket for a hearing date not less than 30 days from the date of filing of appellant's brief.

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Unless excused or otherwise ordered, each party must file the pretrial statement no later than the earlier of the pretrial or settlement conference; untimely filing may result in sanctions.

Unless otherwise excused by the Court, each party's pretrial statement must be served and filed no later than the day of pretrial conference or settlement conference, whichever occurs first, unless otherwise ordered by the Court. Failure to timely serve and file the pretrial statement as required may result in sanctions.

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The prevailing party must file the required proposed findings, conclusions, and judgment or order within 15 days after the decision is rendered.

When the entry of Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law are required either by rule or statute, the prevailing party, within fifteen (15) days of the decision being rendered, shall file along with proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law and a Proposed Judgment/Order and deliver a copy of same to the Court and to all other parties with a timely notice of presentment setting the matter for a date certain in front of the judicial officer that ruled on the matter.

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If the parties do not file an agreed scheduling order within sixty days after assignment of the trial date, the Court Administrator may set one under the Court’s supervision.

If no agreed scheduling order is filed within sixty days after the trial date is assigned, the Court Administrator, under the supervision of the Court, may set a scheduling order for the case.

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Deadline

2 court days

A completed Request to Appear Remotely form must be submitted at least two court days before the hearing.

An individual seeking an exception to the Court Policy must submit a completed Request to Appear Remotely form at least two court days prior to the hearing and receive Court approval.

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The moving party must submit its brief at least four days before the scheduled hearing.

The brief of the moving party shall be submitted at least four days before the scheduled hearing,

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The written report is due no later than 30 days before the hearing for which it is required.

A guardian ad litem or court visitor shall file a written report with the court and the parties as required by law or court order or in any event not later than 30 days prior to a hearing for which a report is required.

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If adequate cause is found, the guardian ad litem may file a response within fourteen days of court notice by sending a copy to the complainant and the original to the Court Administrator.

(D) If the initial determination is that there is adequate cause to proceed with the grievance, the guardian ad litem shall be allowed to file a response to the grievance within fourteen days of receiving notice from the Court by forwarding a copy of the response to the complaining party with the original response being sent to the Court Administrator who will deliver same to the judicial officer making the initial determination.

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Deadline

3 court days

The State must submit proposed jury instructions no later than three court days before trial.

Proposed instructions utilizing the Washington Pattern Jury Instructions or otherwise shall be submitted by the State no later than three court days before trial.

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The required state billing form and itemized statement must be submitted within 60 days after entry of final orders.

For paternity cases where the state guarantees payment of the guardian ad litem fees and costs, the guardian ad litem shall complete the form provided by the state and attach an itemized statement and submit same to the Grays Harbor County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for the Office of Support Enforcement within sixty days of entry of final orders.

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Deadline

3 business days

For a grievance concerning a pending case or trial, the Court Administrator must forward it to the judicial officer within three business days of receipt and send a copy to the affected guardian ad litem.

(A) If the grievance pertains to a pending case or if trial in the pending case is underway, the Court Administrator shall, within three business days of receipt, forward the grievance to the presiding or assigned judicial officer to handle the grievance with a copy being sent to the affected guardian ad litem.

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Written objections to proposed final orders must be filed by noon on the day before the scheduled presentment hearing.

Any party objecting to the proposed final orders submitted by another party shall file written objections with proposed substitutions and deliver a copy of same to the prevailing party and the Court by noon the day before the scheduled presentment hearing.

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A plaintiff’s trial brief must be served and filed at least four days before trial.

Plaintiff's brief shall be served and filed not less than four days before the trial

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The judicial officer must review the response, or proceed after the response period expires if sooner, and issue a final disposition no later than twenty-five days after the grievance is filed.

(E) Upon receipt of the response from the guardian ad litem or upon passage of the fourteen-day response period, whichever is sooner, the judicial officer shall review the response and thereafter issue a final written or oral disposition of the matter no later than twenty-five days following the filing of the grievance.

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Deadline

3 business days

The judicial officer must determine within three business days of receiving the grievance whether adequate cause exists to proceed.

(B) Within three business days of receiving the grievance, the judicial officer shall make an initial determination of whether or not there is adequate cause to proceed with the grievance.

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A non-moving party’s response to a motion for revision is due ten days after service of the initial motion.

If a non-moving party wishes to respond, that response is due ten days after being served with the initial motion.

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Deadline

5 business days

For a grievance concerning a concluded case or discharged guardian ad litem, the Court Administrator must forward it to the specified judicial officer within five business days and send a copy to the guardian ad litem.

(3) Grievances Filed After the Conclusion of a Case or After Discharge of the Guardian Ad Litem. If the grievance pertains to a case in which final orders have been entered or an order discharging the guardian ad litem has been entered, the Court Administrator shall, within five business days, forward the grievance to the judicial officer who presided over the trial in the case or who signed the final orders/order of discharge with a copy to the affected guardian ad litem.

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

When the award is filed, the arbitrator shall submit to the Court Administrator a request for payment on a form prescribed by the Court.

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The Defense must file any additional instructions by the day before the jury trial begins.

However, if the Defense has additional instructions regarding defenses, lesser included charges, etc. those need to be filed no later than the day prior to the start of the jury trial.

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Billings should be submitted quarterly with final billings on cases due within 45 days of completion of services.

Billings should be submitted quarterly with final billings on cases due within 45 days of completion of services.

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The hearing should be set for no later than five months after the date the appeal is taken.

The hearing should be set for no later than five months after the date the appeal is taken.