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Right To A Jury Trial; Demand

E.D. Wash. LCivR 38

(a) through (c) [Reserved] (d) Waiver; Withdrawal. A party waives a jury trial unless its demand is properly served and filed according to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 38 and 81(c). In a removed action, a party desiring a jury trial must serve a demand for a jury trial within 14 days after it files a notice of removal or is served with a notice of removal filed by another party, unless a jury demand was made in the state court prior to removal. (e) [Reserved]
Official source: https://www.waed.uscourts.gov/sites/cst/waed/files/local-rules/LocalCivilRules---November- · retrieved 2026-07-23