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United States District Court

Eastern District of Washington


ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER

Tips for effective practice in the Eastern District

Vol. 3, Issue 1 February 2020

FREQUENT FILER  - Tips for Success with Electronic Filing

ECF Filing Event Updates

When filing an amended or corrected document, please select Amended/Corrected Document from the civil or criminal Other Filings menu in ECF. The filing events Praecipe and Errata are no longer in use.

Multi-Defendant Case Docketing

When filing in a multi-defendant criminal case, please select ONLY the defendants to which your document relates.  If the document relates only to your client, please select only your client.  By selecting “All Defendants” your document may be erroneously related to all pending and terminated defendants in the case.

Also, remember to always include the defendant number as part of the case number in the documents you file.

Signature Requirements for Documents Filed by Pro Hac Vice Counsel

Pursuant to LCivR 83.2( c ) (1) there shall be joined of record in such appearance an associated attorney admitted to practice in this Court who shall sign all pleadings, motions, and other papers prior to filing and shall meaningfully participate in the case.

ECF Login and Password Must Correspond to Attorney Signature

The electronic filing of a document signed by an attorney must be accomplished using that attorney’s CM/ECF Login and Password.

Stipulations Properly Filed Under Motions and Related Filings

If the Stipulation requires further action by the Court (i.e. dismissal, subsequent Court Order, etc.), select the appropriate Motion event from the "Motions and Related Filings" menu and when populating the docket text, select "Stipulated" from the drop down menu to indicate that it is a Stipulated Motion.  By using the Motion event, it will appear on the Judge's calendar. Please see LCivR 7.

Judge’s Copies

When providing courtesy copies of documents over 100 pages in length to Judges, please consider the location of the Judge’s chambers. If chambers are located in Yakima it would be helpful for the copies to be sent to the Yakima Courthouse, etc.

 


YOUR DAY IN COURT - Strengthening Courtroom Decorum and Practices

Prompt Attendance at Scheduled Hearings

Attorneys should strive to be in the courtroom and ready to proceed no later than 10 minutes prior to the start time of a hearing.

 


DID YOU KNOW?

Number of Naturalizations in the Eastern District

1,190 new citizens were naturalized for calendar year 2019 in the Eastern District of Washington. To date, 195 new citizens have been naturalized in 2020.

 


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