Local Civil Rule 4
                              CIVIL CASE SCHEDULE


   (a)  Case schedule.  Except as otherwise provided in these rules or ordered
by the Court, when an initial pleading is filed and a new case file is opened,
the Court Administrator or Superior Court Clerk will prepare and file a
scheduling order (referred to in these rules as a "Case Schedule") and will
provide one copy to the party filing the initial pleading.

   (b)  Effective Date.  This rule shall apply to all cases filed on or after
January 1, 2001 except as provided below.

   (c)  Cases Not Governed by a Civil Case Schedule.  Unless otherwise ordered
by the Court, the following cases will not be issued a Case Schedule on filing:

   (1)  Change of name;

   (2)  Proceedings under RCW title 26.

   (3)  Paternity

   (4)  Harassment (RCW chapter 10.14);

   (5)  Proceedings under RCW title 13;

   (6)  Unlawful detainer;

   (7)  Foreign judgment;

   (8)  Abstract or transcript of judgment;

   (9)  Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, Mandamus, Restitution, or Review, or any other  Writ;

   (10) Civil commitment;

   (11) Proceedings under RCW chapter 10.77;

   (12) Proceedings under RCW chapter 70.96A;

   (13) Proceedings for isolation and quarantine;

   (14) Injunction;

   (15) Guardianship;

   (16) Probate;

   (17) Proceedings under RCW chapter 36.70C;

   (18) Tax Warrants;

   (19) Lower Court Appeals;

   (20) Administrative Law Reviews (Appeals of Administrative Agency Decisions);

   (21) Emancipation of Minor;

   (22) Defacto Parenting;

   (23) Minor Settlements;

   (24) Condemnations; and

   (25) Petitions for Transfers of Structured Settlements under RCW 19.205;

   (26) Tax Foreclosures.

   (d)  Service of Case Schedule on Other Parties.

   (1) The party filing the initial pleading shall promptly provide a copy of
the Case Schedule to all other parties by (a) serving a copy of the Case
Schedule on the other parties along with the initial pleading, or (b) serving
the Case Schedule on the other parties within 10 days after the later filing of
the initial pleading or service of any response to the initial pleading,
whether that response is a notice of appearance, an answer, or a CR 12 motion.

   (2) A party who joins an additional party in an action shall serve the
additional party with the current Case Schedule together with the first
pleading served on the additional party.

   (e) Amendment of Case Schedule.  The Court, either on motion of a party or
on its own initiative, or at a Status Conference requested by the parties, may
modify the Case Schedule for good cause.  The Court shall freely grant a motion
to amend the case schedule when justice so requires.  The motion shall include
a proposed Amended Case Schedule.  If a Case Schedule is modified on the
Court's own motion, the Court Administrator will prepare and file the Amended
Case Schedule and promptly mail it to all parties. Parties may not amend a Case
Schedule by stipulation without approval of the Court.

   (f) Form of Case Schedule.

   (1) Case Schedule.  A Case Schedule for each type of case, which will set
the time period between filing and trial and the scheduled events and deadlines
for that type of case, will be established by the Court by General Order, based
upon relevant factors, including statutory priorities, resources available to
the Court, case filings, and the interests of justice.

   (2) Form. A Case Schedule will be in generally the following form:


            SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
             IN AND FOR BENTON AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES

                              )
                              ) Case No.
                Plaintiff(s)  )
                              )     CIVIL CASE SCHEDULE ORDER
             V.               )              (ORSCS)
                              )
                              )
                Defendant(s)  )

