Snohomish County Superior Court Filing Timing and Cure Windows

The Clerk may reject and return an unauthorized paper filing when the attorney lacks an approved waiver from mandatory e-filing.

If an attorney files a document in paper form and does not have an approved waiver from mandatory e-filing, the Clerk is authorized to reject the document and return it to the attorney for e-filing.

Deadline

2 court days

Civil responding documents and briefs must be filed and served no later than noon two court days before the hearing.

Responding documents and briefs must be filed with the clerk and copies served on all parties and the court no later than 12 noon two (2) court days prior to the hearing.

Civil reply documents must be filed and served by noon on the court day before the hearing.

Copies of any documents replying to the response must be filed with the clerk and served on all parties and the court not later than 12 noon of the court day prior to the hearing.

Deadline

12 court days

Family law motion documents must be filed and served at least 12 days before the scheduled hearing, except motions to reconsider governed by SCLCR 59.

Any party desiring to bring any family law motion, other than a motion to reconsider (governed by SCLCR 59), on the family law motion calendar must file such motion documents with the Clerk and serve all parties and the court at least twelve (12) days before the date fixed for such hearing.

Deadline

5 court days

Family law responding documents and briefs must be filed and served by noon five court days before the hearing.

Responding documents and briefs must be filed with the clerk and copies served on all parties and the court no later than 12:00 noon five (5) court days before the hearing.

Deadline

3 court days

Additional family law responding or reply documents must be filed and served by noon three court days before the hearing.

Copies of any additional responding or reply documents must be filed with the clerk and served on all parties and the Court not later than 12:00 noon three (3) court days before the hearing.

Material filed after the rule's deadline may be stricken; if considered, the court may continue the matter or impose appropriate remedies or terms.

Any material offered at a time later than required by this rule may be stricken by the court and not considered. If the court decides to allow the late filing and consider the materials, the court may continue the matter or impose other appropriate remedies including terms, or both.

A party filing a LUPA must, within seven days after service of the petition, file a motion for an initial hearing and note the matter on the LUPA Assignment Calendar using the designated calendar note.

A party filing a Land Use Petition Appeal (LUPA) shall, within seven days of service of the petition, file a motion for an initial hearing pursuant to RCW 36.70C.080 and note the matter for a hearing on the LUPA Assignment Calendar, using the calendar note designated by the court.

A signed order, judgment, or decree must be filed forthwith with the clerk unless the court authorizes otherwise, and the attorney or pro se party obtaining it is responsible for filing it.

Unless otherwise authorized by the court, any order, judgment, or decree that has been signed by the court shall not be taken from the courthouse, but must be filed forthwith in the clerk's office or with the clerk in the courtroom, by the attorney or party pro se obtaining said order.

A Response to Initial Statement of Arbitrability must be filed with the clerk within 14 days after the Initial Statement of Arbitrability is served and filed.

Within fourteen (14) days after the Initial Statement of Arbitrability has been served and filed, any party disagreeing with the Initial Statement of Arbitrability shall serve the Arbitration Coordinator and all parties and file with the clerk a Response to Initial Statement of Arbitrability on a form prescribed by the court.

An aggrieved party has ten days after the special award to appeal it under the procedures specified in RCW 2.24.050.

The aggrieved party shall have ten (10) days thereafter to appeal the award of such expenses in accordance with the procedures described in RCW 2.24.050.

If no party appeals within ten days after the special award is filed, judgment must be entered as generally described under SCCAR 6.3.

If within ten (10) days after the award is filed no party appeals, a judgment shall be entered in a manner described generally under SCCAR 6.3; and

The parties must confirm scheduled arbitration hearing dates with the arbitrator at least one week before the hearing, and failure to do so may result in cancellation.

The parties shall confirm scheduled arbitration hearing dates with the arbitrator at least one (1) week prior to the hearing. Failure to timely confirm a scheduled arbitration hearing may result in cancellation of the hearing by the arbitrator.

The attorney-fee request must be submitted to the arbitrator by affidavit no later than five calendar days after the arbitration hearing and must be addressed in the arbitration award.

