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    <font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">See page 23 of the
      attached slip opinion (In re Arnold, __ WA___ (2/15/2018)). It
      asserts that a division's published opinion is binding statewide
      on agencies and, presumably, on lower courts.<br>
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      Doug Schafer, in Tacoma<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/8/2021 07:54,
      <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Jeff@bellanddavispllc.com">Jeff@bellanddavispllc.com</a> wrote:<br>
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        <p class="MsoNormal">Listmates:<o:p></o:p></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal">This is off topic.  Division III issued a
          published opinion on a topic.  Division II issued a more
          recent unpublished opinion on the same topic, specifically
          rejecting the Division III opinion.  My case is in Division II
          territory.  I would like to argue the Division III analysis as
          controlling.  I understand unpublished opinions are not
          binding, but, in the practical world, which is controlling?<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">Any thoughts.<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">Jeff Davis<o:p></o:p></p>
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