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<div> Are you considering a courthouse sale? I try to avoid that as it leaves the parties very vulnerable. I noted some time back that there was a note in the real property deskbook that the writer was getting courts to agree to just a private sale through an agent, which makes a lot of sense since it has a better chance of maximizing the return. I have gotten the court here to do that several times. If a party is non-cooperative, then I have a receiver appointed to take control of the property, and provide that person with all sorts of specific authority as the circumstances require. I then have the final sale subject to court approval.</div>
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<div dir="ltr"> 1. Referee for Partition Sale of Property on Whidbey Island<br>
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<div dir="ltr">I am in need of a referee to conduct a partition sale on Whidbey Island. Any suggestions or referrals would be appreciated.<br>
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<div dir="ltr">I was talking to Jacob ("Jake") Cohen a couple of months ago and he told me that he had been a referee several times in partition actions. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.attorneyoakharbor.com/bios">https://www.attorneyoakharbor.com/bios</a><br>
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<div dir="ltr">I am in need of a referee to conduct a partition sale on Whidbey Island. Any suggestions or referrals would be appreciated.<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Hey All, I know that I'm not supposed to bring up settlement discussions during litigation but we are at the end of arbitration and the arbitrator has asked for atty fees requests. I want to show that the opposing party did not improve on a settlement offer I made in open court many months ago (prior to mediation and arbitration) feeling that all attorney fees incurred after that point was a result of not accepting that settlement offer. Am I able to use settlement talks and an offer made in open court now that a decision has been made on the merits of the case and the sole issue remaining is the award of atty fees? Thanks for your input. <br>
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<div dir="ltr">Except for CR 68 (for costs) or RCW 4.84.250 (for fees in actions of less than $10,000), I'm not aware of a basis to seek attorney fees and costs accrued after a settlement offer on the sole basis that the opposing party did not accept a settlement offer and subsequently did not get a better result at trial. Otherwise, there would need to be a statute, contractual provision, or recognized ground in equity to award fees to the prevailing party. <br>
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<div dir="ltr">I think I would try to get it in. By its terms, ER 408 restricts evidence of an offer to prove or disprove liability. I would argue that evidence of a settlement offer falls under the "another purpose" exception. An offer of judgment has to be served, and so you still have that issue to wrestle with.<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Hey All, I know that I'm not supposed to bring up settlement discussions during litigation but we are at the end of arbitration and the arbitrator has asked for atty fees requests. I want to show that the opposing party did not improve on a settlement offer I made in open court many months ago (prior to mediation and arbitration) feeling that all attorney fees incurred after that point was a result of not accepting that settlement offer. Am I able to use settlement talks and an offer made in open court now that a decision has been made on the merits of the case and the sole issue remaining is the award of atty fees? Thanks for your input. <br>
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<div dir="ltr">This is a TEDRA action: RCW 11.96A. 150(1): ("Either the superior court or any court on an appeal may, in its discretion, order costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees, to be awarded to any party: (a) From any party to the proceedings; (b) from the assets of the estate or trust involved in the proceedings; or (c) from any nonprobate asset that is the subject of the proceedings. The court may order the costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees, to be paid in such amount and in such manner as the court determines to be equitable. In exercising its discretion under this section, the court may consider any and all factors that it deems to be relevant and appropriate, which factors may but need not include whether the litigation benefits the estate or trust involved.")<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Except for CR 68 (for costs) or RCW 4.84.250 (for fees in actions of less than $10,000), I'm not aware of a basis to seek attorney fees and costs accrued after a settlement offer on the sole basis that the opposing party did not accept a settlement offer and subsequently did not get a better result at trial. Otherwise, there would need to be a statute, contractual provision, or recognized ground in equity to award fees to the prevailing party. <br>
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<div dir="ltr">I think I would try to get it in. By its terms, ER 408 restricts evidence of an offer to prove or disprove liability. I would argue that evidence of a settlement offer falls under the "another purpose" exception. An offer of judgment has to be served, and so you still have that issue to wrestle with.<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Hey All, I know that I'm not supposed to bring up settlement discussions during litigation but we are at the end of arbitration and the arbitrator has asked for atty fees requests. I want to show that the opposing party did not improve on a settlement offer I made in open court many months ago (prior to mediation and arbitration) feeling that all attorney fees incurred after that point was a result of not accepting that settlement offer. Am I able to use settlement talks and an offer made in open court now that a decision has been made on the merits of the case and the sole issue remaining is the award of atty fees? Thanks for your input. <br>
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