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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">When that has happened to me in the past, I haven't filed it, but I have treated it as contact sufficient to create a duty to give notice if I intend to take a default or anything like that.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Absent unusual circumstances, I don't want to take the responsibility for doing
<u>anything</u> for a pro se, even just filing a document; especially if it's a litigation case where there is a genuine adversarial relationship between my client and the pro se. Remember: No good deed goes unpunished. Even a trivial "help" to a pro se can
end up having unintended negative consequences for your client.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">In something like a probate administration, I might not be quite so unforgiving.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Eric<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Eric C. Nelsen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>JOYCE SCHWENSEN<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 16, 2019 1:46 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] Receipt of unfiled answer from pro se defendant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Listmates,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I received by mail a hand-written answer from a pro se defendant. It hasn’t been filed and is not formatted correctly. Do I have some responsibility to file it with the court, or can I just mail it back to the defendant with a letter stating
that it is their responsibility to file it with the clerk, and otherwise treat it as an appearance? If I need to file it, any suggestions about how? Should I mail it to the court clerk for paper-filing, try to e-file it as-is, put some type of cover sheet
with a statement from me as to where it came from?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks, Joyce<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:navy">Law Office of Joyce S. Schwensen<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:navy">Joyce S. Schwensen, PS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:navy">12055 15<sup>th</sup> Ave NE</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:navy"><br>
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:navy">Tel: (206) 367-1065<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><a href="mailto:Joyce@SchwensenLaw.com"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:navy">Joyce@SchwensenLaw.com</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:navy"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.schwensenlaw.com/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:navy">www.SchwensenLaw.com</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:navy"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:navy">PLEASE NOTE
<u>NEW ADDRESS</u>: <u>12055 15<sup>TH</sup> AVE. NE, SEATTLE, WA 98125</u>.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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