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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Island County. Situation: Plaintiffs brought a condemnation action for private right of way. After two years of nothing, I brought a CR 41(b)(1) motion to dismiss for want of prosecution. All Plaintiff had to do was file and serve a notice of trial setting <u>prior to the hearing</u>. Hearing was held by a court commissioner who, at Plaintiff’s request, continued the hearing to the following week stating the assigned judge (who was out of town) should hear the matter. Yep, you guessed it. Plaintiff filed and served the notice for trial setting after the first hearing with the court commissioner but before the hearing with the assigned judge. Judge ruled that the matter in front of him was “the hearing” (and not a continuance of the hearing) and that Plaintiffs complied with CR 41. So, my client, who was entitled to full dismissal at the first hearing, was extremely prejudiced by the continuance to allow the “assigned judge” to hear the case because the extra week gave the Plaintiffs time to comply with CR 41. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Feel free to answer off line if you prefer with any advice. <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>G. Geoffrey Gibbs<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 12, 2016 9:57 AM<br><b>To:</b> WSBA Real Property Listserv <wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBARP] Informal Judicial Preference?<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Paul: What county ? GGG<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='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'> </span><a href="mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'> [</span><a href="mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Paul Neumiller<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 12, 2016 9:43 AM<br><b>To:</b> </span><a href="mailto:wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><br><b>Subject:</b> [WSBARP] Informal Judicial Preference?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I have heard a local judge say that “dispositive civil motions should be heard by the assigned judge” yet I cannot find anything in the superior court rules or our local court rules. Is this idea written down somewhere? Thanks Thanks Thanks.<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>