Supreme Court Docket

Winter 2000

Justices of the Supreme Court

Chief Justice Richard P. Guy
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
Justice Bobbe J. Bridge


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 2000 Session as indicated below:

Hon. Richard P. Guy, Chief Justice

Department One

Hon. Charles W. Johnson Hon. Richard B. Sanders
Hon. Faith Ireland Hon. Bobbe J. Bridge

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, 2000, will be:

January 4, 2000
February 8, 2000
February 29, 2000
March 24, 2000

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 11, 2000

66719-5 (C/A 20265-4-II)
REHEARING-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

68216-0 (Pierce 992087301)
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
In re the Recall Petition of

Cathy Pearsall-Stipek, Pierce County Auditor,
Respondent.

Dale Washam

Hon. John Ladenburg
Joseph Quinn


1:30 P.M.


67451-5 (Kitsap 981004418)
Discretionary Review Granted
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
City of Bremerton,
Respondent,
v.
Karl Widell and Larry Blunt,
Petitioners.
Pamela Loginsky


W. David Rovang
Eric Fong

67948-7 (C/A 38038-9-I)
(cons. w/38161-0-I)
Petition for Review Granted
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
State of Washington,
Respondent,
v.
Mihai Bobic and Igor Stepchuk
Petitioners,
Ion Bobic and Himai Martenuic,
Defendants.
Hon. Norm Maleng
Henry Corscadden, III
Charles Sainsbury
Susan Storey
James Dixon
Stella Paterson
Nancy Collins


9:00 A.M. Olympia Thursday, January 13, 2000

67862-6 (C/A 17389-5-III)
Petition for Review Granted
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
Michael D. Tyrrell,
Respondent,
v.
Farmers Insurance Group of Companies,
Petitioner.
Timothy Fennessy


Diehl Rettig
Cheryl Adamson

67902-9 (C/A 21095-9-II)
(cons. w/22303-1-II)
Petition for Review Granted
SUFFICIENCY OF INFORMATION ISSUE ONLY
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
State of Washington,
Respondent,
v.
Jason J. McCarty,
Petitioner.
Hon. Edward Holm
John Jones

Thomas Doyle
Patricia Pethick


1:30 P.M.


67905-3 (C/A 41622-7-I)
Petition for Review Granted
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
Joan Schwindt, as assignee of the interest of Pan Pacific Builders, Inc.,
Petitioner,
v.
Commonwealth Insurance Company, a foreign corporation,
Respondent.
Robert Nylander
Thomas Hayton


Scott Fletcher
William Hight

67935-5 (C/A 38095-8-I)
Petition for Review Granted
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
State of Washington,
Respondent,
v.
Jason Brown, a/k/a Joseph Osell Palmer,
Petitioner.
Hon. Norm Maleng
Dennis McCurdy

Stella Paterson
Amy Williams


9:00 A.M. Olympia Tuesday, January 25, 2000

67907-0 (C/A 39047-3-I)
Petition for Review Granted
30 MINUTES PER SIDE
Deborah E. Cox and Gregory Cox, wife and husband,
Respondents,
v.
Lynn M. Spangler and John Doe Spangler, wife and husband; and Ronald Spangler and Jane Doe Spangler, husband and wife,
Petitioners.
John Durkin



Gregory Wall

68428-6 (Kitsap 992011611)
Discretionary Review Granted
30 MINUTES PER SIDE
Linda J. Kucera; Donald W. Green; Jackie A. Rossworn and Nancy Leonard, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated,
Respondents,
v.
State of Washington, Department of Transportation and the Washington State Ferries,
Petitioners,
and
Kitsap County,
Petitioner,
City of Bremerton,
Petitioner.
Steve Berman
Sean Matt
Andrew Volk

Hon. Christine Gregoire
William Williams
Heidi Irvin

Hon. Russell Hauge
Jacquelyn Aufderheide
Shelley Kneip

Glenna Malanca/Knute Rife


1:30 P.M.


