Legal Opinion
Washington Public Employees Ass'n v. Washington Personnel Resources Board
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided July 10, 1998No. 21384-2-IIPublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSeinfeld, J.
— The Washington Public Employees Association (WPEA) petitioned the superior court for a statutory or constitutional writ of certiorari. It sought review of a Personnel Resources Board (PRB) decision regarding an alleged unfair labor practice. We agree that a statutory writ is the proper means to challenge an agency’s alleged misinterpretation of the substantive law made in a quasi-judicial *644proceeding when there is no other adequate remedy at law. Thus, we reverse.
FACTS
In the fall of 1990, WPEA and the Office of Financial Management (OFM) participated in four negotiation sessions regarding…
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