Western District of Washington Filing Timing and Cure Windows

CRITICALCriminal cases

Response to § 5K1.1 motion must be filed 7 days before sentencing.

5K1.1 Motion Response 7 days before sentencing

CRITICALCriminal cases

Opponent has 30 days to file opposition.

A party opposing the motion shall have 30 days to file an opposition to the motion and any supporting material.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Trial brief

Government must serve and file trial brief at least 14 days before trial.

The government shall serve and file a trial brief discussing matters of substantive law involved in the trial and important or unusual evidentiary matters at least 14 days prior to the trial date.

CRITICALCivil cases

Oppositions are due 21 days after a motion is filed; replies are due 14 days after an opposition is filed.

This Court DOES NOT USE the noting dates set forth in the Local Rules. Instead, oppositions shall be filed no later than TWENTY−ONE (21) days after a motion is filed. A moving party's reply shall be filed no later than FOURTEEN (14) days after an opposition has been filed. These deadlines apply to all motions.

CRITICALCivil cases

For a jury case settled or agreed to be tried without a jury, notice must be filed with the clerk as soon as possible and no later than five days before the scheduled trial date.

“Where cases set for trial by jury are settled or agreed to be tried without a jury, notice of such agreement shall be filed in the clerk's office as soon as possible but no later than five (5) days before the day on which the case is set; otherwise jury expenses incurred by the government, if any, shall be paid to the clerk by the parties agreeing to such settlement or waiver.

CRITICALCivil cases

If there is doubt about established citizenship or the amount in controversy, parties must file an amended complaint or amended notice of removal within fifteen days after assignment to Judge Jones.

Parties must file an Amended Complaint or Amended Notice of Removal within fifteen days from the date the action is assigned to Judge Jones if there is a doubt as to whether they have established the citizenship of the parties or whether they have established the amount in controversy.

CRITICAL

Exhibits must be presented to the Court before the trial date.

Exhibits must be presented to the Court prior to the trial date.

WARNING

Joint petitions with only one verified statement receive a 7-day deficiency notice.

For joint petitions accompanied by a verified statement of only one of the joint debtors, the court will accept the petition and generate a 7-day deficiency notice.

WARNING

Applies to

Response

If a hearing is continued before the response deadline, the response deadline is adjusted to 7 days before the new hearing date. If continued after the deadline, the response deadline is not adjusted without the movant's consent.

If a hearing date is continued prior to the deadline to respond, the response date shall be continued to not later than 7 days prior to the continued hearing date, unless otherwise ordered by the court. If a hearing date is continued after the deadline to respond, the response date will not be continued absent express consent by the movant.

WARNING

Mediation Certification must be filed within 28 days after an answer is filed in an adversary proceeding, or as ordered by the court.

Unless otherwise ordered, no later than 28 days after an answer or other response to the complaint is filed in an adversary proceeding and whenever ordered by the court in other matters, counsel and client shall sign, serve and file a Mediation Certification certifying that they have considered mediation to resolve their dispute.

WARNING

Plan proponent must file summary of unresolved objections at least 3 days before disclosure statement hearing.

Unless otherwise ordered by the court, the plan proponent's counsel shall file a summary of those objections to the disclosure statement that have not been resolved at the conference of attorneys. The summary shall be filed and served on the objecting parties at least 3 days prior to the hearing on such statement.

WARNING

Plan proponent must file ballot summary at least 3 days before confirmation hearing.

At least 3 days prior to the confirmation hearing, the plan proponent shall file a written summary of the ballots cast, and shall serve a copy of the summary on any party that has filed an objection pursuant to Local Bankruptcy Rule 3020-1.

WARNING

Applies to

Supplemental report

Other parties may supplement the report within 14 days of its filing.

Other parties may supplement the removing party's report in the same format within 14 days of its filing.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Counsel should submit proposed voir dire questions five days before trial.

Five days before trial, counsel should submit a list of proposed voir dire questions.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Defendant's response to §5K1.1 motion must be filed at least 7 days before sentencing.

Any such response by the defendant must be filed at least seven days prior to sentencing and may be included in the defendant's sentencing memorandum.