The corresponding request for attorney fees shall be made to the arbitrator by affidavit only, not later than five (5) calendar days after the date of the arbitration hearing and shall be addressed by the arbitrator in the arbitration award.

Deadline

60 calendar days

A motion to waive or compel ADR/Mediation, or to change its cost allocation, must be noted on the Commissioner’s Domestic Motions calendar at least 60 days before the scheduled trial.

Motions to waive or compel ADR/Mediation, or change the allocation of the cost of ADR/Mediation as set forth in this rule, shall be noted on the Commissioner’s Domestic Motions calendar a minimum of 60 days prior to any scheduled trial.

Deadline

3 court days

Evidence must be filed and served at least 3 court days before the hearing; evidence filed within 3 days without good cause may be disregarded or may result in other relief.

Evidence that is not filed and served on the other party at least three (3) court days before the hearing may not be available to the Court. If a party files evidence within three (3) days before the hearing without good cause, the Court may elect not to consider the evidence, continue the hearing, impose terms, or take other action as it deems appropriate.

Deadline

5 court days

A respondent's response must be filed with the clerk and served on the other party no later than 5 court days before the continued hearing.

Any response to the initial petition from the Respondent shall be filed with the clerk of the court (either in person or e-filed) and served on the other party no later than five (5) court days prior to the next hearing date.

Deadline

3 court days

A reply to the respondent's response must be filed with the clerk and served on the other party no later than 3 court days before the hearing.

Any reply to the response shall be filed with the clerk of the court (either in person or e-filed) and served on the other party no later than three (3) court days prior to the hearing date.

Within 14 days after filing the action, the petitioner must obtain an order directing release of the specified child-abuse and neglect information.

No later than 14 days after the filing of the action, the petitioner shall seek and obtain an order directing the department of children, youth, and families to release information as provided under RCW 13.50.100.

No later than 14 days after filing the action, the petitioner must file and serve the required Washington State Patrol examination results on all persons entitled to notice.

No later than 14 days after the filing of the action, the petitioner shall file, and serve on all persons entitled to notice under RCW 11.130.195, the results of the Washington State patrol examination required by RCW 11.130.210.

Deadline

14 court days

The moving party must file the motion documents and serve all parties and the court at least 14 days before the hearing.

The moving party must file such motion documents with the Clerk and serve all parties and the court at least fourteen (14) days before the date fixed for such hearing.

Within 60 days after the settlement is approved, the petitioner must file a receipt signed by a financial institution representative acknowledging receipt and continued holding of the funds.

Within 60 days of the approval of the settlement, the petitioner shall file a receipt, signed by a representative of the financial institution, acknowledging receipt of the funds and acknowledging that the financial institution will hold the funds in compliance with the court order and SPR 98.16W.

A clerk-stamped copy of the filed settlement receipt must be provided to the approving judge within two working days after filing.

A copy of the receipt shall be provided to the judge approving the settlement. The copy shall bear the stamp of the clerk showing that it has been filed and shall be provided to the judge within two working days of being filed.

Deadline

6 court days

The judge must receive a working copy of the proposed trust document, a hearing note, and the trustee's fee schedule at least six court days before the hearing.

A working copy of the proposed trust document, note for hearing and trustee's fee schedule shall be furnished to the judge no less than 6 court days in advance of the hearing.

Deadline

2 court days

Proof from the original bonding company must be filed within two court days after the order authorizing a bond rider, unless the order sets a different deadline.

Such proof must be filed in the court file within two court days of the court’s order authorizing a rider unless a different deadline is included in the court’s order.

Unless the rule provides otherwise or the court shortens the period, the show-cause hearing must be set at least 45 days after the motion is filed.

Except as otherwise set forth in this rule, or shortened by the Court, the Show Cause Hearing shall be set for a date not less than 45 days after the date the motion is filed.

Responses must be filed and served at least 15 days before the show-cause hearing, and replies must be filed and served at least 7 days before the hearing, unless the court changes the time.

