Supreme Court Docket
Supreme Court Briefs
Winter 2020

Justices of the Supreme Court

Chief Justice Debra L. Stephens
Justice Charles W. Johnson
Justice Barbara A. Madsen
Justice Susan Owens
Justice Charlie Wiggins
Justice Steven C. González
Justice Sheryl Gordon McCloud
Justice Mary I. Yu
Justice Raquel Montoya-Lewis

Appointive Officers of the Supreme Court

Clerk Susan L. Carlson
Court Commissioner Michael Johnston
Reporter Sam Thompson
Administrator for the Courts Dawn Marie Rubio
State Law Librarian Robert Mead
Bailiff Guy Rosser

Order

Pursuant to Supreme Court Administrative Rule 6, the Justices of the Supreme Court are assigned to the Departments of the Court Calendars as indicated below:

Department One
Chief Justice Debra Stephens
    Justice Charles Johnson     Justice Susan J. Owens
    Justice Steven C. González     Justice Mary Yu
   

Department Two

Chief Justice Debra Stephens
    Justice Barbara A. Madsen     Justice Charlie Wiggins
    Justice Sheryl Gordon McCloud     Justice Raquel Montoya-Lewis

Notice to Attorneys

Regular Sessions of the Court begin in January (Winter), May (Spring), and September (Fall) of each year.

Cases set for the mornings are subject to call at 9:00 a.m. Those set in the afternoon are subject to call at 1:30 p.m., unless otherwise noted.

The Court will sometimes take a short recess following the first case in the morning and the first case in the afternoon.

Motion days in the 2020 Winter Session are scheduled, subject to change, for:

January 7, 2020
January 29, 2020
March 3, 2020
March 31, 2020

Settings will not be altered or vacated by the Chief Justice except upon a showing of unavoidable cause.

As provided in RCW 2.32.070, counsel of record and criminal defendants shall be supplied a copy of opinion without charge.

The titles of the cases listed in this docket are not the official titles for purposes of opinions.
Supreme Court Briefs

Oral Argument Dates

9:00 A.M. OLYMPIA JANUARY 14, 2020
TWO CASES ONLY
97375-0 (C/A 77426-3-I)
Petition for Review Granted 		20 MINUTES PER SIDE
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
          Respondent,
    v.
DAVID BRENT HAGGARD,
          Petitioner.
 Hon. Dan Satterberg
  Gavriel Gershon Jacobs

Samuel J. Wolf
97277-0 (C/A 49392-6-II)
Petition for Review Granted 		20 MINUTES PER SIDE
Justice Gordon McCloud recused/
John Chun, J.P.T.
DEREK GRONQUIST,
          Respondent,
RICHARD KING and RICHARD JACKSON, individually and representing a class of similarly situated individuals,
          Plaintiffs,
    v.
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON,
          Defendant,
KING COUNTY PROSECUTOR DANIEL SATTERBURG,
          Petitioner,
CHASE RIVELAND and JANET BARBOUR, in their official capacities; the INDETERMINATE SENTENCING REVIEW BOARD; and KEN EIKENBERRY, in his official capacity as Attorney General of the State of Washington,
          Defendants. 		Tiffany Mae Cartwright
  Jesse Andrew Wing



Hon. Bob Ferguson
  Haley Christine Beach
Hon. Dan Satterberg
  David J. Hackett

9:00 A.M. OLYMPIA JANUARY 16, 2020
TWO CASES ONLY
96585-4 (King 18-2-08785-6 KNT)
Notice of Appeal (Co & #) 		20 MINUTES PER SIDE
LAKEHAVEN WATER and SEWER DISTRICT,
HIGHLINE WATER DISTRICT and MIDWAY SEWER DISTRICT,
          Appellant,
    v.
CITY OF FEDERAL WAY, a municipal corporation,
          Respondent.
 Mark S. Leen
  John William Milne
Philip Albert Talmadge
Steven Hugh Pritchett

Jamie L. Lisagor
  Jessica Anne Skelton
  Shae Blood
Hon. J. Ryan Call
  Mark David Orthmann
201,872-6
Attorney Discipline
TO BE CONSIDERED WITHOUT
ORAL ARGUMENT 		20 MINUTES PER SIDE
Justice Gordon McCloud recused/
Kevin Korsmo, J.P.T.
In re:

John Rolfing Muenster,

         Attorney at Law.

