LAR 0.4
       STANDARDS FOR TIMELY DISPOSITION OF CIVIL CASES


     (a) Time Standards.  The court, in order to increase
the rate of civil and domestic dispositions and insure trial
preparation, adopts the following time standards.

     (1) General Civil.  90% of all civil cases should be
settled, tried or otherwise concluded within 12 months of
the date of case filing;  98% within 18 months;  and the
remainder within 24 months, except for individual cases in
which the court determines exceptional circumstances exist
and for which a continuing review will occur.

     (2) Domestic Relations.  90% of all domestic relations
matters should be settled, tried or otherwise concluded
within ten months of the date of case filing; 100% within 18
months, except for individual cases in which the court
determines exceptional circumstances exist and for which a
continuing review will occur.
     Amended effective 7/1/01

     (b) Scope.  Except as otherwise provided by LAR 0.4(a),
or as otherwise ordered by the court, this rule shall apply
to all civil cases, except for:
     Amended effective 7/1/01

     (1) Modification of a decree of support or maintenance
under RCW Title 26;
     Amended effective 7/1/01

     (2) Collection cases under $35,000;

     (3) Changes of name;

     (4) Adoptions;

     (5) Domestic violence (RCW Chapter 26.50);

     (6) Civil harassment (RCW Chapter 10.14);

     (7) Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA);
     Amended effective 7/1/01

     (8) Juvenile and Dependency cases (RCW 13.32A & 13.34);

     (9) Paternity cases;

     (10) Minor settlements;

     (11) Probate cases;

     (12) Guardianships;

     (13) Unlawful detainers;

     (14) Reviews of action taken by an administrative agency;

     (15) Appeals from courts of limited jurisdiction;

     (16) Foreign judgments;

     (17) Abstracts or transcripts of judgments;

     (18) Petitions for writs of habeas corpus, mandamus,
restitution, or review, or any other writs;

     (19) Civil commitment cases;

     (20) Proceedings under RCW chapter 70.96A.