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<p class="MsoNormal">I wish I had known about the custom before I tried to figure it out from the rules! I went around and around trying to determine if a Motion for Order Shortening Time was required, and I ultimately concluded that it
<b><i>was</i></b> necessary since I didn’t see a specific exception. The only express rule is when a TRO is sought with no notice at all—and directs the plaintiff to use best efforts to provide some kind of notice.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Maybe you’re right that the “exception” is custom: Set something on the Ex Parte emergency calendar and the commissioner will quiz you on how much notice you managed to give, and then either hear the motion or continue it depending on whether
they’re satisfied with the notice and/or the effort to give notice.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">But now I can’t figure out when a Motion for Order Shortening Time would ever be needed. If it’s not emergency, why not give full 9-day notice? If it’s an emergency, no MOST is needed?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Eric<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Eric C. Nelsen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Sayre Law Offices, PLLC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">1417 31st Ave South<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Mike Zeno<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 5, 2026 3:53 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Real Property Listserv <wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBARP] King County "Emergency" calendar vs Motion for Order Shortening Time<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#002060">Hi Eric--I think TROs are recognized as a unique exception to the general motion timelines. I’m not sure if this is just by custom or inferable from the rules…Mike<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Eric Nelsen<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 5, 2026 3:42 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Real Property Listserv (<a href="mailto:wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>) <<a href="mailto:wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [WSBARP] King County "Emergency" calendar vs Motion for Order Shortening Time<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This is deep in the weeds in King County procedure. I’m trying to figure out why if you set a hearing on the 1:30 Ex Parte “emergency motion” calendar, and you give short notice to the defendant, means that you
<b><i>don’t</i></b> have to file a separate Motion for Order Shortening Time.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I am seeking a preliminary injunction in a civil case. I needed a temporary restraining order entered asap, but I was able to give the defendant about four calendar days’ notice of the hearing. To set this up, I filed:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Motion for Preliminary Injunction and set it for hearing in front of the assigned judge—in September, which was first available date on the judge’s calendar. (Preliminary injunction would last until resolution at trial.)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and set it for hearing on the 1:30 “emergency” motions calendar in Ex Parte, with about four days’ notice to the defendant. (TRO fills the gap between now and when motion for preliminary injunction
is resolved.)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Motion for Order Shortening Time (to hear the Motion for TRO) and set it for hearing at the same time as the Motion for TRO.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">LCR 65(b) says set the Motion for TRO in Ex Parte, not the assigned judge. But before requesting it, you have to get a hearing date on the preliminary injunction set before the assigned judge. Fine—I did that.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">LCR 7(b)(10) says Motion for Order Shortening Time will be granted for “good cause,” but you must give as much notice as you can, minimum two judicial days “except in emergency situations.”<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I had my hearing on the TRO today, and commissioner signed the TRO. I asked about the Order Shortening Time, and the commissioner said, “why would I sign that—this is the emergency calendar.”<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Is there some rule I’m missing, that completely exempts motions set on the “emergency” calendar from the 9-court-day notice rule? For the emergency calendar, are you to give as much advance notice as you can, whether it’s none or an hour
or six days, and you can just go for it and ignore LCR 7 and not have to specifically have a finding of “good cause” to hear the motion on short notice?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If that’s true, then when is there ever a circumstance where a Motion for Order Shortening Time is necessary?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Eric<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Eric C. Nelsen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Sayre Law Offices, PLLC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">1417 31st Ave South<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Seattle WA 98144-3909<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">206-625-0092<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:eric@sayrelawoffices.com">eric@sayrelawoffices.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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