Opinion ID: 2598461
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: superior court writ of certiorari and prior review by this court

Text: The District filed a petition for a writ of certiorari to Clark County superior court under the Washington State Constitution, article IV, section 6. [5] CP at 1. The District alleged the arbitrator's award was illegal because it exceeded her authority under the CBA by awarding the Grievants positions outside the bargaining unit and awarding back pay. The District also alleged the award was arbitrary and capricious. The Union filed a counterclaim, arguing the District's petition for constitutional writ of certiorari was untimely. Clark County Pub. Util. Dist. No. 1 v. Wilkinson, 139 Wash.2d 840, 843, 991 P.2d 1161 (2000). The superior court accepted review and found the arbitrator exceeded her authority by placing the Grievants outside the collective bargaining unit. It also ruled that the District's petition was timely. In the first appeal stemming from the superior court's ruling, the Court of Appeals held the petition was not timely but did not reach whether the award was arbitrary and capricious or illegal. Clark County Pub. Util. Dist. No. 1 v. Wilkinson, 93 Wash.App. 350, 967 P.2d 1270 (1998), rev'd, 139 Wash.2d 840, 991 P.2d 1161 (2000). This court accepted review on the timing issue, reversed the Court of Appeals, and remanded to the trial court, holding that the petition was timely. Clark County, 139 Wash.2d 840, 991 P.2d 1161. On remand, the parties stipulated that the superior court's original order should be reinstated and that all remaining issues should be appealed. The present case stems from issues raised by the parties after remand.