Supreme Court Docket
Supreme Court Briefs
Spring 2002

Justices of the Supreme Court

Chief Justice Gerry Alexander
Justice Charles Z. Smith
Justice Charles W. Johnson
Justice Barbara A. Madsen
Justice Richard B. Sanders
Justice Faith Ireland
Justice Bobbe J. Bridge
Justice Tom Chambers
Justice Susan Owens

Appointive Officers of the Supreme Court

Clerk C. J. Merritt
Court Commissioner Geoffrey Crooks
Reporter Tim Fuller
Administrator for the Courts Mary C. McQueen
State Law Librarian Tim Fuller
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 Spring 2002 Session as indicated below:

Hon. Gerry L. Alexander, Chief Justice

Department One

Hon. Charles Z. Smith Hon. Barbara A. Madsen
Hon. Faith Ireland Hon. Tom Chambers

Department Two

Hon. Charles W. Johnson Hon. Richard B. Sanders
Hon. Bobbe J. Bridge Hon. Susan Owens

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 Spring Session, 2002, will be:

May 1,2002
June 4, 2002
July 9, 2002

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, MAY 7, 2002

71947-1 (Thurston 012011241)
      (consol. w/012015254) 		20 MINUTES PER SIDE
Nicole McGowan, a Washington State parent, voter, and taxpayer residing in Snohomish County; Deborah Soloman; Sapina Pele; Kathy Lambert; Washington State Special Education Coalition; North Thurston County School District No. 3; Kennewick School District No. 17; Washington Education Association; Victoria Graves; Theresa Bartl; Diana McCarthy; and SEIU Local 925,
          Appellants,
     v.
State of Washington,
          Respondent.
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Public School Employees of Washington, a Washington non-profit corporation,
          Appellant,
     v.
State of Washington, Gary Locke, in his official capacity as Governor of the State of Washington; Brad Owen, in his official capacity as Lieutenant Governor of the State of Washington and President of the Washington State Senate; Sen. Rosa Franklin; Sen. Sid Snyder; Sen. Harriet A. Spaniel, Rep. Clyde Ballard; Rep. Dave Mastin; Rep. Jim Buck; Rep. John Pennington; Rep. Frank Chopp; Rep. Bill Grant; Rep. Val Ogden; and Rep. Lynn Kessler; all in their official capacities as representatives of the Washington State Legislature,
          Respondents. 		Thomas Ahearn
Hugh Spitzer
Alice Ostdiek
Thomas Leahy





Hon. Christine Gregoire
William Collins
James Pharris

Eric Nordloff
Christine Burchett




Hon. Christine Gregoire
William Collins
James Pharris


71300-6 (C/A 48463-0-I)
     (cons. w/71298-1 (C/A 47195-3-I))
     (cons. w/47196-1 & 47197-0)
Discretionary Review Granted 		30 MINUTES PER SIDE
In re Dependency of J.W.H.
Keith Blume, et al.,
          Petitioners,
     v.
Department of Social and Health Services, et al.,
          Respondents. 		Catherine Smith
Cynthia Whitaker

Hon. Christine Gregoire
Michael Collins/Thomas Masco
Christine Jackson
Linda Lillevik/Tracy Lapps
Michael Salazar

1:30 P.M.

Bar No. 08652-4 30 MINUTES PER SIDE
In re the matter of Douglas Schafer,
Attorney at Law 		Douglas Schafer
Donald Mullins
Shawn Newman

Christine Gray-WSBA

PRO TEM JUDGES: Judges Kennedy, Seinfeld & Winsor /C.J. Alexander, J. Johnson & J. Sanders
recuse

71452-5 (Pierce 002106730) 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Alma Moreno,
          Petitioner. 		Hon. Gerald Horne
John Hillman

Glen Prior


9:00 A.M. OLYMPIA THURSDAY, MAY 9, 2002

71251-4 (C/A 44340-2-I)
Discretionary Review Granted 		20 MINUTES PER SIDE
In re the Personal Restraint Petition of

John Tortorelli,
          Petitioner.

