City of Federal Way v. King County

How courts have described this case

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• based on Federal Way Charter which required City Council to enter findings of fact regarding an emergency for emergency ordinance to be effective
• based on Federal Way Charter which required City Council to enter findings of fact regarding an emergency for emergency ordinance to be effective
• declaratory judgment action proper to challenge facial validity of ordinance vacating public road, whereas writ of certiorari is used to review typical land use decision
• with no express time limit in RCW 7.16, writs of certiorari must be filed within a “reasonable time”
• it is inexcusable neglect to fail to join property owners if their identity is a matter of public record at the time the action is commenced; dismissal for failure to join affirmed
• it is inexcusable neglect to fail to join property owners if their identity is a matter of public record at the time the action is commenced; dismissal for failure to join affirmed

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).