These 36 rules apply across King County Superior Court. Where this judge's own standing orders above address the same topic, the judge's requirement controls.
Counsel/parties must jointly complete the witness examination estimate form and email it to the bailiff at scott.court@kingcounty.gov as soon as possible.
Each courtroom has a designated email address in the form [judge's last name.court]@kingcounty.gov that counsel (or their staff) must use when communicating with court staff by email.
Commissioners' departments have no individual email addresses; the family law, ex parte, and mental health departments each share a single departmental email address.
Time estimates on the form must be expressed in tenths of hours and the completed form must be totaled.
Trial length estimates must assume a 5-hour trial day and account for witness exams, jury questions in civil cases, opening and closing arguments, voir dire, and motions in limine.
Parties may use the court's form or their own form, provided it includes the requested information.
Counsel must confer to determine cross-examination time estimates for each party's witnesses and jointly prepare the form.
Each additional party must create and complete the witness examination information for that party's witnesses.
Failure to complete the form and disclose witnesses may result in exclusion of witnesses or other sanctions.
The witness examination estimate form must not be filed with the clerk's office; it is submitted to the bailiff by email instead.
Email may not be used to deliver working copies of legal pleadings, including jury instructions, without prior permission of the court.
Exhibits may be submitted digitally or in hardcopy, and the Order from Pretrial Conference in each case specifies which format is ordered.
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E. Rania Rampersad is a judge on the King County Superior Court, sitting in a district division. King County Superior Court is Washington's trial court of general jurisdiction, handling civil, criminal, family, and juvenile matters.
The published document is a general reference for this judge's procedures; specific procedural rules are covered by the court's general rules.
Parties may contact Judge E. Rania Rampersad's chambers by email only as allowed by the rule. The rule lists email rampersad.court@kingcounty.gov. Parties must contact the bailiff to obtain a court date so the case is placed on the calendar.
No. Electronic filing is prohibited for the covered filings. Judge Rampersad's court does not accept any filings submitted by email.
Proof of service is required for the covered service rule. Details: recipient: the court. Proof of service must be filed with the court through KC SCRIPT.
Judge Rampersad's court does not accept any filings submitted by email.
Proof of service must be filed with the court through KC SCRIPT.
Motions submitted by email will not be scheduled for hearing before Judge Rampersad.
Proposed orders must be filed in Word format via e-working copies as required by LCR 7.
Proposed orders in Word format must be submitted through the Portal as e-working copies.
Motions must be filed through the KC SCRIPT system.
Parties must contact the bailiff to obtain a court date so the case is placed on the calendar.
Motions must be served on all relevant parties.
Speaking engagement and court visit requests should be sent to the judge's chambers email at rampersad.court@kingcounty.gov.
Wedding appointments with Judge Rampersad are available seven days a week and must be scheduled by contacting the bailiff at rampersad.court@kingcounty.gov.