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W.D. Wash. CrR 56

When Court Is Open, Conducting Business, Clerk’s Authority

activein force · 2026-01-13 – presentact-effective-date

(a) Regular Sessions of Court

The court shall be in continuous session throughout the year in Seattle and in Tacoma. The court

may establish other locations in this district for holding court pursuant to General Order. Nothing

in this rule shall prohibit the court from conducting proceedings via electronic transmission in

lieu of live court proceedings.

(b) Hours and Closures.

The court’s hours and holiday closures are set forth on the court’s website at

https://www.wawd.uscourts.gov.

(c) Text Only Docket Orders

The clerk of court may issue text only docket orders for any act within the clerk’s authority. A

text only docket order is an order electronically entered on the case docket without an attached

document and is as official and binding as if the clerk of court had signed a document containing

the text. If the one or more of the parties are unrepresented and do not file electronically, the

clerk of court will mail to those recipients a copy of the Notice of Electronic Filing of the text

only docket order.

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www.wawd.uscourts.gov
Retrieved
2026-09-18
Edition
fed-district-2026-09-18
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ea294a63064e087114dc670a0f9076f4b7a616adeca442e89fc558ac139cbd7f
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