Supreme Court Docket
Supreme Court Briefs
Winter 1999

JUSTICES OF THE SUPREME COURT

Chief Justice -------------------------- Richard P. Guy
Justice -------------------------------- Barbara Durham
Justice -------------------------------- Charles Z. Smith
Justice -------------------------------- Charles W. Johnson
Justice -------------------------------- Barbara A. Madsen
Justice -------------------------------- Gerry L. Alexander
Justice -------------------------------- Philip A.Talmadge
Justice -------------------------------- Richard B. Sanders
Justice -------------------------------- Faith Ireland

APPOINTIVE OFFICERS OF THE SUPREME COURT

Clerk ------------------------------------ C. J. Merritt
Court Commissioner --------------------- Geoffrey Crooks
Reporter --------------------------------- Deborah Norwood
Administrator for the Courts ------------- Mary C. McQueen
State Law Librarian ---------------------- Deborah Norwood
Bailiff ------------------------------------ Steve Englehorn

ORDER

Pursuant to Supreme Court Administrative Rule 6, the Justices of the Supreme Court are
assigned to the Departments of the Court for the Winter 1999 Session as indicated below:

Hon. Richard P. Guy, Chief Justice

DEPARTMENT ONE

Hon. Barbara DurhamHon. Charles W. Johnson
Hon. Richard B. Sanders Hon. Faith Ireland

DEPARTMENT TWO

Hon. Charles Z. Smith Hon. Barbara A. Madsen
Hon. Gerry L. Alexander Hon. Philip A. Talmadge

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 l: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 Winter Session, 1999, will be:

January 5, 1999
February 2, 1999
March 2, 1999
April 6, 1999

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.

9:00 A.M. OLYMPIA TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1999

66578-8 (C/A 19584-4-II)
Petition for Review Granted
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
Melinda Ashley, individually and as guardian ad litem for Annelies Stranahan, a minor child,
Respondent,
v.
Russell C. Hall and Jane Doe Hall, husband and wife, and the marital community composed thereof,
Petitioners. 		Charles Herrmann
Spencer Freeman

William Hickman
Marilee Erickson

66605-9 (C/A 39153-4-I)
Petition for Review Granted
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
State of Washington,
Petitioner,
v.
James Bencivenga,
Respondent. 		Hon. David McEachran
Laura Hayes

Shannon Marsh
Amy Williams

1:30 P.M.

66653-9 (C/A 38431-7-I)
Petition for Review Granted		 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
Development Services of America, Inc.; Services Group of America, Inc., a Washington corporation; and Eagle Pacific Insurance Company, a Washington corporation,
Petitioners,
v.
City of Seattle, a charter city; R.F. Krochalis, in his capacity as Director of the Department of Construction and Land Use, City of Seattle,
Respondents.		 John McCullough





Hon. Mark Sidran
David Bruce
Judith Barbour

PRO TEM JUDGES: J. Karen Seinfeld/J. Talmadge recuses

65673-8 (C/A 39419-3-I)
Petition for Review Granted
BOTH PETITION AND ANSWER ISSUES
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
John Lundborg,
Respondent,
v.
Keystone Shipping Company,
Petitioner. 		John Merriam

Robert Bocko

9:00 A.M. OLYMPIA THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1999

THREE CASES ONLY, TWO IN A.M./ONE IN P.M.

66469-2 (C/A 36581-9-I)
Petition for Review Granted

30 MINUTES PER SIDE
State of Washington,
Respondent,
v.
WWJ Corporation, a Washington corporation, d/b/a Mountain Pacific Mortgage,
Petitioner,
DMG Mortgage #13, Inc., a Washington corporation; DMG #16, Inc., a Washington corporation; Diversified Mortgage, Inc., a Washington corporation,
Defendants,
William W. Johnson and Rosemary Johnson, husband and wife,
Petitioners,
and DMG Mortgage, Inc., an Indiana corporation,
Defendant. 		Hon. Christine Gregoire
Sally Gustafson
David Horn

