[WSBARP] Current emergency orders re non-family law civil matters, mostly King County but some statewide relevance

Thu Mar 19 16:37:16 PDT 2020

I agree with Mark. The Commissioner's were clear emergency meant life and
limb not financial situations

On Thu, Mar 19, 2020, 4:33 PM Mark Vohr <mcv at ohanafc.com> wrote:

> While I would wait and see what the comm. determine is an emergency.  I
> think Comm. Moore made is pretty clear that they are referring to life and
> limb related matters as emergencies and far harder pressed to reach the
> conclusion there are any financial emergencies.
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> Regards,
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> Mark
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> Mark C. Vohr, Esq.
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> Ohana Fiduciary Corp.
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> *From:* wsbapt-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com <
> wsbapt-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com> *On Behalf Of *Donna Calf Robe
> *Sent:* Thursday, March 19, 2020 4:18 PM
> *To:* WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt at lists.wsbarppt.com>; 'WSBA
> Real Property Listserv' <wsbarp at lists.wsbarppt.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [WSBAPT] Current emergency orders re non-family law civil
> matters, mostly King County but some statewide relevance
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>
> Hi Eric,
>
> Commissioner Judson and Moore and Nadia Simpson had a telephone conference
> with the GELS section members and passed along the following info:
>
> Because of the Supreme Court emergency order, all hearings are continued
> until after April 24, unless it’s an emergency.  Ex parte via the clerk is
> suspended. Any hearings that are currently noted prior to April 24 will not
> be held.
>
> You can still e-file in King County.  You can’t start a new probate.
>
> The commissioners are working on defining “emergency” and it sounds like
> they will know it when they see it, but it may be case specific.
>
>
>
> Best regards,
>
>
>
> *Donna*
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> Donna M. Calf Robe
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> *From:* wsbapt-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com <
> wsbapt-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com> *On Behalf Of *Eric Nelsen
> *Sent:* Thursday, March 19, 2020 2:01 PM
> *To:* WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt at lists.wsbarppt.com>; 'WSBA
> Real Property Listserv' <wsbarp at lists.wsbarppt.com>
> *Subject:* [WSBAPT] Current emergency orders re non-family law civil
> matters, mostly King County but some statewide relevance
>
>
>
> All—I just put this together for my firm and thought I would pass it along.
>
>
>
> DISCLAIMERS:
>
>
>
>    1. *Virtually everything below from Seattle or King County is or may
>    be moot in light of yesterday's Supreme Court Order, attached*, which
>    says, "*2. All non-emergency civil matters shall be continued until
>    after April 24, 2020.*" I think there is still a lot of confusion
>    about how to interpret this. Or *I'm* confused, anyway. Questions I
>    don't have answers for but wish I did:
>       1. In King County, is Ex Parte via the Clerk completely shut down
>       except for non-emergency?
>       2. Does this mean we can't start a probate right now?
>       3. Can we *e-file* non-emergency documents with the clerk since
>       that doesn't involve sending someone to the courthouse, or does even
>       e-filing interfere with the clerk's office's focus on emergency matters?
>       4. Can I contact a judge's bailiff to set a hearing for after April
>       24?
>
>
>
>    1. I practice almost entirely in King County and in Seattle so I
>    stayed focused on that. Of course you should all read the relevant orders
>    yourself; this is just my attempt to wrap my head around the multiple
>    orders coming from City of Seattle, King County Sheriff, King County
>    Superior Court, and Washington Supreme Court.
>
>
>
