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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Dalynne, yes you can conduct discovery under 11.96A.115, you just have no right to it. The issue can be sufficient time to get or force discovery responses before the initial TEDRA hearing, there is a Washington federal case authority
for it, I don’t have time to find it just now but email me separately and I will get it to you . Commissioner Judson said that discovery under this section is “squishy”
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Dalynne Singleton<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 23, 2020 2:35 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] Estate - discovery, interrogatories/rfp and deposition<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Has anyone been able to conduct discovery in an estate w/o filing TEDRA? It appears to be allowed under RCW 11.96A.115 – since estates are governed by RCW 11.96A and (2) below,
for good cause shown…<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">RCW <a href="http://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=11.96A.115"><span style="color:#7DAB8A">11.96A.115</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Discovery.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">In all matters governed by this title, discovery shall be permitted only in the following matters:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">(1) A judicial proceeding that places one or more specific issues in controversy that has been commenced under RCW <a href="http://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=11.96A.100"><b><span style="color:#7DAB8A">11.96A.100</span></b></a>,
in which case discovery shall be conducted in accordance with the superior court civil rules and applicable local rules; or<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">(2) A matter in which the court orders that discovery be permitted on a showing of good cause, in which case discovery
shall be conducted in accordance with the superior court civil rules and applicable local rules unless otherwise limited by the order of the court.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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