Judge Christine Schaller

Applies to

Ex parte order

Must include

proposed order

Ex parte orders presented for entry must include a written motion, supporting documents, and a proposed order.

Applies to

Motion to seal

Must include

proposed order

When filing a motion to seal, the moving party must contemporaneously file a proposed order and an affidavit with a redacted copy of the subject documents as an exhibit; these filings remain public and unsealed.

Applies to

Proposed order

A proposed order on a motion to seal must include specific proposed findings stating the basis for sealing the subject documents.

A petitioner in a recall proceeding may file a brief with the petition but is not required to do so.

An electronic document is filed when received by the clerk’s designated computer during business hours; filings by 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time on a business day are deemed filed that day, while later or non-business-day filings are considered filed the next business day.

The clerk may reject a document that does not comply with electronic filing requirements and must notify the filing party by email of the rejection and its reason.

Recall-petition briefs must be served according to the deadlines for the opening, response, and reply briefs.

Service

Court service

The court or clerk may electronically transmit documents to attorneys at their Bar Directory mailbox and to parties who filed electronically or agreed to accept electronic documents at the address provided to the clerk; those attorneys and parties must maintain a mailbox capable of receiving them.

Applies to

Notice of assignment and scheduling questionnaire

The plaintiff or petitioner must serve the notice of assignment and a blank scheduling questionnaire on all defendants and respondents under LCR 40.

Contact

Email

Requests for accommodation under GR 33 should be made in writing on a form provided by the court and submitted to the ADA Coordinator at AccessibilitySuperiorCourt@co.thurston.wa.us unless a disability prevents the individual from accessing or completing the form.

Contact

Phone

The ADA Coordinator may be contacted by calling the Superior Court’s main number for assistance completing the accommodation request form.

Contact

Phone

After filing the relevant documents, parties may present a telephonic ex parte request by calling the court’s ex parte line during the specified call-in time; the number and hours are on the court’s website.