>    1. There are lots of orders relating to criminal matters, and I didn't
>    try to summarize them. Same thing with family law—there's a lot involving
>    UFC and regular Ex Parte and any and all family law related cases that I
>    didn't attempt to summarize. Guardianships—See KCSC order #4, the memo
>    attached has a lot of information on handling GRD proceedings. *This
>    is mainly focused on what I thought was relevant to probate and real estate*
>    .
>
>
>
> The orders and proclamations:
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>
>
> SEATTLE – moratorium on *small business and nonprofit evictions* for 60
> days, through May 16 (Mayor's proclamation of March 17
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__durkan.seattle.gov_wp-2Dcontent_uploads_sites_9_2020_03_Civil-2DEmergency-2DOrder-2DMoratorium-2Don-2DSmall-2DBusiness-2DTenant-2DEvictions-2D3.17.20.pdf&d=DwMFAg&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=K1mLMC1eFjwfeeMM-AC6zQ&m=PngdDpt5_w4g2Av05vbTTPig98tv9q5eae5V72m2HlQ&s=Prb-P9HTN9IUi4ro4WibNsmaIHHzZKbpNvnETinieZg&e=>
> )
>
> KING COUNTY – *residential eviction* hearings, motions, trials, stayed
> and suspended until March 30 (KCSC order #9, March 18
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.kingcounty.gov_courts_superior-2Dcourt.aspx&d=DwMFAg&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=K1mLMC1eFjwfeeMM-AC6zQ&m=PngdDpt5_w4g2Av05vbTTPig98tv9q5eae5V72m2HlQ&s=JpZRFm5mapW57jWB6VV0UFi1i7Iyjd5GdeDGk7H-jGg&e=>
> )
>
> KING COUNTY – sheriff has suspended enforcement of all *eviction orders
> "not related to public safety or nuisance."* (KCSC order #8, March 17
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.kingcounty.gov_courts_superior-2Dcourt.aspx&d=DwMFAg&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=K1mLMC1eFjwfeeMM-AC6zQ&m=PngdDpt5_w4g2Av05vbTTPig98tv9q5eae5V72m2HlQ&s=JpZRFm5mapW57jWB6VV0UFi1i7Iyjd5GdeDGk7H-jGg&e=>
> )
>
> KING COUNTY – *all civil pre-trial hearings* shall be heard
> telephonically only (KCSC order #4, March 13
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.kingcounty.gov_courts_superior-2Dcourt.aspx&d=DwMFAg&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=K1mLMC1eFjwfeeMM-AC6zQ&m=PngdDpt5_w4g2Av05vbTTPig98tv9q5eae5V72m2HlQ&s=JpZRFm5mapW57jWB6VV0UFi1i7Iyjd5GdeDGk7H-jGg&e=>
> )
>
> KING COUNTY – *Ex Parte* – no walk-ins permitted. Use the Ex Parte via
> the Clerk online system, or if you need to submit an original Will send
> materials by messenger to Ex Parte via the Clerk. Hearings by telephone
> only—contact the clerk as early as possible to coordinate the conference
> line that you should call in to. (KCSC order #4, March 13, attached memo
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.kingcounty.gov_courts_superior-2Dcourt.aspx&d=DwMFAg&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=K1mLMC1eFjwfeeMM-AC6zQ&m=PngdDpt5_w4g2Av05vbTTPig98tv9q5eae5V72m2HlQ&s=JpZRFm5mapW57jWB6VV0UFi1i7Iyjd5GdeDGk7H-jGg&e=>
> )
>
> STATEWIDE -- *non-emergency civil matters* suspended through April 24 (WASC
> order of March 18
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.courts.wa.gov_opinions_index.cfm-3Ffa-3Dopinions.scorders&d=DwMFAg&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=K1mLMC1eFjwfeeMM-AC6zQ&m=PngdDpt5_w4g2Av05vbTTPig98tv9q5eae5V72m2HlQ&s=lLnC5LfI1q_5BZoG9OXeqR-hY1oAmrMpEtoIjvp6JAU&e=>
> )
>
> STATEWIDE – *emergency civil proceedings before April 24* must be heard
> telephonically or other means that does not require in-person attendance,
> "unless impossible" (WASC order of March 18
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.courts.wa.gov_opinions_index.cfm-3Ffa-3Dopinions.scorders&d=DwMFAg&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=K1mLMC1eFjwfeeMM-AC6zQ&m=PngdDpt5_w4g2Av05vbTTPig98tv9q5eae5V72m2HlQ&s=lLnC5LfI1q_5BZoG9OXeqR-hY1oAmrMpEtoIjvp6JAU&e=>
> )
>
>
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>
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
>
> Eric
>
>
>
> Eric C. Nelsen
>
> Sayre Law Offices, PLLC
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> eric at sayrelawoffices.com
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