Washington State Courts: Washington State Court Rules

Washington State Court Rules: Civil Rules for Courts of Limited Jurisdiction


1 Introductory
1 Scope of Rules
2 One Form of Action
2A Stipulations

2 Commencement of Action
3 Commencement of Action
4 Process
4.2 Process - Limited Representation
5 Service and Filing of Pleadings and Other Papers
6 Time

3 Pleadings and Motions
7 Pleadings Allowed: Form of Motions
8 General Rules of Pleading
9 Pleading Special Matters
10 Form of Pleadings
11 Signing and Drafting of Pleadings, Motions, and Legal Memoranda: Sanctions
12 Defenses and Objections
13 Counterclaim and Cross Claim
13.04 Setoffs Against Assignees (Rescinded)
14 Third Party Practice
14A Removal to Superior Court
15 Amended and Supplemental Pleadings
16 Reserved

4 Parties
17 Parties Plaintiff and Defendant; Capacity
18 Joinder of Claims and Remedies
19 Joinder of Persons Needed for Just Adjudication
20 Permissive Joinder of Parties
21 Misjoinder and Nonjoinder of Parties
22 Interpleader
23 Reserved
24 Intervention
25 Substitution of Parties

5 Depositions and Discovery
26 Discovery
27-37 Reserved

6 Trials
38 Jury Trial
39 Reserved
40 Assignment of Cases
41 Dismissal of Actions
42 Consolidation; Separate Trials
43 Taking of Testimony
44 Proof of Official Record
44.1 Determination of Foreign Law
45 Subpoena
46 Exceptions Unnecessary
47 Jurors
48 Juries of Fewer Than Six (Reserved)
49 Verdicts
50 Judgment as a Matter of Law in Jury Trials; Alternative Motion for New Trial; Conditional Rulings
51 Instructions to Jury and Deliberation
52 Findings by the Court (Reserved)
53 Masters (Reserved)
53.1 Referees (Reserved)
53.2 Court Commissioners (Reserved)

7 Judgments
54 Judgments; Costs
55 Default
56 Summary Judgment
57 Reserved
58 Entry of Judgment
59 New Trial, Reconsideration, and Amendment of Judgments
60 Relief From Judgment or Order
61 Harmless Error (Reserved)
62 Stay of Proceedings To Enforce a Judgment
63 Judges--Disability

8 Provisional and Final Remedies and Special Proceedings
64 Garnishment (Rescinded)
65-67 Reserved
68 Offer of Judgment
69-70 Reserved
70.1 Appearance by Attorney
71 Withdrawal by Attorney

9 Appeals
72 Appeal to Superior Court
73 Trial de Novo
74 Reserved
75 Record on Trial de Novo
75 A Electronic Recording of Small Claims Proceedings
76 Reserved

10 Court and Clerks
77 Reserved
77.04 Administration of Oath
78-80 Reserved

11 General Provisions
81 Applicability in General
82 Jurisdiction and Venue--Unaffected
83 Local Rules
84 Reserved
85 Title
86 Effective Date

12 Miscellaneous Proceedings Rules
86.04--99.04 Reserved

 

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