Legal Opinion
Devine v. Department of Licensing
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided April 18, 2005No. 52380-5-IPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
¶1 The Department of Licensing failed to provide Appellant Thomas Devine a hearing before the revocation of his driver’s license took effect, even though he timely requested one. This was a violation of his statutory right to due process. The department offered a hearing more than four months after the license revocation went into effect. Because a belated hearing was not an adequate remedy at law, the trial court should have granted Devine’s request for a writ of review and dismissed the revocation.
Becker, J.
FACTS
¶2 A police officer arrested Thomas Devine in the early morning hours of…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Westerman v. CaryWashington Supreme Court · 1995
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