King County Superior Court Document Format Requirements

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Applies to

Notice of court date

The judge's copy must note the judge's name, date, and time of hearing in the upper right corner.

The judge’s name, date and time of hearing must be noted in the upper right corner of the Judge's copy.

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Otherwise, all unattached exhibits in a deposition should be stapled or secured inside the back cover of the deposition.

Otherwise, all unattached exhibits in a deposition should be stapled or secured inside the back cover of the deposition.

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Format

DOCX

Signed stipulated orders emailed to the bailiff must be in Word format.

Signed stipulated orders may be emailed to the court's bailiff for consideration in Word format.

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In civil cases, Clerk's Copy exhibit binders must be separated by numbered tabs per the Pre-Trial Order and will be marked by the courtroom clerk before trial begins.

The official “Clerk’s Copy” exhibit binders for civil cases shall be separated by numbered tabs (per the Pre-Trial Order) and will be marked prior to the start of trial by the courtroom clerk.

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Format

DOCX

Judge Vargas requests that all proposed orders be submitted in Word format via the e-working copies application on the e-filing portal.

Department 12 strives to be a paperless court. Judge Vargas requests a Word version of all proposed orders. You may submit your proposed order via the e-filing portal by using the e-working copies application.

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All working copies in criminal matters must be clearly labeled with Judge Holloway's name and the case information.

Please clearly label all working copies with Judge Holloway’s name and the case information.

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Format

DOCX

Proposed additions to the standard jury questionnaire must be agreed upon by counsel in advance and submitted in Word format for the Court to consider.

Any proposed additions to the standard questionnaire must be agreed upon by counsel in advance and submitted to the Court in Word format for possible inclusion.

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Format

DOCX

Proposed orders should be submitted in Word (.docx) format.

Per local court rules, proposed orders must accompany all motions and opposition submissions and should be submitted in Word (.docx) format.

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Depositions themselves must not be marked as exhibits because they are part of the court file, though exhibits to depositions may be marked as exhibits in evidence.

Depositions are not to be marked as an exhibit since they are part of the court file. Exhibits to the deposition may be marked as exhibits in evidence.

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Otherwise, all unattached exhibits in a deposition should be stapled or secured inside the back cover of the deposition.

Otherwise, all unattached exhibits in a deposition should be stapled or secured inside the back cover of the deposition.

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Working-copy submissions exceeding 500 pages require prior permission to deliver in PDF on disk or thumb drive to the Judge's Mailroom.

If a party's submission exceeds the 500-page limit, you may request prior permission from Judge Larrañaga's bailiff to deliver the working copies in PDF format, either on disk or thumb drive (and delivered to the Judge's Mailroom).

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Time estimates on the witness examination form must be expressed in tenths of hours (e.g., .1, .2, .5, 1.0).

Use tenths of hours for estimates, i.e. .1, .2, .5, 1.0 etc.

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Participants must avoid distracting conduct or environments during Zoom hearings (public spaces, driving, walking, background activity).

This includes being in a public space while on Zoom, driving while on Zoom, walking while on Zoom, having people in and out of the background of the Zoom, or otherwise doing anything that would be distracting to the court or the parties while on Zoom.

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Please mute yourself when you are not actively speaking.

Please mute yourself when you are not actively speaking.

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Zoom participants may not use the chat function unless asked by the host.

Participants shall not use the chat function, unless asked to respond by the meeting host.

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Time estimates on the form must be expressed in tenths of hours (e.g., .1, .5, 1.0), and the form must be totaled once completed.

Use tenths of hours for estimates, i.e. .1, .2, .5, 1.0 etc. and TOTAL this form, when it has been completed.

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Zoom observers must join with video disabled and microphone muted or risk removal.

Observers shall join with video disabled and their microphone on MUTE. Failure to comply with this may result in the participant being removed from the meeting.

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Counsel must confer to determine cross-examination time estimates for each party's witnesses and jointly prepare the document.

Counsel are to confer to determine estimations for cross-examination time for each party's witnesses and prepare this document.

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Format

DOCX

Proposed orders must be submitted in Word format.

Judge Scott requests a Word version of all proposed orders.

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Please make sure Judge Straley’s name and the case information is clearly marked.

