IN RE DEPENDENCY OF GROVE

Nos. 60945-4; 60953-5; 60949-7.

127 Wn.2d 221 (1995)

897 P.2d 1252

In re Dependency of TAMMY GROVE and JOSHUA GROVE, JIM GROVE, Petitioner, v. THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent. In re Detention of RONALD LANE PETERSON, Petitioner, v. THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent. CHARLES SMITH, Petitioner, v. NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

July 13, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim Grove and Suzanne Lee Elliott of Washington Appellate Defender Association, for petitioner Grove.

Honorable Christine Gregoire, Attorney General, Marie Westermeier, Assistant, for respondent State of Washington.

Bernadette Foley and David B. Hirsch of Public Defender Association, for petitioner Peterson.

Honorable Norm Maleng, King County Prosecutor, Michael J. Lang, Deputy, for respondent State of Washington, King County.

Christine O. Gregoire, Attorney General, Nancy T. Day, Assistant, for respondent Department of Labor and Industry.

Charles Smith and Leslie O. Stomsvik, for Petitioner Smith.

Charles D. Broderick and Carl J. Marquardt, for respondent National Semiconductor Corporation.

Christine O. Gregoire, Attorney General, John R. Wasberg, Assistant, for respondent Department of Labor and Industry.


GUY, J.

With these three consolidated cases, we begin the process of clarifying the standard to be applied in determining when an indigent litigant's civil appeal will be funded by the State of Washington.

This court has not published an opinion in this area since 1977, just one year after RAP 15.2, our procedural court rule governing public funding of appeals, became effective.1 Since...

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