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9:00 A.M. |
Olympia |
Thursday, May 7, 2002 |
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Case No. 1 - 71947-1 |
COUNSEL |
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Nicole McGowan/Public School Employees, et al.
v.
State of Washington |
Thomas Ahearn/Hugh Spitzer/Alice Ostdiek
Thomas Leahy
Eric Nordloff
Christine Burchett
William Collins
James Pharris |
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SYNOPSIS: Whether, under Initiative 732 (RCW 28A.400.205), the State must fund cost-of-living pay increases for school district employees whose positions are not funded by the State under its constitutional obligation to provide basic education. |
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Case No. 2 - 71300-6 |
COUNSEL |
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In re Dependency of J.W.H.
Keith Blume, et al.,
v.
Department of Social and Health Services |
Catherine Smith/Cynthia Whitaker
Nancy Woodland/Thomas Masco
Christine Jackson
Linda Lillevik/Tracy Lapps
Michael Salazar |
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SYNOPSIS: Whether, in this child dependency action under chapter 13.34 RCW, relatives of the children who had filed an independent custody petition under chapter 26.10 RCW could properly intervene and object to a dependency order agreed to by the parents and DSHS. |
1:30 P.M.
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Case No. 3 - Bar No. 8652 |
COUNSEL |
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In re the matter of Douglas Schafer,
Attorney at Law |
Douglas Schafer
Donald Mullins
Shawn Newman
Christine Gray-WSBA |
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SYNOPSIS: Whether an attorney who reveals client confidences in the course of reporting allegations of corruption against a judge violates the Rules of Professional Conduct. |
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Case No. 4 - 71452-5 |
COUNSEL |
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State of Washington,
v.
Alma Moreno |
John Hillman
Glen Prior |
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SYNOPSIS: Whether the trial court, in a traffic infraction proceeding not attended by a prosecuting attorney, violated the defendant's due process rights by calling to testify and questioning the citing officer and the radar expert. |
These summaries are not formulated by the Court and are provided for the convenience of the public only.
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