Grays Harbor County Superior Court

		
		
                                                       LCR 77
                                       SUPERIOR COURTS AND JUDICIAL OFFICERS

(f)  Sessions.  The Court shall be in session on all judicial days from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon, and from 1:15 p.m.
to 4:30 p.m.  Cases may be set for other dates and times.   Normally jury trials begin at 8:30 a.m. and non-jury
trials begin at 9:00 a.m.  In case of conflict, the cases will be heard according to priority assigned because of
the nature of the case.  In event of a conflict which prevents a trial from beginning as scheduled, parties will be
expected to be available to commence the trial at a later time in the day or week.  The Court Administrator's
office will be open from 8:30 a.m. to noon and from 1:15 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. on every court day; however, no
documents will be accepted for filing in this office nor will documents be accepted for delivery to the Court as
bench copies beyond the deadlines set forth in these rules.

    (1)  Motion Dockets.  The civil, family law and criminal motion dockets o shall be conducted on Monday, as more
specifically set forth below, or at such other times as the court may direct. If Monday is a holiday, the motion
dockets will be heard on the next regular court day. Motion dockets will not occur during judicial conference weeks.
A list of those dates will be posted each year on the Grays Harbor County Superior Court Website.

    (A)  Civil Motion Docket.  The civil motion docket will begin at 8:30 a.m. at the courthouse in Montesano.
Summary judgment motions and motions requiring argument longer than five minutes per side will be heard on Monday
afternoons beginning at 1:30 p.m.  All motions requiring an afternoon setting shall be scheduled through the Court
Administrator or specially set by a Judge.

    (B)  Family Law Motion Docket.  The family law motion docket will begin at 9:00 a.m. at the courthouse in
Montesano.

    (C)  Time Allowed for Oral Argument. On the morning civil and family law motion dockets, the parties shall be
limited to five minutes of oral argument.  At the conclusion of the time limit, argument shall cease and the matter
shall be deemed submitted provided that if the Court desires to hear further argument, it may place the matter at
the end of the motion docket, set the matter for further argument on the afternoon docket, or continue the matter
to a specified date.
   		
    (D)  Other Motion Dockets.  The Court shall conduct a motion docket for paternity cases and default domestic
cases on Mondays at 1:00 p.m. at the courthouse in Montesano. The domestic violence protection order petitions
will be heard on Monday at 2:00 p.m. at the courthouse in Montesano.

    (E)  Scheduling Motions. All matters for the morning dockets shall be noted through the Clerk's office.  All
matters for the afternoon or special setting dockets shall be set by the Court Administrator.

    (i)  Confirmation Process. Any motion noted on an afternoon docket will be stricken from the calendar unless
the hearing is confirmed with the Court Administrator in person, by email, or by telephone at 360-249-5311.  Such
confirmation shall be given by noon on the Thursday prior to the hearing.

    (ii)  Continuances. Motions may be continued one time by stipulation of the parties.  Additional
continuances require approval of the Court.  If a moving party is not ready to argue his or her motion at the
time it is called by the Court for reasons other than lack of service duly attempted, the matter shall be
stricken subject to being re-noted by the moving party at a later date.

    (F)  Petitions for Adoption.  Uncontested petitions for adoption shall be specially set for Mondays at
8:00 a.m. after first obtaining approval of the Court Administrator.
	
(effective 06/20/19)