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<p class="MsoNormal">Here is some research from a brief I recently filed addressing police reports as hearsay. I hope it is helpful.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Moreover, the statements in the police report include the present sense impressions of the investigating officer and thus are excepted from the rule against hearsay. As a general rule, police reports are excluded as hearsay unless an exception
to the rule against hearsay applies. <i>E.g. In re Det. of Hammond, </i>2019 Wash. App. LEXIS 724 (Docket #77287-2-I, March 25, 2019). One exception to the rule against hearsay is a present sense impression under ER 803(a)(1) which states:<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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(a) Specific Exceptions. The following are not excluded by the hearsay rule, even though the declarant is available as a witness:
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(1) <i>Present Sense Impression</i>. A statement describing or explaining an event or condition made while the declarant was perceiving the event or condition, or immediately thereafter.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Jonas v. Isuzu Motors Ltd, </i>210 F. Supp. 2d 1373, 1378 n. 6 (N.D. Ga. 2002) (admitting a police report where officer relied not only on statements of others but own observations of evidence at the accident scene).
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Andrew Hay<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, July 11, 2020 3:18 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Real Property Listserv <wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBARP] Commissioner turns a Show Cause hearing into a "trial" - anyone have experience with this?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">HI Kaitlyn - Not much to lose with revision.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Jus some quick brainstorming here. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I might poke through the transcript for admissible evidence supporting your case and point that out in the motion. But with a 1.2 hour hearing that might be too time-consuming. Presumably this dismissal means you have to restart with
new 3-day and new occurrences of nuisance. That may be the path of least resistance.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This probably restates the obvious, but if the police report is sworn is it admissible testimony, except when it has what police officer says people tell him/her.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Generally a statement of the defendant is admissible as a statement of a party opponent. So if the police report has the defendant’s statements it should be admissible.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If your declarations contain what other people are telling them, that could be hearsay (again unless it is a statement of a party opponent)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Plus you are allowed to cross examine the defendant on matters addressed in the report without admitting it.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">But if your declarations contain adequate description of the nuisance from personal knowledge, then you have a evidence to support your case. A revision judge reviews the pleadings de novo and may rule outright in your favor.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Or maybe the judge will send it back to your commissioner to give him/her a second chance to get it right.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Either that or wait for a new sequence of nuisance and do it again.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Client’s choice really<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Berlin Sans FB",sans-serif">Andrew Hay<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Kaitlyn Jackson<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, July 11, 2020 1:18 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Real Property Listserv <<a href="mailto:wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBARP] Commissioner turns a Show Cause hearing into a "trial" - anyone have experience with this?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I would like to add that the hearing was 1.2 HOURS. I’ve been told and I’ve done many, many UDs, that show cause hearings are 15 MINUTES or less.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Kaitlyn <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">On Jul 11, 2020, at 1:05 AM, Kaitlyn Jackson <<a href="mailto:kaitlyn@dimensionlaw.com">kaitlyn@dimensionlaw.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">My office followed all the rules for service for the notice under 59.12 and the relevant proclamations. At no point was my client cross examined for credibility or were any of the documents themselves examined for credibility or improper
service. As a matter of fact, the tenant was caught lying on the record when I cross examined her on multiple occasions. The court called her “not credible.” My client’s position remained solid except that the exhibits were not considered before the court
because the police reports and declarations were “hearsay” and “not admissible.”<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">My client was justified. He was believable. He was honest. He was correct. But that’s not the issue here. The issue here is whether a show cause hearing requires the plaintiff to bring police officers and other tenants to testify to the
reports and declarations or - if a trial should have been set and/or if a motion for revision is appropriate under these facts.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I checked my email to this group. Why do you mention commissioner Hillman? I checked my initial email and I don’t mention him. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">On Jul 10, 2020, at 11:06 PM, Nicholas Pleasants <<a href="mailto:nick@pleasantslaw.com">nick@pleasantslaw.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Well, I’ll give my 2 cents. I’ve warmed up to Commissioner Hillman since he switched to Ex Parte department in 2018, and I think he does his best to do what is appropriate given the situation. I volunteered for HJP for several years, I
have represented dozens of tenants as well as several Landlords, and have a pretty good feel for how unlawful detainer proceedings are conducted in King County. Here is my take:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">First issue – hearing was initially continued so tenant could obtain counsel. Normally (pre-COVID), at 9am when the parties check in, the Commissioner would have sent the tenant down the hall to HJP to check in and be paired with a volunteer
attorney. Due to COVID, this didn’t appear possible on that morning, so the hearing was continued. In the interest of fairness to a tenant that probably has no clue how the legal system works, the Commissioner decided to give him or her a chance to obtain
counsel. Perfectly reasonable.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Second issue – presenting credible evidence. The factual allegation is that the tenant is causing a nuisance. The Show Cause Hearing is an evidentiary hearing where the Commissioner is being asked to weigh evidence. The Commissioner expects
the Landlord or Property Manager to participate. They are typically sworn in and provide testimony. The tenant is then given an opportunity to cross-examine the Landlord. As tenant’s counsel, I cross-examined many Landlords. If the Landlord was not believable,
the case might be dismissed. (E.g. Tenant proves Landlord did not timely repair critical defect
<span style="font-family:Wingdings">à</span> Tenant cannot be evicted for nonpayment of rent because Landlord failed to provide habitable residence
<span style="font-family:Wingdings">à</span> case immediately dismissed)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Third Issue – case was dismissed rather than set for trial. The Commissioner has the authority to dismiss an unlawful detainer action any time a procedural step is not followed. Unlawful detainers have an expedited caseflow, and for that
