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KITSAP COUNTY LOCAL COURT RULES

Local Civil Rules

Commencement of Action; Service of Process, Pleadings, Motions and Orders

Rule 5

Service and Filing of Pleadings and Other Papers

(a) Service - When Required. Counsel, or parties appearing without counsel, desiring to submit a brief, Memorandum of Authorities, and any supporting affidavits or other documents on a motion, hearing or trial to be heard shall serve and file the same with the Clerk by 12:00 noon of the day prior to the time set for the hearing or trial with a copy of said documents simultaneously provided to the Superior Court office with a notation of trial or hearing date. No documents shall be submitted to the court unless opposing counsel has been timely provided with copies.

(e) Filing with the Court Defined - Bench Copies.

(1) When original pleadings referenced in (a) above are filed with the Clerk's office, counsel, or parties appearing without counsel, shall be responsible for the filing of bench copies simultaneously with the Superior Court office with a notation of trial or hearing date. Bench copies are mandatory for all hearings for which pleadings have been filed. If a hearing is confirmed but not held, the bench copy will be available in the assigned department until the end of the calendar and then discarded.

If a hearing is not confirmed and a bench copy has been filed, counsel, or a party appearing without counsel, can retrieve it from Superior Court on, or before, the date originally set for hearing, redate it, and refile it. If bench copies have not been retrieved and refiled for a new hearing date, another set of bench copies must be filed for the new hearing.

(i) Discovery Material Not to Be Filed; Exceptions.

(1) Originals Maintained by Requesting Party. Unless authorized for filing by CR 5(c), the originals of such discovery materials shall be maintained by the party or attorney who requests such discovery materials.

(2) Objections to Discovery Responses. Any party objecting to an answer or a response to an interrogatory, requests for production or inspection, or requests for admission shall set forth each request or response objected to, the interrogatory or requests to which it relates, and the reasons for the objections.

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