Rescue & trace
THE RESCUE DEVICE — CR 56(f)
When summary judgment lands before the discovery you need exists, the rule's own words: should it appear from the AFFIDAVITS of the opposing party that, for reasons stated, the party "cannot present by affidavit facts essential to justify the party's opposition, the court may refuse the application for judgment or may order a continuance" for affidavits, depositions, or discovery. The affidavit must state REASONS and name the facts — a bare plea for time is not the device.
CR 56(f) — read it verbatim · remember the 28/11/5 calendar runs meanwhile
The enforcement trace (post-judgment)
Garnishment
Chapter 6.27's writ machinery — with the legislature's own frame that the garnishee bears no responsibility for the debt. Exemption law is debtor-protective and technical.
RCW 6.27
Judgment enforcement generally
Title 6's execution machinery, supplemental proceedings, and exemptions — loaded whole (241 sections) in the corpus.
RCW Title 6
Receivers
Appointment in the statute's enumerated instances — the estate-level remedy when execution is not enough.
RCW 7.60.025
The stay side
An unsuperseded judgment is enforceable during appeal — RAP 8.1 (in addition to CR 62) is the shield the judgment debtor must actually raise.
RAP 8.1; CR 62
Exemption fights and supersedeas terms are judgment. Consult a Washington attorney →
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