John Rolfing Muenster

Joanne S. Abelson (WSBA)
Scott G. Busby (WSBA)

9:00 A.M. OLYMPIA JANUARY 21, 2020
 
97410-1 (C/A 79090-1-I)
Petition for Review Granted 		20 MINUTES PER SIDE
RANDOLPH PETERSON, a taxpayer resident; JASON MOUNT, an individual; JAMES SUMMEY, an individual; PEGGI DOGGETT, an individual; JENNIFER HARTSFIELD, an individual; and MANDI OUKROP, an individual,
          Petitioners,
    v.
PORT OF BENTON, a Washington port district,
          Respondent,
STATE OF WASHINGTON, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, a state agency,
          Defendant,
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, a Delaware corporation and BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY, a Delaware corporation,
          Other Parties.
 Philip Albert Talmadge
William Christopher Schroeder
  William John Schroeder
  Anne Kathleen Schroeder



Rob J. Crichton
  Eric Ryan Laliberte
Thomas A. Cowan Jr.
Paul J. Lawrence
  Gregory J. Wong
  Alanna Peterson
Andrew Gordon Yates
  Timothy David Wackerbarth
97283-4 (C/A 35530-6-III)
Petition for Review Granted 		20 MINUTES PER SIDE
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
          Petitioner,
    v.
IMRA GREEN VAN WOLVELAERE,
          Defendant,
JULIA E. TUCKER,
          Respondent.
 Hon. Gregory Zempel
  Carole Louise Highland



Dennis W. Morgan

1:30 P.M.

97826-3 (Okanogan 18-2-00235-6)
Notice of Appeal 		20 MINUTES PER SIDE
DANIEL LYON,
          Appellant,
    v.
OKANOGAN COUNTY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC., STATE OF WASHINGTON, DEPARTMENT OF FISH & WILDLIFE; WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1 OF DOUGLAS COUNTY,
          Respondents.
 James Wesley McCormick
  Stephen Louis Bulzomi
Kenneth Wendell Masters
  Shelby R. Frost Lemmel
Hon. Bob Ferguson
  Michael Joseph Throgmorton
  Jennifer Diana Loynd
  Paul Francis James
Aloysius Grant Lingg
  Scott Allen Samuelson
Michael Barr King
Daniel William Short

9:00 A.M. OLYMPIA JANUARY 23, 2020
 
97532-9 (Yakima 15-2-01109-9)
Notice of Appeal 		20 MINUTES PER SIDE
WASHINGTON STATE NURSES ASSOCIATION, a Washington labor organization, on behalf of its members,
          Respondent/Cross Appellant,
    v.
YAKIMA HMA LLC, d/b/a YAKIMA REGIONAL MEDICAL AND CARDIAC CENTER, Appellant/Cross ,
          Respondent.
 Jennifer L. Robbins



Paula Lee Lehmann
  Mary Rachel Sanden
97429-2 (C/A 78356-4-I)
Petition for Review Granted 		20 MINUTES PER SIDE
STEVEN BURNETT, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated,
          Respondents,
    v.
PAGLIACCI PIZZA, INC., a Washington corporation,
          Petitioner.
 Toby James Marshall
  Erika L. Nusser
  Blythe H. Chandler

Michael William Droke
  Todd Stuart Fairchild
  Jasmine Hui

1:30 P.M.

97463-2 (C/A 77556-1-I)
Petition for Review Granted 		20 MINUTES PER SIDE
In the Matter of the Estate of MICHAEL A. PETELLE,
Deceased.
---------------------------------------------------
GLORIA PETELLE,
          Respondent,
    v.
MICHELLE ERSFELD PETELLE,
          Petitioner.


Jason W. Burnett
Jason Wayne Anderson
  Sidney Charlotte Tribe
Ann Terese Wilson
Catherine Wright Smith
  Valerie A. Villacin
Michael L. Olver

9:00 A.M. OLYMPIA FEBRUARY 13, 2020
 
95578-6 (King 08-1-05113-3 SEA)
Personal Restraint Petition Granted 		20 MINUTES PER SIDE
In re Personal Restraint of:

SAID OMER ALI,

         Petitioner.
 Corey Evan Parker

Hon. Dan Satterberg
  Amy R. Meckling
97205-2 (C/A 50818-4-II)
Discretionary Review Granted
GRANTED AS TO THE ISSUE OF APPLICABILITY AND EFFECT OF HOUSTON-SCONIERS ONLY 		20 MINUTES PER SIDE
In re Personal Restraint of:

ENDY DOMINGO-CORNELIO,

         Petitioner.
 Emily Marie Gause

Hon. Mary Robnett
  Kristie Barham
  Teresa Jeanne Chen

1:30 P.M.

97311-3 (C/A 52350-7-II concol. w/52470-1-II and
52380-9-II)
Discretionary Review Granted (COA #) 		20 MINUTES PER SIDE
In re the Termination of Parental Rights to:

D.H., S.T., L.L., and T.L.

