Western District of Washington | United States District Court

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November 12, 2026

TEMPORARY CHANGE TO EMERGENCY AFTER-HOURS FILING PROCEDURES

Due to the impact of the Microsoft 365 and Outlook outages, the after-hours emergency phone line has been temporarily changed to 206-806-4412. If you have filed an after-hours emergency motion, please use this phone number to notify the Court of...

November 9, 2026

Order Reappointing Magistrate Judge Michelle L. Peterson

Please see General Order 13-26, dated November 9, 2026, reappointing Magistrate Judge Michelle L. Peterson, effective March 1, 2027....

October 29, 2026

CM/ECF Scheduled System Unavailability: November 13-16, 2026

Due to system maintenance, the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington's CM/ECF filing system will be unavailable from 5:00 PM PST Friday, November 13, 2026 – 7:00 AM PST Monday, November 16, 2026....

October 22, 2026

Pay.gov Scheduled Maintenance: October 24, 2026

Due to system maintenance, filers will be unable to make payments through the CM/ECF filing system for the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington on Saturday, October 24, 2026 from approximately 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM PT....

October 2, 2026

Proposed Amendments to Local Civil Rules

The Court invites you to review and comment on proposed amendments to the Local Civil Rules and the Model ESI Agreement, available on the Court's Local Rules web page....