James Lobsenz

Hon. Norm Maleng
Lynn Prunhuber


71676-5 (C/A 46168-1-I)
Petition for Review Granted 		20 MINUTES PER SIDE
State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Timothy Linehan,
          Petitioner. 		Hon. Norm Maleng
Keith Scully
James Whisman

Francisco Rodriguez

1:30 P.M.

71485-1 (C/A 19179-6-III)
Petition for Review Granted 		30 MINUTES PER SIDE
Barbara J. Bell,
          Petitioner,
     v.
State of Washington,
          Respondent,
Randy Garrett and Jane Doe Garrett, husband and wife; Cedar Bridge Associates; John W. Colson and Jane Doe Colson, husband and wife; John W. Colson & Associates,
          Defendants. 		Janet Rice
Mark Leemon

Hon. Christine Gregoire
Paul Triesch
Catherine Hendricks
Michael Lynch


71557-2 (Lewis 012004776) 30 MINUTES PER SIDE
Regional Disposal Company, a Washington joint venture; Thurston County; and Harold Lemay Enterprises, Inc., a Washington corporation,
          Respondents,

     v.

City of Centralia, a municipal corporation,
          Appellant.

David Wiley
Dana Ferestien
David Myre
Joseph Genster
Hon. Edward Holm
Mark Calkins

Michael Ruark
Shannon Murphy


9:00 A.M. OLYMPIA TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2002

71493-2 (C/A 46202-4-I)
Petition for Review Granted 		20 MINUTES PER SIDE
Williamson, Inc., and Masters, Inc., both Washington corporations,
          Respondents,
     v.
Calibre Homes, Inc., a Washington corporation,
          Petitioner. 		Richard Hively, Jr.



David Kerruish

71487-8 (C/A 46579-1-I)
Petitions for Review Granted
CONSOLIDATED 		30 MINUTES PER SIDE
State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Lonnie McKinney,
          Petitioner.
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71488-6 (C/A 45964-3-I)
State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Ralph Matthew Martin,
          Petitioner.
71604-8 (C/A 46879-1-I)
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City of Everett,
          Respondent,
     v.
Randal D. Schroeder,
          Petitioner. 		Hon. Norm Maleng
Daniel Clark
Ende Kolde

Sharon Blackford

Hon. Norm Maleng
Endel Kolde
Daniel Clark

Christopher Gibson



Hon. Mark Soine
Scott Santoro

Jon Scott

1:30 P.M.

71533-5 (C/A 46214-8-I)
      (cons. w/46215-6)
Petition for Review Granted 		20 MINUTES PER SIDE
State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Justin W. Watson,
          Petitioner. 		Hon. Norm Maleng
Stephen Hobbs
Ann Summers

David Koch


71606-4 (C/A 19373-0-III)
Petition for Review Granted 		20 MINUTES PER SIDE
State of Washington,
          Petitioner,
     v.
Sylvester Lopez, Sr.,
          Respondent. 		Hon. James Nagle
Joseph Golden

Carl Hueber


9:00 A.M. OLYMPIA THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2002
THREE CASES, TWO IN A.M./ONE IN P.M.
71619-6 (C/A 19737-9-III)
Petition for Review Granted 		20 MINUTES PER SIDE
In re the Marriage of
Raymond Wright,
          Respondent,
     and
Elisabeth Wright,
          Petitioner.
Richard Bartheld


David Trujillo


71655-2 (C/A 19426-4-III)
Petition for Review Granted 		20 MINUTES PER SIDE
State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Elwood Tsugio Glossbrener,
          Petitioner. 		Hon. Ronald Zirkle
Lauri Boyd

James Egan

1:30 P.M.

