Fahn v. Civil Serv. Com'n of Cowlitz Cty.
| Decision Date | 21 January 1981 |
| Docket Number | No. 47308-1,47308-1 |
| Citation | 621 P.2d 1293 |
| Parties | Michael L. FAHN and Day D. Parkhill, Respondents, v. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION OF COWLITZ COUNTY, Appellant; Washington State Human Rights Commission, Intervenor-Respondent. |
| Court | Washington Supreme Court |
This matter came before Department Two of this court on January 16, 1981 for accelerated disposition pursuant to RAP 18.12. Having considered the briefs submitted by the parties on the limited issue of the award of attorneys' fees, as had been requested by the court by the Clerk's letter to counsel dated December 3, 1980, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:
(1) This court's opinion on the prior appeal in this matter, cause No. 45842-1, reported at 93 Wash.2d 368, 610 P.2d 857 (1980), is hereby amended to delete footnote 6 thereof.
(2) The parties are directed to file supplemental briefs on any and all issues which they believe to be presented by this appeal, but which were not treated in the briefs submitted in response to the Clerk's letter of December 3, 1980. These supplemental briefs should include, but need not be limited to, argument on the propriety of the trial court's award of damages and the amount of damages. The parties should arrange for supplementation of the record with any additional clerk's papers or verbatim reports of proceedings which they consider necessary to support the supplemental briefs.
(3) The supplemental briefs shall be filed according to the following schedule: Appellant's brief by February 6, 1981; respondents' and intervenor's briefs by February 20, 1981; appellant's reply brief by February 27, 1981. Briefs should be served on opposing counsel when filed.
(4) The matter will be set for further consideration, without oral argument, on the court's March 13, 1981, Department Two conference.
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