Sasha Sugaberry, V. Ywca Seattle, 81580-6

Sugaberry entered YWCA Seattle's emergency domestic-violence shelter in September 2018 and completed intake, including signing a "Resident Rights and Responsibilities" form describing shelter rules (including a 10:00 p.m. curfew and a 24‑hour absence rule that authorizes removal of a resident from the daily room log and disposal of belongings left for more than 24 hours).
On October 18, 2018 Sugaberry left the shelter for an out‑of‑state trip and left personal property behind; she contends she had permission to leave her belongings, while YWCA staff say she was told not to leave property.
When Sugaberry did not return or contact staff within 24 hours, YWCA staff disposed of the items per their policy.
Sugaberry sued for conversion; at a bench trial the court heard testimony from Sugaberry, one of her witnesses, and three YWCA staff and admitted the intake form and staff case notes into evidence.
The trial court found the YWCA witnesses credible, concluded Sugaberry had been warned about the 24‑hour rule and had signed the policies, found no proof of the value of the lost items, and dismissed the conversion claim with prejudice; Sugaberry appealed.

Issue	Plaintiff's Argument	Defendant's Argument	Held
Admissibility of exhibits	Intake form and staff notes were fraudulent/inaccurate and should be excluded	Exhibits were properly authenticated and plaintiff could cross‑examine	Trial court did not abuse discretion in admitting the documents
Exclusion/limitation of witness testimony	Marsha Armstrong and other testimony was improperly excluded	Late disclosure and much of the proffered testimony was irrelevant to YWCA’s conduct	Court limited irrelevant testimony but admitted relevant testimony (e.g., about Sugaberry’s luggage); no abuse of discretion
Motion to compel discovery / subpoenas	Plaintiff was denied access to evidence and witnesses via subpoenas	Discovery deadline had passed; court granted a trial subpoena but required plaintiff to effect service	Denial of belated motion to compel was not an abuse of discretion under local discovery deadline rules
Conversion claim and damages / sufficiency of evidence	YWCA converted belongings, had authorized storage, and damages exceed $50,000	Items were abandoned or left with implied consent under shelter policy; plaintiff offered no admissible proof of value	Findings supported by substantial evidence; plaintiff failed to prove conversion or value; dismissal affirmed

In re Marriage of Olson, 69 Wn. App. 621 (Wash. Ct. App. 1993) (pro se litigants held to same procedural standards as attorneys)
State v. Marintorres, 93 Wn. App. 442 (Wash. Ct. App. 1999) (failure to follow appellate rules may preclude review)
In re Parentage of J.H., 112 Wn. App. 486 (Wash. Ct. App. 2002) (admissibility reviewed for abuse of discretion)
Cowiche Canyon Conservancy v. Bosley, 118 Wn.2d 801 (Wash. 1992) (arguments lacking record citations or legal analysis need not be considered)
Merriman v. Cokeley, 168 Wn.2d 627 (Wash. 2010) (substantial‑evidence standard for findings of fact)
Clarke v. State Att’y Gen.'s Office, 133 Wn. App. 767 (Wash. Ct. App. 2006) (discovery rulings reviewed for abuse of discretion)