71713-3 (Spokane 992052603) 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
Khene Kommavongsa, as guardian ad litem of Silvay T. Nammathoa, an incompetent,
          Appellant,
     v.
Stephen Haskell, et ux., Christopher M. Grimes, et ux., Stephen K. Eugster, et ux., and the law firm of Eugster Haskell,
          Respondents.
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Phoukeo Nammathao, individually and as guardian ad litem of Hapha Nammathao, an incompetent,
          Appellant,
     v.
Stephen Haskell, et ux., Christopher M. Grimes, et ux., Stephen K. Eugster, et ux., and the law firm of Eugster Haskell,
          Respondents. 		Ronald Abernethy
Lennell Nussbaum


Hugh Lackie
Amy Clemmons



Ronald Abernethy



Hugh Lackie
Amy Clemmons

PRO TEM JUDGES: Judges Winsor & Kennedy /J. Sanders & J. Madsen recuse

9:00 A.M. OLYMPIA TUESDAY, MAY 21, 2002

71489-4 (C/A 24200-1-II)
Petition for Review Granted 		20 MINUTES PER SIDE
State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Mark Patrick Kilgore,
          Petitioner. 		Hon. Gerald Horne
Barbara Corey-Boulet

Sean Wickens


71536-0 (C/A 19546-5-III)
Petition for Review Granted
PETITIONER'S MOTION TO FILE RESPONSE TO SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEF- PASSED TO THE MERITS 		20 MINUTES PER SIDE
Robert D. Stelter,
          Respondent,
     v.
Department of Labor and Industries of the State of Washington,
          Respondent,
Drotzmann, Inc.,
          Petitioner. 		Gregory Nelson


Hon. Christine Gregoire
Timothy Hamill

Kevan Montoya

1:30 P.M.

71575-1 (Original) 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
In re the Personal Restraint Petition of


Benjamin Harris Fawcett,
          Petitioner. 		Suzanne Elliott
Deborah Dwyer

Hon. Norm Maleng
Ann Summers


71772-9 (C/A 27880-4-II)
Discretionary Review Granted 		20 MINUTES PER SIDE
In re the Personal Restraint Petition of

David C. Hemenway,
          Petitioner.

Suzanne Elliott

Hon. Arthur Curtis
Michael Kinnie


9:00 A.M. OLYMPIA THURSDAY, MAY 23, 2002

THREE CASES ONLY, TWO IN A.M./ONE IN P.M.
71681-1 (C/A 25878-1-II)
Petition for Review Granted 		20 MINUTES PER SIDE
State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Fonotaga Tili,
          Petitioner. 		Hon. Gerald Horne
Kathleen Proctor

Linda King


71848-2 (King 012129643)
CONSOLIDATED 		30 MINUTES PER SIDE
All Around Underground, Inc., a Washington corporation,
          Petitioner,
     v.
State of Washington, Washington State Patrol, an agency of the State of Washington; and Auburn Valley Towing,
          Respondent.
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Cowlitz 002009250
American L.S. Maintenance, Inc.,
          Respondent,
     v.
Washington State Patrol,
          Appellant. 		Rhys Sterling



Hon. Christine Gregoire
Linda Dalton
Gregory Brunson


Duane Crandall



Hon. Christine Gregoire
Suzanne Shaw

1:30 P.M.

71683-8 (C/A 25307-1-II)
Petition for Review Granted 		20 MINUTES PER SIDE
State of Washington,
          Petitioner,
     v.
Michael D. Crawford,
          Respondent. 		Hon. Edward Holm
Steven Sherman

Thomas Doyle


9:00 A.M. OLYMPIA WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 2002

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

71803-2 (C/A 46346-2-I)
     (consol. w/46347-1-I)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Abrahm Reda, b.d. 3/15/83,
          Petitioner.
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State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Torialai Zahir, b.d. 2/8/82,
          Petitioner.

Hon. Norm Maleng
Robin Fox
Ann Summers

Elaine Winters

Hon. Norm Maleng
Robin Fox
Ann Summers

Elaine Winters

71811-3 (C/A 45837-0-I)
(consol.
w/45885-0-I, 45886-8-I, 46085-4-I)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

Maria Tegman, Linda Leszynski and Daina Calixto,

          Respondents,
     v.
Accident & Medical Investigations, Inc., a Washington corporation, Richard McClellan and Jane Doe McClellan, individually and as husband and wife, and the marital community composed thereof; Joy A. Brown and John Doe Brown, individually and as wife and husband, and the marital community composed thereof; Michael D. Hoyt and John Doe Hoyt, individually and as husband and wife, and the marital community composed thereof; James P. Bailey and Jane Doe Bailey, individually and as husband and wife, and the marital community composed thereof; Camille H. Jescavage and John Doe Jescavage, individually and as husband and wife, and the marital community composed thereof,
          Defendants,
Delores M. Mullen and John Doe Mullen, individually and as wife and husband, and the marital community composed thereof; Lorinda S. Noble and John Doe Noble, individually and as wife and husband, and the marital community composed thereof,
          Petitioners.

