Gregory R. Swilling v. Susan Fay Bengston

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
GREGORY R. SWILLING
No. 69375-1-1
Respondent,
v. DIVISION ONE
SUSAN FAY BENGSTON, UNPUBLISHED OPINION
Appellant. FILED: MAR 0 4 2013
PER CURIAM - Susan Bengston seeks review of an order ejecting her from a house
for violating her CR 2A settlement agreement with Gregory Swilling. We affirm.
The law does not distinguish between litigants who elect to proceed pro se and
those who seek assistance of counsel. 1 Both must comply with applicable procedural
rules, and failure to do so may preclude review. 2 The most fundamental and frequently
cited rule of appellate procedure is that issues raised on appeal must be supported by
meaningful argument and pertinent legal authority. 3 Appellate courts generally will not
consider issues that do not comply with this rule. 4
Here, Bengston claims the superior court erred (1) in accepting and addressing
an "illegally worded motion"; (2) in accepting and addressing a motion in which
Bengston was "wrongly named"; (3) "by not enforcing 15 min. per side to speak"; (4) by
1
In reMarriage of Olson, 69 Wn. App. 621, 626, 850 P.2d 527 (1993).
2
Olson, 69 Wn. App. at 626; State v. Marintorres, 93 Wn. App. 442, 452, 969 P.2d 501 (1999).
3
RAP 10.3(a)(6); In reMarriage of Arvey, 77Wn. App. 817,819 n.1, 894 P.2d 1346 (1995);
Saunders v. Lloyd's of London, 113 Wn.2d 330, 345, 779 P.2d 249 (1989).
4
King County v. Seawest lnv. Assocs., 141 Wn. App. 304, 317, 170 P.3d 53 (2007); Saviano v.
WesportAmusements. Inc., 144 Wn. App. 72, 84, 180 P.3d 874 (2008).
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"manually correcting" Swilling's proposed order with interlineations "to create a Legal
Document"; and (5) by "imposing impossible parameters" in the judgment and "allowing
[her] no defensive rebuttal." Bengston fails, however, to support these claims with
meaningful legal analysis or pertinent authority. In addition, she fails to provide an
adequate record for review. 5 These omissions preclude review.
In any event, the issues raised do not demonstrate a basis for relief from the
superior court's order. Accordingly, we affirm.
Affirmed.
WE CONCUR:
5
Bengston has filed no clerk's papers, and although the proceedings below were apparently not
recorded, she could have submitted either an agreed or narrative report of proceedings. RAP 9.1 (b);
RAP 9.3; RAP 9.4