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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Yet another section of law that cries out for legislative correction<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Dave Culbertson<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, November 5, 2022 6:46 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> jen@appletreelaw.com; Craig@glgmail.com<br>
<b>Cc:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBAPT] Small Claims Court<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi, Jennifer and Craig.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sorry for the delayed replay, and thanks for the info, it’s good to face the hard truth.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It’s no surprise I was wrong, but what is surprising is that the same claim can be proceeding in Small Claims court and in District/Superior at the same time. Am I getting that right? I would have thought that somewhere in the procedural
rules there would be something allowing a claim to only be heard in one court, for efficiency’s sake or to avoid conflicting outcomes.
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Craig Gourley<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 3, 2022 5:58 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <<a href="mailto:wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBAPT] Small Claims Court<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Yep, I am with Jennifer. When my client got sued in Small Claims on a bogus claim, I filed a Superior court case and immediately scheduled depositions which the client then
used as evidence in the small claims. He won in Small Claims and we proceeded to settle in Superior Court. Client got $10k from guy that sued him in Small Claims. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Jennifer L White<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 3, 2022 2:33 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <</span><a href="mailto:wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBAPT] Small Claims Court<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Hi Dave,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">I hate to break it to you, but you are not correct in that understanding…. I just had to deal with this issue a few months ago.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Take a look at RCW 12.40 for all of the procedural rules. In a nutshell, you have to get consent from the court to have attorneys appear in small claims court. You can’t just
remove the case to district/superior court. They can make you have two tracks – small claims and then district/superior.
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Dave Culbertson<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 3, 2022 2:01 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> </span><a href="mailto:solo-and-small-practice-section@list.wsba.org"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">solo-and-small-practice-section@list.wsba.org</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">;
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in">Hello, Listmates.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in">I have a PNC who might be facing a small-claims court action. My understanding has always been that both parties have to agree to not have attorneys for it to be in Small Claims, and that if one side wants representation
they have a right to it and the dispute has to be heard in district or superior court.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in">Am I wrong about that? I don’t see where that appears in the RCW’s. If I’m right and somebody knows the source of the rule, I’d be interested.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in">Thanks, folks.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in">Best Regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in">Dave Culbertson<o:p></o:p></p>
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