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<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">I believe the Arnold
opinion made it clear that a COA Division is not bound by another
Division's published opinion, and may issue a conflicting opinion
-- that the WA Supreme Court will then resolve. However, lower
courts are bound by any COA Division's published opinion. An
opinion by Division 2 reversing a superior court for failing to
follow precedential opinions by Divisions 1 and 3 is In re
Detention of Meints, 123 Wash.App. 99 (2004) (attached).<br>
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Doug Schafer, in Tacoma<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/8/2021 09:02, John J. Sullivan
wrote:<br>
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Pardon my ignorance. I’m no litigator. But if “Arnold” applies as
indicated, how is the unpublished Division II decision even
binding in its own case? I’m confused. 🤔
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<div>I’m just a dumb tax attorney. I’ve dealt with Tax Court
“Memo” decisions. But those are within a single court. <br>
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<blockquote type="cite">On Apr 8, 2021, at 8:43 AM,
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks Doug and Kary, you have
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Roman",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</span><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issued a more recent unpublished opinion on the same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 I understand unpublished opinions are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>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Any thoughts.<o:p></o:p></p>
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