Civil Rule (CR) 59 (amend)

“New Trial, Reconsideration, and Amendment of Judgments” Proponent:                        Mr. Robert Jesse Hill

DOC #359-440 W.S.P.

1313 Thirteenth Ave.

Walla Walla, WA 99367-8817 Spokesperson: N/A

Purpose of Suggested Rule Amendment: This rule gives litigants who are temporarily incarcerated to effectively respond to final decisions of superior court. It can take up to five (5) calendar days to receive a filed order. Some orders could be issued but that has a “received” or “filed” stamp on them, creating doubt and confusion as to a hard deadline. Also, Washington Department of Corrections Law Library staff could also require five (5) business days to process a “Legal Copy” or “Indigent Postage” request. (SEE: Attachment, Doc #19-084). This leaves zero days to either: (1) perform substantial research; and (2) prepare a responsive document. I submitted a rule like this last year, creating “GR 3.2.”

Hearing:          Yes

Expedited:      No