Wash. R. App. P. Form 18
See RAP 18.17 for document formatting requirements.
(Rule 17.3(a))
No. (appellate court)
(SUPREME COURT or COURT OF APPEALS, DIVISION_____)
OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
(Title of trial court proceeding with parties designated as in rule 3.4) | ) ) MOTION FOR (identity ) relief sought) |
1. IDENTITY OF MOVING PARTY
(Name), (designation of moving party, for example:
"Appellant" or "Assignee of Respondent's interest in the judgment being reviewed") asks for the relief designated in Part 2.
2. STATEMENT OF RELIEF SOUGHT
(State the relief sought, for example: "Substitution of John Doe as respondent in place of Alvin Jones".)
3. FACTS RELEVANT TO MOTION
(Here state facts relevant to motion with reference to or copies of parts of the record relevant to the motion. For example: "Alvin Jones, plaintiff, obtained a judgment against defendant, Henry Hope (Judgment, CP 17). Alvin Jones assigned the judgment to John Doe after defendant filed his Notice of Appeal. A true copy of the assignment is attached. Defendant did not assert a counterclaim against plaintiff in the trial court".)
4. GROUNDS FOR RELIEF AND ARGUMENT
[Here state the grounds for the relief sought with authority and supporting argument. For example: "RAP 3.2(a) authorizes substitution of parties when the interest of a party in the subject matter of the review has been transferred. Substitution should be granted here as defendant has no claim against plaintiff-respondent and respondent no longer has an interest in the judgment which is the subject matter of this appeal".]
[If the petition is prepared using word processing software, include the following statement: This document contains words, excluding the parts of the document exempted from the word count by RAP 18.17.]
(Date)
Respectfully submitted,
______________________________
Signature
Attorney for (Appellant, Respondent, or Petitioner)
(Name, personal pronouns (optional), address, telephone number, and Washington State Bar Association membership number of attorney)
Wash. R. App. P. Form RAP 18