Already have an account? Sign in instead.
You stay signed in for 30 days on this browser.
Continue with Google Continue with MicrosoftNo account yet? Create a free one.
We sent a six-digit code.
It expires in ten minutes, works once, and only in this browser. Five wrong tries void it. Send another code.
Your account is live and the Cloudflare checks are off for this browser.
11 Washington opinions name it 2 courts 1984–2010 0 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Washington courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Blue Sky Advocates v. Stategreen2 sentences1997However, this court expressly rejected the private attorney general exception in Blue Sky Advocates, 107 Wn.2d at 122 . 1988This court rejected the private attorney general doctrine in Blue Sky Advocates v. State, 107 Wn.2d 112 , 727 P.2d 644 (1986). | 2 | 7 |
Swift v. Island Countygreen2 sentences1986This court had unanimously *121 rejected the doctrine prior to Miotke in Swift v. Island Cy., 87 Wn.2d 348 , 552 P.2d 175 (1976). [2] The private attorney general doctrine as set out by the Miotke plurality was criticized in a dissent as without sufficient guidelines and too undefined. 1986This court had unanimously *121 rejected the doctrine prior to Miotke in Swift v. Island Cy., 87 Wn.2d 348 , 552 P.2d 175 (1976). [2] The private attorney general doctrine as set out by the Miotke plurality was criticized in a dissent as without sufficient guidelines and too undefined. | 1 | 2 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Washington. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Miotke v. City of Spokane
green
2 sentences1986The latest decision of this court to consider the private attorney general doctrine was Miotke v. Spokane, 101 Wn.2d 307 , 678 P.2d 803 (1984). 1986The latest decision of this court to consider the private attorney general doctrine was Miotke v. Spokane, 101 Wn.2d 307 , 678 P.2d 803 (1984). | 3 | 1986–1997 |
Hillis v. Department of Ecology
green
2 sentences2004Id. at 122 ; Hillis v. Dep’t of Ecology, 131 Wn.2d 373, 401 , 932 P.2d 139 (1997). 2004Id. at 122 , 727 P.2d 644 ; Hillis v. Dep't of Ecology, 131 Wash.2d 373, 401 , 932 P.2d 139 (1997). | 2 | 2004–2004 |
Hillis v. State, Dept. of Ecology
green
2 sentences2004Id. at 122 ; Hillis v. Dep’t of Ecology, 131 Wn.2d 373, 401 , 932 P.2d 139 (1997). 2004Id. at 122 , 727 P.2d 644 ; Hillis v. Dep't of Ecology, 131 Wash.2d 373, 401 , 932 P.2d 139 (1997). | 2 | 2004–2004 |
City of Seattle v. McCready
green
1 sentence1999McCready, 131 Wn.2d at 277 . | 1 | 1999–1999 |
Serrano v. Priest
green
2 sentences1986California adopted the private attorney general doctrine in Serrano v. Priest, 20 Cal. 3d 25, 42-48 , 569 P.2d 1303 , 141 Cal. Rptr. 315 (1977). 1986California adopted the private attorney general doctrine in Serrano v. Priest, 20 Cal. 3d 25, 42-48 , 569 P.2d 1303 , 141 Cal. Rptr. 315 (1977). | 1 | 1986–1986 |
Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness Society
red
2 sentences1986Co. v. Wilderness Soc'y, 421 U.S. 240 , 44 L. 1986Co. v. Wilderness Soc'y, 421 U.S. 240 , 44 L. | 1 | 1986–1986 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.