Judge Ketu Shah Rules - King County Superior Court

Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

These 44 rules apply across King County Superior Court. Where this judge's own standing orders above address the same topic, the judge's requirement controls.

Communication

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Contact
Email
Parties must check with the Court before faxing or emailing documents or pleadings.
Contact
Email to chambers
Counsel/parties must jointly complete the Estimate of Witness Examinations form and email it to the bailiff at scott.court@kingcounty.gov as soon as possible.
Contact
Email to chambers
This policy governs only email communication with court staff and does not establish a preference for email over other forms of communication.

Filing Requirements

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Applies to
Estimate of witness examinations
Counsel must confer to determine cross-examination time estimates for each party's witnesses and jointly prepare the form.
Applies to
Estimate of witness examinations
Please note that there are 5 hours in a full trial day and consider your witness exam totals, jury questions for the witnesses in civil cases, opening and closing arguments, voir dire, time for motions in limine, etc. when estimating the total trial length for your case.
Applies to
Estimate of witness examinations
If there are additional parties, each party should create and complete the required information for that party's witnesses.

Formatting

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Documents must follow local court rules for pagination.
The opposing party must state its objections in a call-out box placed next to the highlighted designation being objected to.
The moving party must highlight its deposition designations in a single particular color (e.g., yellow).

E-Filing

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New cases and additional documents may be filed online, by mail, or in person at the Clerk's Office.
Applies to
Estimate of witness examinations
The Estimate of Witness Examinations form must not be filed with the clerk's office; it is submitted to the bailiff by email instead.
Applies to
Pleadings
Parties may email the courtroom to ask whether the judge will accept pleadings, jury instructions, legal memoranda, and similar documents as email submissions, with acceptance at the judge's discretion.

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About Judge Ketu Shah

Ketu Shah is a judge on the King County Superior Court, Washington's trial court of general jurisdiction for King County.

Judge Shah's published procedures are available through the court's general rules.

Common questions about Judge Ketu Shah's rules

Are courtesy copies required for Judge Ketu Shah?

Courtesy-copy rule applies for court orders. Details: 1 copy, delivery upon entry of ruling. If oral argument is not granted on a non-dispositive motion, the Court sends the parties a courtesy copy of its order once the ruling is entered.

View ruleSource: page 1, section Non-dispositive motions

What formatting rules apply to filings before Judge Ketu Shah?

Judge Ketu Shah's formatting rule includes file format docx. All proposed orders must be submitted in Word format.

View ruleSource: page 1, section Proposed orders and working papers

What must be included with motion or opposition filings before Judge Ketu Shah?

Non-dispositive motions are decided without oral argument unless a party requests oral argument by indicating the request on the front page of the motion or opposition and the Court deems oral argument necessary.

View ruleSource: page 1, section Non-dispositive motions

What must be included with email hearing request filings before Judge Ketu Shah?

The rule requires case number. An email request for a dispositive motion hearing must include the case name and cause number, the names and email addresses of all parties, and the type of hearing and dates requested.

View ruleSource: page 1, section Dispositive motions and hearing requests

How may parties contact Judge Ketu Shah's chambers?

Dispositive motions are typically heard on Fridays, and a hearing may be requested by emailing the bailiff.

View ruleSource: page 1, section Dispositive motions and hearing requests

Is electronic filing required before Judge Ketu Shah?

Working papers may not be delivered by email or by delivery to the courtroom.

View ruleSource: page 1, section Proposed orders and working papers

Complete rules summary for Judge Ketu Shah

All proposed orders must be submitted in Word format.

Non-dispositive motions are decided without oral argument unless a party requests oral argument by indicating the request on the front page of the motion or opposition and the Court deems oral argument necessary.

An email request for a dispositive motion hearing must include the case name and cause number, the names and email addresses of all parties, and the type of hearing and dates requested.

Parties must satisfy all King County Local Rule 7 requirements when setting non-dispositive motions without oral argument.

Dispositive motions are typically heard on Fridays, and a hearing may be requested by emailing the bailiff.

Working papers may not be delivered by email or by delivery to the courtroom.

Proposed orders may be submitted via the e-filing portal using the e-working copies application or by email to shah.court@kingcounty.gov.

Parties must immediately notify the Court if their case settles or if they need to strike a motion.

Department 50 is a paperless court and prefers that all working copies be submitted via the e-working copies application.

Dispositive motion hearings are typically allotted 1 hour, and parties should advise the bailiff when scheduling if they request additional time, which may be granted for multi-party or multi-motion hearings.

Working copies of motions and declarations must be submitted via the e-filing portal or, if e-filing is not possible, delivered to the Judges' Mail Room (C-203) of the King County Courthouse.

If oral argument is not granted on a non-dispositive motion, the Court sends the parties a courtesy copy of its order once the ruling is entered.