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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Michael Scott is a judge on King County Superior Court, Washington's trial court of general jurisdiction for King County, which handles civil, criminal, family, and probate matters.
The judge's published procedures are contained in a document titled 'scott'.
Judge Michael Scott's rules set a pre-motion procedure for discovery. Judge Scott encourages parties to request a CR 16 or CR 26(f) pretrial conference to address discovery scope, limitations, e-discovery protocols, and expert disclosures.
Judge Michael Scott's formatting rule includes file format docx and submit proposed orders via the e-filing portal using the e-working copies application. Proposed orders must be submitted in Word format via the e-filing portal's e-working copies application.
The rule identifies required filing content or certificates. Responses are required on all criminal motions and must be submitted in accordance with LCR 7(b).
The rule requires caption and case number. Dispositive motion hearing requests must be emailed to the court and include the case number and caption in the subject line, contact information for all counsel and parties, and the nature of the motion.
Parties may contact Judge Michael Scott's chambers by email only as allowed by the rule. The rule lists email scott.court@kingcounty.gov. All case-related email to the court must be sent to the courtroom address scott.court@kingcounty.gov, and the judge's individual email address must not be used absent express invitation.
Judge Michael Scott's rules specify what an adjournment or extension request must include. Trial date changes must be made by motion filed and noted on a nine-day calendar per LCR 7 and LCR 40; agreed requests must be captioned as agreed or stipulated motions, and stipulations and orders may not be sent to the bailiff.
No. Electronic filing is prohibited for the covered filings. Working papers may not be delivered to the court by email.
The rule addresses filing timing, filing status, or cure windows. Trial continuance motions must be served, filed, and noted for consideration before the hearing judge two judicial days after filing per LCR 7(b)(4)(H).
The rule addresses service method, recipient, or timing requirements. Details: method: service by email, recipient: all parties. All parties must be copied on any email sent to the court.
All case-related email to the court must be sent to the courtroom address scott.court@kingcounty.gov, and the judge's individual email address must not be used absent express invitation.
Before contacting the court, parties must review the listed local and civil rules governing ex parte procedures, motions, reconsideration, trial continuances, summary judgment, dismissal, discovery, and sealing.
Proposed orders must be submitted in Word format via the e-filing portal's e-working copies application.
Working copies of motions and declarations should be submitted electronically via the Clerk's e-filing portal, though paper working copies are permitted as provided in LCR 7(b)(4)(F)(iii).
Working papers may not be delivered to the court by email.
Working copies for criminal motions and sentencing hearings should be submitted via eWorking Copies in the paperless court.
Criminal working copies must clearly show Judge Scott's name and the case information.
Criminal working copies may not be submitted by email absent prior authorization from the court.
Responses are required on all criminal motions and must be submitted in accordance with LCR 7(b).
Dispositive motions are heard Friday mornings; the scheduling party must consult opposing counsel before contacting the court and should schedule far in advance of trial because time slots are limited.
Dispositive motion hearing requests must be emailed to the court and include the case number and caption in the subject line, contact information for all counsel and parties, and the nature of the motion.
Dispositive motions are typically allotted one hour, and parties must advise the bailiff if additional time is being requested.
Oral argument may be requested by noting "Oral Argument Requested" in the upper right-hand corner of the working papers, and the bailiff will schedule argument if the court determines it is appropriate.
Non-dispositive motions must comply with KCLR 7 and any emergency orders and be submitted with proposed orders in Word format via eWorking Copies.
Self-represented parties may submit physical working copies to the judge's mailroom in C-203, clearly marked for Judge Scott.
Signed orders are delivered electronically to counsel or parties who have provided email addresses to the Court.
Department 9 requests receipt of all civil working copies via eWorking Copies.
Working copies of pleadings may not be submitted by email absent prior authorization from the court.
All civil motions must be noted pursuant to LCR 7(b) and filed with the clerk.
Working copies must show the judge's name and the hearing date and time in the upper right-hand corner of the first page of the motion.
All working copies must include a proposed order in Word format.
Judge Scott encourages parties to request a CR 16 or CR 26(f) pretrial conference to address discovery scope, limitations, e-discovery protocols, and expert disclosures.
Parties may email scott.court@kingcounty.gov to arrange an informal Zoom conference to resolve discovery disputes, and the email must succinctly and non-argumentatively describe the dispute and each party's position.
All parties must be copied on any email sent to the court.
Trial date changes must be made by motion filed and noted on a nine-day calendar per LCR 7 and LCR 40; agreed requests must be captioned as agreed or stipulated motions, and stipulations and orders may not be sent to the bailiff.
Trial continuance motions must be served, filed, and noted for consideration before the hearing judge two judicial days after filing per LCR 7(b)(4)(H).
Trial continuances (other than 28-day adjustments under LCR 40(e)(1)) are granted only for good cause supported by a declaration describing the case, completed and remaining trial preparation, and why the case could not be completed within the original schedule.
Motions to continue filed after the final date to change the trial date will be granted only upon extraordinary circumstances with no alternative means of preventing a substantial injustice.
All trial memoranda and other trial submissions are due no later than five court days before trial.
Parties must contact the clerk by email to obtain information on pre-numbering exhibits.