BURTON v. LEHMAN

No. 29143-6-II.

76 P.3d 271 (2003)

118 Wash.App. 307

Lonnie BURTON; Gordon Lebar; James Bringham; and Michael Holmberg, individually and on behalf of a class of similarly situated individuals, Appellants, v. Joseph LEHMAN and Jane Doe Lehman, husband and wife; Doug Waddington and Jane Doe Waddington, husband and wife; Maggie Miller-Stout and John Doe Miller-Stout, husband and wife; Kathy Kaatz and John Doe Kaatz, husband and wife; Richard Morgan and Jane Doe Morgan, husband and wife; Patricia Gorman and John Doe Gorman, husband and wife; and Carol Porter and John Doe Porter; and John Doe and Jane Does 1 through 20, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

September 9, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael John Rasch, Thomas Juhl, Seattle, WA, for Appellants.

Douglas Wayne Carr, Atty General's Ofc, Olympia, WA, for Respondents.


SEINFELD, J.

Several prison inmates in the custody of the Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC) challenge a DOC rule requiring inmates to pay the cost of shipping certain personal property items when they are transferred from one correctional institution to another. The trial court dismissed their claims under Civil Rule 12(b)(6). Holding that DOC's rule does not violate RCW 72.02.045(3), we affirm.

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