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9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
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Thursday, February 26, 2004
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Case No. 1 – 73899-8
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COUNSEL
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Saddle Mountain Minerals, et al.
v.
Arun and Vandana Joshi
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Gregory McElroy
John Raekes
Diehl Rettig
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SYNOPSIS: The Joshis own the surface of the land. Saddle Mountain owns the minerals of the same land. However, the city code appears to prohibit mining. The main issue is whether the city code renders Saddle Mountain’s minerals worthless. Also at issue is whether the surface owner’s right to have support for the surface land precludes mining and makes Saddle Mountain’s minerals worthless.
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Case No. 2 – 73753-3
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COUNSEL
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Jason Castro,
v.
Stanwood School District No. 401, and Edmonds School District No. 15
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Stephen Bulzomi
Cynthia Morgan
Duncan Fobes
Carolanne McCaskill
Michael Tierney
Diana Blakney
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SYNOPSIS: Does a 60-day waiting period within which a person cannot file a lawsuit against a local government entity also extend the normal deadline for filing the lawsuit by 60 days.
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1:30 P.M.
Case No. 3 – 74253-7
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COUNSEL
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In re the Personal Restraint Petition of
David Higgins
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Suzanne Elliott
Carol Murphy
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SYNOPSIS: The Department of Corrections disciplined prison inmate David Higgins for attempting to bring drugs into the prison. Higgins appealed that decision and the Department of Corrections now seeks permission to hold a new disciplinary hearing.
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Case No. 4 – 74549-8
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COUNSEL
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Charles D. Kilbury, as the Chairman of the Franklin County Democratic Central Committee, et al,
v.
Franklin County
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Allen Brecke
George Fearing
Kenneth Miller
Brandon Johnson
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SYNOPSIS: In light of the 2000 census, Franklin County redrew the boundaries for its three commissioner districts. This court must decide whether the County's redistricting plan complied with the statutory requirements that each district be "as compact as possible" and that district boundaries, "to the extent possible, preserve existing communities."
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