Responses shall be filed and served not less than 15 days before the date set for the show cause hearing, and replies shall be filed and served not less than 7 days before the date set for the show cause hearing unless the time for responses or replies is extended or shortened by the court.

For qualifying Blake motions, the motion must be filed and served at least 28 days before the proposed show-cause hearing.

In such a circumstance, the motion shall be filed and served on the prosecutor not less than 28 days before the proposed date for the Show Cause hearing, and the prosecutor’s response shall be due not less than 14 days before the Show Cause hearing, and any reply shall be not less than 5 days before the Show Cause hearing unless the time is extended or shortened by the court.

For qualifying Blake motions, the prosecutor's response is due at least 14 days before the show-cause hearing.

the prosecutor’s response shall be due not less than 14 days before the Show Cause hearing

For qualifying Blake motions, any reply must be filed and served at least 5 days before the show-cause hearing unless the court changes the time.

any reply shall be not less than 5 days before the Show Cause hearing unless the time is extended or shortened by the court.

CrR 3.5 hearings must be noted by the prosecuting attorney and completed one week before trial, absent good cause.

Hearings pursuant to CrR 3.5 must be noted by the prosecuting attorney and completed by one week prior to the trial date or the court may impose sanctions, including suppression of the statements at trial, absent good cause to excuse the delay.

Motions to suppress must be heard one week before trial, subject to the stated good-cause exception in the preceding provision.

Motions to suppress must be heard by one week prior to the trial date or the court may impose sanctions.

Deadline

5 court days

The calendar note, motion, service on all parties, and email submission to the criminal working copies address must occur no later than five court days before the requested hearing.

The Calendar Note must be accompanied by a motion and must be filed and served on all parties and sent to the criminal working copies e-mail (criminal.workingcopies@snoco.org) not less than five (5) court days before the date requested for the hearing.

Deadline

2 court days

Responsive materials must be filed and served on all parties by noon two court days before the hearing.

Responsive materials, if any, must be filed and served on all parties not later than 12:00pm two (2) court days before the hearing.

Deadline

1 court days

Any reply must be filed and served on all parties by noon one court day before the hearing.

Any reply must be filed and served on all parties not later than 12:00pm one (1) court day before the hearing.

The moving party must confirm the extended-motion hearing during the Thursday-to-Friday confirmation window immediately preceding the hearing week.

The moving party must confirm their hearing between 12:00pm Thursday and 12:00pm Friday of the week immediately preceding the week the hearing is to be heard.

Electronic working copies must be delivered under paragraphs (vi) and (vii), while paper working copies are due when the pleading is due or, when time is shortened, as early as practicable before the hearing.

Under these circumstances, the electronic working copy shall be delivered as set forth in paragraph vi and vii below and the paper working copy shall be delivered to the assigned judge by delivery to Court Administration or directly to the assigned law clerk at the time the pleading is due, or as far in advance of the hearing as possible if time has been shortened.

The hospital or facility must prepare a preliminary calendar by 8:30 a.m. on the day before the intended court proceeding.

No later than 8:30 am, the day prior to any intended court proceeding under RCW 71.05 and RCW 71.34, the hospital/facility shall prepare a preliminary calendar indicating the matters the hospital/facility intends to be placed on the court calendar for the next judicial day for ITA hearings.

Electronic working copies that do not comply with the submission rules will be rejected.

Submissions of electronic working copies that do not conform to these rules will be rejected.

When a matter is continued, the attorney who submitted the working copy must ensure that it is resubmitted for the new hearing date and time.

If a matter is continued, it shall be the responsibility of the attorney who submitted the working copy to ensure that it is resubmitted for the new hearing date and time.

Each hospital or facility must prepare a final calendar by 3:00 p.m. identifying all matters to be heard the following day and the nature of each anticipated proceeding.

No later than 3:00 p.m. of that same day a final calendar shall be prepared by each hospital/facility indicating all matters to be heard the following day together with an indication of the nature of the anticipated proceeding.

