9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
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Thursday, June 12, 2003
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Case No. 1 – 73005-9
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COUNSEL
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City of Seattle,
v.
Mighty Movers, Inc.
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Gary Keese/Thomas Castagna
Chase Alvord
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SYNOPSIS: Mighty Movers, Inc. challenges the City of Seattle’s ordinance banning posters on utility poles and other public property. Does Seattle’s anti-posting law violate the state constitutional right to free speech?
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Case No. 2 – 73381-3
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COUNSEL
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In re the Personal Restraint Petition of
Steven A. Forbis,
v.
State of Washington
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Kitteridge Oldham
Christopher Gibson
John Samson/Aileen Miller
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SYNOPSIS: Under a policy enacted after Steven Forbis had been convicted and imprisoned, the Department of Corrections required him to take part in stress and anger management classes. When he refused, the Department took away some of the early release credits he had earned. Forbis argues that the policy punished him retrospectively, in violation of the ex post facto clauses of the state and federal constitutions.
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1:30 P.M.
Case No. 3 – 73481-0
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COUNSEL
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Lynda Breckenridge, et al.,
v.
Valley General Hospital, et al.
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Karen Moore
Mary Spillane/Margaret Sundberg
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SYNOPSIS: Lynda Breckenridge sued Dr. Nowak for medical malpractice. Was it misconduct for a member of the jury to discuss his wife’s similar symptoms during deliberations?
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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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