Klickitat and Skamania Counties Superior Court Document Format Requirements

CRITICAL

The judge, counsel, parties, and other participants must be able to hear and speak during remote proceedings as authorized by the court.

(B) Judge, counsel, all parties, and participants attending the hearing must be able to hear and speak as authorized by the court during proceedings.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Pro se pleading

Self-represented pleadings must be typewritten or neatly printed and conform to CR 10(e)’s format recommendations; missing required contact information may result in rejection.

Self-represented litigant pleadings shall be typewritten or neatly printed, shall conform to the format recommendations of CR 10(e), and shall contain the party's telephone number(s), mailing address and street address where service of process and other papers may be made upon him/her or the same may be rejected for filing by the clerk.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Electronic copies

Email transmission of electronic working copies requires court-administrator authorization, and electronic copies may not exceed ten pages.

Electronic Copies: Email transmission must get authorization from the court administrator. Electronic copies are limited to 10 pages.

CRITICAL

The specified motions are heard only on filed pleadings, affidavits or declarations, published depositions, and other filed papers unless the court directs otherwise.

(1) Generally. Motions for temporary support, attorney's fees and costs, restraining orders, injunctions, to dissolve injunctions and to quash or dissolve attachments shall be heard only on the pleadings, affidavits or declarations, published depositions and other papers filed unless the court otherwise directs.

CRITICAL

The oath of office must use the form prescribed by the court.

The oath of office on the form prescribed by the court must be completed and filed prior to an applicant being placed on the pane.

CRITICAL

Video or audio exhibits must be submitted on a clean, dedicated flash drive with one item per device, and both must be labeled consistently with the exhibit list.

Digital/electronic information (i.e., video or audio files - not electronic copies of documents) offered as exhibits must be submitted on a clean/empty flash drive used only for this purpose, with only one file or item per device. Both the device and the file must be clearly marked using the same identifying information as listed on the exhibit list prepared by the offering party.

CRITICAL

Emails may not include editorial comments or argument, but may include information about the matter's time, date, and docket.

There shall be no editorial, comment or argument included in the emails; however, information at to the time, date and docket of the matter shall be permitted.

CRITICAL

In interpreted proceedings, the proceeding must allow the interpreter to hear all participants.

(E) Court Interpreter. In interpreted proceedings, the proceeding must be conducted to assure that the interpreter can hear all participants.

CRITICAL

The arbitrator information sheet must use the form prescribed by the court.

A person desiring to serve as an arbitrator shall complete an information sheet on the form prescribed by the court.

CRITICAL

The original proposed instructions must be assembled as a set and numbered.

(1) One original with citations shall be assembled into a set, numbered, and shall be filed with the Clerk;

CRITICAL

The Statement of Arbitrability must be completed on the form approved by the Court.

In every civil case after a response has been filed and at any time thereafter that a case meets Mandatory Arbitration guidelines, a party shall, upon the form approved by the Court, complete a Note for Trial Setting/Certificate of Readiness/Statement of Arbitrability (Exemplar #1), and request that the case be transferred to arbitration.

WARNING

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

Drugs shall be placed in sealed containers to prevent or reduce emissions from the container. Plainly visible labels shall identify the contents.

WARNING

Blood-borne pathogens must be placed in sturdy plastic containers; each vial or hypodermic must be individually contained, and all items must be labeled as potentially biologically hazardous.

Blood borne pathogens shall be packaged in sturdy plastic containers. If contained in a vial or hypodermic, each shall be placed in an individual sturdy plastic container. All items shall be labeled to identify the contents as potentially biologically hazardous material.

WARNING

Exhibits containing blood-borne pathogens, drugs, firearms, or dangerous weapons must be properly packaged and labeled before the court accepts them.

Exhibits containing blood borne pathogens, drugs, firearms or dangerous weapons shall be properly packaged and labeled before acceptance by the court.

WARNING

Firearms must be unloaded and contain a breach mechanism before presentation as exhibits.

Firearms shall be unloaded, and contain a breach mechanism.

WARNING

A citation or request for placement on a regularly scheduled motion calendar must be in writing.

A citation or request for placement of any matter on the regularly scheduled motion calendars in Klickitat County or Skamania County shall be in writing

WARNING

Washington Patter Jury Instructions are recommended whenever possible.

Washington Patter Jury Instructions are recommended for use whenever possible.

WARNING

(C) Video Appearances. Local court rules or the court may require that a remote appearance take place over video. The audio and video should be of sufficient quality to ensure that the audio and video connections are clear and intelligible. (D) Telephonic Appearances. The court may allow a participant to appear remotely with only an audio connection. The connection should be of sufficient quality to ensure participants are clearly audible. Telephonic appearances shall otherwise have the same requirements as indicated for video appearances.

(C) Video Appearances. Local court rules or the court may require that a remote appearance take place over video. The audio and video should be of sufficient quality to ensure that the audio and video connections are clear and intelligible. (D) Telephonic Appearances. The court may allow a participant to appear remotely with only an audio connection. The connection should be of sufficient quality to ensure participants are clearly audible. Telephonic appearances shall otherwise have the same requirements as indicated for video appearances.

WARNING

Members of the public appearing remotely must keep their video off unless the court finds good cause and orders otherwise.

When the public appears remotely, members of the public shall not enable their video to be visible to other participants absent a finding of good cause and order of the court.

WARNING

Applies to

Working copies

Working copies must show the hearing date, hearing time, and judge’s name in the upper-right corner of the first page.

The working copies of all papers shall be marked on the upper right corner of the first page with the date, time of hearing and the name of the judge.

WARNING

Applies to

Affidavits and declarations

The court strongly prefers typewritten affidavits and declarations; if typed, they must use at least 12-point type and at least 1.5 line spacing.

There is a strong preference that all affidavits and declarations be typewritten. If typed, the format shall be 12 point or larger and 1.5 line spacing or greater.

INFO

An electronic signature is permitted for documents requiring a judicial officer’s signature and has the same force and effect as an original handwritten signature.

Whenever an order, judgment, notification or other document requires the signature of a judicial officer, use of an electronic signature shall be an acceptable means for signing the order, judgment, notification or other document and shall have the same force and effect as an original handwritten signature.