James Lobsenz

James Lobsenz

66904-0 (C/A 39333-2-I)
(cons. w/39914-4-I & 40310-9-I)
Petition for Review Granted
30 MINUTES PER SIDE
King County,
Respondent,
v.
Central Puget Sound Growth Management Hearings Board, an Agency of the State of Washington; Vashon-Maury Island Community Council; Citizens for Rural Oriented Government; Duwamish Valley Neighborhood Preservation Coalition; Paul P. Carkeek; Maxine Keesling; Tolt Community Club; Mary O'Farrell,
Respondents,
Friends of the Law,
Petitioner,
and Bear Creek Citizens for Growth Management; Port Blakely Tree Farms; Quadrant Corporation; City of Snoqualmie; King County School Coalition; Union Hill Water Association; Preston Industrial Associates; K-2 Corporation; and Washington State School Directors' Association,
Respondents.

CASE NO. 2 C0NTINUED (66904-0)

Friends of the Law, a Washington non-profit corporation; and Coalition for Public Trust, a Washington non-profit corporation,
Petitioners,
v.
King County; Port Blakely Tree Farms; Lake of the Woods Homeowners Association; and Bear Creek Citizens for Growth Management,
Respondents.

Friends of the Law, a Washington non-profit corporation; and Coalition for Public Trust, a Washington non-profit corporation,
Petitioners,
v.
King County; Port Blakely Tree Farms, a Washington Limited Partnership; Quadrant Corporation; Central Puget Sound Growth Management Hearings Board, an agency of the State of Washington; Vashon-Maury Island Community Council; Citizens for Rural Oriented Government; Duwamish Valley Neighborhood Preservation Coalition; Paul P Carkeek; Maxine Keesling; Tolt Community Club; Mary O'Farrell; Bear Creek Citizens for Growth Management; City of Snoqualmie; King County School Coalition; Union Hill Water Association; Preston Industrial Associates; K-2 Corporation; and Washington State School Directors' Association,
Respondents.

Hon. Norm Maleng
H. Kevin Wright
Michael Sinsky
Charles Maduell

Hon. Christine Gregoire
Marjorie Smitch

Michael Gendler
David Bricklin

Hall Baetz
Thomas Goeltz
Richard Wilson
Kristina Dalman
George Kresovich/ Brian Todd
Jeffrey Eustis
Alan Wallace/Eric Laschever

Michael Gendler

Hon. Norm Maleng
H. Kevin Wright
Michael Sinsky
Charles Maduell
Hall Baetz
Thomas Goeltz

Michael Gendler

Hon. Norm Maleng
H. Kevin Wright
Michael Sinsky
Charles Maduell
Hall Baetz
Thomas Goeltz
Richard Wilson
Kristina Dalman
George Kresovich
Brian Todd
Jeffrey Eustis
Alan Wallace
Eric Laschever

1:30 P.M.

66577-0 (C/A 20523-8-II)
Petition for Review Granted		 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
In re the Marriage of
Michael A. Brewer,
Petitioner,
and
Deborah Q. Brewer,
Respondent.
John Stichman
Susan Pitchford

Philip Foster

9:00 A.M. OLYMPIA TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1999

65656-8 (C/A 37934-8-I)
Petition for Review Granted
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
State of Washington,
Respondent,
v.
Fonua Aho,
Petitioner. 		Hon. Norm Maleng
Tod Bergstrom

Douglas Stratemeyer

66170-7 (King 952119883SEA)
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
Mary F. Morgan,
Appellante,
v.
Louis H. Johnson,
Respondent. 		Thomas Golden
Peter Jorgensen
Donovan Flora

Charles Hamilton III

1:30 P.M.

65662-2 (C/A 38943-2-I)
Petition for Review Granted
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
State of Washington,
Respondent,
v.
Douglas Enstone,
Petitioner. 		Hon. Norm Maleng
Lisa O'Toole
James Whisman

Kathryn Russell
James Dixon

66730-6 (C/A 15816-1-III)
Petition for Review Granted
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
State of Washington,
Respondent,
v.
Alfredo Moreno, Jr.,
Petitioner. 		Hon. John Knodell III

Venita Lang

9:00 A.M. OLYMPIA WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1999
THREE CASES ONLY, TWO IN A.M./ONE IN P.M.