Gregory Lucas
Mona Smith





















Lorinda Noble, Pro Se
Floyd Fulle

1:30 P.M.

69574-1 (C/A 42237-5-I)

Petitions for Review Granted

CONSOLIDATED
MOTION TO STRIKE SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEF And MOTION TO FILE RESPONSE TO SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEF-PASSED TO THE MERITS

60 MINUTES PER SIDE

In re the Detention of

Bernard Thorell,
          Petitioner.


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70405-8 (C/A 23523-4-II)

In re the Detention of

Casper William Ross,
          Respondent,
     v.
State of Washington,
          Petitioner.
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70488-1 (C/A 42947-7-I)

In re the Detention of

Kenneth R. Gordon,

State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Kenneth Gordon,
          Petitioner.
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70967-0 (C/A 42217-1-I)

In re the Detention of

Roger C. Bishop,
          Petitioner.
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71059-7 (C/A 45137-5-I)

State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Gordon Michael Strauss,
          Petitioner.
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71315-4 (C/A 43434-9-I)

In re the Detention of

Charles Lee Johnson,
          Petitioner,
     v.
State of Washington,
          Respondent.

David Hirsch
Dennis Carroll

Hon. Norm Maleng
David Hackett
Jeffrey Dernbach







Suzanne Lee Elliott

Hon. Christine Gregoire
Sarah Sappington






Hon. Norm Maleng
David Hackett
Jeffrey Dernbach


David Hirsch
Dennis Carroll



Douglass McCrae
Leslie Garrison

Hon. Norm Maleng
Jeffrey Dernbach




Hon. Norm Maleng
David Hackett

Jason Saunders






Eric Broman
James Dixon

Hon. James H. Krider
David F. Thiele
Seth A. Fine


9:00 A.M. OLYMPIA TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 2002

71302-2 (King 011037206 SEA)

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

City of Seattle,
          Appellant,
     v.
Fawn Allison,
          Respondent.

Moses Garcia


William Kirk
Stephen Hayne

71746-0 (C/A 26425-1-II)

Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

The Cooper Point Association; The League of Women Voters of Thurston County; Jolene Unsoeld; Michael Lynch; Tom Mumford; Lea Mitchell; Sylviann Frankus; and Western Washington Growth Management Hearings Board,
          Respondents,
     v.
Thurston County, a municipal corporation and political subdivision of the State of Washington,
          Petitioner.

Barnett Kalikow
Marjorie Smitch
Sharon Eckholm





Hon. Edward Holm
Jeffrey Fancher

1:30 P.M.

71783-4 (C/A 25589-8-II)

Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

Patricia S. Michak, a single person,
          Respondent,
     v.
Transnation Title Insurance Company, an Arizona corporation,
          Petitioner.

Thomas Miller



James Sells


72453-9 (Whatcom 012018015) 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
State of Washington, Department of Licensing,
          Petitioner,
     v.
Linda Cannon,
          Respondent. 		Patricia Allen
Hon. Christine Gregoire
Jonathon Gurish

Anthony Parise


9:00 A.M. OLYMPIA THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 2002

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

71950-1 (C/A 19525-2-III)
     (consol. w/19526-1-III)

30 MINUTES PER SIDE

Tony Willoughby,
          Respondent,
     v.
Department of Labor and Industries of the State of Washington,
     Appellant.
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Lennie T. Cain,
          Respondent,
     v.
Department of Labor and Industries of the State of Washington,
          Appellant.

