Local Rules of the Superior Court
                       for Cowlitz County

                         Table of Rules


                             Part I.
		Rules of General Application
                     GENERAL RULES (CCLGR)

22   Access to Family Law Court Records


                             Part IV.
		   RULES FOR SUPERIOR COURT

                 Administrative Rules (CCLAR)

1    Departments of Superior Court
8    Court Organization and Management
9    Court Record - Deleted
10   Email Communication
11   Interpreters


                     Civil Rules (CCLCR)

II.   Commencement of Action; Service of Process, Pleadings,
      Motions And Orders (Rules 3-6)

4.2   Pleas - DELETED
5     Service and Filing of Pleadings and Other Papers

III.  Pleadings and Motions (Rules 7-16)

7     Pleadings Allowed; Form of Motions
9     Pleading Special Matters
10    Form of Pleadings and Other Papers
11    Signing and Drafting of Pleadings, Motions, and Legal Memoranda; Sanctions
15    Amended and Supplemental Pleadings
16    Pre-Trial Procedure and Formulating Issues


VI.   Trials (Rules 38-53.2)

40    Assignment of Cases
43    Taking of Testimony
45    Subpoena
47    Jurors
51    Instructions to Jury and Deliberation


VII.  Judgment (Rules 54-63)

56    Summary Judgment
59    New Trial, Reconsideration and Amendment of Judgment
65    Injunctions


X.    Superior Courts and Clerks (Rules 77-80)

77    Superior Court and Judicial Officers


XI.   General Provisions (Rules 81-86)

81    Applicability in General
83    Local Rules of Superior Court


XII.  Family Law (Rules 87-95)


87    Statement of Parties Positions
88    Orders Pendente Lite
89    Vital Statistics or Other Forms
90    Referrals to Family Court
91    Mandatory Settlement Conferences in Domestic Relations Actions
92    Finalizing Family Law Cases
93    Parenting Seminars
94    Change of Name of Stepchild
95    Waiver of Age to Marry
96    Child Support Modification Hearings
97    Financial Provisions


                  Criminal Rules (CCLCrR)

3.   Rights of Defendants

3.1  Right to and Assignment of Lawyer
4.2  Pleas
4.7  Discovery
7.3  Judgment
4.11 Miscellaneous


            Mandatory Guardian Ad Litem Rules (CCLGALR)

Title III.  Dependency Proceedings

3   Establishment of CASA Local Rules
7   Guardian Ad Litem Disciplinary Procedure for CASA Volunteers
8   Guardian Ad Litem Disciplinary Procedures


         Mandatory Arbitration Rules (LMAR)

1.1  Application of Rules-Purpose and Definitions
1.2  Matters Subject to Arbitration
2.1  Transfer to Arbitration
2.3  Assignment to Arbitrator
3.1  Qualifications
3.2  Authority of Arbitrators
4.2  Discovery
5.1  Notice of Hearing-Time and Place-Continuance
5.2  Prehearing Statement of Poof-Documents Filed With Court
6.1  Form and Content of Award
6.2  Filing of Award
6.3  Judgment on Award
7.1  Request for Trial De Novo
8.1  Stipulations-Effect on Relief Granted
8.4  Title and Citation
8.5  Compensation of Arbitrator
8.6  Administration


                           Part IV.
             Rules of Appeal of Decisions of Courts
                    of Limited Jurisdiction
                            (CCLRALJ)

2.   Initiating an Appeal

2.4  How to Initiate an Appeal
2.6  Content of Notice of Appea