Opinion
No. 100468-1
03-30-2022
Jinru BIAN, Petitioner, v. Olga SMIRNOVA, Respondent.
ORDER
¶1 Department II of the Court, composed of Chief Justice González and Justices Madsen, Stephens, Yu, and Whitener, considered at its March 29, 2022, Motion Calendar whether review should be granted pursuant to RAP 13.4(b) and unanimously agreed that the following order be entered.
¶2 IT IS ORDERED:
¶3 That the petition for review is denied and review of the conditional issue raised in the Respondent's answer is also denied. "Bian's Motion Requesting Material Evidence" is denied. The Clerk's motion to strike the portions of the reply unrelated to the new issues raised for review in the answer to the petition for review is granted, and all such portions of the reply are hereby stricken. The Respondent's request for an award of attorney fees as a sanction is granted pursuant to RAP 18.9. The Respondent is awarded reasonable attorney fees and expenses incurred in filing an answer to the petition for review as well as answers to the motions filed in the Supreme Court. The amount of the attorney fees and expenses will be determined by the Supreme Court Clerk pursuant to RAP 18.1. Pursuant to RAP 18.1(d), the Respondent should file an affidavit with the Clerk of the Washington State Supreme Court.
For the Court /s/ González, C.J. CHIEF JUSTICE