Whitman County Superior Court Service and Proof of Service Rules

CRITICAL

Deadline

5 court days

Responding documents must be served on all parties and the court by 4:30 PM, five court days before the hearing.

Responding documents must be served on all parties and the court no later than 4:30 PM, 5 court days before the hearing.

CRITICAL

Deadline

10 court days

Motion documents must be served on all parties and the court at least 10 court days before the hearing.

Any party desiring to bring any motion must serve the documents on all parties and the court at least 10 court days before the date fixed for such hearing.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Exhibits

Unless making copies is impractical, legible, clerk-numbered exhibit copies must be furnished to opposing counsel, the judge, and the clerk; the requirement excludes certain rebuttal and impeachment exhibits.

Unless the making of copies is impractical, legible copies of exhibits shall be furnished to opposing counsel, Judge and the clerk, numbered the same as marked by the clerk. This rule shall not apply to rebuttal or impeachment exhibits not required to be offered in the party’s case in chief.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Pre trial statement

Each party must serve the written summary on the other party and file it with the Court.

In any action for dissolution of a marriage in which property division, the parenting plan, spousal maintenance or child support is an issue, each party shall serve on the other party and file with the Court a written summary setting forth: Each party’s written summary must be served and filed no later than 4 days before the pre-trial conference or settlement conference, whichever occurs first.

CRITICAL

Deadline

3 court days

Reply documents must be served on all parties and the court by 4:30 PM, three court days before the hearing.

Any reply documents must be served on all parties and the court not later than 4:30 PM, 3 court days before the hearing.

WARNING

If a party does not cooperate in completing the report, another party may file and serve it.

If any party fails to cooperate in completing the report, any other party may file and serve the report and note the refusal to cooperate.

WARNING

Non-paper items may be marked as pre-trial exhibits only subject to the Rules of Evidence and timely notice to the other party.

Non-paper items may be marked as pre-trial exhibits for the court to review subject to the Rules of Evidence and timely notice to the other party.