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9:00 A.M.
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Tacoma
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Thursday, March 22, 2001
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Case No. 1 - 69887-2/69888-1
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COUNSEL
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Alvin Commanda,
v.
The Honorable Christine Cary, Spokane County District Court, Municipal Department, Judge
Dean Bendickson,
v.
The Honorable Christine Cary, Spokane County District Court, Municipal Department, Judge
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Katherine Knox
Gerhard Dunlap
Salvatore Faggiano
Katherine Knox
Gerhard Dunlap
Salvatore Faggiano
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SYNOPSIS: Whether a Spokane ordinance (based on RCW 46.61.5055) that subjects drunk drivers to an enhanced penalty for high breath alcohol concentrations violates equal protection because there are no similar concentration enhancements for driving while under the influence of other drugs.
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Case No. 2 - 70000-1
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COUNSEL
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Budget Rent A Car Corporation,
v.
Washington of State, Department of Licensing
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Michael Kipling
Stacie Foster
Pat DeMarco
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SYNOPSIS: Whether the Department of Licensing's manner of calculating the size of Budget Rent-a-Car's fleet size, which was adopted by the Department through an adjudication, is subject to the rulemaking requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act.
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1:30 P.M.
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Case No. 3 - 70015-0
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COUNSEL
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Patricia Meyer, Gary Meyer; Gary Meyer and Verona Meyer, the natural parents of Patricia Meyer,
v.
Sonrise Management, Inc., a domestic corporation
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George Riecan
Pamela Okano
Thomas Heller
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SYNOPSIS: Whether the Industrial Insurance Act bars from bringing a claim an injured employee's infant child who suffered independent prenatal injuries allegedly caused by the employer's negligence.
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These summaries are not formulated by the Court and are provided for the convenience of the public only. |
