Supreme Court Calendar

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

Tuesday, June 7, 2005

Case No. 1 – 75577-9

COUNSEL

Tim Connor; Rhubarb Sky LLC,

     v.
City of Spokane

David Blair-Loy
Nancy Pacharzina

Laurel Siddoway/David Groesbeck

SYNOPSIS: The court must decide what constitutes a “prevailing party” under the Public Disclosure Act; anyone who so qualifies is entitled to attorney fees, costs and penalties for the government agency’s nondisclosure of public records.

Case No. 2 – 75662-7

COUNSEL

Steven M. Korslund, Virginia A. Miller, John Acosta,
     v.
Dyncorp Tri-Cities Services, Inc., and Fluor Hanford, Inc.

Victoria Vreeland

Larry Halvorson
Michael Saunders

SYNOPSIS: Several employees claim that they were unlawfully discharged and retaliated against for reporting safety and other workplace violations.


1:30 P.M.

Case No. 3 – 76082-9

COUNSEL

Ann and Tom Conom, Appellants,
     v.
Snohomish County; Carefree Homes, Inc.; Robert and Barbara King

Tom Conom

Jason Cummings
Randy Boyer

SYNOPSIS: Whether a party’s failure to note an initial hearing as required under RCW 36.70C.080(1) divests a superior court of jurisdiction to hear a land use petition.

Case No. 4 – 75715-1

COUNSEL

State of Washington,
     v.
Tina L. Klein

Gerald Fuller

Brett Ballew

SYNOPSIS: Klein seeks unconditional release from a state mental institution. Has Klein adequately demonstrated that she no longer presents, as a result of a mental disease or defect, a substantial danger to other persons?

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