CIVIL RULES 7 7 - United States Courts

1 CIVIL RULES .. 7 INTRODUCTION TO THE CIVIL RULES .. 7 LCR 1 .. 8 SCOPE AND PURPOSE; DEFINITIONS; PROHIBITION OF BIAS .. 8 LCR 2 .. 10 RESERVED .. 10 LCR 3 .. 11 COMMENCEMENT AND ASSIGNMENT OF ACTIONS .. 11 LCR 4 .. 14 SUMMONS .. 14 LCR .. 15 SERVING OTHER 15 LCR 5 .. 16 SERVING AND FILING PLEADINGS AND OTHER PAPERS .. 16 LCR .. 19 RESERVED .. 19 LCR .. 20 REDACTION OF FILINGS .. 20 LCR 6 .. 21 COMPUTING AND EXTENDING TIME .. 21 LCR 7 .. 22 FORM AND SCHEDULING OF MOTIONS .. 22 LCR .. 28 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT .. 28 LCR 8 .. 29 29 LCR 9 .. 30 PLEADING ADMIRALTY AND OTHER SPECIAL MATTERS .. 30 LCR 10 .. 31 FORM OF PLEADINGS, MOTIONS AND OTHER FILINGS.

2 31 LCR 11 .. 34 SIGNING FILINGS; SANCTIONS .. 34 LCR 12 .. 35 DEFENSES AND OBJECTIONS: WHEN AND HOW PRESENTED; motion FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS; CONSOLIDATING MOTIONS; WAIVING DEFENSES; PRETRIAL 35 LCR 12 THROUGH 14 .. 36 RESERVED .. 36 LCR 15 .. 37 AMENDED PLEADINGS .. 37 LCR 16 .. 38 PRETRIAL CONFERENCES; SCHEDULING; MANAGEMENT .. 38 LCR .. 43 FORM OF PRETRIAL ORDER .. 43 LCR 17 .. 46 PLAINTIFF AND DEFENDANT; CAPACITY; PUBLIC OFFICERS .. 46 LCR 18 THROUGH 22 .. 47 rESERVED .. 47 LCR 23 .. 48 CLASS ACTIONS .. 48 LCR .. 50 RESERVED .. 50 LCR .. 51 RESERVED .. 51 LCR 24 AND 25 .. 52 RESERVED .. 52 LCR 26 .. 53 DUTY TO DISCLOSE; GENERAL PROVISIONS GOVERNING DISCOVERY.

3 53 LCR 27 .. 57 DEPOSITIONS BEFORE ACTION OR PENDING APPEAL .. 57 LCR 28 .. 58 PERSONS BEFORE WHOM DEPOSITIONS MAY BE TAKEN .. 58 RESERVED .. 58 LCR 29 .. 59 STIPULATIONS REGARDING DISCOVERY PROCEDURE .. 59 RESERVED .. 59 LCR 30 .. 60 DEPOSITIONS BY ORAL EXAMINATION .. 60 LCR 31 .. 61 DEPOSITIONS BY WRITTEN QUESTIONS .. 61 RESERVED .. 61 LCR 32 .. 62 USING DEPOSITIONS IN COURT PROCEEDINGS .. 62 LCR 33 .. 63 INTERROGATORIES TO PARTIES .. 63 RESERVED .. 63 LCR 34 .. 64 PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS AND THINGS AND ENTRY UPON LAND FOR INSPECTION AND OTHER PURPOSES .. 64 RESERVED .. 64 LCR 35 .. 65 PHYSICAL AND MENTAL EXAMINATION OF 65 RESERVED.

4 65 LCR 36 .. 66 REQUESTS FOR ADMISSION .. 66 RESERVED .. 66 LCR 37 .. 67 FAILURE TO MAKE DISCLOSURE OR COOPERATE IN DISCOVERY; SANCTIONS 67 LCR 38 .. 69 RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL; DEMAND .. 69 LCR 39 .. 70 TRIAL BY JURY OR BY THE COURT .. 70 LCR .. 71 ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION .. 71 LCR .. 80 INDIVIDUALIZED TRIAL PROGRAM .. 80 LCR 40 .. 84 SCHEDULING CASES FOR TRIAL .. 84 LCR 41 .. 85 DISMISSAL OF ACTIONS .. 85 LCR 42 .. 86 CONSOLIDATION .. 86 LCR 43 .. 87 TAKING TESTIMONY; MARKING EXHIBITS .. 87 LCR 44 THROUGH 46 .. 89 RESERVED .. 89 LCR 47 .. 90 JURORS .. 90 LCR 48 THROUGH 50 .. 91 RESERVED .. 91 LCR 51 .. 92 JURY INSTRUCTIONS.

