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STOUT v. FELIX

No. 98613-4.

493 P.3d 1170 (2021)

In re Citizen Complaint by Thomas W. STOUT, Petitioner v. Geene D. FELIX, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Washington.

Filed: August 26, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary Alan Preble , Attorney at Law, 2120 State Ave. Ne, Olympia, WA, 98506-6515, for Petitioner.

James M. Richardson III , Wash. State Attorney General Office, Po Box 40124, Olympia, WA, 98504-0124, Karl David Smith , Wash. State Attorney General Office, Po Box 40100, Olympia, WA, 98504-0100, for Respondent.

Adam Phillip Karp , Animal Law Offices of Adam P. Karp, 114 W. Magnolia St. Ste. 400-104, Bellingham, WA, 98225-4380, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Animal Law Offices of Adam Karp.

Pamela Beth Loginsky , Washington Assoc. of Prosecuting Attys., 206 10th Ave. Se, Olympia, WA, 98501-1311, for Counsel for Other Parties.

¶1 This case asks us to decide whether a citizen's affidavit is sufficient to initiate criminal proceedings under the citizen complaint rule, CrRLJ 2.1(c). Under the citizen complaint rule, "[a]ny person" may initiate criminal proceedings. CrRLJ 2.1(c). To begin the process, the person must appear before a judge to present...

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