King County Superior Court Courtesy Copy Requirements

Required

Always

Judge Sutton's court is paperless; working copies must be submitted as e-working copies through the Clerk's Office.

Judge Sutton’s court is paperless. Any working copies should be submitted via e-working copies through the Clerk’s Office. See the Clerk’s e-Filing Application pursuant to LCR 7(b)(4)(F)(i).

Required

Always

It is the parties' obligation to ensure the judge has working copies, and the judge will not consider any pleadings for which working copies were not provided and filed.

Please note: It is your obligation to make sure Judge Sutton has working copies. It is often helpful if parties jointly provide a working papers submission list to the judge before the noting date. This list should contain all the pleadings related to the motion, their caption, the docket number and date filed. If your pleadings refer to materials which were previously filed within the court record, please reference the pleading by both the document title and sub number (eg: Declaration of Bob Jones, Sub #5) within the court docket. Note that Judge Sutton will not consider any pleadings where working copies are not provided and filed. See LCR 7.

For criminal matters, working copies must be submitted via eWorking Copies or the Judge's mailroom with Judge Port's name and case information clearly marked, and email working copies are not accepted absent prior authorization.

Department 51 is a paperless Court and prefers working copies submitted via eWorking Copies or to Judge's mailroom. Please make sure Judge Port's name and the case information is clearly marked. The Court does not accept working copies via email, absent prior authorization.

Working copies for civil motions must be submitted via eWorking Copies, and the Court does not accept working copies of pleadings over email unless requested.

Department 51 is a paperless court and reviews materials requests receipt all working copies submitted via eWorking Copies. The Court also does not accept working copies of pleadings over email unless requested.

Required

Always

Deliveries must not be made directly to the courtroom unless arranged with the bailiff; all deliveries must go to the judges' mailroom.

Unless arrangements have been made directly with Judge Whedbee's bailiff, no deliveries are to be made directly to the courtroom. All deliveries should be made to the judges' mailroom. (See mailing address above.)

Proposed cited jury instructions must be provided as one hard copy and one electronic copy, numbered and identified by proposing party with supporting annotations, with the court's copy emailed to the bailiff in Word format.

Counsel or parties shall provide one hard copy and one electronic copy of the proposed cited instructions, numbered and identified as to proposing party, along with supporting annotations. The court’s copy should be emailed to the bailiff and submitted in Word format.

An uncited set of jury instructions (Instruction No. ______, no proposing-party identification) with a cover page entitled 'Court's Instructions to the Jury' must be provided to the court, emailed to the bailiff in Word format.

Additionally, counsel/parties shall provide the court with one uncited copy (i.e., “Instruction No. ______”) with no identification as to the proposing party. The copy should also include a cover page entitled “Court’s Instructions to the Jury.” The court’s copy should be emailed to the bailiff and submitted in Word format.

All pretrial submissions must be made to Judge Vargas in care of the judges' mailroom.

All submissions should be made to Judge Vargas, in care of the judges' mailroom. (See mailing address above.)

Parties are responsible for ensuring the court receives working copies before a hearing; the Clerk's Office does not provide them unless the parties sign up for that service.

Working copies shall be submitted to the Court pursuant to LCR 7(b)(4)(F). Please be advised that the Clerk’s Office does not provide working copies to the court unless the parties sign up for that additional service. It is the responsibility of the parties to make sure that the court receives working copies, prior to a hearing, in accordance with LCR 7(b)(4)(F).

Working copies must be submitted in paper to the Judge's mailroom C-203 marked with Judge Ferguson's name and case information, and are not accepted via email absent prior authorization.

Department 31 is a paper Court and prefers working copies submitted to the Judge's mailroom C-203, with Judge Ferguson's name and the case information clearly marked. The Court does not accept working copies via email, absent prior authorization.

Required

Always

No deliveries may be made directly to the courtroom unless arranged with the Bailiff; all deliveries must go to the Judges' Mailroom.

Unless arrangements have been made directly with Judge Lapin's Bailiff, no deliveries are to be made directly to the courtroom. All deliveries should be made to the Judges' Mailroom. (See mailing address above.)

In addition to the emailed sets, hard copy working copies of the jury instructions must also be presented to the Court.

This does not replace the requirement to present hard copy working copies to the Court as well.

Required

Always

Deliveries may not be made directly to the courtroom; all deliveries must go to the Judges' Mailroom unless arrangements are made with Judge Cary's bailiff.

Unless arrangements have been made directly with Judge Cary's bailiff, no deliveries are to be made directly to the courtroom. All deliveries should be made to the Judges' Mailroom. (See mailing address above.)

