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Supreme Court Docket

Spring 2003

Justices of the Supreme Court
Appointive Officers of the Supreme Court
Order
Notice to Attorneys
Spring Docket

Justices of the Supreme Court

Chief Justice	Gerry Alexander
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
Justice	Mary E. Fairhurst

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	Kay Newman
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 2003 Session as indicated below:

Hon. Gerry L. Alexander, Chief Justice

Department One

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

Department Two

Hon. Barbara A. Madsen	Hon. Faith Ireland
Hon. Tom Chambers	Hon. Mary E. Fairhurst

Notice to Attorneys

Regular Sessions of the Court begin in January (Spring), 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, 2003, will be:

April 29, 2003
May 28, 2003
July 8, 2003

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.

May 6, 2003
May 8, 2003
May 13, 2003
May 15, 2003
May 20, 2003
May 22, 2003
June 10, 2003
June 12, 2003
June 24, 2003
June 26, 2003

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

Tuesday, May 6, 2003

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

73412-7 (Fed CV-01-00981-JCC)

25 MINUTES PER SIDE

American Continental Insurance Company,
          Plaintiff-Appellee,
     v.
Susan Steen, individually and as personal representative for the Estate of Steven Steen,
          Defendant-Appellant.

Joseph Hampton
Jacqueline Bell

Michael Withey
Paul Stritmatter
Reed Schifferman
Garth James
Ray Kahler

72807-1 (C/A 47675-1-I)
Petitions for Review Granted

30 MINUTES PER SIDE

James K. Butzberger, as personal representative of the Estate of Jeffrey A. Butzberger,
          Petitioner,
     v.
Frank Foster and Michaela Foster, husband and wife, and the marital community consisting thereof; King County, a political subdivision of the State of Washington,
          Defendants,
     and
Allstate Insurance Company,
          Petitioner,
     and
T.H.E. Insurance Company,
          Respondent.

Elena Garella

Bradley Maxa

W. Scott Clement
Satwant Atwall

1:30 P.M.

73415-1 (Fed C01-1221L)

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

Shulamit Glaubach, Dawn Merydith, Kristen Tsiatsios, and all persons similarly situated,
Plaintiff,
v.

Regence Blueshield, a Washington corporation
Defendant.

Steve Berman
Erin Flory
Matthew Bergman
Deborah Senn

David Swartling
Stephania Denton
Gretchen Salazar

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

Thursday, May 8, 2003

ONE CASE ONLY
DEATH PENALTY CASE

70727-8 (Pierce 991003979)

90 MINUTES PER SIDE

State of Washington,
Respondent,

Covell Paul Thomas,
Appellant.

Hon. Gerald Horne
Barbara Corey-Boulet
Kathleen Proctor
Michelle Luna-Green

Beth Andrus
Rita Griffith

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

Tuesday, May 13, 2003

72809-7 (C/A 26833-7-II)
Petition for Review Granted
MOTION TO CONSIDER ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE-PASSED TO THE MERITS

30 MINUTES PER SIDE

In re the Adoption of
B.T.,
A minor child.
Gary Avery and Dorothy Todd Avery,
Respondents,

State of Washington, Department of Social and Health Services,
Petitioner.

Gary Preble

Hon. Christine Gregoire
Timothy Jaasko-Fisher
Sheila Huber

72819-4 (C/A 46653-4-I)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

State of Washington,
Respondent,
v.

Louis A. DeVincentis,
Petitioner.

Hon. Norm Maleng
Heather Jensen
James Whisman

Suzanne Lee Elliott
James Roe

1:30 P.M.

72910-7 (C/A 48215-7-I)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Reynaldo Redmond,
          Petitioner.

Hon. Norm Maleng
Andrea Vitalich

David Donnan
Susan Wilk

73374-1 (C/A 29305-6-II)

Discretionary Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

In re the Personal Restraint Petition of

Michael W. Roach,
Petitioner.

James Foley

Hon. Christine Gregoire
Gregory Rosen

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

Thursday, May 15, 2003

72959-0 (C/A 47653-0-I)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Benjamin Lee Garza,
          Petitioner.

Hon. Norm Maleng
Daniel Clark

Stephen Kim

72984-1 (C/A 46688-7-I)
Petition for Review Granted

CIVIL LIABILITY ISSUE ONLY
MOTION TO AMEND CASE TITLE-PASSED TO THE MERITS

30 MINUTES PER SIDE

Jolynn R. Barrett, individually, and Jolynn R. Barrett, as guardian ad litem for Jessica J. Barrett and Jaleen A. Barrett, minors,
          Plaintiffs,
     v.
Lucky 7 Saloon, Inc., formerly a Washington corporation;, and L2S, Inc., d/b/a Lucky 7 Saloon, a Washington corporation,
          Defendants.