                           I. SCHEDULE

                                                                DUE DATE

 1.  Cancellation / Confirmation of Status Conference           3 Months
 2.  Last Date for Filing Motions to Change Trial Date          4 Months
 3.  Status Conference                                          4 Months
 4.  Plaintiff's Disclosure of Lay and Expert Witnesses         4 Months
 5.  Defendant's Disclosure of Lay and Expert Witnesses         6 Months
 6.  Disclosure of Plaintiff's Rebuttal Witnesses               6 1/2 Months
 7.  Disclosure of Defendant's Rebuttal Witnesses               7 Months
 8.  Discovery Completed                                        9 1/2 Months
 9.  Last Date for Filing Statement of Arbitrability            9 1/2 Months
 10. Last Date for Filing Jury Demand                           10 Months
 11. Settlement Position Statements filed by all parties        10 Months
 12. Last Date for Filing Dispositive Pretrial Motions          10 Months
 13. Settlement Conference                                      10 1/2 Months
 14. Last Date for Filing and Serving Trial Management Report   11 1/2 Months
 15. Pretrial Management Conference                             11 1/2 Months
 16. Trial Memoranda and Motions In Limine to be filed...       2 Weeks to Trial
 17. Trial Date and Motions in Limine                           12 Months

                            II. ORDER

IT IS ORDERED that all parties comply with the foregoing schedule.

     DATED this ______________ day of ____________________,  _______________


                                      ______________________________________
                                                   Judge

 NOTICE TO PLAINTIFF:

  The plaintiff may serve a copy of the Case Schedule Order on the defendant(s)
  along with the summons and complaint.  Otherwise, the plaintiff shall serve
  the Case Schedule Order on the defendant(s) within ten (10) days after the
  latter of: (1) the filing of the summons and complaint or (2) service of the
  defendant's first response to the complaint, whether that response is a Notice
  of Appearance, an Answer, or a CR 12 Motion.


   (g) Monitoring.  At such times as the Presiding Judge may direct, the Court
Administrator will monitor cases to determine compliance with these rules.

   (h) Enforcement; Sanctions; Dismissal; Terms.

   (1) Disclosure of Possible Lay and Expert Witnesses.

   (A) Disclosure of Primary Witnesses.  Each party shall, no later than the
date for disclosure designated in the Case Schedule, disclose all persons with
relevant factual or expert knowledge whom the party believes are reasonably
likely to be called at trial.

   (B) Disclosure of Rebuttal Witnesses.  Each party shall, no later than the
date for disclosure designated in the Case Schedule, disclose all persons whose
knowledge did not appear relevant until the primary witnesses were disclosed
and whom the party reserves the option to call as witnesses at trial.

   (C) Scope of disclosure.  Disclosure of witnesses under this rule shall
include the following information:

        i.  All witnesses.  Name, address, and phone number.

       ii.  Lay witnesses.  A brief description of the anticipated subject matter of
the witness' testimony.

      iii. Experts.  A summary of the expert's opinions and the basis therefor
and a brief description of the expert's qualifications.

   (D) Exclusion of Testimony.  Any person not disclosed in compliance with
this rule may not be called to testify at trial, unless the Court orders
otherwise for good cause and subject to such conditions as justice requires,
including the payment of terms.

   (E) Discovery Not Limited.  This rule does not modify a party's
responsibility under court rules to respond to or seasonably supplement
responses to discovery or otherwise to comply with discovery before the
deadlines set by this rule.

   (2) If the Court finds that an attorney or party has failed to comply with
the Case Schedule, failed to provide all of the information required in witness
disclosures or disclosed witnesses that are not reasonably likely to be called
at trial and has no reasonable excuse, the Court may order the attorney or
party to pay monetary sanctions to the Court, or terms to any other party who
has incurred expense as a result of the failure to comply, or both; in
addition, the Court may impose such other sanctions as justice requires.

   (3) As used with respect to the Case Schedule, "terms" means costs, attorney
fees, and other expenses incurred or to be incurred as a result of the failure
to comply; the term "monetary sanctions" means a financial penalty payable to
the Court; the term "other sanctions" includes but is not limited to the
exclusion of evidence.

   (4) Except for good cause shown, trials in all civil cases subject to Rule 4
shall trail for one day.  That is, trials of cases in Benton County will be
called on Mondays, but the parties must be prepared to begin trial on the next
day (Tuesday).  Similarly, trials of case in Franklin County will be called on
Wednesdays, but the parties must be prepared to begin trial on the next day (Thursday).


[Adopted Effective September 1, 2000; Amended September 1, 2001, September 1, 2003,
September 1, 2004, September 1, 2005, September 1, 2006, September 1, 2007,
September 1, 2009, September 1, 2010, September 1, 2011.]