King County Superior Court Filing Timing and Cure Windows

CRITICAL

Deadline

7 court days

Trial memoranda, proposed jury instructions, and other trial submissions are due no later than seven court days before trial.

All trial memoranda, proposed jury instructions, and other trial submissions are due no later than 7 court days prior to trial.

CRITICAL

Deadline

5 business days

Parties must confirm in-person attendance and provide their settlement memorandum or letter at least 5 business days before the settlement conference or the conference will be stricken from the Judge's calendar.

All parties must confirm their in-person attendance and provide their memorandum or letter at least 5 business days prior to the settlement conference date or it will be stricken from the Judge's calendar.

CRITICAL

In every case, the parties must provide the Court a Witness Examination Estimate sheet no later than 5 days before the pretrial conference.

Judge Straley also requires the parties in every case to provide the Court with a Witness Examination Estimate sheet no later than 5 days before the pretrial conference.

CRITICAL

Exhibits must be uploaded into Case Center no later than five court days before the scheduled trial date when ordered.

If ordered, parties must upload all exhibits into Case Center no later than five court days before the scheduled trial date.

CRITICALCivil cases

All trial memoranda, proposed jury instructions, and other trial submissions are due no later than five court days prior to trial. All submissions should be forwarded to Judge Parisien, care of the judges' mailroom.

All trial memoranda, proposed jury instructions, and other trial submissions are due no later than five court days prior to trial. All submissions should be forwarded to Judge Parisien, care of the judges' mailroom.

CRITICALCivil cases

Deposition designations and objections must be provided to the Court at least five days before trial, along with other pretrial materials.

Deposition designations and objections shall be provided to the Court at least five days prior to trial, along with other pretrial materials.

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All memoranda, reports, or other documents submitted for consideration at sentencing must be on file prior to the sentencing hearing.

Parties are to ensure that any memorandum, report, or other document submitted for the Court's consideration at sentencing is on file prior to the hearing.

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Deposition designations and objections must be provided to the Court at least five days before trial along with other pretrial materials.

Deposition designations and objections shall be provided to the Court at least five days prior to trial, along with other pretrial materials.

CRITICAL

Trial memoranda, proposed jury instructions, and other trial submissions are due no later than five court days before trial.

All trial memoranda, proposed jury instructions, and other trial submissions are due no later than five court days prior to trial.

WARNING

Until a motion to shorten time is granted, responses and replies must be submitted under the normal briefing schedule.

Until and unless the court grants the motion to shorten time, all responses and replies should be submitted as though the motion is to be considered in the normal course.

WARNING

A defendant who turns themselves in on a NOV is entitled to an expedited hearing, which the court will schedule within two court days of receiving the NOV.

If a defendant turns themselves in on the NOV, they are entitled to an expedited hearing as they are held without bail. The court will schedule these hearings to occur within two court days of receipt of the NOV.

WARNING

A confirmation of counsel hearing must be noted one week after notice of withdrawal is provided, and it may be stricken if a Notice of Appearance is filed.

A confirmation of counsel hearing shall be noted one week after the notice to withdraw has been provided. The hearing may be stricken if a Notice of Appearance has been filed.

WARNING

Until the Court grants a motion to shorten time, all responses and replies must be submitted as though the motion will be considered on the presumptive timeline.

Unless and until the Court grants the motion to shorten time, all responses and replies should be submitted as though the motion is to be considered on the presumptive timeline.

WARNING

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 (LCR 7(b)(4)(F)).

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.

WARNING

Working copies must be submitted at the same time they are due to be filed.

Working copies must be submitted when they are due to be filed.

WARNING

If you are striking a motion, please file a notice striking your hearing as soon as possible.

If you are striking a motion, please file a notice striking your hearing as soon as possible.

WARNING

Marked deposition designations must be emailed as PDFs to the bailiff as early as possible, preferably at least three days before trial begins.

Provide the marked depositions via email as PDFs to the bailiff as early as possible (preferably at least three days before trial begins), and well in advance of intended use.

WARNING

Motions to shorten time are strongly disfavored; the underlying motion must be noted in the regular course with a separate motion to shorten time, and briefing proceeds on the default timeline unless shortened time is granted.

Motions to shorten time are strongly disfavored, and should only be used in extraordinary circumstances. If a party wishes the Court to consider a motion on shortened time, the underlying motion must be noted in the regular course, and a separate motion to shorten time should be submitted. Unless and until the Court grants the motion to shorten time, all responses and replies should be submitted as though the motion is to be considered on the presumptive, default timeline.

INFO

Motions are decided within one judicial day of noting; if no order is entered after three judicial days, parties should contact the bailiff.

Judge Ballinger intends to decide motions within one judicial day of the noting date. If an order has not been entered three judicial days after the noting date, please contact her bailiff.

INFO

Stipulated motions may be noted for consideration two judicial days after filing.

Stipulated motions may be noted for consideration two judicial days after filing. See LCR 7(b)(4)(H).