92 Wn.2d 91, 92-93, 593 P.2d 1330 (1979). Bianchi is not controlling, however, because it concerns pretrial intervention requests in criminal trials and addresses rights of the press. 4 Browne’s motion was also brought under CR 24(b), which allows discretionary intervention. 5 CR 24(a)(2). 6 Because the trial court did not rely on the civil rule, the cases Cloud cites holding that civil rules do not apply to criminal cases do not establish that the trial court erred in using the civil rule for guidance. 7 State v. Cronin, 130 Wn.2d 392, 397, 923 P.2d 694 (1996) (quoting State v. Gonzalez, 110 Wn.2d 738, 744, 757 P.2d 925 (1988)) (court relied on CR 5 to determine requirements for service of notice of special sentencing hearings); State v. Scott, 92 Wn.2d 209, 595 P.2d 549 (1979) (<HOLDING>). 8 Lobsenz stated that he felt as if he were
holding that cr 60b applies to criminal as well as civil judgments holding that the sentencing guideline governing perjury cases section 2j13 applies to perjury committed in civil as well as criminal proceedings holding that it is within the power of the legislature to determine that the community should be beautiful as well as healthy spacious as well as clean wellbalanced as well as carefully patrolled holding rule 38 applies to frivolous criminal appeals as well as civil appeals holding that judgments on the merits in former proceedings are binding on the original parties as well as their privies