These 53 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 and parties must jointly complete the Estimate of Witness Examinations form and submit it to the bailiff by email at scott.court@kingcounty.gov as soon as possible.
Email may be used to advise the court of a settlement, provided it is immediately followed by formal written notice pursuant to CR 41(e).
Counsel must use the courtroom's designated email address, in the form [judge's last name.court]@kingcounty.gov, for email communication with court staff.
Documents must be paginated in accordance with the local court rules.
Time estimates must use tenths of hours, the form must be totaled, and total trial length estimates must account for 5-hour trial days including witness exams, jury questions, opening/closing arguments, voir dire, and motions in limine.
Proposed jury instructions must use the most recent versions of the Washington Pattern Jury Instructions.
Counsel must confer to determine cross-examination time estimates and may use the court's form or their own form, provided it includes the requested information.
Each additional party must create and complete the witness examination time information for its own witnesses.
Failure to complete the form and disclose witnesses may result in exclusion of witnesses or other sanctions.
You must check with the Court first before faxing or emailing any documents or pleadings.
New cases and additional documents must be filed either online, by mail, or in person at the Superior Court Clerk's Office.
Working copies may be submitted electronically through the Clerk's Office e-filing application or delivered as hard copies to the judges' mailroom or appropriate courthouse department.
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Ketu Shah is a judge on the King County Superior Court, Washington's trial court of general jurisdiction for King County.
Judge Shah's published procedures are available through the court's general rules.
The rule requires oral argument request note. Non-dispositive motions are decided without oral argument unless a party requests it by indicating the request on the front page of the motion or opposition.
The rule requires case number, hearing type and dates, and party names and emails. Dispositive motion hearing requests may be made by email or phone to the bailiff, and email requests must include case name/cause number, party names and emails, and hearing type/dates.
Parties may contact Judge Ketu Shah's chambers by email only as allowed by the rule. The rule lists email shah.court@kingcounty.gov. Parties must notify the Court immediately if the case settles or a motion needs to be stricken.
Yes. Electronic filing is required for the covered filings. Working copies of motions and declarations must be submitted via the e-filing portal or, if e-filing is unavailable, delivered to the Judges' Mail Room (C-203); email and courtroom delivery of working papers are prohibited.
Non-dispositive motions are decided without oral argument unless a party requests it by indicating the request on the front page of the motion or opposition.
Dispositive motion hearing requests may be made by email or phone to the bailiff, and email requests must include case name/cause number, party names and emails, and hearing type/dates.
Dispositive motion hearings are typically allotted 1 hour, with additional time available on request when scheduling for multi-party or related motions.
All proposed orders must be submitted in Word format via the e-working copies application on the e-filing portal or by email to shah.court@kingcounty.gov.
Working copies of motions and declarations must be submitted via the e-filing portal or, if e-filing is unavailable, delivered to the Judges' Mail Room (C-203); email and courtroom delivery of working papers are prohibited.
Parties must notify the Court immediately if the case settles or a motion needs to be stricken.