66758-6 (C/A 38231-4-I)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE
State of Washington,
Respondent,
v.
Elve Robinson, Jr.,
Petitioner. 		Hon. David McEachran
Laura Hayes
MacDuffie Setter
Michael Mittlestat

66828-1 (C/A 19878-9-II)
Petition for Review Granted
CONFRONTATION ISSUE ONLY
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
State of Washington,
Respondent,
v.
Thomas G. Clark,
Petitioner. 		Hon. Russell Hauge
Pamela Loginsky
Matthew Clucas

John Browne
Rita Griffith

1:30 P.M.

67024-2 (King 961028947 SEA) 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
State of Washington,
Appellant,
v.
Natalie Elise Brown,
Respondent.		 Hon. Norm Maleng
Lee Yates

Richard Hansen

9:00 A.M. OLYMPIA TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1999

JD 14
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
In Re: Honorable Grant Anderson
Pierce County Superior Court Judge 		Kurt Bulmer

Paul Taylor

PRO TEM JUDGES: JJ. Winsor, Morgan, Shields & Sweeney /C.J. Guy, JJ. Johnson, Alexander & Talmadge recuse

66504-4 (C/A 39347-2-I)
Discretionary Review Granted
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
In re the Personal Restraint Petition of

Thomas J. Hopkins,
Petitioner.

Hon. Norm Maleng
Ann Foerschler
Eric Nielsen
Thomas Hopkins-Pro Se

1:30 P.M.

66604-1 (C/A 20759-1-II)
Petition for Review Granted		 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
Lela L. Moody,
Respondent,
v.
Homer Moody, Jr.,
Petitioner.		 Anna Laurie

Leslie Stomsvik
Ahmet Chabuk

65688-6 (C/A 16236-2-III)
Petition for Review Granted
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
Brett Davis,
Petitioner,
v.
State of Washington, through its agency The Department of Licensing,
Respondent. 		Harry Ries

Hon. Christine Gregoire
Mary Ann McIntosh

9:00 A.M. OLYMPIA WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1999
THREE CASES ONLY, TWO IN A.M./ONE IN P.M.

65679-7 (C/A 15911-6-III)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE
Everett Ruse,
Petitioner,
v.
Department of Labor and Industries,
Respondent. 		Jeffry Finer

Hon. Christine Gregoire
Sheryl Gordon

65681-9 (C/A 15846-2-III)
Petition for Review Granted
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
Jack Staats and Sherry Ann Staats, husband and wife,
Respondents,
v.
James Brown and The State of Washington, Department of Fish and Wildlife,
Petitioners. 		Clinton Henderson
Neil Cox

Hon. Christine Gregoire
C. Berton Paul

1:30 P.M.

66830-2 (C/A 21015-1-II)
Petition for Review Granted		 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
Cal Currens and Elsa M. Currens, a marital community,
Petitioners,
v.
Irene Sleek and Dennis and Jane Doe Stephenson, individually and as a marital community; Dennis Stephenson Logging, a sole proprietorship,
Respondents,
and
Gary and Barbara Hanson, individually and as a marital community,
Defendants.		 John Karpinski

R. Daniel Lindahl
Douglas Foley
Ruth Rocker

9:00 A.M. OLYMPIA WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1999
THREE CASES ONLY, TWO IN A.M./ONE IN P.M.

66999-6 (C/A 40165-3-I)
Petition for Review Granted
23 MINUTES PER SIDE
In re the Dependency of K.S.C., B.D. 11/02/92,
Minor Child.
Beverly Jean Burrell,
Petitioner,
v.
State of Washington, Department of Social and Health Services,
Respondent. 		Kimberly Gordon



Hon. Christine Gregoire
Bruce Clausen

66895-7 (C/A 15877-2-III)
Petition for Review Granted		 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
In re the Marriage of L. Dianne Zahm,
Respondent,
and
Kermit A. Zahm,
Petitioner.		 Albert Golden

W. Scott Lowry
Christopher Constantine

1:30 P.M.

