WSR 99-05-029

RULES OF COURT

STATE SUPREME COURT


[ February 4, 1999 ]

IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF THE AMENDMENTS TO RAP 16.22 AND GR 1)

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ORDER

NO. 25700-A-647

The Court Rules Committee having recommended the adoption of the proposed amendments to RAP 16.22 and GR 1, and the Court having determined that the proposed amendments will aid in the prompt and orderly administration of justice and further determined that an emergency exists which necessitates an early adoption;

Now, therefore, it is hereby

ORDERED:

(a) That the amendments as attached hereto are adopted.

(b) That pursuant to the emergency provisions of GR 9(i), the amendments will be published expeditiously and become effective upon publication.

DATED at Olympia, Washington this 4th day of February, 1999.
Richard P. Guy


Durham, J.


Alexander, J.


Smith, J.


Madsen, J.


Johnson, J.


Sanders, J.


Talmadge, J.


Ireland, J.



RAP 16.22

FILING OF BRIEFS IN CAPITAL CASES



(a) The brief of an appellant shall be filed in the Supreme Court within 120 days after the report of proceedings is settled or the last date for filing any objections pursuant to Rule 5(f). 16.19(f). The brief of a respondent shall be filed within 120 days after service of the brief of appellant.

(b) The personal restraint petition shall be filed within 180 days after the appointment of counsel or the court's determination that counsel will not be appointed. The response to a personal restraint petition shall be filed within 120 days after service of the petition.

(c) A brief of appellant or respondent, or a brief in support of or opposition to a personal restraint petition, shall not exceed 250 pages. A reply brief, a pro se supplemental brief, or the response to a pro se supplemental brief, shall not exceed 75 pages.

(d) If legal arguments are included in a personal restraint petition or the response to a personal restraint petition, no separate brief may be filed. A petition or response that contains legal arguments may not exceed 300 pages. The petition or response shall comply with RAP 10.4(a).

(e) The clerk will retain but not formally file a brief, petition, or response that exceeds these page limits, except on prior order of the court. Such an order will only be granted for compelling reasons. The clerk will not file a brief, petition, or response that violates the format requirements of RAP 10.4(a), if a properly formatted brief would violate the page limits. The clerk shall direct the party whose document has been rejected for formal filing to correct the deficiencies within a specified time period.

(f) For the purpose of determining compliance with this rule, appendices, the title sheet, table of contents, and table of authorities are not included.


RULE 1

CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM FOR COURT RULES


PART I: RULES OF GENERAL APPLICATION


General RulesGR
Code of Judicial ConductCJC
Discipline Rules for JudgesDRJ
Board for Judicial Administration RulesBJAR
Rules of Professional ConductRPC
Admission to Practice RulesAPR
Rules for Lawyer DisciplineRLD
Judicial Information System Committee RulesJISCR
Rules of EvidenceER


PART II: RULES FOR APPELLATE COURT ADMINISTRATION

Supreme Court Administrative RulesSAR
Court of Appeals Administrative RulesCAR


PART III: RULES ON APPEAL

Rules of Appellate ProcedureRAP


PART IV: RULES FOR SUPERIOR COURT

Superior Court Administrative RulesAR
Superior Court Civil RulesCR
Superior Court Mandatory Arbitration RulesMAR
Superior Court Special Proceedings RulesSPR
Superior Court Criminal RulesCrR
Superior Court Special Proceeding Rules

--Criminal . . . . . . . . . . . .

SPCR

Superior Court Mental Proceedings RulesMPR
Juvenile Court RulesJuCR


PART V: RULES FOR COURTS OF LIMITED JURISDICTION

Administrative Rules for Courts

of Limited Jurisdiction

ARLJ
Rules for Appeal of Decisions of Courts of

Limited Jurisdiction

RALJ
Civil Rules for Courts of Limited JurisdictionCRLJ
Criminal Rules for Courts of Limited JurisdictionCrRLJ
Infraction Rules for Courts of Limited JurisdictionIRLJ

Reviser's note: The typographical error in the above material occurred in the copy filed by the State Supreme Court and appears in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.

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