PREFACE
                    PROMULGATION AND ADOPTION


These rules shall be known as the Local Rules for the San Juan
County District Court.  Copies will be filed with the Office of
the Administrator of the Courts, the San Juan County Public Law
Library, and the Clerk of the San Juan County District Court.
Additional copies will be available from the San Juan County
District Court Clerk.

Consistent with GR 7(b) Washington Court Rules, to the extent
possible, these rules conform in numbering system and in format
to those rules adopted by the Supreme Court of the State of
Washington for Courts of Limited Jurisdiction.  The number of
each rule is preceded by the abbreviation "L" designating the
rule as a San Juan County Local Court Rule and as being
supplemental to the corresponding Washington Court Rule for
Courts of Limited Jurisdiction, and shall not be construed in
conflict with them.

These rules have been adopted, or are adopted, or are amended, to
be effective as noted within the body of each rule.  The court
may modify or suspend any of these local rules in any given case
upon good cause shown or upon the court's own motion.