reason, the Commissioner has much more discretion to manage the case. I don’t know enough of the facts in your case, but it is not unusual for unlawful detainers to be dismissed at the Show Cause Hearing. If there is no proof the 3-day notice was properly
served, Case Dismissed. The validity of the Landlord’s underlying 3-day Notice is a threshold matter before it can be certified for trial. You only get a trial if there is a set of facts upon which a Trial Judge could order an eviction. If your 3-day notice
was invalid on its face, for whatever reason, then the case is dismissed.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I know it feels like you got hometowned or mistreated, but remember, the Commissioner handles thousands of evictions and by this point Commissioner Hillman certainly knows Ch 59.18 RCW much better than you or I. I’ll add that Unlawful Detainer
matters are a technical minefield, and for that reason, even though I have participated in dozens of proceedings on both sides, I just refer them out to the firms that do this routinely.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#5B9BD5">Nicholas Pleasants</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Pleasants Law Firm, P.S.<br>
2300 130th Ave NE, Suite A-101<br>
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</span><a href="mailto:nick@pleasantslaw.com">nick@pleasantslaw.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Craig Gourley<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, July 10, 2020 6:55 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Real Property Listserv <<a href="mailto:wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBARP] Commissioner turns a Show Cause hearing into a "trial" - anyone have experience with this?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Hmmm. Thought perhaps a newly minted attorney from the class of 2020.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><a href="mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a><span style="color:black"> <</span><a href="mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a><span style="color:black">> on behalf of
Kaitlyn Jackson <</span><a href="mailto:kaitlyn@dimensionlaw.com">kaitlyn@dimensionlaw.com</a><span style="color:black">><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, July 10, 2020 5:48:10 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Real Property Listserv <</span><a href="mailto:wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com</a><span style="color:black">><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBARP] Commissioner turns a Show Cause hearing into a "trial" - anyone have experience with this?</span>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Not a pro tem. Long standing commissioner in King-KNT.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Fri, Jul 10, 2020 at 5:44 PM Roger Hawkes <<a href="mailto:Roger@law-hawks.com">Roger@law-hawks.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Was the Commish a pro tem?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Roger Hawkes, WSBA # 5173<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Shoreline</span></i> Office: 19944 Ballinger Way NE<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"> Shoreline, WA 98155<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Sultan</span></i> Office: 423 Main<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Email: <a href="mailto:roger@law-hawks.com" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#0563C1">roger@law-hawks.com</span></a> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal">Web site: <a href="http://www.hawkeslawfirm">www.hawkeslawfirm</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com" target="_blank">
wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a> <<a href="mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com" target="_blank">wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Eric Lanza<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, July 10, 2020 5:15 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Real Property Listserv <<a href="mailto:wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com" target="_blank">wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBARP] Commissioner turns a Show Cause hearing into a "trial" - anyone have experience with this?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Wow! I’ve never seen that before... <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">The show cause is supposed to be treated like a Landlord’s summary judgment hearing. If there is no genuine issue of material fact, plaintiff gets the writ. If there is a genuine issue of fact, the writ doesn’t issue and the matter proceeds
to trial. Dismissal at show cause? Yikes...<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"> I read the last paragraph of 59.18.380...<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">“If [at the show cause hearing] it appears to the court that the plaintiff should not be restored to possession of the property, the court shall
deny plaintiff's motion for a writ of restitution and enter an order directing the parties to proceed to trial within thirty days on the complaint and answer.”</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Eric J Lanza<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Buzzard O’Rourke P.S.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Sent from my iPhone<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">On Jul 10, 2020, at 4:54 PM, Kaitlyn Jackson <<a href="mailto:kaitlyn@dimensionlaw.com" target="_blank">kaitlyn@dimensionlaw.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">I just had a bizarre experience in front of a King County Commissioner for what was supposed to be a show cause hearing for an unlawful detainer based on a 3 day notice to quit for waste and nuisance and in compliance with Proc. 20-19.2
arguing that the defendant's conduct put the immediate health and safety of other tenants at risk. The hearing was initially set for Wednesday. At the phone conference, the Commissioner asked the Defendant if she's spoken to HJP. Defendant had not, so the
Commissioner ordered a continuance until today (without even asking me or my client if we would be available today - but I digress). Of course, HJP did not represent this defendant. So, at the hearing this morning, the Commissioner said that the police reports
and declarations I attached to the Complaint were "hearsay" unless the police and the witnesses were present to testify. Frankly, I told the court I was surprised by the process as presenting witnesses in that manner (other than the Plaintiff) was usually
only required or trial and not for a simple show cause hearing (especially for having police testify). I asked the Commissioner if he was setting the case for trial and he said "this is trial." Well, ultimately without being able to present my evidence, the
Commissioner dismissed the case based on lack of evidence. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Yes I completely disagree with the court's conclusion. Frankly, it begs the question, "how many drug needles left around the common areas are needed in order to conclude that the health and safety of others is at risk?" <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">But the real issue I'm having here is the fact that I don't know how to prepare for a show cause hearing that can be sua sponte declared a trial without notice or an opportunity to prepare evidence. This is especially true since the court
can continue the scheduled hearings without asking about availability if I'm expected to bring witnesses to testify.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">I know I can do a motion for revision or a motion for reconsideration. I think a reconsideration is a waste of time and resources. I may have more luck with a revision but it seems like we are living in West World right now so it feels
like "anything goes" especially if your opponent is pro se. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Has anyone else had a situation like this arise? Is anyone willing to lend some tips for managing the next steps? <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">I really appreciate any tips, stories, or ideas. <br clear="all">
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