9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
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Tuesday, November 18, 2003
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Case No. 1 – 17502-1
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COUNSEL
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In re: Alfredo Lopez, Bar No. 17502
Attorney at Law
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Kurt Bulmer
Douglas Ende-WSBA
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SYNOPSIS: What is the appropriate sanction, if any, for an attorney who delays for 14 months the filing of his client's appellate brief, where the attorney promptly delivers the file to substitute counsel and where the delay has no effect on the outcome of the client's appeal?
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Case No. 2 – 73419-4
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COUNSEL
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Port of Seattle, Petitioner/
v.
The Pollution Control Hearings Board;
Airport Communities Coalition; and Citizens Against Seatac Expansion,
v.
Department of Ecology
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Linda Strout/Traci Goodwin
Gillis Reavis
Richard Poulin
Joan Marchioro
Thomas Young/Sharonne O’Shea
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SYNOPSIS: Whether the Pollution Control Hearings Board properly imposed conditions upon (and, as conditioned, properly affirmed) a water quality certification issued by the Department of Ecology for the Third Runway Project at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
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1:30 P.M.
Case No. 3 – 73522-1
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COUNSEL
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State of Washington,
v.
Tiffany Juel Heritage
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Steven Tucker/Andrew Metts
Lana Glenn
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SYNOPSIS: To protect a suspect’s constitutional right not to make incriminating confessions or admissions while in custodial interrogation by police, the Supreme Court developed warnings that an officer must give prior to interrogation. The warnings are commonly referred to as Miranda warnings. The court decides whether a suspect’s right to Miranda warnings extends to custodial interrogation by a city park security officer.
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Case No. 4 – 73543-3
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COUNSEL
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Urban Development, Inc.,
v.
Dryvit Systems, Inc.,
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John Hayes/Devon Groves
Bradley Fisher/William Sherman
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SYNOPSIS: A general contractor brought breach of warranty and implied indemnity claims against the manufacturer of an allegedly defective siding system used in the construction of a condominium project. The court must decide whether express warranties made through advertising can form the basis of an implied indemnity claim.
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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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