9:00 A.M.

Olympia

Tuesday, March 19, 2002

Case No. 1 - 71235-2/71199-2

COUNSEL

In re Detention of

Eddie Leon Williams, Jr., Darren Richard Strong, & David William McCuistion,
     v.
State of Washington

Kevin McCabe
David Trieweiler
Eric Nielsen
Terrence Kellogg

David Hackett/Sarah Sappington

SYNOPSIS: Whether in a sexually violent predator proceeding under chapter 71.09 RCW, the State may move for a mental examination under Civil Rule 35 in addition to the evaluation of a detainee mandated by the statute.

Case No. 2 - 71446-1

COUNSEL

The Matter of the Site Certificate Amendment of the Chehalis Generation Facility,

Rebound, et al.,
     v.
Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council of Washington, and Chehalis Power Generating, LP

Robert Fallis
Thomas Kelly
Elizabeth Thomas
Tracey Trepess

SYNOPSIS: Whether these petitioners have properly invoked judicial review of an energy facility siting decision made under chapter 80.50 RCW, and if so, whether the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council violated the State Environmental Policy Act by failing to perform supplemental environmental analyses for the challenged project.

Case No. 3 - 71115-1

COUNSEL

George A. Minton,
     v.
Ralston Purina Company, et al.

Eugene Schuster/David Williams

James King/Christopher Kerley

SYNOPSIS: Whether a worker injured by defective workplace equipment installed by a prior corporate owner of the business may bring a "third person" action under RCW 51.24.030 against his employer, as corporate successor to the prior owner, or against the former corporate parent of the prior owner.

Case No. 4 - 71509-2

COUNSEL

State of Washington,
     v.
Gregory E. Oster

David Seaver/Cynthia Gannett

David Donnan

SYNOPSIS: Whether, when the State seeks a felony conviction for willful violation of a court order, the existence of the two similar prior convictions making this crime a felony must be included as an element of the "to convict" instruction, rather than in a separate instruction and verdict form.