67009-9 (C/A 16582-5-III)
Petition for Review Granted 		20 MINUTES PER SIDE
State of Washington,
Petitioner,
v.
Douglas B. Williams,
Respondent. 		Hon. James Sweetser
Janet Gemberling

Paul Wasson

9:00 A.M. OLYMPIA THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1999
THREE CASES ONLY, TWO IN A.M./ONE IN P.M.

65597-9 (Pierce 952118823)

30 MINUTES PER SIDE

Cheryl Miller,
Appellant,
v.
City of Tacoma, a municipal corporation; Robin S. Jenkinson, in her capacity as Tacoma City Attorney; and Harold G. Moss, Mayor; Robert W. Evans, Deputy Mayor and Council Member; William Baarsma, Council Member; Delores I. Silas, Council Member; Sharon M. McGavick, Council Member; David DeForrest, Council Member; Steven Kirby, Council Member; and Michael Crowley, Council Member,
Respondents. 		David Minikel



John Kouklis

66710-1 (Thurston 982001051) 30 MINUTES PER SIDE
The Washington State Legislature; J. Clyde Ballard; and Daniel R. McDonald,
Respondents,
v.
The State of Washington; Gary Locke, a state officer in his capacity as Governor of the State of Washington; The Office of Financial Management, an agency of the executive branch of the State of Washington; Richard Thompson, a state officer in his capacity as Director of the Office of Financial Management; The Department of Ecology, an agency of the executive branch of the State of Washington; Thomas Fitzsimmons, a state officer in his capacity as Director of the Department of Ecology; the Department of Social and Health Services, an agency of the executive branch of the State of Washington; Lyle Quasim, a state officer in his capacity as Secretary of the Department of Social and Health Services; and Michael J. Murphy, a state officer in his capacity as State Treasurer,
Appellants. 		Michelle Radosevich



Hon. Christine Gregoire
Maureen Hart
PRO TEM JUDGES: J. Walter Webster, Jr./J. Guy recuses

1:30 P.M.

66831-1 (C/A 21705-8-II)
Petition for Review Granted		 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
Manufactured Housing Communities of Washington, a nonprofit Washington corporation,
Petitioner,
v.
State of Washington; and Mobile Home Owners of America, Inc., a corporation,
Respondents. 		John Blankinship


Hon. Christine Gregoire
Alan Copsey
Jerri Thomas
Dan Young

9:00 A.M. OLYMPIA TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 1999

67085-4 (C/A 40334-6-I)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE
State of Washington,
Respondent,
v.
Steve A. Thein,
Petitioner. 		Hon. Norm Maleng
Brian McDonald

Jeffrey Steinborn

67041-2 (C/A 38210-1-I)
Petition for Review Granted
30 MINUTES PER SIDE
DGHI Enterprises, a Washington general partnership,
Petitioner,
v.
Pacific Cities, Inc., a Washington corporation; Richard F. Evans, Jr. and Jane Doe Evans, husband and wife; and John A. Taylor and Jane Doe Taylor,
Respondents,
and
Michael R. Ukena and Ponce Pierson Ukena, husband and wife; James Contini and Jane Doe Contini, husband and wife; Border 2 Border Screenprinting, Inc., a Washington corporation; Sea To Sea Sportswear, Inc., a Washington corporation; and George C. Brain and Jane Doe Brain, husband and wife,
Defendants. 		Catherine Smith
Robert Klein

William Hickman
John Erlick
Joel Wright
Kelly Willig

1:30 P.M.

