Supreme Court Calendar

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

Tuesday, October 19, 2004

Case No. 1 – 74478-5

COUNSEL

Agrilink Foods, Inc.,
     v.
State of Washington, Department of Revenue

Scott Edwards

Anne Egeler
David Hankins

SYNOPSIS: Agrilink Foods manufactures chili con carne.  The court must decide whether Agrilink qualifies for a tax rate that applies to those in the business of slaughtering, breaking, and/or processing perishable meat products and/or selling the same at wholesale.

Case No. 2 – 74699-1

COUNSEL

In re the Custody of Sierra Helen Brown (dob 11/19/92) Child.
Gail M. Luby, et al.,
     v.
Beth DaSilva and Lisa Sherman

Margaret K. Dore
Stephen Brown, Pro Se
Rachel Pierce, Pro Se

Michael Hunsinger

SYNOPSIS: Whether a nonparent may stand in loco parentis to a child and be afforded the presumption of fitness in a nonparental custody proceeding under Chapter 26.10 of the Washington Revised Code.


1:00 P.M. SHOW CAUSE HEARING

200,172-6

COUNSEL

In re:
John B. Jackson III, Bar No. 5208

An Attorney at Law

Kurt Bulmer


Christine Gray-WSBA

SYNOPSIS: May the Bar Association suspend John Jackson’s law license before it determines whether he should be disciplined for trust fund violations?


1:30 P.M.

Case No. 3 – 74782-2

COUNSEL

Joyce Niemann,

     v.
Vaughn Community Church

Douglas Alling/Michael McAleenan
Robert Mack

Thomas Peterson/Susan Goplen

SYNOPSIS: Whether a restrictive covenant in a deed, transferring church property from one church to another and restricting alienation of the property on the basis of creed, is enforceable.

Case No. 4 – 74839-0

COUNSEL

State of Washington,
     v.
Oliver C. Christensen

Randall Gaylord/Philip Buri

Michael Tario

SYNOPSIS: The mother of Christensen’s girlfriend eavesdropped on a conversation he and his girlfriend had using a cordless phone.  Did this violate Washington’s privacy act?

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