RULE NO. 4


I.Law and Motion Docketing

   A.  Skamania County:

       A citation or request for placement of any matter on the regularly
       scheduled motion calendar shall be in writing and filed with the Clerk
       before 5:00 PM on the Monday preceding any regularly scheduled motion
       calendar or on the third day preceding any specially scheduled motion calendar.

   B.  Klickitat County:

       A citation or request for placement of any matter on the regularly scheduled
       motion calendar shall be in writing and filed with the Clerk before noon on
       the Friday preceding a Tuesday calendar or by noon on the second day preceding
       any specially scheduled motion calendar. Criminal motions shall be filed with
       the Clerk before noon on the Thursday preceding a Monday criminal calendar.

   C.  Matters not regularly noted on the motion calendar will not be heard except by
       consent of all parties and the Court and then heard only after all matters
       regularly noted shall be called and disposed of. Nothing in this rule should be
       interpreted as affecting the notice of Civil Rules for Superior Courts or Criminal
       Rules for Superior Courts.

II. Telephonic Argument

   A.  Telephonic arguments are discretionary with the Court and may be authorized upon
       the following conditions:

       1. Express approval is obtained by the Judge who is hearing the motion

       2. One or more of the attorneys' offices are outside the County where the motion
          is filed.

       3. All counsel agree to the telephonic argument or the telephonic argument is
          ordered by the Court

       4. The party requesting telephonic argument shall be responsible for initiating
          and paying for the conference call

   B.  Telephonic arguments will not be reported or recorded unless request is made
       twenty-four hours in advance to the Court Administrator, or as otherwise ordered
       by the Court.


(Adopted effective September 1, 1996)