Washington Jury Trials for Lawsuits Without Attorneys Measure, Initiative 1390 (2015)

Not on Ballot

This measure was not put
on an election ballot

## Contents

* 1 Text of measure
* 1.1 Ballot title
* 1.2 Ballot summary
* 1.3 Full text
* 2 Support
* 3 Path to the ballot
* 4 See also
* 5 External links
* 6 Footnotes

The Washington Jury Trials for Lawsuits Without Attorneys Measure, Initiative 1390 was not on the November 3, 2015 ballot in the state of Washington as an Initiative to the People. If approved by voters, the measure would have done the following:[1]

* Required a jury trial to be held if a lawsuit brought pro se (without an attorney) is dismissed
* Required judicial officers to be reported to the state bar association and commission on judicial conduct if the jury returns a verdict in favor of the litigant
* Mandated discipline by the appropriate agency and public disclosure of the discipline

## Text of measure[edit]

### Ballot title[edit]

The official ballot title was as follows:[1]

“  | Initiative Measure No. 1390 concerns pro se litigation.

This measure would require that a jury trial be held if a lawsuit that is brought pro se (without an attorney) is dismissed or sanctioned by a court pursuant to its administrative rules.

Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ][2]

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### Ballot summary[edit]

The ballot summary was as follows:[1]

“  | This measure would require a jury trial to be held if a lawsuit brought pro se (without an attorney) is dismissed or sanctioned pursuant to the court’s rules of administration. If the jury returns a verdict in favor of the pro se litigant, the judicial officer involved must be reported to the Washington State Bar Association and the Commission on Judicial Conduct. Discipline by the appropriate agency would be mandatory and subject to public disclosure.[2] | ”

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### Full text[edit]

The full text of the measure is available here.[1]

## Support[edit]

This measure was sponsored by Bill Scheidler. Supporters called the measure "Mandating disputes arising out of judicial rule-making be tried by jury."[1]

## Path to the ballot[edit]

See also: Laws governing the initiative process in Washington

Supporters were required to collect at least 246,372 valid signatures by July 2, 2015, in order to land the initiative on the ballot.

## See also[edit]

| Suggest a link

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* Washington 2015 ballot measures
* 2015 ballot measures
* Initiative to the People
* Laws governing the initiative process in Washington

## External links[edit]

* Text of Initiative 1390

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Washington Secretary of State, "Proposed Initiatives to the People - 2015: I-1390," accessed February 17, 2015
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

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