WSR 10-13-026

RULES OF COURT

STATE SUPREME COURT


[ June 3, 2010 ]

IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF THE AMENDMENTS TO RAP 9.6-DESIGNATION OF CLERK'S PAPERS AND EXHIBITS, RAP 11.3(a)-DATE OF ARGUMENT, RAP 13.4-DISCRETIONARY REVIEW OF DECISION TERMINATING REVIEW AND RAP 18.1-ATTORNEYS FEES AND EXPENSES )

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NO. 25700-A-955

     The Washington Appellate Lawyers Association (WALA) having recommended the adoption of the proposed amendments to RAP 9.6-Designation of Clerk's Papers and Exhibits, RAP 11.3(a)-Date of Argument, RAP 13.4-Discretionary Review of Decision Terminating Review and RAP 18.1-Attorneys Fees and Expenses, and the Court having considered the amendments and comments submitted thereto, and having determined that the proposed amendments will aid in the prompt and orderly administration of justice;

     Now, therefore, it is hereby

     ORDERED:

     (a) That the amendments as shown below are adopted.

     (b) That the amendments will be published in the Washington Reports and will become effective September 1, 2010.

     DATED at Olympia, Washington this 3rd day of June, 2010.
     Madsen, C.J.
     C. Johnson, J.

      Owens, J.
     Alexander, J.

      Fairhurst, J.
     Sanders, J.

      J. M. Johnson, J.
     Chambers, J.

      Stephens, J.


RAP 18.1


Rule 18.1, Attorney Fees and Expenses


     [(a) - (g) unchanged]

     (h) Transmitting Judgment on Award. The clerk will include the award of attorney fees and expenses in the mandate, or the certificate of finality, or in a supplemental judgment. The award of fees and expenses, including interest from the date of the award by the appellate court, may be enforced in the trial court.

     [(i) & (j) unchanged]


SUGGESTED AMENDMENT

RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE (RAP)


RULE 9.6

DESIGNATION OF CLERK'S PAPERS AND EXHIBITS



     (a) Generally. The party seeking review should, within 30 days after the notice of appeal is filed or discretionary review is granted, serve on all other parties and file with the trial court clerk a designation of those clerk's papers and exhibits the party wants the trial court clerk to transmit to the appellate court. A copy of the designation shall also be filed with the appellate court clerk. Any party may supplement the designation of clerk's papers and exhibits prior to or with the filing of the party's last brief. Thereafter, a party may supplement the designation only by order of the appellate court, upon motion. Each party is encouraged to designate only clerk's papers and exhibits needed to review the issues presented to the appellate court.

     (b) Designation and contents.

     (1) The clerk's papers shall include, at a minimum:

     (A) the notice of appeal or the notice for discretionary review;

     (B) the indictment, information, or complaint in a criminal case;

     (C) any written order or ruling not attached to the notice of appeal, of which a party seeks review;

     (D) the final pretrial order, or the final complaint and answer or other pleadings setting out the issues to be tried if the final pretrial order does not set out those issues;

     (c) Format. [No change.]


RAP 11.3

DATE OF ARGUMENT



     (a) Notice. The clerk will advise all parties and others who have filed briefs of the time and place of oral argument and the members of the court who will consider the case on the merits.

     (b) Unchanged.


RAP 13.4

DISCRETIONARY REVIEW OF DECISION TERMINATING REVIEW



     (a) How to Seek Review. A party seeking discretionary review by the Supreme Court of a Court of Appeals decision terminating review must file a petition for review or an answer to the petition that raises new issues. A petition for review should be filed in the Court of Appeals. If no motion to publish or motion to reconsider all or part of the Court of Appeals decision is timely made, a petition for review must be filed within 30 days after the decision is filed. If such a motion is made, the petition for review must be filed within 30 days after an order is filed denying a timely motion for reconsideration or determining a timely motion to publish. If the petition for review is filed prior to the Court of Appeals determination on the motion to reconsider or on a motion to publish, the petition will not be forwarded to the Supreme Court until the Court of Appeals files an order on all such motions. The first party to file a petition for review must, at the time the petition is filed, pay the statutory filing fee to the clerk of the Court of Appeals in which the petition is filed.

     (b) Considerations Governing Acceptance of Review. A petition for review will be accepted by the Supreme Court only:

     (1) If the decision of the Court of Appeals is in conflict with a decision of the Supreme Court; or

     (2) If the decision of the Court of Appeals is in conflict with another decision of the Court of Appeals; or

     (3) If a significant question of law under the Constitution of the State of Washington or of the United States is involved; or

     (4) If the petition involves an issue of substantial public interest that should be determined by the Supreme Court.

     (c) Content and Style of Petition. The petition for review should contain under appropriate headings and in the order here indicated:

     (1) Cover. A title page, which is the cover.

     (2) Tables. A table of contents, with page references, and a table of cases (alphabetically arranged), statutes and other authorities cited, with reference to the pages of the brief where cited.

     (3) Identity of Petitioner. A statement of the name and designation of the person filing the petition.

     (4) Citation to Court of Appeals Decision. A reference to the Court of Appeals decision which petitioner wants reviewed, the date of filing the decision, and the date of any order granting or denying a motion for reconsideration.

     (5) Issues Presented for Review. A concise statement of the issues presented for review.

     (6) Statement of the Case. A statement of the facts and procedures relevant to the issues presented for review, with appropriate references to the record.

     (7) Argument. A direct and concise statement of the reason why review should be accepted under one or more of the tests established in section (b), with argument.

     (8) Conclusion. A short conclusion stating the precise relief sought.

     (9) Appendix. An appendix containing a copy of the Court of Appeals decision, any order granting or denying a motion for reconsideration of the decision, and copies of statutes and constitutional provisions relevant to the issues presented for review.

     (d) Answer and Reply. A party may file an answer to a petition for review. If the party wants to seek review of any issue that is not raised in the petition for review, including any issues that were raised but not decided in the Court of Appeals, the party must raise those new issues in an answer. Any answer should be filed within 30 days after the service on the party of the petition. A party may file a reply to an answer only if the answering party seeks review of issues not raised in the petition for review. A reply to an answer should be limited to addressing only the new issues raised in the answer. A reply to an answer should be filed within 15 days after the service on the party of the answer. An answer or reply should be filed in the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court may call for an answer or a reply to an answer.

     (e) Form of Petition, Answer, and Reply. The petition, answer, and reply should comply with the requirements as to form for a brief as provided in rules 10.3 and 10.4, except as otherwise provided in this rule.

     (f) Length. The petition for review, answer, or reply should not exceed 20 pages double spaced, excluding appendices.

     (g) Reproduction of Petition, Answer, and Reply. The clerk will arrange for the reproduction of copies of a petition for review, an answer, or a reply, and bill the appropriate party for the copies as provided in rule 10.5.

     (h) Amicus Curiae Memoranda. The Supreme Court may grant permission to file an amicus curiae memorandum in support of or opposition to a pending petition for review. Absent a showing of particular justification, an amicus curiae memorandum should be received by the court and counsel of record for the parties and other amicus curiae not later than 60 days from the date the petition for review is filed. Rules 10.4 and 10.6 should govern generally disposition of a motion to file an amicus curiae memorandum. An amicus curiae memorandum or answer thereto should not exceed 10 pages.

     (i) No Oral Argument. The Supreme Court will decide the petition without oral argument.

     Reviser's note: The brackets and enclosed material in the text of the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appear in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.

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