Supreme Court Docket

Winter 2006

Justices of the Supreme Court

Chief Justice

Gerry Alexander

Justice

Charles W. Johnson

Justice

Barbara A. Madsen

Justice

Richard B. Sanders

Justice

Bobbe J. Bridge

Justice

Tom Chambers

Justice

Susan Owens

Justice

Mary E. Fairhurst

Justice

James M. Johnson


Appointive Officers of the Supreme Court

Clerk

C. J. Merritt

Court Commissioner

Geoffrey Crooks

Reporter

Tim Fuller

Administrator for the Courts

Janet McLane

State Law Librarian

Kay Newman

Bailiff

Steve Englehorn


Order

Pursuant to Supreme Court Administrative Rule 6, the Justices of the Supreme Court are assigned to the Departments of the Court for the Winter 2006 Session as indicated below:

Department One

Hon. Gerry L. Alexander, Chief Justice

Hon. Charles W. Johnson Hon. Richard B. Sanders
Hon. Tom Chambers Hon. Mary E. Fairhurst

Department Two

Hon. Gerry L. Alexander, Chief Justice

Hon. Barbara A. Madsen Hon. Bobbe J. Bridge
Hon. Susan Owens Hon. James M. Johnson


Notice to Attorneys

Regular Sessions of the Court begin in January (Winter), May (Spring), and September (Winter) of each year.

Cases set for the mornings are subject to call at 9:00 a.m. Those set in the afternoon are subject to call at 1:30 p.m., unless otherwise noted.

The Court will sometimes take a short recess following the first case in the morning and the first case in the afternoon.

Motion days in the Winter Session 2006, will be:

January 10, 2006
January 31, 2006
March 7, 2006
April 4, 2006

Settings will not be altered or vacated by the Chief Justice except upon a showing of unavoidable cause.

As provided in RCW 2.32.070, counsel of record and criminal defendants shall be supplied a copy of opinion without charge.


The titles of the cases listed in this docket are not the official titles for purposes of opinions


9:00 a.m.

Olympia

Tuesday, January 24, 2006

76534-1 (King 022351255 SEA)

30 Minutes Per Side

Pierce County, a local government in the State of Washington; Gloria Irene Thein, a resident of Pierce County; City of Tacoma, a local government in the State of Washington; William LaBorde, a resident of Tacoma; King County, a local government in the State of Washington; Karen Uffellman, a King County resident,
          Respondent,
     and
Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority, Sierra Club, 1000 Friends of Washington, King County Labor Council, Washington State Labor Council, City of Kenmore, Transportation Choices Coalition, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 587, and Aerospace Machinist Union,
          Respondent-Intervenor,
     v.
State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     and
Salish Village Home Owners Association, a Washington non-profit association; G. Dennis Vaughn, a citizen and taxpayer resident of King County; and Permanent Offense,
          Appellants.

Thomas Ahearne
Hugh Spitzer
Ramsey Ramerman
Jeffery Richard
Hon. Norm Maleng
Thomas Kuffel
Noel Treat 

Desmond Brown
Paul Lawrence
Matthew Segal
Clifford Freed
Michael Subit


Hon. Rob McKenna
Linda Moran
James Pharris
Jerald Anderson

Robert Rowley
James Klauser

PRO TEM JUDGES: Judge John Schultheis

/J.M. JOHNSON, J. RECUSES

76695-9 (C/A 52810-6-I)
Petition for Review Granted

Passed to the Merits - Motion to Strike Reply (Supplemental Brief of Silverstreak)

30 Minutes Per Side

Silverstreak, Inc.; T-Max Construction; Stowe Construction, Inc.; Gary McCann Trucking; and Buckley Recycling,
          Respondents,
     v.
Washington State Department of Labor and Industries,
          Petitioner.

John Ahlers
Anne-Marie Sargent


Hon. Rob McKenna
Anastasia Sandstrom
Amanda Goss


1:30 P.M.

76743-2 (C/A 22928-9-III)
Petition for Review Granted

20 Minutes Per Side

State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Ashley Marie Walker,
          Petitioner.

Hon. Denis Tracy
Byron Bedirian

Steve Martonick

76785-8 (C/A 51972-7-I)
Petition for Review Granted

20 Minutes Per Side

State of Washington,
          Respondent,

     v.
Richard Leon Hosier,
          Petitioner.

