Rule 86 – Effective Dates

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Generally – Pending Actions. These rules and amendments promulgated pursuant to authority granted to the Supreme Court shall govern all proceedings in actions after they take effect, and also all further proceedings in actions pending on their effective dates,...

Rule 83 – Local Rules of Court

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(a) Adoption. Each court by action of a majority of the judges may from time to time make and amend local rules governing its practice not inconsistent with these rules. Local rules shall be numbered and indexed in a manner consistent with the numbering and index...

Rule 82.5 – Tribal Court Jurisdiction

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(a) Indian Tribal Court; Exclusive Jurisdiction. Where an action is brought in the superior court of any county of this state, and where, under the Laws of the United States, exclusive jurisdiction over the matter in controversy has been granted or reserved to an...

Rule 82 – Venue

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(a) Nonresident. An action against a nonresident of this state may be brought: (1) In any county in which service of process may be had; or(2) In a county in which the acts, or any of them, were done which gave rise to service under RCW 4.28.180 and 4.28.185; or(3) In...