67994-1 (C/A 17106-0-III)
Petition for Review Granted
LIMITED TO ISSUE OF PRECLUDING EVIDENCE OF REPUTATION
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
City of Kennewick,
Respondent,
v.
Douglas R. Day,
Petitioner.
John Ziobro


James Egan

68103-1 (C/A 17097-7-III)
Petition for Review Granted
30 MINUTES PER SIDE
Washington State Department of Labor and Industries,
Petitioner,
v.
Eladio Avundes (Abundes),
Respondent.
Hon. Christine Gregoire
Richard Puz

David Lybbert


9:00 A.M. Olympia Thursday, January 27, 2000

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

68118-0 (C/A 42106-9-I)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE
Leanne Gross Pulcino,
Respondent,
v.
Federal Express Corporation, a foreign corporation,
Petitioner,
John Grauke, M.D., Jane Doe Grauke, and the marital community composed thereof,
Defendants.
Ellen Ryan


Jeffrey Johnson
Robert Von Ohlen, Jr.
Larry Kaplan
Colby Morgan, Jr.

68297-6 (King 972188385)
30 MINUTES PER SIDE
David Wilson, individually and through his guardian ad litem Elaine Wilson Dunmore, and as representative of a class,
Respondent,
v.
The State of Washington, the Department of Social and Health Services, the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services Division of Provider Services and the Division of Provider Services Third Party Resource Program,
Appellants.
Kathryn Williams
Roblin Williamson


Hon. Christine Gregoire
Andrew Scott


1:30 P.M.


67340-3 (King 922280655)
ONE HOUR PER SIDE
Aluminum Company of America and Northwest Alloys, Inc.,
Appellants,
v.
Accident and Casualty Insurance Company, et al. (total of 45 insurance companies),
Respondents.
Leonard Feldman
Mark Pharris
Steven Anderson

Dale Kingman/Michael Ricketts
Steven Goldstein/Ronald Allen
Mark Thorsrud/Robert Seder
Curt Feig
Carl Forsberg/John Hayes/Patrick Brady
Martin Loesch
T. Arlen Rumsey
Diane Polscher
Jeffrey Grant
John Hanson
Randy Aliment
John Graffe/D. Jeffrey Burnham
Mary DeYoung
Thomas Fain
Matthew Boyle/Catherine Doudnikoff
Thomas Jones/Helen Boyer


9:00 A.M. Olympia Tuesday, February 15, 2000

66246-1 (C/A 14988-9-III)
(cons. w/15013-5-III)
REHEARING-Petition for Review Granted
FELONY ISSUE ONLY
30 MINUTES PER SIDE
Jose Mendoza and Elisa Mendoza, husband and wife,
Respondents,
v.
Ramiro Rivera-Chavez and Jane Rivera-Chavez, husband and wife,
Defendants,
Leader National Insurance,
Petitioner.
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Leader National Insurance, a foreign insurance corporation, doing business in the State of Washington,
Petitioner,
v.
Ramiro Rivera-Chavez,
Defendant,
Jose Mendoza and Elisa Mandoza, husband and wife; Salvador Ruiz; Alejandro M. Munos-Mancinas; Javier S. Beltron and the heir or representatives of the estate of Evelio Ochoa Ramirez,
Respondents.
Kevin Roy
Theodore Roy




James Maloney III
Roland Skala

James Maloney III
Roland Skala




Kevin Roy
Theodore Roy
D. Bruce Morgan

67900-2 (C/A 21704-0-II)
Petitions for Review Granted
CONSOLIDATED
30 MINUTES PER SIDE
Sammi Pennington, a/k/a Evelyn Van Pevenage,
Petitioner,
v.
Clark M. Pennington,
Respondent.
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68323-9 (C/A 41162-4-I)

Diana J. Chesterfield,
Respondent,
v.
James E. Nash,
Petitioner.

Michael McKasy
Charles Wiggins
Kenneth Masters

Edward Lane



Mary Gaudio
Daniel Modeen


Catherine Smith


1:30 P.M.