Hon. Janice Ellis
Thomas Curtis
Seth Fine

Eric Broman


9:00 a.m.

Seattle

Thursday, January 26, 2006

THREE CASES ONLY - TWO A.M. - ONE P.M.

75312-1 (King 031063386 SEA)

30 Minutes Per Side

State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
John Nicholas Athan,
          Appellants.

Hon. Norm Maleng
Catherine McDowall

John Muenster

76581-2 (King 042371121 KNT)

20 Minutes Per Side

1000 Friends of Washington, King County, and Center for Environmental Law and Policy,
          Respondents,


     v.


Rodney McFarland,
          Appellants.

John Zilavy
Karen Allston
Shirley Nixon
Hon. Norm Maleng
Darren Carnell
Janine Joly
Stephen Hobbs

Richard Stephens
John Groen
Diana Kirchheim


1:30 P.M.

76800-5 (C/A 30547-0-II)
Petition for Review Granted

20 Minutes Per Side

State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Timothy Enrique Jorden,
          Petitioner.

Hon. Gerald Horne
Todd Campbell

Rebecca Bouchey


9:00 a.m.

Olympia

Tuesday, February 7, 2006

76339-9 (Thurston 04-2-00279-3)

30 Minutes Per Side

Swinomish Indian Tribal Community and Washington Environmental Council,
          Petitioners,
     v.
Western Washington Growth Management Hearings Board, et al.,
          Respondents.

Alix Foster
David Alan Bricklin

Hilary Franz
Hon. Rob McKenna
Martha Patricia Lantz
Sheila Deirdre Lynch
Gary T. Jones
Peter L. Buck
Jay Palmer Derr
Tadas A Kisielius
Hon. Thomas Seguine
Don Le Roy Anderson
Russell Clayton Brooks
Andrew Cook
Amanda Johnson

76833-1 (C/A 31093-7-II)
Petitions for Review Granted

CONSOLIDATED

30 Minutes Per Side

State of Washington,
          Petitioner,

     v.

Charles L. Kirkman,
          Respondent.
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77596-6 (C/A 31690-1-II)

State of Washington,
          Petitioner,
     v.
Ruben Juarez Candia,
          Respondent.

Hon. Arthur Curtis
Kimberley Farr
Wendy Hanson
Michael Kinnie

Lisa Tabbut



Hon. Arthur Curtis
Wendy Hanson


James Sowder


1:30 P.M.

76849-8 (C/A 52391-1-I)
Petition for Review Granted

20 Minutes Per Side

State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Ronald Joseph Luther,
          Petitioner.

Hon. Norm Maleng
Dennis McCurdy

Nancy Collins

76900-1 (C/A 53322-3-I)
(consol. w/53875-6-I)
Petition for Review Granted

20 Minutes Per Side

State of Washington,
          Petitioner,
     v.
Darrell Gregory Jones,
          Respondent.
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State of Washington,
          Petitioner,
     v.
Reginald Thomas,
          Respondent.

Hon. Norm Maleng
Brian McDonald

Jason Saunders


Hon. Norm Maleng
Brian McDonald

Maureen M. Cyr


9:00 a.m.

Olympia

Thursday, February 9, 2006

THREE CASES ONLY - TWO A.M. - ONE P.M.

76706-8 (C/A 51443-1-I)
Petition for Review Granted

20 Minutes Per Side

Deborah S. Heg,
          Petitioner,
     v.
Ralph C. Alldredge and Claudia Alldredge,
husband and wife,
          Respondents,

Estate of Lloyd O. Kalberg; John K. Sage and Shelly A. Ogden, husband and wife; Albert L. Odmark, Jr., and Nancy Ritzenthaler, husband and wife; Pope & Talbot, Inc., a Delaware corporation; Pope Resources, Inc., a Delaware corporation; Pope & Talbot, Inc., a California corporation; and Pope Resources, a Delaware limited partnership,
          Defendants Below.

Michael Charneski


Robert Johns
Duana Koloušková


Gerald Martin

76822-6 (C/A 31289-1-II)
Petition for Review Granted

20 Minutes Per Side

State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Bao Sheng Zhao,
          Petitioner.

Hon. Gerald Horne
Kathleen Proctor

John Henry Browne
Rita Griffith


1:30 P.M.

76912-5 9C/A 29542-3-II)
Petition for Review Granted

20 Minutes Per Side

State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Donovan Ben Patrick Allen,
          Petitioner.