WARNINGCivil cases

A deadline stated as a period of days or longer that ends on a weekend or legal holiday extends to the next non-weekend, non-holiday day, but a specific calendar date does not extend unless the court orders otherwise.

When the Local Rules or a court order permits a party to act within a period of time stated in days or a longer unit of time and the last day of the period is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, as defined by Fed. R. Civ. P. 6, the time period continues to run until the following day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. “Following day” is determined by counting only forward in time. If an order of the court sets a specific calendar date by which a party must act, the date is not extended even if it falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday unless otherwise ordered by the court.

WARNINGCivil cases

Deadline

7 calendar days

The institution's attorney may file, serve, and note an objection motion no later than seven days before the proposed deposition.

Not later than seven days before the proposed deposition, the attorney for the institution may file, serve and note a motion objecting to the proposed deposition.

WARNINGCivil cases

When a closure gives a party additional time to respond to a motion, the reply deadline is extended by the same number of days.

If the closure results in a party having additional time to file a response to a motion, then the deadline for the party filing a reply shall be extended by the same number of days.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Reply to a motion for reconsideration may be filed within 7 days after all responses are served/filed or the response time expires.

A reply may be filed not later than seven days after all responses have been served and filed or the time for filing responses has expired, whichever is earlier.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Attorneys and pro se parties must notify the court of any address/phone/email change within 10 days.

Any attorney representing any party or any party not represented by an attorney must file a notice with the court of any change in address, telephone number or email address. Such notice must be received by the Clerk’s Office within ten days of the change. All subsequent pleadings, motions or other filings shall reflect the new address, telephone number, and email. The address, telephone number, and email of the party or its attorney, noted on the first pleadings, motions or other filings or as changed by individual notice, shall be conclusively taken as the last known address and telephone number of said party or attorney.

WARNINGCriminal cases

If a closure extends the response deadline, the reply deadline is extended by the same number of days.

If the closure results in a party having additional time to file a response to a motion, then the deadline for the party filing a reply shall be extended by the same number of days.

WARNINGCivil cases

A case inactive for more than nine months may be dismissed for lack of prosecution after the plaintiff has an opportunity to show cause; absent a different court order, dismissal operates as an adjudication on the merits.

Any case that has been pending in this court for more than nine months without any proceeding of record having been taken may be dismissed by the court on its own motion for lack of prosecution. The plaintiff in any such action will be given an opportunity to show cause in writing, or at the court’s election in open court, why the case should not be dismissed. A dismissal under this subparagraph will operate as an adjudication on the merits, as provided for in Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b), unless the court orders otherwise.

WARNINGCivil cases

Opposition papers and any reply on costs must be filed at the times specified in LCR 7(d)(3).

A party objecting to any item of costs shall file opposition papers at the time set forth in LCR 7(d)(3). The moving party shall file a reply, if any, at the time set forth in LCR 7(d)(3).

WARNINGCivil cases

A motion response or reply deadline falling on a weekend or legal holiday moves to the next day that is not a weekend or legal holiday.

If the deadline for a party’s response or reply to a motion falls on a date that is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday as defined by Fed. R. Civ. P. 6, the party’s response or reply is due on the following day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday.

WARNINGCivil cases

Deadline

3 business days

Parties should provide for at least three (3) business days between attempts to confer and a motion's filing.

Parties should provide for at least three (3) business days between attempts to confer and a motion's filing.

INFO

Cases reopened for non-asset administration may be reclosed 60 days after reopening unless matters pending.

Cases reopened for any purpose other than to administer assets may be reclosed by the clerk of court 60 days after reopening unless matters are then pending.

INFO

When a tutorial is requested, the Court will schedule it two to four weeks before the Markman hearing.

In those instances, the Court will schedule a tutorial to occur two (2) to four (4) weeks prior to the Markman hearing.

INFOCriminal cases

Moving party may file reply brief within 10 days of opposition.

The moving party may, but is not required to, file a reply brief in support of the motion within 10 days of the opposition, together with any supporting material.

INFOCriminal cases

Motions are noted for court consideration 12 days after filing.

Motion Noting Date (for court consideration) - 12 days after filing of motion