King County Superior Court Filing Bundling Requirements
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Whether to bundle related filings together or file them promptly as completed. This page is scoped to King County Superior Court; use the court rules overview to switch categories without leaving this court.
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Civil cases
THE PARTIES MUST COOPERATE USING ONE SET OF DEPOSITIONS MARKED FOR THE JUDGE'S CONSIDERATION, as follows.
Summary: The parties must cooperate and prepare a single set of depositions marked for the judge's consideration rather than separate sets.
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Civil cases
The parties must cooperate using one set of depositions marked for the Judge's consideration, as follows.
Summary: Parties must cooperate and use a single set of depositions marked for the Judge's consideration rather than separate sets.
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Motions to shorten time are strongly disfavored and should only be used in extraordinary circumstances. If a party wishes the Court to consider a motion on shortened time, the underlying motion must be noted in the regular course, and a separate motion to shorten time should be submitted.
Summary: Motions to shorten time are strongly disfavored, and the motion to shorten time must be submitted separately while the underlying motion is noted in the regular course.
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Any cross motion or additional (separately briefed) dispositive motion must also be scheduled with the Court. You may not include those as part of your response to a motion.
Summary: Cross-motions and additional separately briefed dispositive motions must be separately scheduled with the court and may not be included in a response to a motion.
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Cross-motions or additional (separately briefed) dispositive motions must also be scheduled with the Court. You may not include those as part of your response to a motion.
Summary: Cross-motions and additional separately briefed dispositive motions must be separately scheduled with the Court and may not be included as part of a response.
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When a party wishes to request that the court consider a motion on shortened time, the underlying motion must be noted in the regular course, and a separate motion to shorten time submitted as well.
Summary: A request for consideration on shortened time requires both noting the underlying motion in the regular course and filing a separate motion to shorten time.
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Each motion is allotted 1 hour for argument and ruling. Any cross motion or additional (separately briefed) dispositive motion must also be scheduled with the Court. You may not include those as part of your response to a motion.
Summary: Each motion is allotted one hour, and cross-motions or additional separately briefed dispositive motions must be scheduled separately and may not be included in a response.
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The proposed order to seal and proposed protective order must be separate documents in the e-mailed packet.
Summary: The proposed order to seal and the proposed protective order must be submitted as separate documents in the e-mailed packet.
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**Please note that the Court prefers that all designations, counter-designations and objections for one deposition be presented at the same time, to avoid any confusion or duplication regarding what requires rulings.
Summary: The Court prefers that all designations, counter-designations, and objections for a single deposition be presented at the same time to avoid confusion or duplication regarding what requires rulings.
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If there will be cross-motions, the parties are strongly urged to agree upon and submit for approval a stipulated briefing schedule of four briefs filed sequentially (opening motion, combined opposition/cross-motion, combined reply/cross-opposition, and cross-reply) rather than six briefs filed in two parallel sets.
Summary: For cross-motions for summary judgment, parties are strongly urged to stipulate to four briefs filed sequentially (with combined opposition/cross-motion and reply/cross-opposition) rather than six briefs in two parallel sets.
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If multiple parties are requesting a dispositive motion to be heard, it is this Court’s practice to hold them on the same date, in the interest of judicial economy.
Summary: The Court's practice is to hear multiple parties' dispositive motions on the same date in the interest of judicial economy.
Does King County Superior Court require motion papers to be bundled?
Yes. King County Superior Court requires bundling for covered papers. The parties must cooperate and prepare a single set of depositions marked for the judge's consideration rather than separate sets. Machine summary, not yet verified; check the linked order.
Yes. Judge Adrienne McCoy requires bundling for covered papers. Parties must cooperate and use a single set of depositions marked for the Judge's consideration rather than separate sets. Machine summary, not yet verified; check the linked order.
Judge John McHale: No. The rule prohibits holding covered papers for bundling. Cross-motions and additional separately briefed dispositive motions must be separately scheduled with the court and may not be included in a response to a motion. Machine summary, not yet verified; check the linked order.
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