Learn Washington civil procedure
The topics that decide Washington cases, each opening onto the live tool that computes or shows it — education in the commonly/generally voice, with the law one click away.
The 20/60-day answer clocks
Twenty days served in-state; sixty served outside it or by publication — and the day of service never counts.
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The 90-day commencement trap
Filing or service only tentatively commences; the other act has ninety days, or the action never commenced for limitations purposes.
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Discovery and the 26(i) conference
The classic scope, the devices, and the conference the court requires before it will hear any discovery motion.
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Requests for admission — silence admits
A request for admission answers itself — against you — at day 30.
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The 28/11/5 summary-judgment calendar
Motion 28 calendar days before the hearing; opposition 11; rebuttal 5.
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Mandatory arbitration and the trial de novo
Qualifying money claims in qualifying counties go to arbitration first — and leaving it has fee-shift stakes.
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The unlawful-detainer lane
The unlawful-detainer machine runs on compressed statutory clocks; the papers' deadlines control.
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Suing a government — the 60-day standstill
Present the claim, wait sixty calendar days, and the limitations clock tolls while you do.
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UPEPA — public-expression protection
Claims touching public expression invite the special motion, its 14-day notice, and fee-shifting.
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Appeals — RAP 5.2 and RALJ
Thirty days from entry — RAP from superior court, RALJ from courts of limited jurisdiction — and the stay is never automatic.
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