Grays Harbor County Superior Court

		
		
						    RULE 6.1
					 TRIAL BY JURY OR BY THE COURT


    If a party fails to comply with these local rules regarding trial procedures, the Court may impose
monetary sanctions, or enter such other orders, as the Court deems appropriate to address and remedy
the failure to comply.

    (a)	Trial by Jury.

    (1)	 Pretrial matters on or before Trial Day.   Counsel shall report to the assigned Trial Judge at
least one-half hour before the scheduled beginning of a jury trial and provide the Judge with a written list
of the names and city of residence of witnesses and general voir dire questions to be asked of the jury.
Counsel shall be prepared to present any final pretrial matters to the Court. Pretrial matters requiring
argument shall be noted for hearing prior to the morning of the trial. Jury trials should be conducted
with minimal interruptions of the jury's time. To this end, matters which need to be heard outside the
presence of the jury should be anticipated so that they can be considered during jury breaks or before or
after the jury's day. Unless otherwise ordered or agreed, plaintiffs shall occupy the counsel table closest
to the jury.

    (e)  Trial Briefs.  Trial briefs shall be required in all cases. The original shall be filed with the
Clerk, with one copy provided to the Judge and one copy provided to each opposing party. The prosecuting
attorney's brief shall be served and filed not less than four court days before the trial and the defendant's
brief shall be served and filed by noon of the court day before the trial.