9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
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Tuesday, June 10, 2003
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Case No. 1 – 72900-0
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COUNSEL
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Mike M. Johnson, Inc.,
v.
The County of Spokane
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Carl Hueber/John Guin
Patrick Sullivan
Patrick Risken/Mark Wheeler
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SYNOPSIS: In construction contracts, does an owner’s notice that the contractor has concerns and disputes excuse the contractor from complying with mandatory claim procedures under the contract? Furthermore, in this case did the Court of Appeals correctly determine that a question exists as to whether the owner intended to waive the contractor’s compliance with the contractual claim provisions.
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Case No. 2 – 72997-2
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COUNSEL
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State of Washington,
v.
James Ross Thompson
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Kathleen Proctor
Rita Griffith
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SYNOPSIS: James Ross Thompson was convicted of manufacturing methamphetamines. He argues that the evidence used to convict him was bad because the police did not have the right to (1) open his trailer door to arrest him; (2) search the trailer; or (3) search a boathouse where they found evidence of drug manufacturing.
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1:30 P.M.
Case No. 3 – 72811-9
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COUNSEL
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State of Washington,
v.
Christina Ann Mannering
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Steven Sherman
Robert Quillian
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SYNOPSIS: Whether a person charged with attempted first degree murder can raise the defense of duress.
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Case No. 4 – 73413-5
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COUNSEL
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Sane Transit, and Mark Baerwaldt,
v.
Sound Transit, officially known as the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority
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Bradley Bagshaw/David Jurca
Connie Haslam
Desmond Brown
Paul Lawrence
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SYNOPSIS: Can Sound Transit build a 14-mile electric light rail line from downtown Seattle to Tukwila rather than build a 21-mile electric light rail line from the University District of Seattle to the City of SeaTac?
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These summaries are not formulated by the Court and are provided for the convenience of the public only.
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