67105-2 (C/A 20956-0-II)
REHEARING-Petition for Review Granted
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
State of Washington,
Petitioner,
v.
Cassandra Lynn Taylor,
Respondent.
Hon. John Ladenburg
Michael Sommerfeld

Lise Ellner

67701-8 (C/A 21355-9-II)
Petition for Review Granted
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
Marie Pitzer; Carolann Guilford; and James Allotta,
Respondents,
v.
Union Bank of California, as personal representative of the Estate of Rose Magrini,
Petitioner,
and
In re the Estate of Rose Magrini, Deceased,
and
In re the Estate of Frank Magrini, Deceased.
Franklin Shoichet

James Feltus
Paul Willett
Kendall Jennings

9:00 A.M. Olympia Thursday, February 17, 2000

68070-1 (King 992013476 SEA)
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
Thomas Lenzi and Diane Lenzi, individually and in their marital community,
Respondents,
v.
Redland Insurance Company,
a foreign corporation,
Appellant.
Kevin Winters
Roger Hawkes


Ronald Dinning

68096-5 (C/A 17579-1-III)
Petition for Review Granted
30 MINUTES PER SIDE
Dennis Hayden; Randy Hayden; and Cosmas St. Hilaire, d/b/a Hayden Farms,
Petitioners,
v.
Mutual of Enumclaw Insurance Company, a Washington corporation,
Respondent.
J. Jay Carroll



Jeffory Adams
Ronald Unger


1:30 P.M.


68095-7 (C/A 22983-8-II)
Petition for Review Granted
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
State of Washington,
Respondent,
v.
James Allen Batten,
Petitioner.
Hon. Arthur D. Curtis
James David

Anthony Lowe

68434-1 (Fed CV-96-00045-RHW)
30 MINUTES PER SIDE
Ricardo Ruiz-Guzman, Martin Martinez, Miguel Farias, and Ignacia Farias,
Plaintiffs,
v.
AMVAC Chemical Corporation and Wilbur-Ellis Company,
Defendants.
Marcia Meade
Patti Goldman
Michael Withey
Brent Rosenthal
Paul Stritmatter

V.L. Woolston
Christopher Tompkins
Glenn Draper


9:00 A.M. Olympia Wednesday, March 1, 2000

68239-9 (C/A 42824-1-I)
Petition for Review Granted
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
State of Washington,
Respondent,
v.
Loreal Monique Kinzy,
Petitioner.
Hon. Norm Maleng
Ann Summers

Dana Nelson

67352-7 (King 942006851 SEA 30 MINUTES PER SIDE
Tae Kim, limited guardian for the estate of Peter Kim; Ki Young Kim; and Won Sook Kim,
Appellants,
v.
Budget Rent-A-Car Systems, Inc., a Delaware Corporation,
Respondent,
and
Demicus Young,
Defendant.
Charles Wiggins
Kenneth Masters
Christopher Pence
R. Andrew Bergh

K.C. Webster
Ralph Phillips

PRO TEM JUDGES: Judge William Baker/J. Ireland recuses


1:30 P.M.


67549-0 (Snohomish 972009799) 30 MINUTES PER SIDE
John Postema,
Appellant,
v.
Pollution Control Hearings Board; James A. Tupper, Jr., Robert V. Jensen, and Richard C. Kelley, each in their official capacities as Members of the Pollution Control Hearings Board; Department of Ecology; Tom Fitzsimmons, in his official capacity as Director of the Department of Ecology; and Tulalip Tribes of Washington,
Respondents.
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67786-7 (C/A 43441-1-I)
(cons. w/43472-1, 43482-9, 43483-7, &
King 972179432)
Wallace L. Jorgensen; Joyce Jorgensen; Fred Lawrence; Carol Lawrence; Cascade Golf Course; Black River Quarry, Inc.; Herzl Memorial Park; and Covington Water District,
Appellants,
v.
Pollution Control Hearings Board; Department of Ecology; Tulalip Tribes of Washington; Center for Environmental Law and Policy; and Muckleshoot Indian Tribe,
Respondents.
Richard Stephens
Charles Klinge

Hon. Christine Gregoire
Deborah Mull
Jean Wilkinson
Mason Morisset





Charles Lean
Richard Jonson
Kameron Cayce

Hon. Christine Gregoire
Deborah Mull
Jean Wilkinson
Mason Morisset
Robert Caldwell
John Arum
Russell Busch
Gregory Hicks
Karen Allston

68028-1 (C/A 23082-8-I)
Petition for Review Granted
30 MINUTES PER SIDE
Western Telepage, Inc., d/b/a AT&T Wireless Services,
Petitioner,
v.
City of Tacoma, a municipal corporation,
Respondent.
Bruce Lamka
Dirk Giseburt

Hon. Robin Jenkinson
Harding T. Roe


9:00 A.M. Olympia Tuesday, March 7, 2000

68539-8 (C/A 22486-1-II)
Petition for Review Granted
30 MINUTES PER SIDE
Dianne L. Cockle,
Respondent,
v.
The Department of Labor and Industries of the State of Washington,
Petitioner.
Terry Barnett


Hon. Christine Gregoire
John Wasberg

66831-1 (C/A 21705-8-II)
REHEARING-Petition for Review Granted
30 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 Blankenship
Jerry Spoonemore

Hon. Christine Gregoire
Alan Copsey
Jerri Thomas
Dan Young


1:30 P.M.


