Supreme Court Calendar

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

Thursday, November 9, 2006

Case No. 1 - 78656-9

COUNSEL

State of Washington
     v.
Michael M. Miles

Ivan Orton

Kevin McCabe

SYNOPSIS: Can a state agency get a citizen’s bank records without going to court or giving the citizen notice?

Case No. 2 - 78652-6 (Cons. w/78931-2)

COUNSEL

David J. Jenkins
     v.
Department of Social and Health Services

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Venetta Gasper, Tommye Myers and David Jenkins

     v.
Washington State Department of Social and Health Services

Gregory McBroom/Rajiv Nagaich

William Williams/Michael Young

Meagan MacKenzie/Amy Crewdson/Gregory McBroom/Rajiv Nagaich

William Williams/Michael Young

SYNOPSIS: When a benefits recipient lives in the same household as his or her paid care provider, the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) applies the shared living rule which reduces the recipient’s hours of paid in-home care services. Does the shared living rule violate federal Medicaid laws, other federal laws, or the United States or Washington State Constitutions? Does the DSHS rule that prohibits an administrative law judge from invalidating a DSHS rule violate the Washington Administrative Procedure Act, or the United States or Washington State Constitutions?

Case No. 3 - 78097-8

COUNSEL

State of Washington
     v.
John Levi Swiger

Kevin Korsmo

Paul Wasson

SYNOPSIS: Petitioner John Swiger seeks credit for the time he spent on home detention while he appealed his conviction.

Case No. 4 - 78139-7

COUNSEL

Department of Labor and Industries of the State of Washington
     v.
William A. Granger

John Wasberg

Terry Barnett

SYNOPSIS: Whether employer payments made into a trust fund that provides health coverage to union members are “consideration of like nature” under RCW 51.08.178 if the injured union member was not eligible to receive health care benefits at the time of his injury.