Bryan Harnetiaux-amicus
Debra Stephens

Hon. Christine Gregoire
John Wasberg
James Johnson


Bryan Harnetiaux-amicus
Debra Stephens

Hon. Christine Gregoire
John Wasberg
James Johnson

71842-3 (C/A 45284-3-I)

Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

City of Seattle,
          Respondent,
     v.
Paul H. Patu,
          Petitioner.

Hon. Tom Carr
Richard Greene

Christine Jackson

1:30 P.M.

71618-8 (C/A 19458-2-III)
Petition for Review Granted 		20 MINUTES PER SIDE
Traci Hauber, individually, as personal representative of the Estate of Rusty Hauber, and as guardian of Tyson Scott Hauber and Tori Lee Hauber, minor children,
          Petitioner,
     v.
County of Yakima, a political subdivision of the State of Washington,
          Respondent,
Roza Irrigation District, a Washington corporation; and John Does 1 through 10,
          Defendants. 		Duncan Turner
Donald Mullins




Hon. Ronald Zirkle
Alfred Schweppe
James Berg

PRO TEM JUDGES: Judge Webster/J. Owens recuses


9:00 A.M. OLYMPIA TUESDAY, JUNE 25, 2002

THERE WILL BE THREE CASES ONLY: TWO IN THE A.M./ONE IN THE P.M.

71296-4 (Pierce 982111980)

30 MINUTES PER SIDE

Linda Eggleston,
          Appellant,
     v.
Pierce County, Washington,
          Respondent.

Timothy Ford
Maria Fox

John Ladenburg, Jr.
John Kugler

70957-2 (C/A 42355-0-I)

Petition for Review Granted

30 MINUTES PER SIDE

State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Vernon D. Clausing,
          Petitioner.

Hon. Norm Maleng
James Whisman
Randi Austell

Eric Nielsen
David Koch

PRO TEM JUDGES: Judges Kurtz and Sweeney

/J. Bridge & J. Ireland recuse

1:30 P.M.

71787-7 (C/A 25610-0-II)

Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

State of Washington,
          Respondent.
     v.
Wallace Michael Smith,
          Petitioner.

Hon. Juelie Dalzell
Michael Haas
Jill Landes

James Bendell


9:00 A.M. OLYMPIA THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 2002

71514-9 (C/A 19111-7-III)

Petition for Review Granted

CONSOLIDATED

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

State of Washington,
          Respondent,

     v.
Sean T. Glas,
          Petitioner.
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71571-8 (King 011019712 SEA)

State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Richard Lynn Sorrells,
          Appellant.

Hon. Ronald Zirkle
Kevin Eilmes
Kenneth Ramm

Douglas Ricks





Hon. Norm Maleng
James Whisman

Kenneth Sharaga

71786-9 (C/A 25864-1-II)

Petition for Review Granted

30 MINUTES PER SIDE

Fraternal Order of Eagles, Tenino Aerie No. 564; Kathleen L. Connor; Lanette Davis; Julia A. Foster; Gayle L. Hartman; Kaycee L. Johnson; Annette M. Riley; Diane E. Roberts; Janet Tresenriter; Alice F. Vasser; and Whidbey Island Aerie No. 3418,
          Petitioners,
     v.
Grand Aerie of Fraternal Order of Eagles and Washington State Aerie, Fraternal Order of Eagles; Washington State Aerie,

          Respondents.

Rosemary Daszkiewicz
Marlyn Hawkins






John Widell

PRO TEM JUDGES: Judge Walter Webster

/J. Chambers recuses

1:30 P.M.

71794-0 (C/A 46492-2-I)

Petition for Review Granted

 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
State of Washington,
          Petitioner,

     v.
Molotov F. Pauling,
          Respondent.

Hon. James Krider
David Thiele
Seth Fine

Thomas Kummerow


71867-9 (C/A 19558-9-III)

Petition for Review Granted

 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
State of Washington,
          Petitioner,
     v.
Chanel S. Johnson,
          Respondent. 		Hon. Andrew Miller
Sylvia Cornish

Edwin Alden
 

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