Arranged by chapter to follow the Washington Rules of Civil Procedure, Civil Procedure Forms and Commentary provides informed advice on all levels of Washington civil practice. It also contains extensive forms, procedure information, and commentary, and discusses the requirements of the particular civil rule. In addition, this publication:
- Contains the rules and the forms that comply with them
- Includes forms for every stage of every civil lawsuit
- Eliminates legal jargon except where specifically set out in applicable code provisions
- Discusses the purpose and requirements of each rule
Chapters discuss:
- Commencement of action
- Process, service and filing of pleadings and other papers
- Defenses and objections
- Pre-trial procedure
- Parties plaintiff and defendant
- Joinder of claims and remedies
- Class actions
- General provisions governing discovery
- Testimony
- Depositions of witnesses
- Use of depositions in court proceedings
- Interrogatories
- Production of documents
- Trial by the jury or by the court
- Dismissal
- Subpoena
- Instructions to jury and deliberation
- Decisions
- Findings and conclusions
- Injunctions
- Offers of judgment
- Costs