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516 3rd Ave, E609
Seattle, WA 98104-2386

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Kent, WA  98032

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Seattle, WA  98122

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LCR 56. SUMMARY JUDGMENT

        (c) Motions and Proceedings 
                    (1) Argument. All summary judgment motions shall be decided after oral argument, unless waived by the parties. The length of oral argument shall be determined by the assigned judge.
                    (2) Dates of Filing and Hearing. The deadlines for moving, opposition, and reply documents shall be as set forth in CR 56 and the Order Setting Case Schedule. In all other regards documents shall be served and filed and all hearings shall be set in conformance with the requirements of LCR 7.
                    (3) Form of Motion and Opposition Documents. All moving, opposition and rebuttal documents shall conform to the requirements of LCR 7(b)(4), except that moving and opposition memoranda may exceed 12 and shall not exceed 24 pages and rebuttal memoranda shall not exceed five pages without authority of the court.
                    (4) Motions to Reconsider. All motions to reconsider shall conform to the requirements of CR 59 and LCR 7(b)(5). 
                    (5) Reopening. Reopenings shall conform to the requirements of LCR 7(b)(6).

[Note: Judgment upon multiple claims or involving multiple parties, see CR 54(b).]

[Amended effective September 1, 1983; September 1, 1984; May 1, 1988; January 1, 1990; September 1, 1992; September 1, 1993; September 1, 1994; September 1, 1996; September 1, 2001; September 1, 2004; September 1, 2005; September 1, 2008.]