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Release With Prejudice Without A Lawyer In Washington
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You have a right to a speedy trial for any offense in the State of Washington, that is a right to trial within 90 days of your first court appearance if you are not held in jail, or 60 days if you are in jail. However, you may also extend this to a period outside of the 90 days.
The Court may enter an order of dismissal without prejudice for failure to take action of record during the past 12 months.
Unless agreed by the parties and with the permission of the court, all discovery shall be completed within 60 days of the demand, or 90 days of service of the summons and complaint, or counterclaim, or cross complaint, whichever is longer.
Per Washington State General Rule 7, the clerk of the court adopting the rules shall maintain a complete set of current local rules, which shall be available for inspection and copying.
In the formal legal world, a court case that is dismissed with prejudice means that it is dismissed permanently. A case dismissed with prejudice is over and done with, once and for all, and can't be brought back to court. A case dismissed without prejudice means the opposite.
The court, in the furtherance of justice, after notice and hearing, may dismiss any criminal prosecution due to arbitrary action or governmental misconduct when there has been prejudice to the rights of the accused which materially affect the accused's right to a fair trial.
Summons and Complaint – Two separate documents that go together to start a civil lawsuit.
Under Washington's civil statute of limitation laws, personal injury claims have a three-year limit for filing, as do fraud, injury to property, and trespassing. Debt collection has a six-year limit.
The court shall, within 15 days of the defendant's actual arraignment in superior court or at the omnibus hearing, set a date for trial which is within the time limits prescribed by this rule and notify counsel for each party of the date set.
