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Honorable Gregory Banks Island County Prosecuting Attorney P.O. Box 5000 Coupeville, WA 98239

Dear Prosecutor Banks:

By letter previously acknowledged, you have requested our opinion on the following paraphrased questions:

Do the judges of the superior court of a county have the authority to adopt a local court rule that requires the clerk of the superior court to have all original pleadings and documents that are filed with the clerk's office pertaining to an active case physically filed within three court days of physical receipt in the clerk's office?

If the superior court has such authority,…