(a) Reserved
(b) Pretrial Procedure
All informations, indictments, citations, or other instruments on file with the clerk which charge only
misdemeanors shall be designated for proceeding before a Magistrate Judge. If the defendant does not
consent to trial and/or disposition before a Magistrate Judge, and if such consent is required, the clerk
shall reassign the case for trial and/or disposition before a District Judge.
(c) Reserved
(d) Paying a Fixed Sum in Lieu of Appearance
(1) In General
Payment of sums fixed in this court’s Schedule of Collateral Forfeiture-Bail Schedules may be
accepted in lieu of appearance and as authorizing termination of the proceedings.
Where such proceedings involve a charge of moving traffic violations, the Clerk shall transmit a copy
of the charge to the appropriate state’s driver licensing authority and identify it as a record of
conviction. A copy of the current “Schedule of Collateral Forfeiture-Bail Schedules” and mandatory
appearances for misdemeanors and infractions in the Eastern District of Washington is available at
the Clerk’s Office and at www.waed.uscourts.gov.
(2) through (3) [Reserved]
(e) through (f) [Reserved]
(g) Appeal
(1) [Reserved]
(2) From a Magistrate Judge’s Order or Judgment
(A) through (D) [Reserved]
(E) Briefs
Appellant’s brief shall be filed and served within twenty-eight (28) days after the filing of the
Notice of Appeal. Appellee’s responsive brief shall be filed and served within fourteen (14) days
thereafter. Appellant may file and serve a reply brief within seven (7) days thereafter.
(F) Oral Argument
The District Judge shall have discretion whether to schedule oral argument on the appeal. Either
party may only request oral argument on the cover of their initial brief.
(3) Reserved
