Wash. R. App. P. Form 3 (2026)

See RAP 18.17 for document formatting requirements.

RAP FORM 3. Motion for Discretionary Review

[Rule 6.2 (review of trial court decision); Rule 13.5 (review of Court of Appeals interlocutory decision); Rule 17.3(b) (content of motion))

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, for example: JOHN DOE, Respondent, v. MARY DOE, Petitioner, and HENRY JONES, Defendant.) __________________________________________________

MOTION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW __________________________________________________

(Name of petitioner's attorney) (personal pronouns (optional))

Attorney for (Petitioner)

(Address, telephone number, and Washington State Bar

Association membership number of petitioner's attorney)

A. IDENTITY OF PETITIONER

(Name) asks this court to accept review of the decision or parts

of the decision designated in Part B of this motion.

B. DECISION

(Identify the decision or parts of decision which the party wants

reviewed by the type of decision, the court entering or filing the

decision, the date entered or filed, and the date and a

description of any order granting or denying motions made

after the decision such as a motion for reconsideration. The

substance of the decision may also be described: for example,

"The decision restrained defendant from using any of her assets

for any purpose other than living expenses. Defendant is thus

restrained from using her assets to pay fees and costs to defend

against plaintiff's suit for a claimed conversion of funds from a

joint bank account.") A copy of the decision (and the trial court

memorandum opinion) is in the Appendix at pages A-____

through ____.

C. ISSUES PRESENTED FOR REVIEW

(Define the issues which the court is asked to decide if review

is granted. See Part II of Form 6 for suggestions for framing

issues presented for review.)

D. STATEMENT OF THE CASE

(Write a statement of the procedure below and the facts. The

statement should be brief and contain only material relevant to

the motion. If the motion is directed to a Court of Appeals

decision, the statement should contain appropriate references to

the record on review. See Part III of Form 6. If the motion is

directed to a trial court decision, reference should be made to

portions of the trial court record. Portions of the trial court

record may be placed in the Appendix. Certified copies are not

necessary. If portions of the trial court record are placed in the

Appendix, the portions should be identified here with reference

to the pages in the Appendix where the portions of the record

appear.)

E. ARGUMENT WHY REVIEW SHOULD BE

ACCEPTED

(The argument should be short and concise and supported by

authority. The argument should be directed to the

considerations for accepting review set out in rule 2.3(b) for

review of a trial court decision and rule 13.5(b) for review of a

decision of the Court of Appeals.)

F. CONCLUSION

(State the relief sought if review is granted. For example:

“This court should accept review for the reasons indicated in

Part E and modify the restraining order to permit defendant to

use her assets to pay fees and costs incurred in defending

plaintiff's suit for conversion.”)

[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

(Name of petitioner's attorney)

APPENDIX

(See rule 17.3(b)(8) for materials to include within the Appendix.)

[Adopted effective July 1, 1976; Amended effective September 1, 1994; September 1, 2010; September 1, 2021; June 27, 2023.]