{"id":2272,"date":"2018-04-08T12:56:02","date_gmt":"2018-04-08T20:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trainingpips.com\/?page_id=2272"},"modified":"2019-04-18T03:26:21","modified_gmt":"2019-04-18T11:26:21","slug":"ps-102-chapter-9-article-1-time-computation-stikes-woods-vs-city-of-lacey","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.trainingpips.com\/index.php\/ps-102-a-course-outline\/ps-102-understanding-case-summaries\/ps-102-chapter-9-an-introduction-to-time-computation-case-law\/ps-102-chapter-9-article-1-time-computation-stikes-woods-vs-city-of-lacey\/","title":{"rendered":"PS 102 – Chapter 9 – Article 1 – Time Computation – Stikes Woods vs City of Lacey"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stikes Woods Neighborhood Association v The City of Lacey
\n124 Wn.2d 459 (1994)<\/strong><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Facts and Judicial<\/a> History<\/strong><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Stikes Woods Neighborhood Association appealed the city of Lacey’s land use determination of nonsignificance at a city council meeting.  The City Council upheld the determination.  On a Monday, and 32 days later, Stikes Woods applied for a writ of review in Thurston County<\/a> Superior Court.  Under Revised Code of Washington, Stikes Woods had 30 days to appeal<\/a> the City’s decision.  The 30th day fell on a Saturday. <\/span><\/p>\n

City moved to strike Stikes Woods’ application for the writ, arguing that the writ was untimely.  Superior Court denied City’s motion<\/a>.  City filed a motion<\/a> for reconsideration of the court’s ruling.  Superior Court granted its motion<\/a>, finding<\/a> that the 30 day limitations period had run on Stikes Woods’ application. <\/span><\/p>\n

Superior Court quashed the writ of review and the Supreme Court accepted review of this matter.  The matter was reversed and remanded for hearing on the merits.<\/span><\/p>\n

Specific Issue<\/strong><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Should final Saturdays be excluded in computing statutes of limitations?   Yes<\/strong><\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Holding<\/strong><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

    Once plaintiffs are in Superior Court, CR 6(a)<\/a> supersedes Washington State’s RCW 1.12.040<\/a>.  Final Saturdays are to be excluded when computing statutes of limitations periods.<\/span><\/p>\n

    C4PSE Comment<\/strong><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

    This case<\/a> establishes that the last day of a statute of limitations<\/a> cannot fall on a Saturday or, by inference, on a Sunday or holiday but must occur on a court day<\/a>. This assures the appellant<\/a> will have the full time period available in order to pursue their case<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Stikes Woods Neighborhood Association v The City of Lacey 124 Wn.2d 459 (1994) Facts and Judicial<\/a> History Stikes Woods Neighborhood Association appealed the city of Lacey’s land use determination of nonsignificance at a city council meeting.  The City Council upheld the determination.  On a Monday, and 32 days later, Stikes Woods applied for a writ […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":2270,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2272","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trainingpips.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2272","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trainingpips.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trainingpips.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trainingpips.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trainingpips.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2272"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.trainingpips.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2272\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trainingpips.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2270"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trainingpips.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2272"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}