(1) Filing.

(a) Motions. No motion for any order shall be heard unless the pleadings and citation have been filed with the Clerk not less than five court days before the hearing unless a motion for order shortening time has been filed and granted by the court.

[Adopted February 2, 2011]

(b) Documents Not to Be Filed:    

(i) Interrogatories and depositions without written permission of Court, unless necessary for the disposition of a motion or objection;

(ii) Unanswered request for admissions unless necessary for the disposition of a motion or objection;

(iii) Photocopies of reported cases, statutes or texts appended to a brief or otherwise, shall not be filed, but may be furnished directly to the Judge hearing the matter;

(iv) Documents or copies thereof which should be received as exhibit rather than part of the court file;

(v) Requests for discovery and/or answer shall not be filed unless necessary for the disposition of a motion or objection.

(c)  Offers of Settlement.  An offer of settlement made pursuant to Chapter 4.84 of the Revised Code of Washington shall not be filed or communicated to the trier of the fact in violation of Section 4.84.280 of the Revised Code of Washington prior to completion of trial.  A violation of this order shall result in the denial of the reasonable attorney fee. (See LCRLJ 68A)