Lucia Suarez v. Lauro Olmos (Majority)

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FILED NOVEMBER 15, 2016 In the Office of the Clerk of Court WA State Court of Appeals, Division Ill IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON DIVISION THREE LUCIA SUAREZ, Respondent, V. LAURO OLMOS, Appellant. I ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) No. 33975-1-111 UNPUBLISHED OPINION PENNELL, J. -Lauro Olmos appeals from a protection order granted to his minor 1 child, 1 specifically challenging the trial court's reference to a "pending criminal matter" I in granting the order and its subsequent dismissal of his self-defense claim. Br. of j I i I Appellant at 10-11. The protection order has now expired. This court wrote to the parties I to learn whether the order had been extended and, if not, whether the case was moot. Neither party has responded. Since the order has now expired and the questions involved 1 The petition for a protection order in the trial court was filed by the child's aunt, Lucia Suarez, the respondent in this appeal. I I I No. 33975-1-111 Suarez v. Olmos i I I I in the appeal do not present issues of public importance, we dismiss the appeal as moot. A majority of the panel has determined this opinion will not be printed in the 1 I i Washington Appellate Reports, but it will be filed for public record pursuant to RCW 2.06.040. ! l Pennell, J. WE CONCUR: Fearing, C Korsmo, J. I 'I f ' I l 1 ; 1 i l ; l l .; I ! ,a } ·l lj ; 2 }:!

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