Stephanie Alice Taplin
 
Hon. Bob Ferguson
  Amy Harris
  Karl David Smith

9:00 A.M. UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FEBRUARY 20, 2020
 
97268-1 (C/A 35812-7-III)
Petition for Review Granted 		20 MINUTES PER SIDE
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
          Respondent,
    v.
ALEJANDRO ESCALANTE,
          Petitioner.
 Will Morgan Ferguson


Dennis W. Morgan
97325-3 (C/A 77179-5-I)
Petition for Review Granted 		20 MINUTES PER SIDE
KIMBERLY J. GERLACH, Individually,
          Petitioner,
    v.
THE COVE APARTMENTS, LLC, A Washington corporation; and WEIDNER APARTMENT HOMES, A Washington business entity, dba The Cove Apartments, and WEIDNER PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC, A Washington corporation , and WEIDNER ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC, A Washington Corporation,
          Respondents.
 Benjamin Franklin Barcus
Howard Mark Goodfriend
Simon Henri Forgette
Pauline Victoria Smetka
  Aimee Muul
Philip Albert Talmadge

1:30 P.M.

97201-0 (C/A 77694-1-I)
Petition for Review Granted 		20 MINUTES PER SIDE
JEOUNG LEE and SHERRI MCFARLAND on their own behalf and on behalf of all persons similarly situated,
          Respondents,
    v.
EVERGREEN HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER a/k/a KING COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICT #2,
          Petitioner.
 David Elliot Breskin
  Cynthia J. Heidelberg

John James White
  Kevin Blair Hansen
  Rebecca Lauren Penn

9:00 A.M. OLYMPIA FEBRUARY 25, 2020
 
97517-5 (C/A 77913-3-I)
Petition for Review Granted 		20 MINUTES PER SIDE
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
          Respondent,
    v.
SEBASTIAN MICHAEL GREGG,
          Petitioner.
 Hon. Dan Satterberg
  James Morrissey Whisman

Richard Wayne Lechich
97323-7 (C/A 50912-1-II)
Petition for Review Granted 		20 MINUTES PER SIDE
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
          Respondent,
    v.
JOHNNY RAY CYR,
          Petitioner.
 Hon. Jonathan Meyer
  Sara I. Beigh

Lise Ellner
Erin Cheyenne Sperger

1:30 P.M.

97563-9 (C/A 78190-1-I)
Petition for Review Granted 		20 MINUTES PER SIDE
RICHARD PLEIN, a married person, and DEBORAH
PLEIN (formerly Deborah De Witt), a married person,
and the marital community composed thereof,
         Petitioners,
    v.
USAA CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, an
insurance company,
         Respondent,
    and
THE STERLING GROUP, INC. (doing business as Sterling
Group, DKI), a corporation,
         Defendant. 		Joel Hanson
Ian S. Birk
Philip Albert Talmadge


Robert Stewart McLay
  Joshua Nathan Kastan
Brian Roger Davis
Jaime Yoshimi Ritton
Mick Anthony Jaeger
  William W. Simmons

9:00 A.M. OLYMPIA MARCH 12, 2020
 
97630-9 (C-16-5273 BHS)
Certified Federal Court 		20 MINUTES PER SIDE
W.H. as guardian for her minor daughter, P.H., W.H., individually; J.H., individually; B.M., as guardian for her minor daughter, S.A.; and B.M., individually,
          Plaintiffs,
    v.
OLYMPIA SCHOOL DISTRICT, a public corporation; JENNIFER PRIDDY, individually; FREDERICK DAVID STANLEY, individually; BARBARA GREER, individually; WILLIAM V. LAHMANN, individually, DOMINIC G. CVITANICH, individually,
          Defendants.
 Darrell L. Cochran
  Kevin Michael Hastings
  Christopher Eric Love


Gerald John Moberg
Michael Early McFarland Jr.
Kenneth Wendell Masters
Shelby R. Frost Lemmel
97494-2 (C/A 36720-7-III)
Discretionary Review Granted 		20 MINUTES PER SIDE
CHRISTOPHER DENNEY,
          Petitioner,
    v.
CITY OF RICHLAND,
          Respondent.
 Jesse Andrew Wing
  Timothy Kent Ford

Kenneth W. Harper
  Quinn N. Plant

1:00 P.M. - SHOW CAUSE HEARING - STRICKEN
TO BE CONSIDERED W/O ORAL ARGUMENT

201,923-4 (WSBA #11122)
In re:
         
MARCIA MARIE MEADE, Attorney at Law.
 Benjamin J. Attanasio (WSBA)

Marcia Marie Meade

1:30 P.M.

97617-1 (C/A 78341-6-I)
Petitions for Review Granted 		20 MINUTES PER SIDE
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
          Petitioner,
    v.
BENJAMIN BATSON,
          Respondent.
 Hon. Dan Satterberg
  Gavriel Gershon Jacobs

Jessica Constance Wolfe

9:00 A.M. OLYMPIA MARCH 17, 2020
 
 
ORAL ARGUMENTS CANCELLED
 
 

9:00 A.M. OLYMPIA MARCH 19, 2020
 
 
ORAL ARGUMENTS CANCELLED
 
 
  

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