EDM-IRLJ 3.5
                        DECISION ON WRITTEN STATEMENTS


At the request of the respondent, the Court will conduct a mitigation hearing
authorized by RCW 46.63.100 or consider a petition to defer a finding under RCW
46.63.070(5), or conduct a contested hearing authorized by RCW 46.63.090, upon
the written statements of the City's witness(es) and the respondent, pursuant
to IRLJ 3.5.  A petition for a deferred finding which is denied by the Court
will be treated as a request for a mitigation hearing on written statements.


[Effective September 1, 2008]