9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
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Tuesday, June 7, 2005
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Case No. 1 – 75577-9
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COUNSEL
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Tim Connor; Rhubarb Sky LLC,
v.
City of Spokane
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David Blair-Loy
Nancy Pacharzina
Laurel Siddoway/David Groesbeck
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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.
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Case No. 2 – 75662-7
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COUNSEL
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Steven M. Korslund, Virginia A. Miller, John Acosta,
v.
Dyncorp Tri-Cities Services, Inc., and Fluor Hanford, Inc.
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Victoria Vreeland
Larry Halvorson
Michael Saunders
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SYNOPSIS: Several employees claim that they were unlawfully discharged and retaliated against for reporting safety and other workplace violations.
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1:30 P.M.
Case No. 3 – 76082-9
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COUNSEL
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Ann and Tom Conom, Appellants,
v.
Snohomish County; Carefree Homes, Inc.; Robert and Barbara King
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Tom Conom
Jason Cummings
Randy Boyer
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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.
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Case No. 4 – 75715-1
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COUNSEL
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State of Washington,
v.
Tina L. Klein
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Gerald Fuller
Brett Ballew
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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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These summaries are not formulated by the Court and are provided for the convenience of the public only.
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