Skagit County Superior Court Page & Word Limits

CRITICAL

Limit

5 pages

Applies to

Brief or legal memorandum

Spacing

Double

Briefs and legal memoranda on non-dispositive pretrial matters are limited to five double-spaced pages.

Briefs and legal memoranda on non-dispositive pretrial matters may not exceed five (5) pages double-spaced.

CRITICAL

Limit

15 pages

Limit

5 pages

Applies to

Declarations and affidavits

Declarations and affidavits on motions are limited to 15 pages in support, 15 pages in response, and 5 pages in reply, absent prior court authorization.

Absent prior authorization from the court, the entirety of all declarations and affidavits from the parties and any non-expert witness in support of motions shall be limited to a sum total of fifteen (15) pages. The entirety of all declarations and affidavits submitted in response to motions shall be limited to a sum of fifteen (15) pages. The entirety of all declarations and affidavits submitted in reply shall be limited to a sum total of five (5) pages.

CRITICAL

Limit

10 pages

Limit

3 pages

Limit

5 pages

Applies to

Trial matter filing

In trial matters, a party’s main filing is limited to ten double-spaced pages, supplemental briefs or legal memoranda on subsidiary matters to three pages, and declarations or affidavits to five pages.

In trial matters the limit for a party’s main filing is ten (10) pages double-spaced; supplemental briefs or legal memoranda on subsidiary matters may not exceed three (3) pages double-spaced. Declarations and affidavits in such matters may not exceed five (5) pages double-spaced.

WARNING

Applies to

Declarations and affidavits

Party or witness declarations and affidavits submitted as exhibits count toward the limit, but other exhibits, financial declarations and documents, and the specified investigation, evaluation, and expert materials do not.

(1) Exhibits. Exhibits that consist of declarations or affidavits of parties or witnesses shall count towards the above page limit. All other exhibits attached to a declaration or affidavits shall not be counted toward the page limit. (3) Financial Declarations. Financial declarations and financial documents do not count toward the page limit. (4) Expert Reports and Evaluations. Declarations, affidavits, and reports from Family Court Investigation, guardians ad litem, police reports, substance use evaluations, psychological evaluations and other expert witnesses do not count toward the page limitation.

WARNING

Applies to

Motion attachments

Proposed parenting plans and other proposed orders, as well as financial records required by this section, are excluded from the page limits.

The proposed parenting plan or other proposed orders shall not count toward the page limit. Financial records required in this section shall not count toward the page limits.

INFO

The rule imposes no page limit on summary judgment motions, declaratory judgment motions, or potentially dispositive motions described in SCLCR 7(e)(1).

There is no page limit on summary judgment motions, motions for declaratory judgment and any potentially dispositive motions as described in SCLCR 7(e)(1).