Klickitat and Skamania Counties Superior Court Filing Rules

A Motion for Revision must state specific grounds for each claimed error, supporting argument and legal authorities, include the challenged order, and designate the pleadings from the original proceedings.

The Advice of Rights Form must be filed at arraignment.

Exhibits for a hearing with an authorized remote participant must be provided to the clerk before the hearing for marking.

For an argued summary judgment motion, moving counsel must notify the court administrator in person or by telephone by 4:30 p.m. two court days before the hearing or the matter will be stricken; if no opposition is anticipated, the assigned Judge should be informed.

Drugs must be placed in sealed containers to prevent or reduce emissions, with plainly visible labels identifying the contents.

(d) Trials. Trial briefs are strongly encouraged and shall be filed and served three days or more before trial; the original to be filed, one copy for the Judge to be served on the appropriate Court Administrator and one copy served on opposing counsel.

The page limits exclude exhibits, guardian ad litem or expert declarations and reports, mandatory forms or legal memoranda/briefs without declarations, and deposition excerpts, which must be cited by page and line number.

The courthouse facilitator fee must be paid before the meeting unless waived by the Presiding Judge; otherwise, the meeting will be stricken.

For a motion to suppress, the defendant’s motion and supporting memorandum are due at least 10 court days before the hearing, the response at least 5 court days before, and the reply at least 2 court days before, unless the court orders otherwise.

Complaints are confidential unless they are found to have merit and a GAL response is requested; records of complaints lacking merit with no response requested are confidential and may be disclosed only by court order.

Each party may request one trial-date change without a hearing by objecting within 10 days after the date is set; further changes may be allowed for good cause shown on motion.

Email submission is an accommodation, not a requirement absent a specific court order; parties are encouraged to provide judges with a hard copy of working or bench copies through the court administrator or administrative assistant.

Combining a motion and order in one filing is prohibited.