Spokane County Superior Court


		
		
                           LCR 10.
             FORM OF PLEADINGS AND OTHER PAPERS


     (e) Format Requirements.

     (1) Compliance with GR 14.  All pleadings, motions and
other papers presented for filing with the Clerk shall
comply with GR 14.
Effective 9/1/01

     (2) Paper Requirements.  All original documents filed
shall be clear, legible and permanent, and printed or
typewritten in black or dark blue ink on nontranslucent bond
paper or other paper suitable for scanning.  On documents
not readable by the scanner, the original will be stamped by
the clerk showing it was of poor quality for scanning.  The
following standards are required to assist the clerk for
scanning purposes:  use of binder clips on large documents;
one staple per document (do not staple sub-documents within
the pleading); use of bottom tabs only; no colored divider
pages; and use of tape within documents (to affix small
notes and receipts) instead of staples.
Effective 9/1/01

     (3) Consolidated Cases.  For all causes wherein an
order for consolidation (for any purpose) has been entered,
the caption shall include the separated titles of the
consolidated actions, along with the specific cause numbers,
and indication to the clerk of which cause number the
pleadings shall be filed under.  The party filing the
pleadings shall provide copies for each cause listed.  If no
indication is made and/or a copy is not provided for each
cause, the clerk shall place the pleadings into the lowest
(or earliest filed) cause.
Effective 9/1/01

     (4) Bottom Notation.  Every proposed order, judgment
and decree presented to a judge for signature shall be
signed, on the lower left-hand corner of the page to be
signed by the judge, by the individual attorney or pro se
party presenting it.  Attorneys signing shall include their
Washington State Bar Association identification numbers.
Amended effective 9/1/01

     (5) Change of Name or Address of Attorney.  An attorney
whose office address or whose name changes shall, within ten
days after the change, notify in writing the Superior Court
Administrator's Office and shall file a notice in each
Superior Court case file in which he or she is the attorney
of record.  An attorney may use the same format referred to
in APR 13 or the form in use by the Washington State Bar Association.
Amended effective 9/1/01

          (A) Change of Address.  The attorney shall furnish
          his or her Washington State Bar Association
          membership number, the previous address and
          telephone number, clearly identified as such, the
          new address and telephone number, clearly
          identified as such, and the effective date of the change.

          (B) Change of Name.  The attorney shall furnish
          his or her Washington State Bar Association
          membership number, the previous name, clearly
          identified as such, the full new name, clearly
          identified as such, and the effective date of the change.
		

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