Grays Harbor County Superior Court

		
		
                                                     RULE 5
                                  SERVICE AND FILING OF PLEADINGS AND OTHER PAPERS.


    (a)  Service - When Required.

    (1)  Bench Copies. All pleadings and other papers that a party wants the Court to consider at a scheduled trial
or hearing must be filed and served on all parties with a bench copy to be provided to the Court.  Bench copies must
clearly indicate on the top of the first page of the document the current date and time set for the proceeding, the
name of the assigned judicial officer, if known, and the cause number.  Bench copies that do not include the required
information on the first page may be disregarded by the judicial officer and the party submitting the defective bench
copies may be subject to other sanctions as provided in CR 5(d)(2).

    (b)  Service - How Made.

    (8)  Bench Copies.  Bench copies shall be submitted to the Court on the day of filing, but in no case later than
the day prior to the hearing, by delivering a paper copy of the documents to the office of the Court Administrator
or electronically with permission of Court Administration. Bench copies provided electronically must comply with the
rules regarding time and format.