9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
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Tuesday, February 15, 2005
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Case No. 1 – 75280-0 (w/ 75309-1
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COUNSEL
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Personal Restraint Petitions of
Huy Tran and Michael J. Roberts
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Ronda Larson
Paul Weisser/Donna Mullen
Thomas Kummerow
Nancy Collins
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SYNOPSIS: Whether the Department of Corrections may impose a five-year mandatory minimum for first degree assault under former RCW 9.94A.120(4) in the absence of express direction from the sentencing court.
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Case No. 2 – 75626-1
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COUNSEL
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In re Parentage of L.B.
Sue Ellen (“Mian”) Carvin,
v.
Page Britain
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Patricia Novotny
Janet Helson
Nancy Sapiro
Brian Krikorian/Erica Krikorian
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SYNOPSIS: Whether the same-sex former domestic partner of a child’s biological parent can be considered a de facto parent who is entitled to a determination of co-parentage or visitation despite the objections of the custodial biological parent, and/or whether such a party is entitled to third party visitation under RCW 26.10.160(3).
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1:30 P.M.
Case No. 3 – 75351-2
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COUNSEL
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State of Washington,
v.
Charles Watson
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Kathleen Proctor
Linda King
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SYNOPSIS: The court must decide whether a memo sent to the trial judge by the prosecutor violates the ex parte communications rule as to this defendant.
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Case No. 4 – 75400-4
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COUNSEL
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Hearst Communications, Inc.,
v.
Seattle Times Company,
and
Committee for a Two-Newspaper Town
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Kenny Corr
Guy Michelson/Kelsey Joyce
Douglas Ross
Stephen Rummage/Marvin Gray
Dmitri Iglitzin
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SYNOPSIS: Do losses caused by a labor strike allow the Seattle Times to begin the process of terminating its joint operating agreement with the Seattle P-I?
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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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