Bates v. Connelly

STEPHENS, Chief Justice.

The issue in this case involves CR 76.20(2)(a), which sets out the guidelines for filing a motion for discretionary review of a circuit court judgment by the Court of Appeals and how it relates to the filing of a CR 59 motion, which pertains to filing a motion to alter, amend or vacate a judgment. The appellant argues that a judgment should not be considered final in determining the beginning of the 30 day period of time allowed for filing a motion for discretionary review under CR 76.20 when there is a motion before the lower court moving that the judgment be vacated,…