5 92 LCR 52 THROUGH 53 .. 94 RESERVED .. 94 LCR 54 .. 95 JUDEMENT; COSTS .. 95 LCR 55 .. 97 DEFAULT; DEFAULT JUDGMENT .. 97 LCR 56 .. 99 RESERVED .. 99 LCR .. 100 SUMMARY JUDGMENT PROCEDURE .. 100 LCR 57 THROUGH 64 .. 101 RESERVED .. 101 LCR 65 .. 102 TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDERS .. 102 LCR .. 103 BONDS .. 103 LCR 66 .. 104 RECEIVERS .. 104 LCR 67 .. 105 REGISTRY FUNDS .. 105 LCR 68 THROUGH .. 106 RESERVED .. 106 LCR 72 .. 107 MAGisTRATE JUDGES; PRETRIAL ORDERS .. 107 LCR 73 .. 108 MAGISTRATE JUDGES; TRIAL BY CONSENT .. 108 LCR 74 THROUGH 76 .. 109 RESERVED .. 109 LCR 77 .. 110 CONDUCTING BUSINESS; CLERK S AUTHORITY .. 110 LCR 78.

6 111 PHOTOGRAPHY, BROADCASTING, AND PERSONAL ELECTRONIC DEVICES IN THE COURTHOUSE .. 111 LCR 79 .. 112 RECORDS KEPT BY THE CLERK .. 112 LCR 80 THROUGH 83 .. 113 RESERVED .. 113 LCR .. 114 ATTORNEYS; ADMISSION TO PRACTICE .. 114 LCR .. 116 ATTORNEY APPEARANCE AND WITHDRAWAL .. 116 LCR .. 118 STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT; CONTINUING ELIGIBILITY TO PRACTICE; ATTORNEY DISCIPLINE .. 118 LCR .. 127 LEGAL 127 LCR 84 .. 130 RESERVED .. 130 LCR 85 .. 131 Title AND CITATIONS .. 131 LCR 86 .. 132 EFFECTIVE DATE .. 132 LCR 87 .. 133 REFERRAL OF BANKRUPTCY CASES AND PROCEEDINGS .. 133 LCR 88 .. 134 BANKRUPTCY APPEALS .. 134 LCR 89.

7 135 NOTICE OF BANKRUPTCY 135 LCR 90 THROUGH 99 .. 136 RESERVED .. 136 LCR 100 .. 137 PETITIONS FOR HABEAS CORPUS UNDER TITLE 28 2241 OR 2254 AND MOTIONS PURSUANT TO TITLE 28 2255 .. 137 LCR 101 .. 138 REMOVED CASES .. 138 LCR 102 .. 140 COMPLEX, MULTIPLE AND MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION .. 140 LCR 103 .. 141 PRISONER COMPLAINTS UNDER CIVIL RIGHTS ACT, 42 1983 .. 141 LCR 104 .. 142 SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS FOR FIRST HABEAS CORPUS PETITIONS IN CAPITAL CASES .. 142 APPENDIX A. DEFENDANT'S SECOND motion FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER .. 149 APPENDIX B. SUBMISSION REGARDING REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION .. 150 CIVIL RULES INTRODUCTION TO THE CIVIL RULES These are the Local RULES of practice for CIVIL proceedings before the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington.

8 These RULES , promulgated under 28 2071 and Fed. R. Civ. P. 83, have been adopted by the judges of the district and apply to all CIVIL proceedings before this court unless otherwise ordered in a specific case. The judges of this district are committed to assisting the bar and litigants to reduce costs in CIVIL cases. It is the obligation of all counsel, as officers of the court, to work toward the prompt completion of each case and to minimize the costs of discovery. The local RULES provide the judges and attorneys with basic tools for the management of CIVIL cases, including discovery. Attorneys and litigants are urged to use these tools creatively and cooperatively to manage CIVIL cases on a cost-effective basis and to develop a cost-effective case management plan in each case.

9 While no list is exhaustive, attorneys and litigants should consider the following means for reducing costs: (a) limiting discovery and phasing discovery and motions to bring on for early resolution potentially dispositive issues; (b) the availability of judges to resolve discovery disputes by telephone or informal conference; (c) scheduling discovery or case management conferences with the judge assigned to the case as necessary; (d) early referral to mediation through Local Rule or other alternative dispute resolution mechanism; (e) the use of an abbreviated pretrial order; and (f) consenting to the assignment of the case to a United States magistrate judge for the conduct of all proceedings pursuant to 28 636(c).

10 The judges will support the use of these tools and, if necessary, impose them, when appropriate and helpful to reduce costs or more effectively manage and resolve CIVIL cases. Along with the cost of CIVIL litigation, the judges of this district are very concerned about professionalism among attorneys, especially in the conduct of discovery. The judges of this district expect a high degree of professionalism from the lawyers practicing before them. The orders issued by judges of this district at the outset of a case to govern conduct and scheduling of written discovery and depositions express those expectations. There should be no difference between the professional conduct of counsel when appearing before the court and when engaged outside it whether in discovery or any other phase of a case.