In Re the Recall of Morrisette

Nicholas and Della Kostello appeal from a superior court order dismissing their petition to recall Grays Harbor County Sheriff Dennis Morrisette. We retained jurisdiction pursuant to RAP 4.2(a)(1) and RCW 29.82.023, and considered the matter without oral argument. RAP 11.6. We now affirm.

The recall petition contains five allegations of official misfeasance and malfeasance purportedly committed by Sheriff Morrisette. In the first two allegations, appellants charged Sheriff Morrisette with "absolute failure, negligence, and improper handling of evidence" resulting in a $1,300 loss in the first…