Supreme Court Calendar

9:00 A.M. Olympia Thursday, March 29, 2001

Case No. 1 - 70070-2 COUNSEL
State of Washington,
      v.
Felix Michael Damon
David Ryan

Elaine Winters

SYNOPSIS: Whether improperly confining the defendant in a restraint chair during trial was harmless.

Case No. 2 - 70119-9 COUNSEL
Kitsap County and City of Bremerton,
      v.
Joanne Moore, Director,
Office of Public Defense
Kevin Howell
Pamela Loginsky

James Pharris

SYNOPSIS: Does RCW 4.88.330 obligate the state or the local government to pay the expense of indigent appeals from courts of limited jurisdiction to superior courts?


1:30 P.M.

Case No. 3 - 70607-7 COUNSEL
Janet Jones and Terry Jones and their marital community,

      v.
 

Allstate Insurance Company and Jeremy France

John Lowery
James Brigman
Michael Rogers
Marilee Erickson

John Budlong

SYNOPSIS: Whether an insurance company engaged in the negligent or unauthorized practice of law by virtue of the manner in which it dealt with and settled a third party's claim against one of its insureds.

Case No. 4 - 70360-4 COUNSEL
In re the Detention of:
Ronald L. Petersen,
      v.
State of Washington,
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In re the Detention of:
Bernard Thorell,
      v.
State of Washington
Suzanne Elliott
Robert Goldsmith

David Hackett

Christine Jackson
Dennis Carroll

David Hackett

SYNOPSIS: In a sexually violent predator proceeding, which party has the burden of proof and by what standard at an annual review probable cause hearing.

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