66916-3 (Snohomish 972019671) 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
Key Design, Inc., a Washington corporation,
Appellant,
v.
Vince L. Moser and Joni L. Moser, husband and wife, and the marital community composed thereof; and Creighton Kolbeck and Jane Doe Kolbeck, husband and wife, and the marital community composed thereof,
Respondents. 		Ronald Weiss


B. Jacob Bozeman

66998-8 (C/A 40677-9-I)
Petition for Review Granted
ISSUES RAISED IN BOTH PRV & ANSWER		 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
City of Seattle,
Petitioner,
v.
Loyd Stalsbroten,
Respondent. 		Hon. Mark Sidran
Adam Eisenberg

Gene Grantham

9:00 A.M. OLYMPIA WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 1999
THREE CASES ONLY, TWO IN A.M./ONE IN P.M.

66168-5 (Douglas 971001254)

20 MINUTES PER SIDE
State of Washington,
Respondent,
v.
Reyes N. Mora,
Appellant. 		Hon. Steven Clem
Eric Biggar

Thomas Weaver
Jeffrey Barker

66992-9 (C/A 22288-4-II)
Motion for Discretionary Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE
In re the Personal Restraint Petition of
Jerry Ecklund,
Respondent,
v.
Indeterminate Sentence Review Board,
Petitioner. 		John Browne

Hon. Christine Gregoire
Donna Mullen

1:30 P.M.

66997-0 (C/A 40372-9-I)
(cons. w/40373-7 & 40560-8)
Petition for Review Granted
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
In the Matter of the Detention of A.S.
A.S.
Petitioner,
v.
State of Washington,
Respondent.
-----------------------------------------------------
In the Matter of the Detention of E.L.
E.L.
Petitioner,
v.
State of Washington,
Respondent.
-----------------------------------------------------
In the Matter of the Detention of C.M.
C.M.
Petitioner,
v.
State of Washington,
Respondent. 		Eric Broman



Hon. Thomas Verge
Erik Pederson

Eric Broman



Hon. Thomas Verge
Erik Pederson

Eric Broman



Hon. Thomas Verge
Erik Pederson

9:00 A.M. OLYMPIA TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 1999

THREE CASES ONLY, TWO IN A.M./ONE IN P.M.

67019-6 (Snohomish 962016771)
RESPONDENT'S MOTION TO STRIKE CERTAIN ARGUMENTS-PASSED TO THE MERITS 		20 MINUTES PER SIDE
Dan Drinkwitz and Kenneth Caproni,
Respondents,
v.
Alliant Techsystems, Inc., a foreign corporation,
Petitioner. 		Scott McKay
Jeffrey James
Mark Busto
William Rasmussen
Thomas Hatch

67254-7 (C/A 22790-8-II)
Petition for Review Granted

30 MINUTES PER SIDE
State of Washington,
Petitioner,
v.
Scott A. Martin,
Defendant,
and
Rich Hamlin,
Respondent. 		Hon. John Ladenburg
Kathleen Proctor

John Connelly
Gary Hood

Steven O'Ban
Keith Kemper

1:30 P.M.

67038-2 (C/A 39630-7-I)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE
State of Washington,
Respondent,
v.
Timothy Gene Dolson,
Petitioner. 		Hon. David McEachran
Eric Richey

Lee Grochmal

10:00 A.M. MONTESANO WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 1999
THREE CASES ONLY, TWO IN A.M./ONE IN P.M.

66769-1 (C/A 38800-2-I)
Petition for Review Granted

30 MINUTES PER SIDE
Richard Pudmaroff, a single man,
Respondent,
v.
Leona Allen and John Doe Allen, wife and husband, and the marital community composed thereof,
Plaintiff. 		Douglas Ahrens
David Hallowell

William Hickman
Danielle Hess

66784-5 (C/A 20072-4-II)
Petition for Review Granted
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
State of Washington,
Respondent,
v.
Nicholaus J. McDonald,
Petitioner. 		Gerald Fuller

Thomas Doyle
Patricia Pethick

1:30 P.M.

66719-5 (C/A 20265-4-II)
Petition for Review Granted		 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
State of Washington,
Petitioner,
v.
Antonio Perez-Cervantes,
Respondent.		 Hon. John Ladenburg
John Neeb

John Cross
Judith Mandel

 

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