On June 21, another hearing on the civil complaint against two Des Moines police officers involved in the shooting of Rosie, a Newfoundland dog, was set for Aug. 2 in Snohomish County Sueprior Court.
The judge is still considering a motion to dismiss the civil complaint.
Here's our previous coverage:
A date has finally been set for the civil complaint being brought against two Des Moines police officers by Chuck and Dierdre Wright.
Snohomish County District Court Judge Tam Bul will hear the case on June 21 at 10 a.m. in his courtroom in Everett.
On Nov. 7, Des Moines police officers shot and killed the Wright's Newfoundland dog, Rosie, when attempts to capture her failed. After the King County prosecutor reviewed the case and found no criminal culpability with the actions of the officers the Wrights filed a civil complaint against the officers involved in Rosie's shooting.
The civil complaints are filed against Sgt. Steve Wieland, who authorized the use of deadly force and Officer Michael Graddon, who shot and killed Rosie.
The civil complaint accuses the officer of animal cruelty and trapping an animal, both misdemeanors.
After Des Moines Municipal Court Judge Veronica Alicea-Galvan recused herself from the trial in February the case has bounced back and forth from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, looking for a judge to hear the case.
Judge Alicea-Galvan forwarded the case to King County District Court after recusing herself. King County District Court Chief Presiding Judge Barbara Linde said all of the judges in the King County District Court were disqualified and the case could not be heard in King County.
Linde sent the case to Pierce County, who returned it to King County saying they too had no judges who could hear the case. The case was forwarded to Snohomish County on April 27.