Parry v. Windermere Real Estate/East, Inc.

— As King County Local Rule (KCLR) 4.2(a)(2) is currently administered by the King County Superior Court in non-family-law civil cases, a defendant who has timely raised the defense of insufficient service of process does not waive the defense by subsequently signing a confirmation of joinder representing to the court that all parties have been served or have waived service. The confirmation of joinder is not a pleading; rather it is a case-management tool designed to notify the court whether non-family-law civil cases that are governed by case schedules are on track. A given case may be on…