Hon. Susan Baur
Pamela Loginsky

Mary Kay High


9:00 a.m.

Olympia

Tuesday, February 14, 2006


76527-8 (Pierce 042111451)

20 Minutes Per Side

Supervalu Holdings, Inc.,
          Respondent,
     v.
Washington State Department of Labor and Industries,
          Petitioner.

Aaron Owada

Hon. Rob McKenna
William Collins
Michael Hall

Pro Tem: Judge Christine Quinn-BrintnallJ.M. Johnson, J. Recused

76720-3 (C/A 29549-1-II)
Petition for Review Granted

30 Minutes Per Side

Kurtis and Pamela Mayer,
          Petitioners,
     v.

Sto Industries, Inc.,
          Respondent.

Margaret Archer
Bradley Maxa
James Meade

Philip Talmadge
Anne Melley Kenneth Hobbs


1:30 P.M.

76824-2 (C/A 54101-3-I)
(consol. w/54527-2-I)
Petitions for Review Granted

CONSOLIDATED

30 Minutes Per Side

Steven A. Lewis,
          Petitioner,
     v.
State of Washington, Department of Licensing,
          Respondent.

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State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Kenneth D. Higgins,
          Petitioner.
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77110-3 (CA/ 53848-9-I)
(consol. w/53849-7 & 54527-2)
City of Auburn,
          Respondent,
     v.
Edward Kelly,
          Petitioner.
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City of Auburn,
          Respondent,
     v.
Andrew DeWaele,
          Petitioner.

Ryan Robertson
Francisco Duarte

Hon. Rob McKenna
Masako Kanazawa
Jay Geck
Susan Sacket DanPullo

Hon. Norm Maleng
Susan Storey

Ryan Robertson
Francisco Duarte



Daniel Heid


Matthew Rusnak


Daniel Heid


Andrea Robertson

77317-3 (C/A 23678-1-III)
Discretionary Review Granted

20 Minutes Per Side

Personal Restraint Petition of

Gilberto E. Cruz,
          Petitioner.

Thomas Weaver

Hon. Steven Tucker
Kevin Korsmo


9:00 a.m.

Olympia

Thursday, February 16, 2006

THREE CASES ONLY - TWO A.M. - ONE P.M.

77490-1 (King 041094930)
CONSOLIDATED

20 Minutes Per Side

State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Rodin Punsalan,
          Appellants.

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77491-9 (King 001053742)

State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Chayce Arden Hanson,
          Appellants.

Hon. Norm Maleng
Randi Austell

Juanita Holmes
Steven Witchley
Jeffrey Ellis
Sheryl Willert
Daniel Ferm


Hon. Norm Maleng

Mark Prothero
Daniel Ferm

76948-6 (C/A 31371-5-II)
Petition for Review Granted

20 Minutes Per Side

State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Semi Osman,
          Petitioner.

Hon. Gerald A. Horne
P. Grace Kingman

Stephanie C. Cunningham


1:30 P.M.

77112-0 (C/A 31237-9-II)
Petition for Review Granted

20 Minutes Per Side

State of Washington,
          Petitioner,
     v.
Randall Jerome Stevens,
          Respondent.

Hon. Juelanne Dalzell


Scott M. Charlton
Shane Seaman


9:00 a.m.

Olympia

Tuesday, February 28, 2006

76719-0 (C/A 51452-1-I)
Petitions for Review Granted

CONSOLIDATED

30 Minutes Per Side

Kruger Clinic Orthopaedics, LLC, a Washington limited liability company,
          Petitioner,
     v.
Regence Blueshield, a Washington corporation,
          Respondent.
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76886-2 (C/A 30526-7-II)

Tacoma Orthopaedic Surgeons, Inc., a Washington corporation, Arthur J. Ozolin, M.D., John D. Stewart, M.D., Richard E. Gray, M.D., John J. Jiganti, M.D., Peter E. Krumins, M.D., James J. Wyman, M.D., Douglas M. Hassan, M.D., Franciscan Medical Group, a Washington nonprofit corporation,
          Petitioners,
     v.
Regence Blueshield, a Washington corporation,
          Respondent.

J. Richard Creatura
T. Jeffrey Keane


David Swartling
Stephania Denton



J. Richard Creatura
James Beck



David Swartling
Stephania Denton

 

20 Minutes Per Side

STRICKEN – TO BE RESCHEDULED IN THE MAY TERM

 


1:30 P.M.