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Jeffrey A. Barrett and John R. Barrett, Jr., as limited guardian of the person and estate of Jeffrey A. Barrett, a person in need of assistance,
          Petitioners,
     v.
Lucky Seven Saloon, Inc., a Washington corporation formerly dba Lucky Seven Saloon; L2S, Inc., a Washington corporation dba Lucky Seven Saloon; Anthony Joyce and Gilda Joyce, and the marital community comprised thereof; Roger Morse and Luane Morse, and the marital community comprised thereof,
          Respondents.

Helga Kahr
Joseph Chalveras

Kenneth Kagan
Nicholas Scarpelli, Jr.

1:30 P.M.

73220-5 (C/A 48325-1-I)
Petition for Review Granted

30 MINUTES PER SIDE

State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Paramjit Dhaliwal,
          Petitioner.

Hon. Norm Maleng
Lee Yates

Cassandra Stamm
Richard Hansen

72958-1 (C/A 48233-5-I)
Petition for Review Granted

30 MINUTES PER SIDE

Daniel L. Dougherty,
          Petitioner,
     v.
Department of Labor and Industries for the State of Washington,
          Respondent.

Brock Stiles

Hon. Christine Gregoire
Anastasia Sandstrom

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

Tuesday, May 20, 2003

72799-6 (C/A 19714-0-III)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
William Bradley Jackson,
          Petitioner.

Hon. Steven Tucker
Kevin Korsmo

Paul Wasson

71616-1 (C/A 24136-6-II)
(consol. w/ 24171-4-II)
Petitions for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Christine Berube,
          Petitioner.

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State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Kory L. Nielsen,
          Petitioner.

Hon. Gerald Horne
John Neeb

Nancy Talner

Hon. Juelanne Dalzell

Nancy Collins

1:30 P.M.

72956-5 (C/A 19720-4-III)
(consol. w/20668-8, 20669-6 &20670-0)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Morris H. Goldberg,
          Petitioner.

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In re the Personal Restraint
Petition of

Morris H. Goldberg,
Petitioner.

Hon. Steven Tucker
Kevin Korsmo

Susan Marie Gasch

73227-2 (King 022057748 SEA)

CONSOLIDATED

30 MINUTES PER SIDE

Rud Okeson, Doris Burns, Walter L. Williams and Arthur T. Lane, individually and on behalf of the class of all persons similarly situated,
          Appellants,
     v.
The City of Seattle,
          Respondent.

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73228-1 (King 012116894 SEA)

The City of Seattle, a first-class charter city; the City of Burien, a noncharter code city; the City of Lake Forest Park, a noncharter code city; the City of Sea-Tac, a noncharter code city,
          Respondents,
     v.
Brian Sonntag, State Auditor; The State Of Washington; the City of Shoreline, a noncharter code city; and the City of Tukwila, a noncharter code city,
          Respondents,
     and

Rud Okeson,
Intervenor-Appellant.

David Jurca
Jennifer Divine

Hon. Thomas Carr
William Patton
Rebecca Earnest

Hon. Christine Gregoire
Brian Buchholz
James Pharris
Hon. Thomas Carr
William Patton
Ian Sievers
Robert Noe

David Jurca
Jennifer Divine

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

Thursday, May 22, 2003

72817-8 (C/A 26472-2-II)
Petition for Review Granted

30 MINUTES PER SIDE

American States Insurance Company,
          Respondent,
     v.
Symes of Silverdale, Inc., et al.,
          Defendants,

Kathryn Ellis, as bankruptcy trustee,
Petitioner.

Thomas Lether
Scott Collins

Kennard Goodman

73299-0 (C/A 26721-7-II)
Petition for Review Granted
MOTION TO STRIKE PORTIONS OF SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEF-PASSED TO THE MERITS

30 MINUTES PER SIDE

Janice M. Smith and Randal Smith, individually and as assignees,
          Petitioners,
     v.
Safeco Insurance Company and Linda Bryce, individually,
          Respondents.

Paul Luvera
David Beninger
Patricia Anderson

Pamela Okano
Robert Reinhard

1:00 P.M. - SHOW CAUSE HEARING

Bar No. 18316

15 MINUTES PER SIDE

In re:
Guillermo Romero,
An Attorney at Law

Kurt Bulmer

Jean McElroy-WSBA

1:30 P.M.

72588-8 (C/A 50245-0-I)

Discretionary Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

In re the Personal Restraint Petition of

Vincent Peter Grasso,
Petitioner.

Hon. Janice Ellis
Mary Webber

Suzanne Elliott

73020-2 (Thurston 012019357)
MOTION FOR SUPPLEMENTATION OF RECORD-PASSED TO THE MERITS

30 MINUTES PER SIDE

Washington Employers Concerned About Regulating Ergonomics, et al.,
Appellants,

Department of Labor and Industries, et al.,
Respondents.

