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Judge Bruce E. Heller
Rules to review before calling:
Before contacting the court, please review King County Local Rules 4, 7, 10, 11, 16, 40, 41, and 54-58.
Calendar Information
Judge Heller maintains a primarily civil calendar, with a trial schedule of Monday through Thursday, 9:00am to noon, and 1:30pm to 4:00pm. Additional hearings are scheduled at 8:30am and 4:15pm, Monday through Thursday, as necessary.
Fridays are usually reserved for oral argument on dispositive motions, criminal sentencing calendars, settlement conferences, and other requested hearings.
General Information
Judge Heller presides in a video courtroom; a Court Reporter may be available, upon request. Parties may obtain transcripts of proceedings by calling the copy center in the Clerk's Office, at 206-296-7848.
Rules of Conduct for this Courtroom
Before visiting the court, please read the Rules of Conduct for Judge Heller's courtroom.
Requesting/Setting Oral Argument for Motions
Please call the Bailiff immediately if you need to strike a motion.
If you are setting a dispositive motion, you must call or e-mail the bailiff and schedule time on Judge Heller's calendar. Please contact the court at least two (2) months prior to the hearing date you would like to request.
Other types of motions that are granted oral argument are motions for restraining orders, preliminary injunctions, revisions, and class certification hearings.
Most other motions do not require oral argument under the Civil Rules or Local Rules (see links above). If a party would like to request oral argument, the motion should be noted pursuant to the applicable court rules, specifying in the upper right hand corner "Oral Argument Requested".
After Judge Heller has considered all briefing, (moving papers, responses, and replies), and after the date noted for consideration, if the court determines oral argument is appropriate, the bailiff will contact the parties to set a mutually acceptable time for oral argument to be presented.
Contact with the Court
Parties may contact the Court by calling the courtroom phone number provided above, or by e-mailing the bailiff.
Please submit all documents requested by the Court to heller.court@kingcounty.gov.
Delivery of Documents
Please deliver all documents for Judge Heller to the Judges' Mailroom on the second floor of the King County Courthouse, Room C-203, according to the following requests:
- Please three-hole punch all non-original documents before submitting them to Judge Heller.
- Please provide all non-Washington authority to the Court, with highlighting, as necessary, to assist the Court's reading.
- Please provide all documents to the Court in three-ring binders, as appropriate.
- Please highlight pinpoint page citations in cases, transcripts, exhibits, and attachments submitted to the Court.
Trial Preparation
Please read and follow all KCLRs regarding hearing and trial preparation. Specifically, please utilize the following form to provide a helpful estimate of witness examinations to the Court:
Estimate of Witness Examinations
Pursuant to KCLR 40(d)(2), all trial memoranda and other trial submissions are due no later than five (5) Court days prior to trial. Please contact the clerk by e-mail to obtain information on pre-numbering exhibits.
All submissions should be made to the Judges' Mailroom, Room C-203. In addition, Judge Heller requests that all parties e-mail electronic copies of the trial brief and proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law to heller.court@kingcounty.gov at least three (3) Court days before trial. |
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