PREFACE


     1.  Promulgation.  These rules shall be known as the
Local Rules for the Superior Court of the State of
Washington for Douglas County.  Copies of these rules will
be filed with the Clerk of the Court for Douglas County and
will be distributed to all law offices in Chelan and
Douglas Counties.  Additional copies will be available at
the office of the Clerks for Douglas County.  These rules
will be effective September 1, 1999, and supersede all
prior rules of these courts.

     2.  Numbering.  Consistent with CR 83(a), Washington
Court Rules, these rules conform in numbering system and in
format to those rules and facilitate the use of both.  The
number of each rule is preceded by the abbreviation "LR"
designating the rule as local to these courts and
supplemental to the corresponding Washington Court Rule.

     3.  Revisions and Additions.  These rules have been
prepared in loose-leaf form to facilitate revision,
additions or deletions in the future by page without the
necessity of republication.