WA · rules
Wash. R. App. P. 12.2
Disposition on Review
The appellate court may reverse, affirm, or modify the decision being reviewed and take
any other action as the merits of the case and the interest of justice may require. Upon issuance of
the mandate of the appellate court as provided in rule 12.5, the action taken or decision made by
the appellate court is effective and binding on the parties to the review and governs all
subsequent proceedings in the action in any court, unless otherwise directed upon recall of the
mandate as provided in rule 12.9, and except as provided in rule 2.5(c)(2). After the mandate has
issued, the trial court may, however, hear and decide postjudgment motions otherwise authorized
by statute or court rule so long as those motions do not challenge issues already decided by the
appellate court.
References
Rule 2.5, Circumstances Which May Affect Scope of Review, (c) Law of the case doctrine
restricted; Rule 8.6, Termination of Supersedeas, Injunctions, and Other Orders; Rule 18.1,
Attorney Fees and Expenses, (e) Fees and expenses determined after remand.
History
[Adopted effective July 1, 1976; Amended effective September 1, 1994.]
Provenance
- Source
- www.courts.wa.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-16
- Edition
- 2026-09-16
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