New petitions must be filed with the Clerk's Office by 3:00 p.m. on the day before the proceeding, and petitions filed later will not be heard the following day.

No later than 3:00 pm of the day prior to the proceeding any new Petitions shall be filed with the Clerk’s Office and notice to the representatives of all necessary parties. Any Petitions filed after 3:00 pm will not be heard on the following day.

The answer petition must be filed no later than 7 days before the preliminary hearing.

(a) A written answer to a dependency and termination petition shall be made by each party and shall be filed and served on counsel and parties without counsel no later than 7 days before the preliminary hearing.

The dispositional-plan report must be filed 7 days before the preliminary hearing.

(d) Written court reports setting forth the dispositional plan shall be prepared by the agency having or requesting custody and shall be filed and served on all counsel and parties without counsel 7 days prior to the preliminary hearing.

Deadline

14 calendar days

The written report and any required permanent plan must be filed at least 14 calendar days before the applicable review or permanency-planning hearing.

(a) Reports. A written report and, for permanency planning hearings, a permanent plan, shall be prepared by the supervising agency and filed and served on all counsel and unrepresented parties not less than 14 calendar days prior to any review or permanency planning hearings.

Deadline

5 calendar days

Applies to

Responsive documents

Responsive documents must be filed and served at least 5 calendar days before the hearing.

Responsive documents shall be filed and served on said parties and counsel not less than 5 (five) calendar days prior to the hearing.

Deadline

2 court days

Applies to

Reply documents

Any reply documents must be filed and served by noon two court days before the hearing.

Reply documents, if any, shall be filed and served on said parties and counsel not later than noon 2 court days prior to the hearing.

Deadline

5 court days

A contested hearing must be scheduled at least five court days after notice is provided and within the applicable statutory review or hearing timeline.

(ii) The contested hearing date shall be at least 5 court days after the notice is provided, but shall be set within the timelines for review/hearing set forth by statute.

Deadline

2 court days

Reply documents in the contested-hearing proceeding must be filed and served on all counsel and unrepresented parties by noon two court days before the hearing.

(iv) Any reply documents must be filed and served on all counsel and unrepresented parties not later that noon 2 court days before the contested hearing.

Deadline

5 court days

A party seeking a hearing with oral argument must obtain a date from the assigned judge’s law clerk and file and serve the motion, calendar note, and supporting documents at least five court days before the hearing.

(i) Motion with oral argument. A party wishing to note a motion for hearing shall obtain a date from the assigned Judge’s law clerk and shall file and serve the motion, a calendar note, and all supporting documents to all counsel and unrepresented parties at least five (5) court days prior to the date set for the hearing.

Deadline

2 court days

Responsive documents to a motion must be filed and served by noon two court days before the contested hearing.

Any responsive documents must be filed and served on all counsel and unrepresented parties not later than noon two (2) court days before the contested hearing.

A reply to a response must be filed and served on all parties by noon on the court day before the hearing.

Any document in reply to the response must be filed and served on all parties no later than noon of the court day prior to the hearing.

Deadline

2 court days

An opposing party must file and serve responsive materials, including an alternative proposed order, by noon two court days before the contested hearing.

C. Any party opposing the motion must file and serve their responsive materials, including an alternative proposed order, on all counsel and unrepresented parties not later than noon two (2) court days before the contested hearing.

Deadline

3 court days

If the court determines oral argument is necessary, it must reset the hearing to occur with oral argument no later than three court days after the initially noted date.

If the court determines that oral argument is necessary, either on request of a party or on its own determination it will issue an order re-setting the hearing to occur with oral argument not more than three court days after the initially noted date for

The attorney providing a judge with a working copy must ensure that the original materials are filed with the Clerk’s Office before the hearing.

For every working copy provided to any judge, the original materials shall be filed with the Clerk’s Office prior to the time the hearing is scheduled to be heard. It is the responsibility of the attorney providing the working copy to ensure it is filed.

Within 14 days, the FJCIP manager must file a Unified Family Court Information form identifying existing family-law or domestic-violence orders.

