9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
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Tuesday, June 24, 2003
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THREE CASES ONLY, TWO IN A.M./ONE IN P.M.
Case No. 1 – 72877-1
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COUNSEL
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Washington Education Association, Respondents,
v.
Washington State Public Disclosure Commission
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Harriet Strasberg
Michael Gawley
Aimee Iverson
Nancy Krier
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SYNOPSIS: Whether the Public Disclosure Commission’s guidelines advising public school employees not to distribute information about upcoming school levies among themselves on school grounds or to use the school e-mail system for that purpose violates the employees’ constitutional free speech rights.
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Case No. 2 – 72918-2
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COUNSEL
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State of Washington,
v.
David Dominic Tarabochia
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Fred Johnson
Wayne Fricke
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SYNOPSIS: Whether the defendant untimely filed an affidavit of prejudice against a judge in a one-judge county.
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1:00 P.M. SHOW CAUSE HEARING
Bar No. 18922
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COUNSEL
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In re:
Ricardo Guarnero,
An Attorney at Law
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Kurt Bulmer
Joanne Abelson-WSBA
Thomas Harris
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SYNOPSIS: Should Ricardo Guarnero be disbarred for fraudulently signing his client's name to a court document after his office had misplaced the copy that had been signed by the client and for affirming the authenticity of the signature when it was challenged by opposing counsel.
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1:30 P.M.
Case No. 3 – 72975-1
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COUNSEL
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State of Washington,
v.
Arrick Genniel Porter
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Melinda Young/Lee Yates
Christopher Gibson/David Koch
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SYNOPSIS: Porter was arrested and convicted of delivery of cocaine after Seattle police conducted a successful buy-bust operation. On appeal, Porter argues that the trial court and the Court of Appeals misapplied the test used to determine whether a lesser included offense instruction is appropriate.
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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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