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Wash. Rev. Code § 2.60.030 (2026)

Practice and procedure

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Certificate procedure shall be governed by the following provisions:
(1) Certificate procedure may be invoked by a federal court upon its own motion or upon the motion of any interested party in the litigation involved if the federal court grants such motion.
(2) Certificate procedure shall include and be based upon the record and may include a supplemental record.
(3) Certificate procedure costs shall be equally divided between plaintiff and defendant, subject to reallocation as between or among the parties by the federal court involved.
(4) The appellant or moving party in the federal court shall file and serve upon its adversary its brief on the question certified within thirty days after the filing of the record in the supreme court. The appellee or responding party in the federal court shall file and serve upon its adversary its brief within twenty days after receipt of appellant's or moving party's brief and a reply brief shall be filed within ten days. Time for filing record, supplemental record or briefs may be extended for cause.
(5) Oral argument as in other causes on the merits may be had upon request of the supreme court or upon application of any interested party in the certificate procedure.
(6) The supreme court shall forward to the federal court utilizing certificate procedure its opinion answering the local law question submitted.
(7) The supreme court may adopt rules of practice and procedure to implement or otherwise facilitate utilization of certificate procedure.
[ 1965 c 99 s 3.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 42 cases (8 in the last 5 years), 1968–2026 · leading case: In Re Elliott, 446 P.2d 347 (Wash. 1968).
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In Re Elliott, 446 P.2d 347 (Wash. 1968). · cites it 6× “RCW 2.60.030 (Laws of 1965, ch. 99, § 3, p.”
Jongeward v. BNSF Ry. Co., 278 P.3d 157 (Wash. 2012). · cites it 2× “(citing RCW 2.60.030(2)). QUESTION NO. [1]: Does a Defendant who negligently causes a fire that spreads onto Plaintiff's property, and damages or destroys Plaintiff's trees, "otherwise injure" trees, timber or shrubs for purposes of [former] RCW 64.”
Broughton Lumber Co. v. BNSF Ry. Co., 278 P.3d 173 (Wash. 2012). · cites it 2× “(citing RCW 2.60.030(2)). ¶ 5 The meaning of a statute is a question of law we review de novo.”
St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co. v. Onvia, Inc., 196 P.3d 664 (Wash. 2008). “RCW 2.60.030; see In re Elliott, 74 Wash.”
St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. v. Onvia, Inc., 165 Wash. 2d 122 (Wash. 2008). “RCW 2.60.030; see In re Elliott, 74 Wn.2d 600 , 446 P.”
Centurion Props. III, LLC v. Chicago Title Ins. Co., 375 P.3d 651 (Wash. 2016). “(citing RCW 2.60.030(2)). Our ruling is not advisory—pursuant to RCW 2.”
Bradburn v. North Cent. Reg'l Library Dist., 168 Wash. 2d 789 (Wash. 2010). “RCW 2.60.030(2); St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins.”
Gray v. Suttell & Assocs., 334 P.3d 14 (Wash. 2014). “(citing RCW 2.60.030(2)). Once the court has decided to rule on a certified question pursuant to RCW 2.”
Carlsen v. Global Client Solutions, LLC, 171 Wash. 2d 486 (Wash. 2011). “010(1) when, in collaboration with debt settlement companies, it: a) establishes and *494 maintains a custodial bank account in its name; b) solicits debtors’ establishment of a sub-account to receive and hold periodic payments to be used to pay debt settlement fees and pay…”
Carlsen v. Global Client Solutions, LLC, 256 P.3d 321 (Wash. 2011). “010(1) when, in collaboration with debt settlement companies, it: a) establishes and maintains a custodial bank account in its name; b) solicits debtors' establishment of a sub-account to receive and hold periodic payments to be used to pay debt settlement fees and pay…”
Kellogg v. Nat'l R.R. Passenger Corp., 504 P.3d 796 (Wash. 2022). “To Dismiss & Notifying Parties of Intent To Certify Questions at 10; RCW 2.60.030. The federal court certified the following questions: 1.”
Queen Anne Park Homeowners Ass'n v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co., 352 P.3d 790 (Wash. 2015). “(citing RCW 2.60.030(2); St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins.”
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— Wash. Rev. Code § 2.60.030(1) — 2 cases
Cornhusker Cas. Ins. v. Kachman, 514 F.3d 982 (9th Cir. 2008).
Cornhusker Cas. v. Samples (9th Cir. 2008).
— Wash. Rev. Code § 2.60.030(2) — 26 cases
Jongeward v. BNSF Ry. Co., 278 P.3d 157 (Wash. 2012). “(citing RCW 2.60.030(2)). QUESTION NO. [1]: Does a Defendant who negligently causes a fire that spreads onto Plaintiff's property, and damages or destroys Plaintiff's trees, "otherwise injure" trees, timber or shrubs for purposes of [former] RCW 64.”
Broughton Lumber Co. v. BNSF Ry. Co., 278 P.3d 173 (Wash. 2012). “(citing RCW 2.60.030(2)). ¶ 5 The meaning of a statute is a question of law we review de novo.”
Centurion Props. III, LLC v. Chicago Title Ins. Co., 375 P.3d 651 (Wash. 2016). “(citing RCW 2.60.030(2)). Our ruling is not advisory—pursuant to RCW 2.”
Bradburn v. North Cent. Reg'l Library Dist., 168 Wash. 2d 789 (Wash. 2010). “RCW 2.60.030(2); St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins.”
Gray v. Suttell & Assocs., 334 P.3d 14 (Wash. 2014). “(citing RCW 2.60.030(2)). Once the court has decided to rule on a certified question pursuant to RCW 2.”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 2.60.030(3) — 2 cases
Jain v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins., 926 P.2d 923 (Wash. 1996).
Feminist Women's Health Ctr. v. Codispoti, 821 P.2d 1198 (Wash. 1991).
— Wash. Rev. Code § 2.60.030(4) — 1 case
New York Life Ins. Co. v. Mitchell (W.D. Wash. 2021).
— Wash. Rev. Code § 2.60.030(7) — 1 case
In Re Elliott, 446 P.2d 347 (Wash. 1968). “RCW 2.60.030 (Laws of 1965, ch. 99, § 3, p.”
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