77101-4 (C/A 23184-4-III)
Petition for Review Granted

30 Minutes Per Side

Suzy Dix and Jeffrey R. Smith, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated,
          Respondents,

     v.

ICT Group, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation; and America Online, Inc., a Delaware corporation,
          Petitioners.

Richard W. Kuhling
William J. Schroeder
Gregory C. Hesler
David L. Broom
Michael D. Kinkley

James B. King
Daniel T. Donovan
John C. O’Quinn

77406-4 (C/A 55028-4-I)
Discretionary Review Granted

20 Minutes Per Side

Doug Scott, a married man, Loren R. Tabasinske and Sandra K. Tabasinske, husband and wife, and all others similarly situated,
          Petitioners,

     v.

Cingular Wireless, a corporation doing business in the State of Washington; John Does I-XX,
          Respondents.

Douglas Dunham
Stephen Crane
Steven Rosen
Leslie Bailey
F. Paul Bland

Albert Gidari/Sally Morgan
David Biderman
Neal Berinhout
Evan Tager
David Gossett


9:00 a.m.

Olympia

Thursday, March 2, 2006

THREE CASES ONLY - TWO A.M. - ONE P.M.

76850-1 (C/A 52135-7-I)
Petition for Review Granted

20 Minutes Per Side

Lakemont Ridge Homeowners Association, a Washington corporation,
          Petitioner,
     v.
Lakemont Ridge Limited Partnership, a Washington limited partnership; Polygon Builders Company; a Washington general partnership; Crescent Beach, Inc., a Washington corporation; Lakemont Ridge II, L.L.C., a Washington general partnership; Brentview, Inc., a Washington corporation; and John and Mary Does, one through two hundred,
          Respondents.

Robert Goff
Daniel DeWalt
Kenneth Masters

Mark O’Donnell
David Poore
John Eckert

76938-9 (C/A 53856-0 & 54250-8-I)
Petition for Review Granted

20 Minutes Per Side

Ballard Square Condominium Owners Association, a Washington nonprofit corporation,
          Petitioner,
     v.
Dynasty Construction Company, a Washington corporation; Shin Lu Mark Liu and Jane Doe Liu, and the marital community composed thereof; Yung Pai Shu Liu and John Doe Liu, and the marital community composed thereof,
          Respondents,
     v.
Wall Finishes, Inc., a Washington corporation,
          Third-Party Defendant.

Todd C. Hayes
Thomas F. Ahearne




Eileen I. McKillop
Heather D.S. Perkins


1:30 P.M.

77122-7 (C/A 31180-1-II);
Petition for Review Granted
REVIEW LIMITED TO GOOD FAITH ISSUE

20 Minutes Per Side

State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Montie Eugene Welker a/k/a Montie Welver,
          Petitioner.

Hon. Arthur D. Curtis
Michael C. Kinnie

David Schultz


9:00 a.m.

Olympia

Tuesday, March 14, 2006

76100-1 (C/A 28646-7-II)
Petition for Review Granted

20 Minutes Per Side

State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Don Glen Eckenrode,
          Petitioner

Hon. Gerald A. Horne
Alicia Burton

Kathryn A. Russell Selk

76950-8 (C/A 29150-9, 29154-1 & 29523-7-II)
Petition for Review Granted
REVIEW GRANTED ON ARMED ISSUE ONLY

30 Minutes Per Side

State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Harry William O’Neal, Jesse Jack O’Neal, and Gregory William O’Neal,
          Petitioners.
Hon. Edward G. Holm
James C. Powers

Peter B. Tiller
Rebecca W. Bouchey
Stephanie C. Cunningham


1:30 P.M.

76861-7 (C/A 31238-7-II)
Petition for Review Granted

20 Minutes Per Side

State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Sheldon Dwight Easterlin,
          Petitioner.

Hon. Gerald A. Horne
Alicia Burton

Stephanie C. Cunningham

76947-8 (C/A 53908-6-I)
Petition for Review Granted

20 Minutes Per Side

State of Washington,
          Petitioner,
     v.
Jules Devin,
          Respondent.

Hon. Norm Maleng
Brian McDonald

Gregory Link


9:00 A.M.

Olympia

Thursday, March 16, 2006

THREE CASES ONLY - TWO A.M. - ONE P.M.

