W.D. Wash. LCR 65

(a) Reserved

(b) Temporary Restraining Order

(1) Issuance Without Notice Disfavored: Motions for temporary restraining orders

without notice to and an opportunity to be heard by the adverse party are disfavored and

will rarely be granted. Unless the requirements of Fed. R. Civ. P. 65(b) for issuance

without notice are satisfied, the moving party must serve all motion papers on the

opposing party, by electronic means if available, before or contemporaneously with the

filing of the motion and include a certificate of service with the motion. The motion must

also include contact information for the opposing party’s counsel or for an unrepresented

party.

(2) Length of Motion; Noting Date: The motion must not exceed 8,400 words or, if

written by hand or typewriter, twenty-four pages in length and may be noted for the same

day it is filed.

(3) Procedure: Counsel must file emergency motions electronically unless the case is

sealed in its entirety. Pro se parties who choose not to file electronically should, if

possible, bring their emergency motions to the court during normal business hours to

avoid the delay of mailing. After the motion is filed, the filer must promptly call the

Clerk’s Office at (206) 370-8400 (Seattle) or (253) 882-3800 (Tacoma) to advise the court

that it has filed an emergency motion. The clerk will promptly assign a judge and advise

his or her chambers of the emergency nature of the filing. The court may consider the

motion on the papers or schedule a hearing.

(4) Proposed Order: A motion for a temporary restraining order must include a proposed

order specifically setting forth the relief requested and describing in reasonable detail the

act or acts to be restrained or required.

(5) Response: Unless the court orders otherwise, the adverse party must (1) file a notice

indicating whether it plans to oppose the motion within twenty-four hours after service of

the motion, and (2) file its response, if any, within forty-eight hours after the motion is

served. The response may not exceed 8,400 words or, if written by hand or typewriter,

twenty-four pages in length, and no reply will be permitted. If the movant meets the

requirements of Fed. R. Civ. P. 65(b), the court may grant the motion without awaiting a

response.

(6) Courtesy Copy: Courtesy copies are not required unless otherwise ordered by the

Court. Parties should consult their assigned judge’s web page at www.wawd.uscourts.gov

for standing orders and guidance regarding courtesy copies.