67019-6 (Snohomish 962016771)
REHEARING
RESPONDENT'S MOTION TO STRIKE CERTAIN ARGUMENTS-PASSED TO THE MERITS
30 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

68416-2 (C/A 23670-2-II)
Petition for Review Granted
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
State of Washington,
Petitioner,
v.
Gregory Wayne Chapman,
Respondent.
Hon. Edward Holm
Audrey Broyles

Scott Schwieger


9:00 A.M. Seattle Thursday, March 9, 2000

67826-0 (C/A 40861-5-I)
Petition for Review Granted
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
State of Washington,
Respondent,
v.
Thaddius X. Anderson,
Petitioner.
Hon. Norm Maleng
Ann Summers

Kira McCrae
Michael Mittlestat

67963-1 (Snohomish 991001715)
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
State of Washington,
Appellant,
v.
Harlan M. Williams,
Respondent.
Hon. James Krider
Seth Fine

Jason Saunders
Richard Tassano


1:30 P.M.


68281-0 (King 972129061)
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
Suzanne Dean, on behalf off all similarly situated persons,
Respondent,
v.
Joseph Lehman; Chase Riveland; and the State of Washington,
Appellants.
Chris Youtz
Jonathan Meier

Hon. Christine Gregoire
Douglas Carr

68500-2 (Fed C98-1680L)
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
Waterjet Technology, Inc.,
Plaintiff,
v.
Flow International Corp., a Delaware corporation; Mohamad Hashish; and Steven Craigen,
Defendants.
Mark Jackson


David Binney
Andrew Pratt
William Ferron


9:00 A.M. Olympia Monday, March 20, 2000

67176-1 (C/A 41982-0-I)
Discretionary Reviews Granted
CONSOLIDATED
15 MINUTES PER SIDE
In re the Personal Restraint Petition of
Mark Alan Crabtree,
Petitioner.
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67536-8 (C/A 42999-0-I)

In re the Personal Restraint Petition of
Mark Alan Crabtree,
Petitioner.

Pattie Mhoon

Hon. Norm Maleng
Deborah Dwyer
James Whisman

67711-5 (C/A 24245-1-II)
Discretionary Review Granted
15 MINUTES PER SIDE
In re the Personal Restraint Petition of
Jerrod D. Stoudmire,
Petitioner.
Eric Nielsen
Eric Broman
David Koch
Hon. John Ladenburg
Barbara Corey-Boulet

67705-1 (C/A 24273-7-II)
RESPONDENT'S MOTION TO STRIKE-PASSED TO THE MERITS
15 MINUTES PER SIDE
In re the Personal Restraint Petition of
Elijah Thompson,
Petitioner.
Sheryl Gordon McCloud

Hon. Russell Hauge
Randall Sutton


1:30 P.M.


69048-1 (Chelan 992010170)
Discretionary Review Granted
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
In the Matter of the Contested Election of

Gary L. Schoessler,
Appellant

James Danielson
Russell Speidel

Robert Dodge

68188-1 (C/A 24481-1-II)
Discretionary Review Granted
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
In re the Personal Restraint Petition of

Ernest Bailey,
Petitioner.

David Zuckerman

Hon. Christine Gregoire
john Samson


9:00 A.M. Olympia Wednesday, March 22, 2000

ONE CASE ONLY
DEATH PENALTY CASE

65585-5 (Spokane 961011437)

90 MINUTES PER SIDE
State of Washington,
Respondent,
v.
Dwayne Anthony Woods a/k/a Michael Anthony Smith,
Appellant.
Hon. James Sweetser
Kevin Korsmo

Paul Wasson
Lenell Nussbaum

 

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