Washington State Courts: Washington State Supreme Court Calendar
Thursday, June 24, 1999
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9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
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Thursday, June 24, 1999
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Case No. 1 -67680-1
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COUNSEL
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Guardianship Estate of Danny Keffler, by Wanda Pierce, Guardian, and other persons similarly situated
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Department of Social Health Services
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Rodney Reinbold
Richard Price
Debra Casparian
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SYNOPSIS: Whether RCW 74.13.060 and WAC 388-70-069, under which the State applies to be the representative payee for social security benefits of children in foster care and then applies benefit payments to foster care costs, violate 42 U.S.C. § 407, and if so, whether the trial court fashioned an appropriate remedy, including injunctive relief and an accounting for benefits previously paid to the State.
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Case No. 2 -67374-8
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COUNSEL
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Kelly Smith
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Bates Technical College, College District No. 28, William P. Mohler, Jon Thorpe, Deborah Emond, and Sally Cofchin
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Eric Hansen
Paul Triesch
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SYNOPSIS: Whether public employees who are protected by civil service or by collective bargaining agreements may pursue common law claims for wrongful discharge, whether such employees must exhaust their contractual and administrative remedies as a prerequisite to bringing such claims, and whether firing a public employee in retaliation for filing a personal grievance violates the petition clause of the First Amendment.
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Case No. 3 -Bar No. 9213
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COUNSEL
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In re the matter of Arthur Boelter
Attorney at Law
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Kurt Bulmer
Joanne Abelson-WSBA
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SYNOPSIS: Whether a recommendation from the Washington State Bar Association's Disciplinary Board that an attorney receive a six month suspension from the practice of law for alleged dishonesty should be accepted.
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These summaries are not formulated by the Court and are provided for the convenience of the public only.
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