Court Opinion

ID: 9542306
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-07 16:32:56.774955+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T15:07:33.602801
License: Public Domain

Finley, J.
(concurring in the result) — It seems to me that respondent was not reasonably diligent in seeking implementation of his interests or rights relative to the initiative process. He could have originated an action in the courts for injunctive or other relief rather than waiting for the city to litigate. After winning the bout with the city in the Superior Court for Yakima County, he might have pressed this advantage more timely than awaiting the outcome of the appeal by the city. In other words, respondent cannot escape responsibility for delay and frustration in the instant litigation and for the basic fact adverted to in the *361majority opinion; namely, that the issues in this appeal have now become moot because of the passage of time and the happening of certain critical events alluded to by the majority.
For the reasons indicated, I have signed and concur in the majority opinion.