WSR 01-21-015

RULES OF COURT

STATE SUPREME COURT


[ October 4, 2001 ]

IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF THE AMENDMENT TO APR 13 )

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 ORDER

NO. 25700-A-714

     The Washington State Bar Association having recommended the adoption of the proposed amendment to APR 13, and the Court having determined that the proposed amendment will aid in the prompt and orderly administration of justice and further determined that an emergency exists which necessitates an early adoption;

     Now, therefore, it is hereby

     ORDERED:

     (a) That the amendment as attached hereto is adopted.

     (b) That pursuant to the emergency provisions of GR 9(i), the amendment will be published expeditiously and become effective upon publication.

     DATED at Olympia, Washington this 4th day of October 2001.
     Alexander, C.J.
     Smith, J.

      Sanders, J.
     Johnson, J.

      Bridge, J.
     Madsen, J.

      Chambers, J.
     Ireland, J.

      Owens, J.


SUGGESTED AMENDMENT

ADMISSION TO PRACTICE RULES (APR)

APR 13. SIGNING OF PLEADINGS AND OTHER PAPERS;

NOTICE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS, TELEPHONE NUMBER, OR NAME



     (a) Signing of Pleadings and Other Papers. [No change].

     (b) Change of Address. An attorney whose office address or office telephone number changes shall, within 10 days after the change, notify in writing the Executive Director of the Washington State-Bar Association, who shall forward changes weekly to the Office of the Clerk of the Supreme Court for entry into the state computer system. The notice shall be in a form acceptable to the Bar Association and, Iin addition to the attorney's full name, the notice shall contain (1) the attorney's Washington State Bar Association membership number, (2) the previous address and telephone number, clearly identified as such, (3) the new address and telephone number, clearly identified as such, and (4) the effective date of the change. The courts of this state may rely on the address information contained in the state computer system in issuing notices in pending actions.

     (c) Change of Name. An attorney whose name changes shall, within 10 days after the change, notify in writing the Executive Director of the Washington State Bar Association, who shall forward changes weekly to the Office of the Clerk of the Supreme Court for entry into the state computer system. The notice shall be in a form acceptable to the Bar Association and shall contain (1) the full previous name, clearly identified as such, (2) the full new name, clearly identified as such, (3) the attorneys Washington State Bar Association membership number, and (4) the effective date of the change.

     (d) Requirements of Local and Other Court Rules Not Affected. [No change].

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

     Reviser's note: The typographical errors in the above material occurred in the copy filed by the State Supreme Court and appear in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.

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