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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>See the 2018 decision of our Supreme Court in the Personal Restraint of Eddie Arnold where the court said:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>One division of the Court of Appeals should give respectful<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>consideration to decisions of another division, but should not apply<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>stare decisis to that prior decision<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>That was a criminal case, but given the reasoning it should apply to civil cases and special proceedings as well:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>We reject any kind of "horizontal stare decisis" between or among the<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>divisions of the Court of Appeals. Statutes, court rules, prior case law of the Court<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>of Appeals, and prior decisions of this court all compel a contrary conclusion.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Lenard L Wittlake, PLLC<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Attorney & Counselor at Law<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>22 East Poplar Street, Suite 202<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>P.O. 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If you received this email in error,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D'>please reply to the sender that you have received this information in error<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D'>and delete this email.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><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>Joshua McKarcher<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 4, 2023 4:14 PM<br><b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBAPT] Does CR 6(a) give probate creditors an extra day to file a claim if the last day falls on a weekend<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Allow me to embarrass myself (further?) by asking any litigator (or lawyer who has had to think about the question as I now realize I never have) on the chain:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Are divisions II and III bound by decisions of division I, or do we get super exciting “circuit (ok, “division”) splits” that the state Supreme Court must resolve?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>No one is obligated to answer. I’m on a plane, so I have time for such questions. ;)<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><div id=ms-outlook-mobile-signature><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Joshua D. McKarcher<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>McKarcher Law PLLC<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>537 6th Street<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Clarkston, WA 99403<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>(509) 758-3345<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>(509) 758-3314 (fax)<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>josh@mckarcherlaw.com<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.mckarcherlaw.com">www.mckarcherlaw.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="98%" align=center></div><div id=divRplyFwdMsg><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com> on behalf of Roger Hawkes <roger@skyvalleylawyers.com><br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 4, 2023 2:20:13 PM<br><b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBAPT] Does CR 6(a) give probate creditors an extra day to file a claim if the last day falls on a weekend</span> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=xmsonormal>Josh thinks it is bad law; so do I; but it still operates until coa or supremes overrule it.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal> <o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=xmsonormal><b>From:</b> wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Diane J. Kiepe<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 4, 2023 10:43 AM<br><b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBAPT] Does CR 6(a) give probate creditors an extra day to file a claim if the last day falls on a weekend<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=xmsonormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Wait – the 3 day rule does not apply to TEDRA – how did I not know this?! I just moved a hearing to account for a second mailing.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=xmsonormal><i><span style='font-family:"Script MT Bold"'>Diane J. Kiepe</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><i><span style='font-family:"Script MT Bold"'> </span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal>Diane J. Kiepe<o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal>Douglas Eden<o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal>717 W. Sprague Ave.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal>Suite 1500<o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal>Spokane, WA 99201<o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><a href="mailto:djkiepe@depdslaw.com"><span style='color:#0563C1'>djkiepe@depdslaw.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal>509-455-5300<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=xmsonormal><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a> <<a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Joshua McKarcher<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 3, 2023 3:36 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] Does CR 6(a) give probate creditors an extra day to file a claim if the last day falls on a weekend<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=xmsonormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Well, Chandra, I am glad you asked this. In summary, I’m wondering if the answer is “In Division I you may win, if Rule CR6(a) was <u>not</u> amended as noted below in 2015 after the 2013 <i>Stover</i> opinion.”</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>As a total non-litigator reading your question, at first I thought, “Why on earth would the deadline <u>not</u> extend to Monday? Don’t they all?” </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Then I discovered <i>Stover</i> (<a href="https://www.courts.wa.gov/opinions/pdf/695461.pdf">https://www.courts.wa.gov/opinions/pdf/695461.pdf</a>), which I’d never had to read or think about before. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>(Go figure the concept of “special proceedings” making 6(e)’s “3-day for mail rule” <u>not</u> apply in TEDRA matters. Great! Surprising; weird; but great! Estates get “greater finality” than non-estates, by a measure of a few days. Why not?)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>So then based on the Court’s description of 6(a) being about periods less than 7 days, I’m unclear if 6(a) contained the quoted language below in 2013 as it does now. (CR 6 indicates it was amended on April 28, 2015. I cannot quickly find the history on CR 6, including what was amended in 2015.)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>But, in theory, if this sentence was added after <i>Stover</i>, then (in theory), you have a harder case perhaps, because maybe the rule was amended to avoid <i>Stover</i>-like outcomes or something: </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>“The last day of the period so computed shall be included, unless it is a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday, in which event the period runs until the end of the next day which is neither a Saturday, a Sunday nor a legal holiday.”</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>CR 6(a) applies to “any applicable statute.” Division I <i>seems</i> to say the civil rules don’t apply anyhow, so never mind 6(a)’s time computation rules. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>So, it seems like “your” fight would be over whether the creditor’s lawsuit would be a TEDRA action (I assume so); whether Div. I was correct that those are “special proceedings” under CR 81(a) (I assume Div. I thinks it was correct); and whether, regardless of all that, no other <b><u>statute</u></b> on the books would make any statutory deadline ending on a Sunday extend to the next court/business day.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>I’m intrigued. When you find an answer, PLEASE share it.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Best, Josh </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=xmsonormal><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a> <<a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Chandra Lewnau<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 3, 2023 2:40 PM<br><b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Discussion List <<a href="mailto:wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] Does CR 6(a) give probate creditors an extra day to file a claim if the last day falls on a weekend<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=xmsonormal> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=xmsonormal>For the first time I have a probate where the creditor deadline for filing a claim fell on a Sunday and the creditor filed the claim exactly one day late on the Monday. (The PR was served on time.) Before I have the PR reject the claim, can anyone verify that CR 6(a) does not apply to the notice provisions of RCW 11.40.051 and 30 days means 30 days? I have seen some cases (ex. in re Stover) but nothing specifically on point.<br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=xmsonormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=xmsonormal><span class=xgmailsignatureprefix>-- </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=xmsonormal><span style='color:black'>-- </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><b><span style='color:#050505'>Chandra M. Lewnau</span></b><span style='color:#050505'> </span><b><span style='color:#007C6A'>|</span></b><span style='color:#050505'> Attorney</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='color:black'>WALL GROUP LAW </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='color:#2A2A2A'>51 W. 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