Working copies for non-dispositive motions must be addressed to Judge Lee and delivered to the Judge's mailroom in Room C-203; copies delivered directly to the courtroom will not be accepted unless instructed by the Court.

Working copies should be addressed to Judge Lee and delivered to the Judge's mailroom in Room C-203. The Court will not accept working copies delivered directly to the courtroom unless instructed by the Court.

Required

Always

Deliveries may not be made directly to the courtroom unless arranged with the bailiff; all deliveries must go to the judges' mailroom.

Unless arrangements have been made directly with Judge Parisien's bailiff, no deliveries are to be made directly to the courtroom. All deliveries should be made to the judges' mailroom.

Required

Always

Parties are responsible for ensuring the court receives working copies prior to a hearing under LCR 7(b)(4)(F), as the Clerk's Office does not provide them unless that service is purchased.

Working copies shall be submitted to the Court pursuant to LCR 7(b)(4)(F). Please be advised that the Clerk's Office does not provide working copies to the court unless the parties sign up for that additional service. It is the responsibility of the parties to make sure that the court receives working copies, prior to a hearing, in accordance with LCR 7(b)(4)(F).

Hearing dates are requested by emailing the bailiff at dixon.court@kingcounty.gov, and a Note for Motion must be filed with a working copy within 48 hours after confirming a hearing date.

Requests for hearing dates are accepted by emailing the bailiff at dixon.court@kingcounty.gov. The Court requires that you must also file and provide a working copy of your Note for Motion within 48 hours after confirming a hearing date.

Working copies of briefs and accompanying documents must be submitted via e-working copies or a delivery service when they are due to be filed, and parties must not wait until the reply is due.

All working copies, per LCR 7(b)(4)(F), of the parties' briefs and accompanying documents must be submitted through either e-working copies or a delivery service of your choice. Working copies must be submitted when they are due to be filed. Do not wait to submit until the Reply is due.

Working copies in support of or opposition to a noted motion must be provided no later than the day they are served on the opposing party.

Per LCR 7(b)(4)(F), the parties are required to provide working copies in support of or opposition to the noted motion no later than the day they are to be served on the opposing party.

Required

Always

Deliveries may not be made directly to the courtroom unless arranged with the bailiff; all deliveries must go to the judges' mailroom.

Unless arrangements have been made directly with the bailiff, no deliveries are to be made directly to the courtroom. All deliveries should be made to the judges' mailroom. (See mailing address above.)

Judge's copies must be delivered to the Judges' Mailroom at Room C-203.

Deliver Judge's copies to Judges’ Mailroom at C-203

Working copies of motions, responses, and reply pleadings may be submitted via e-Working Copies or the Judge's mailroom, but not via email unless specifically requested.

Working copies of motions, responses, and reply pleadings may be submitted via e-Working Copies or to the Judge’s mailroom. The Court does not accept working copies via email unless specifically requested.

Working copies may be submitted via e-Working Copies or to the Judge's mailroom, but the Court does not accept working copies by email unless specifically requested.

Department 22 reviews most submissions in paper copy. Working copies may be submitted via e-Working Copies or to the Judge's mailroom. The Court does not accept working copies via email unless specifically requested.

Courtesy copies of working copies must not be sent by email because hard copies are required.

The Court requests that courtesy copies of working copies not be sent through email, since hard copies are required.

Working-copy submissions exceeding 500 pages require prior permission from the bailiff for delivery on a thumb drive or in hard copy.

If a party's submission exceeds the 500-page limit, the party may request prior permission from Judge Widlan's bailiff to deliver the working copies on a thumb drive or in hard copy.

If not using e-working copies, parties may submit hardcopies in person to the courtroom or via US mail, or may email working copies to the Court only with prior permission.

If a party elects not to use e-working copies, you may either: Submit hardcopies in person to the courtroom or via US mail to the address above; or Request permission to email working copies to the Court.

Stipulations and agreed orders may be submitted via e-Working Copies or to the Judge's mailroom.

Stipulations and agreed orders may be submitted to the court via e-Working copies or to the Judge's mailroom.

If oral argument is not granted on a non-dispositive motion, the Court sends the parties a courtesy copy of its order once the ruling is entered.

If the Court does not grant oral argument, you will receive a courtesy copy of the Court's order on the non-dispositive motion once the Court enters a ruling.

Pretrial submissions must be made to Judge Scott in care of the judges' mailroom.

All submissions should be made to Judge Scott, in care of the judges' mailroom. (See mailing address above.)