Robert A. Lerner v. Cascade Designs, Inc.

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON DIVISION ONE ROBERT A. LERNER, ) No. 78570-2-1 ) Appellant, ) ) v. ) ) UNPUBLISHED OPINION CASCADE DESIGNS, INC., a ) Washington corporation, ) FILED: August 26, 2019 ) Respondent. ) ) VERELLEN, J. — A stay of litigation pending arbitration may expire if the party seeking relief does not take the steps required to commence the arbitration within a reasonable time. Once the stay has expired and the requirements of CR 41(b)(1) are satisfied, the court has the authority to involuntarily dismiss the litigation for want of prosecution. Here, the…