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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'>Thanks to all who responded. The general consensus seems to be to go the “show cause hearing” route because that’s a known commodity and the judges are comfortable with it. Another tack is to move the court for judgment on the pleadings if your judges are savvy enough.<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:white'><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><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'> wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Rowley, Rob<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 24, 2015 7:37 AM<br><b>To:</b> WSBA Real Property Listserv<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBARP] Hey UD Gurus: MSJ or Order to Show Cause?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>In Spokane County I'd set a show cause hearing for the daily unlawful detainer docket. I'd move for judgment on the pleadings at the show cause hearing. I've routinely had judges and commissioner grant a writ based upon such an admission. (This assumes of course that there are no procedural defects).<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Rob Rowley<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 4:21 PM, Jennifer Y. Sohn <<a href="mailto:jennifer@sohn-law.com" target="_blank">jennifer@sohn-law.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'>I wouldn’t do MSJ in your situation because it is costly (as you mentioned) and can be dismissed/overruled if there is a question of fact. Courts are familiar with a show cause hearing in UD cases and is relatively quick. I would evict as soon as possible if the tenant is still living there free rent.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Jennifer Sohn</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'>206.617.7874</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><a name="14bb900840b81c6a__MailEndCompose"><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span></a><o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com" target="_blank">wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com" target="_blank">wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Paul Neumiller<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, February 23, 2015 3:35 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com" target="_blank">wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [WSBARP] Hey UD Gurus: MSJ or Order to Show Cause?<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>So, new clients come in and want me to evict Tenant. After some sleuthing, I discovered that a family member has already filed a UD summons and complaint and had it served on Tenant in Dec (documents, though inpro-per, aren’t bad and I can use them). Tenant files a response saying, “yeah I know I owe the money, give me a week.” Then nothing happened and now it’s almost March. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Would you file documents for a show cause hearing or bring a motion for summary judgment? I’m leaning towards a show cause hearing because those are form documents and I’d have to specifically draft a MSJ so a show cause hearing would likely be cheaper for the client. Plus, I can make arguments at the show cause hearing that the judge can weigh instead of at a MSJ hearing that can be easily derailed. Thoughts?<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><br>_______________________________________________<br>WSBARP mailing list<br><a href="mailto:WSBARP@lists.wsbarppt.com">WSBARP@lists.wsbarppt.com</a><br><a href="http://mailman.fsr.com/mailman/listinfo/wsbarp" target="_blank">http://mailman.fsr.com/mailman/listinfo/wsbarp</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://rowleylegal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Robert-Rowley-Professional-Photo-2014-Copy-e1409612265243.jpg"></span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Robert R. Rowley</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>, Attorney at Law</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>505 W. Riverside Ave, Suite 500</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Spokane, WA 99201</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Telephone: (509) 252-5074</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Mobile: (509) 994-1143</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Facsimile: (509) 928-3084</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Email: </span><a href="mailto:rob@rowleylegal.com" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>rob@rowleylegal.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Web Site: </span><a href="http://www.rowleylegal.com/" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>www.rowleylegal.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Practice concentrated on business, real estate and general legal matters in Washington and Idaho.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> NOTICE: The contents of this message and any attachments may be protected by the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or other applicable protections. 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