Pacific and Wahkiakum Counties Superior Court Courtesy Copy Requirements

CRITICAL

A Judge’s copy of each time sheet must be supplied when the time sheet is filed with the Clerk.

Judges’ copies must be supplied when these documents are filed with the Clerk.

CRITICAL

A complete digital exhibit and its notice declaration must be submitted as a bench copy no later than two court days before the admission hearing, by secure-folder upload or USB or similar storage device.

A true and complete copy of the digital exhibit with a copy of the Notice of Digital Exhibit Declaration shall be submitted as a bench copy no later than two court days prior to the hearing in which the party will seek admission of the exhibit. Parties may submit bench copies of digital exhibits via upload to a secure folder as provided by the court or via a USB flash drive or similar digital storage device.

CRITICAL

A Judge’s copy of interim, periodic, and final reports and accountings must be supplied with the filings.

All interim, periodic, and final reports and accountings must be filed with the Clerk along with a proposed order and a Judge’s copy of the filed documents.

CRITICAL

The parties must provide two sets of all trial exhibits at least two business days before trial, sending the original to the Clerk and the bench copy to Court Administration in two separate notebooks, packets, or binders.

The parties shall provide two sets of all exhibits at least two business days prior to trial. The original set shall go to the Clerk, and a bench copy shall be sent to Court Administration in two separate notebooks, packets, or binders.

CRITICAL

Documents filed within two days of a scheduled hearing must include a bench copy, and bench copies are required only when the hearing is within two days.

All documents filed within two days of the hearing must have an accompanying bench copy. Bench copies must indicate on the top of the first page of the document the current date and time set for the proceeding, the name of the assigned judicial officer, if known, and the cause number. Bench copies that do not include the required information on the first page may be disregarded by the judicial officer, and the party submitting the defective bench copies may be subject to other sanctions as provided in CR 5(d)(2). Bench copies must be submitted only if the scheduled hearing is set to occur within two days.

WARNING

Rebuttal or impeachment exhibits may be supplemented during trial, and working copies for the court and opposing parties must then be made available as practicable.

The court recognizes that exhibits used in rebuttal or for impeachment purposes may be supplemented during trial. In such an event, working copies for the court and the opposing parties shall be made available as practicable.