Within 14 days, the FJCIP manager will file a Unified Family Court Information form with information regarding any family law/domestic violence orders that exist to allow the parties to make an informed decision about the need for further action.

Deadline

1 calendar days

The required exhibit lists, witness lists, physical exhibits, and pre-trial conference summary must be exchanged no later than one week before trial unless the court orders otherwise.

Absent a court order to the contrary, the parties shall exchange exhibit and witness lists, physical paper copies2 of exhibits numbered as required in Paragraph 3, section e, and a Pre-Trial Conference Summary for Civil Proceedings at least one week before trial.

The list of stipulated exhibits must be given to the assigned judge's law clerk on the morning of trial after judicial assignment.

A list of stipulated exhibits shall be provided to the law clerk for the judge assigned to trial on the morning of trial, after assignment.

Trial briefs and motions in limine, including their working copies for the assigned judge and opposing parties, must be filed and provided no later than the start of trial.

They shall be filed with the court, with working copies provided to the assigned trial judge and opposing parties no later than the start of trial.

The listed pretrial exhibits and documents must be provided to the Presiding Department or Pre-Assigned Department.

The parties shall provide the following items and information to the Presiding Department, or Pre-Assigned Department:

Original, unopened depositions intended for use must be delivered to the Presiding Department by noon on the day before trial.

Any original, unopened depositions that are intended to be used will be delivered to the Presiding Department by noon the day before trial.

A party directed by the Court to draft an order must ensure that the order is signed and submitted within 48 hours after the hearing.

If directed to draft an order by the Court, the responsible party is responsible for ensuring the order is signed and submitted to the Court within 48 hours of the hearing.

A hearing on a notice to seek suspension or revocation will be set within 30 days after filing and service.

A hearing will be set within thirty (30) days of filing and service of the notice of intent to seek suspension or revocation.

Deadline

10 court days

If the Prosecuting Attorney does not object, the intended agents will be added without a further order by the end of 10 court days after filing and service of the notice.

Absent objection by the Prosecuting Attorney, the intended agent(s) will be added without further order no later than the end of ten (10) court days after filing and service of said notice.

Required

Always

A bail bond company must notify the presiding judge and the prosecuting attorney’s Civil Division when an authorized agent is terminated, and failure to provide notice within 20 days may support suspension or revocation.

A bail bond company must notify the Superior Court Presiding Judge and the Civil Division of the Snohomish County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office when an agent authorized to post bonds under an order of justification is terminated from employment with the bail bond company. Failure to provide notice within twenty (20) days of the termination may constitute grounds for suspension or revocation of an order of justification.

A court-prescribed Notice of Settlement of All Issues must be filed within seven days after settlement of all issues in a Title 26 matter.

When all issues in a Title 26 matter have been settled, the mediator, if any, or the attorneys or parties shall file within seven (7) days of settlement, a Notice of Settlement of All Issues in the form prescribed by the court.

Final documents must be filed and entered within 60 days after filing the Notice of Settlement; otherwise, the court may require a show-cause appearance or take other appropriate action.

If final documents are not filed and entered within sixty (60) days after the filing of the Notice of Settlement, the Court may order the parties to appear and show cause why the matter should not be dismissed, or may take further actions as it deems appropriate.

The deadline for filing pleadings for the listed surrogacy matters is the same as the deadline stated in CR 6(d).

The deadline for filing pleadings for any of the matters enumerated in section one (1) above, shall be the same as those set forth in CR 6(d).

Unless otherwise stated in the local rules, time is computed and enlarged under CR 6 and SCLCR 6.

Except as set forth herein, time shall be computed and enlarged in accordance with CR 6 and SCLCR 6.

Failure to timely note a contested hearing may result in entry of a permanency-planning hearing order consistent with the agency’s court report.

(vi) Failure to timely note a contested hearing may result in entry of a permanency planning hearing order consistent with the agency's court report.

Nonconforming electronic working-copy submissions may be rejected.

Submissions of electronic working copies that do not conform to these rules may be rejected.