[WSBARP] Discovery & Interrogatories in Unlawful Detainers--Allowed or not?
Danielle Flatt
danielle at dimensionlaw.com
Thu Jan 11 12:49:46 PST 2018
Hello Listmates,
In my research a long time ago, I remember reading that traditional
discovery (i.e., depositions, rogs, requests for admission, requests for
production) was not permitted in unlawful detainer cases. Given that
unlawful detainers are usually summary proceedings, that always made sense
to me. Also, given that if a UD gets set for trial, it is done so on an
expedited basis, so there's typically not time to do formal discovery. My
logic also says that since UDs are special proceedings, under CR 81, the
civil rules don't apply and discovery is not permitted.
I received about 50 interrogatories and requests for admission from a
defendant. I went back and tried to re-construct my research. I can't
find the citation I once read to support the proposition that they were
prohibited in UDs.
Is there authority that interrogatories, RFAs, RFPs are not permitted in
unlawful detainers? (Or is my memory playing tricks on me?) Or is there
authority that they are specifically allowed?
Thanks for your assistance!
Best Regards,
DANIELLE FLATT | ATTORNEY | DIMENSION LAW GROUP PLLC
130 Andover Park East, Suite 300 | Tukwila, WA 98188
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