KURTZ, C.J.
Spokane County Superior Court Local Writ Practice Rule (LWP) 1.1(c) limits the availability of the statutory writ procedure for cases pending in courts of limited jurisdiction to petitions filed by a defendant who is in custody. Applying LWP 1.1(c), the Spokane County Superior Court denied Mr. Mabe's application for a writ of review because he was not in custody. We must decide whether LWP 1.1(c) is consistent with
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