Judge Suzanne R. Parisien

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 Suzanne R. Parisien

Judge Suzanne R. Parisien serves on the King County Superior Court, Washington's trial court of general jurisdiction for King County, which handles civil, criminal, family, and juvenile matters.

The published document for Judge Parisien is titled only by the judge's name and does not specify distinct procedural topics; practitioners should refer to the court's general rules for procedures.

Common questions about Judge Suzanne R. Parisien's rules

Are courtesy copies required for Judge Suzanne R. Parisien?

Deliveries may not be made directly to the courtroom unless arranged with the bailiff; all deliveries must go to the judges' mailroom.

View ruleSource: page 1, section No deliveries directly to the courtroom

What must be included with witness examination time form filings before Judge Suzanne R. Parisien?

In civil cases, all parties and counsel must jointly complete the Witness Examination Time Form and submit it with the pretrial memoranda five court days before trial.

View ruleSource: page 1, section Pretrial requirements

What must be included with motion filings before Judge Suzanne R. Parisien?

If a party would like to request oral argument, the motion should be noted pursuant to the applicable court rules, simply noting in the upper right-hand corner "Oral Argument Requested."

View ruleSource: page 1, section Requesting or setting oral argument for motions

How may parties contact Judge Suzanne R. Parisien's chambers?

The rule lists email Parisien.court@kingcounty.gov. Please do not email Judge Parisien directly. All correspondence must go through the bailiff. Parisien.court@kingcounty.gov

View ruleSource: page 1, section Email

What filing deadlines apply to trial memorandum, jury instructions, and other trial submissions filings before Judge Suzanne R. Parisien?

All trial memoranda, proposed jury instructions, and other trial submissions are due no later than five court days prior to trial. All submissions should be forwarded to Judge Parisien, care of the judges' mailroom.

View ruleSource: page 1, section Pretrial requirements

Complete rules summary for Judge Suzanne R. Parisien

Please do not email Judge Parisien directly. All correspondence must go through the bailiff. Parisien.court@kingcounty.gov

If a party would like to request oral argument, the motion should be noted pursuant to the applicable court rules, simply noting in the upper right-hand corner "Oral Argument Requested."

For information on individual civil cases, contact the Clerk's Office main information desk at 206-296-9300.

To set a dispositive motion, you must email the bailiff to schedule hearing time at least 2 months before the requested date (dispositive motions are generally heard Friday mornings at 9, 10, or 11 am), or call if you lack email access.

All trial memoranda, proposed jury instructions, and other trial submissions are due no later than five court days prior to trial. All submissions should be forwarded to Judge Parisien, care of the judges' mailroom.

In civil cases, all parties and counsel must jointly complete the Witness Examination Time Form and submit it with the pretrial memoranda five court days before trial.

Deposition designations and objections must be provided to the Court at least five days before trial, along with other pretrial materials.

Deposition designations and objections must be marked according to the judge's published guidelines.

Deliveries may not be made directly to the courtroom unless arranged with the bailiff; all deliveries must go to the judges' mailroom.