77150-2 (C/A 30752-9-II)
Petition for Review Granted

MOTION TO STRIKE PORTIONS OF PETITIONER’S SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEF – PASSED TO THE MERITS

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

Ray and Julie Biggers, husband and wife; Andy Mueller d/b/a Mueller Construction and Andy Mueller, individually; Craig and Sandy Powell d/b/a Sealevel Bulkhead Builders; and Home Builders Association of Kitsap County,
          Respondents,
     v.
City of Bainbridge Island,
          Petitioner.

Dennis D. Reynolds
John E. Keegan
Traci L. Shallbetter


Stephanie E. Croll
Michael C. Walter
Jay P. Derr & Peter L. Buck
Dawn F. Reitan
Rosemary A. Larson

77267-3 (C/A 30085-1-II)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

Cowlitz Stud Company,
          Respondent,
     v.
Dana Clevenger and Department of Labor and Industries,
          Petitioners.

Craig A. Staples


Robert R. Hall
Hon. Rob McKenna
Steve Vinyard
John Wasberg
Jay Geck


1:30 P.M.

77253-3 (C/A 31825-3-II)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

Richard Lindeman and Ginger Lindeman, husband and wife,
          Petitioners,
     v.
Kelso School District No. 458,
          Respondent.

James K. Morgan


Clifford D. Foster, Jr.


9:00 A.M.

Olympia

Tuesday, March 21, 2006

77164-2 (C/A 22672-7-III)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

In re the Estate of: Robert Kordon, Deceased.
Helen D. Cleveland,
          Petitioner,
     v.
Leilani R. Duke, as personal representative of the Estate of Robert Kordon; Leilani R. Duke, individually,
          Respondent.


Michael E. de Grasse


John W. Lohrmann

77822-1 (C/A 23371-5-III)
77849-3
(C/A 54965-1-I)
CONSOLIDATED

Petitions for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Jacob James Potter,
          Petitioner.
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State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Wayne H. Holmes,
          Petitioner.

Hon. Steven J. Tucker
Kevin M. Korsmo

William Edelblute


Hon. Janice E. Ellis
Thomas M. Curtis

Christopher H. Gibson


1:30 P.M.

77152-9 (C/A 29881-3-II)
Petition for Review Granted

RIGHT OF CONFRONTATION ISSUE ONLY

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Charles J. Price,
          Petitioner.

Hon. Edward G. Holm
James C. Powers

Thomas E. Doyle
Patricia A. Pethick

77250-9 (C/A 31562-9-II)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Alexander Leonard Fowler,
          Petitioner.

Hon. Edward G. Holm
James C. Powers

Patricia A. Pethick
Thomas E. Doyle


9:00 A.M.

Olympia

Thursday, March 23, 2006

THREE CASES ONLY - TWO A.M. - ONE P.M.

200,262-5 (WSBA #9526)

In re:
Jeffrey Thornton Haley,
an Attorney at Law.

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

Jeffrey Thornton Haley

Leslie Ching Allen

77356-4 (C/A 52061-0, 52105-5-I)
Petition for Review Granted

CONFLICT ISSUE ONLY

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
George Richard Cromwell and Jennifer Shirley Reynolds-Cromwell,
          Petitioners.

Hon. Norm Maleng
Carla Carlstom

David B. Koch
Kathryn Selk


1:30 P.M.

77395-5 (C/A 52911-1-I)
Petition for Review Granted

20 Minutes Per Side

State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Charles Walter Weber,
          Petitioner.

Hon. Norm Maleng
Brian McDonald

Susan F. Wilk


10:00 A.M.

Olympia

Wednesday, March 29, 2006

ONE CASE ONLY - A.M.

200,271-4 - Judicial Appeal

20 MINUTES PER SIDE


In re:
The Honorable Richard B. Sanders, Justice,
Washington State Supreme Court

Kurt M. Bulmer
John Strait

Reilo Callner
Katrina Pflaumer

PRO TEMS:
Honorable Marlin J. Appelwick, Div. I
Honorable William W. Baker, Div. I
Honorable Ronald E. Cox, Div. I
Honorable C. Kenneth Grosse, Div. I
Honorable Elaine Houghton, Div. II
Honorable J. Robin Hunt, Div. II
Honorable Christine Quinn-Brintnall, Div. II
Honorable Stephen M. Brown, Div. III
Honorable Dennis J. Sweeney, Div. III
 
 

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