In the Matter of the Marriage of: Jared Edgar Barber & Mindy Tanimoto (f/k/a Barber)

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
DIVISION THREE
In the Matter of the Marriage of:
JARED EDGAR BARBER,
Respondent,
and
MINDY TANIMOTO (FKA BARBER),
Appellant.
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No. 40604-1-III
UNPUBLISHED OPINION
COONEY , J. — Mindy Tanimoto (formerly Barber) obtained a protection order
against her former husband, Jared Barber. Mr. Barber later petitioned for a protection
order against Ms. Tanimoto. Mr. Barber’s petition was granted following a hearing
before a superior court commissioner. Ms. Tanimoto appeals the commissioner’s order,
arguing the commissioner’s findings were insufficient to support the issuance of a
protection order.
FILED
JUNE 5, 2025
In the Office of the Clerk of Court
WA State Court of Appeals, Division III

No. 40604-1-III
In re Marriage of Barber
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Fatal to Ms. Tanimoto’s appeal is this court’s inability to review the
commissioner’s order. The order of a commissioner becomes the order of the superior
court when a demand for revision is not made within 10 days from the entry of the
commissioner’s order. RCW 2.24.050. Here, Ms. Tanimoto filed a motion to revise the
commissioner’s order prior to filing her notice of appeal. See Notice of Appeal, Barber
v. Tanimoto, No. 40742-0-III (Oct. 3, 2024). A superior court judge later denied revision.
Id. Consequently, the order of the judge is subject to appellate review, not the order of
the commissioner.
Because Ms. Tanimoto presents a claim that is not properly before us, we dismiss
her appeal.
A majority of the panel has determined this opinion will not be printed in
the Washington Appellate Reports, but it will be filed for public record pursuant to
RCW 2.06.040.
Cooney, J.
WE CONCUR:
Fearing, J.
Lawrence-Berrey, C.J.