Timothy O’Connell
Jill Bowman
Kathryn Keith
Katherine Rosenbaum
Louis Ferreira, IV

Hon. Christine Gregoire
Elliott Furst

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

Tuesday, June 10, 2003

72900-0 (C/A 20347-6-III)

Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

Mike M. Johnson, Inc., a Washington corporation,
Respondent,
v.

The County of Spokane, a Washington state municipal corporation,
Petitioner.

Carl Hueber
John Guin
Patrick Sullivan

Patrick Risken
Mark Wheeler

72997-2 (C/A 27140-1-II)

Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
James Ross Thompson,
          Petitioner.

Hon. Gerald Horne
Kathleen Proctor

Rita Griffith

1:30 P.M.

72811-9 (C/A 26180-4-II)

Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Christina Ann Mannering,
          Petitioner.

Hon. Edward Holm
Steven Sherman

Robert Quillian

73413-5 (King 022152074 SEA)

30 MINUTES PER SIDE

Sane Transit, a Washington non-profit corporation, and Mark Baerwaldt, for themselves and on behalf of taxpayers,
          Appellants,
     v.
Sound Transit, officially known as the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority, a Washington municipal corporation,
          Respondent.

Bradley Bagshaw
David Jurca
Connie Haslam

Desmond Brown
Paul Lawrence

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

Thursday, June 12, 2003

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

73005-9 (C/A 49104-1-I)

Petition for Review Granted

30 MINUTES PER SIDE

City of Seattle,
Petitioner,
v.

Mighty Movers, Inc.,
Respondent.

Hon. Thomas Carr
Gary Keese
Thomas Castagna

Chase Alvord

73381-3 (C/A 48625-0-I)

Discretionary Review Granted

30 MINUTES PER SIDE

In re the Personal Restraint Petition of

Steven A. Forbis,
Respondent,
State of Washington,
Petitioner.

Kitteridge Oldham
Christopher Gibson

Hon. Christine Gregoire
John Samson
Aileen Miller

1:30 P.M.

73481-0 (C/A 49426-1-I)

Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

Lynda Breckenridge, et al.,
          Petitioners,
     v.
Valley General Hospital, et al.,
          Respondents.

Karen Moore

Mary Spillane
Margaret Sundberg

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

Tuesday, June 24, 2003

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

72877-1 (King 012260740 KNT)

30 MINUTES PER SIDE

Washington Education Association, on behalf of itself and its members,
          Respondents,
     v.
Washington State Public Disclosure Commission, Christine Yorozu, Chair; Gerry Marsh, Lois Clement, Susan Brady, and Ronda Cahill, Commissioners of the Public Disclosure Commission, in their individual capacities,
          Appellants.

Harriet Strasberg
Michael Gawley
Aimee Iverson

Hon. Christine Gregoire
Nancy Krier

72918-2 (C/A 26744-6-II) Petition for Review Granted	20 MINUTES PER SIDE
State of Washington, Respondent, v. David Dominic Tarabochia, Petitioner.	Hon. Fred Johnson Wayne Fricke

1:00 P.M. - SHOW CAUSE HEARING

Bar No. 18922

15 MINUTES PER SIDE

In re:
Ricardo Guarnero,
An Attorney at Law

Kurt Bulmer

Joanne Abelson-WSBA
Thomas Harris

1:30 P.M.

72975-1 (C/A 47945-8-I)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Arrick Genniel Porter,
          Petitioner,
     and
Kenneth Ray Horner a/k/a
Ken R. Horner, and each of them,
          Defendant.

Hon. Norm Maleng
Melinda Young
Lee Yates

Christopher Gibson
David Koch

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

Thursday, June 26, 2003

73607-3 (King 022351255 SEA)

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

Pierce County, a local government in the State of Washington; Gloria Irene Thein, a resident of Pierce County; City of Tacoma, a local government in the State of Washington; William LaBorde, a resident of Pierce County; King County, a local government in the State of Washington; Karen Uffelman, a resident of King County,
          Respondents,
     and
Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (a/k/a “Sound Transit”), Amalgamated Transit,
          Intervenor-Respondents,
     v.
State of Washington, in its general capacity as defender of I-776, and through its agency the Washington Department of Licensing,
          Appellant,
     and
Salish Village Home Owners’ Association, a Washington non-profit association, and Dennis Vaughn, a citizen and taxpayer resident of King County,
          Intervenor-Defendant,
     and
Permanent Offense,
          Intervenor-Defendant.

Thomas Ahearne
Hon. Norm Maleng
Thomas Kuffel
Hugh Spitzer
Alice Ostdiek Noel Treat

Paul Lawrence
Desmond Brown
Clifford Freed

Hon. Christine Gregoire
James Pharris
Linda Moran
Jerald Anderson

James Klauser
Robert Rowley

Mark Kimball

73079-2 (C/A 26695-4-II)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Jerry Dawayne Cheatam,
          Petitioner.

Hon. Gerald Horne
John Neeb

Pattie Mhoon

1:00 P.M. - SHOW CAUSE HEARING

Bar No. 18294