Please make sure Judge Straley’s name and the case information is clearly marked.

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If a party’s submission exceeds the 500-page limit, you may request prior permission from Judge Crisalli’s bailiff to deliver the working copies in PDF format, either on disk or thumb drive (and delivered to the Judge’s Mailroom). Prior permission should be requested by sending an email to crisalli.court@kingcounty.gov.

If a party’s submission exceeds the 500-page limit, you may request prior permission from Judge Crisalli’s bailiff to deliver the working copies in PDF format, either on disk or thumb drive (and delivered to the Judge’s Mailroom). Prior permission should be requested by sending an email to crisalli.court@kingcounty.gov.

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Deposition designations for trial must be prepared as one cooperative set using a color-coding convention (moving party highlights, opposing party notes objections and counter-designations in distinct colors), preferably on PDF.

Please follow these guidelines when designating deposition testimony for use at trial. The parties must cooperate to provide one set of deposition designations. It is generally easiest to make the designations and objections electronically on a PDF. Moving Party marks their designations with brackets / highlights in a particular color (e.g., yellow). Opposing Party notes their objections in text of a particular color (e.g., blue) on the page next to the highlighted portion to which they are objecting, referencing a rule or using a code for which a coding convention is provided. Opposing Party marks their counter-designations with brackets / highlights in a different color from that used by the moving party (e.g., green). Moving Party notes their objections in text of a different color (e.g., black) on the page next to the highlighted portion of the counter-designation to which they are objecting, referencing a rule or using a code for which a coding convention is provided.

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Deposition designations and objections must be marked according to the judge's published guidelines.

If the parties intend to use depositions in trial, designations and objections shall be marked according to these guidelines.

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Format

DOCX

Whenever possible, the proposed order should be submitted in editable Word (.doc) format, with the proponent's signature included in electronic format—whether a digitally certified signature, "s/" signature, or electronic image of the person's signature. See General Rule 30; RCW 1.80.010(10). For joint motions, signatures from each and every proponent should be included.

Whenever possible, the proposed order should be submitted in editable Word (.doc) format, with the proponent's signature included in electronic format—whether a digitally certified signature, "s/" signature, or electronic image of the person's signature. See General Rule 30; RCW 1.80.010(10). For joint motions, signatures from each and every proponent should be included.

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Format

DOCX

Proposed orders, stipulated proposed orders, and working papers submitted through the portal must be in Word format.

Please submit all proposed orders, stipulated proposed orders, and working papers, in Word format, through the King County Superior Court e-working papers portal: Alternatively, working papers may be submitted by delivering copies, clearly marked for Judge Tinker, to the judges’ mailroom, Room C-203, Second Floor, King County Courthouse. Do not email any of these documents to the Court.

INFO

Please note that there are 5 hours in a full trial day and consider your witness exam totals, jury questions for the witnesses in civil cases, opening and closing arguments, voir dire, time for motions in limine, etc. when estimating the total trial length for your case.

Please note that there are 5 hours in a full trial day and consider your witness exam totals, jury questions for the witnesses in civil cases, opening and closing arguments, voir dire, time for motions in limine, etc. when estimating the total trial length for your case.

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If there are additional parties, each party should create and complete the required information for that party's witnesses.

If there are additional parties, each party should create and complete the required information for that party's witnesses.

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Parties may use the court's form or their own equivalent form, provided it includes the requested information.

You may use this form, or create one of your own, as long as it includes the requested information.

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Parties may use hyperlinks in briefs if they determine the hyperlinks will assist the court.

A party may utilize hyperlinks in briefs if they determine it will assist the court.

CRITICAL

Attachments or exhibits exceeding 25 pages must be numbered consecutively (without restarting) on the bottom center or right-hand corner of each page, and noncompliance can delay the hearing or matter.

Attachments or exhibits in excess of 25 pages, including attachments to motions, oppositions, replies, briefs, declarations, and affidavits, shall be numbered consecutively on the bottom center or right-hand corner of each document. This aids the court and the parties in navigating through the voluminous document. The number shall not restart for each attachment but shall run consecutively through all the attachments to the document. Failure to follow this rule can result in the Court delaying your hearing or matter until all parties have complied.