Grant Superior Court

		
		
                                                       LCR 26F.
                                                   Scheduling Order

(a)  Status conference.  In civil cases other than those specified in subsection (c) the plaintiff shall note a status
conference no sooner than 45 days and no later than 90 days after the summons and complaint are served and filed. The
status conference shall be noted on the Friday civil motion docket at 9:00 a.m. The notice shall be served on all
parties no later than 10 days after service or filing of the summons and complaint, whichever is later. Proof of
service of the notice shall be filed with the court. The purpose of the status conference is to schedule deadlines for
completion of all measures necessary to prepare the case for trial.  The status conference shall be stricken if the
parties file a stipulated status conference statement (Form LR8-B) at least 7 calendar days before the status
conference. The status conference shall also be stricken if only one party files a status conference statement. The
court shall adopt the status conference statement unless otherwise ordered. Civil cases will not be set for trial
unless the parties comply with this
rule.

(b)  Scheduling Order.  Following the status conference, or upon receipt of a status conference statement agreed to by
all parties, the court will issue a Scheduling Order in the form appended hereto as Form LR 8-D.  Deadlines established
in the Scheduling Order may be extended by stipulation of the parties only upon leave of the court.  The court may,
upon motion of a party made before expiration of a deadline, extend any deadline in the Scheduling Order for good cause
shown. The parties shall submit a proposed Amended Scheduling Order with any such motion.

(c)  Cases Excluded.   Unless otherwise ordered by a judge, the scheduling procedure provided in LR 8(a) will not be
employed in domestic relations, paternity; adoption; change of name; domestic violence (chapter 26.50 RCW); harassment
(chapter 10.14 RCW); interstate support enforcement; juvenile dependency; minor settlement; probate; guardianship;
petition for writ of habeas corpus, mandamus, review or other writ; unlawful detainer; civil commitment; proceedings
under chapter 10.77 RCW; proceedings under chapter 70.96A RCW; and cases in which pretrial time limits are expressed in
statute.

(d)  Trial Setting.  See LR 40(a).

(Amended effective September 1, 2018).