Matter of Personal Restraint of Vega

On May 23, 1991, petitioner Juan D. Vega, Jr., filed a motion for discretionary review of a Court of Appeals decision dismissing his personal restraint petition as untimely. The commissioner of this court denied that motion on October 16, 1991. Mr. Vega then filed an untimely motion to modify the commissioner's ruling, together with a motion for extension of time. Department Two of this court considered both motions on December 3, 1991. We now grant the motion for extension of time, modify the commissioner's ruling, and remand the case to the Court of Appeals with directions to consider…