Supreme Court Docket
Supreme Court Briefs
Fall 2007

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

Ronald R. Carpenter

Court Commissioner

Steven Goff

Reporter

Tim Fuller

Administrator for the Courts

Butch Stussy

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 2007 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 (Fall) 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 2007 Fall Session, will be:

September 5, 2007
October 2, 2007
October 30, 2007

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

1:30 P.M.

Olympia

September 6, 2007

ONE CASE - P.M. ONLY

80430-3 (King 07-2-16119-8) 20 Minutes Per Side
Futurewise and Service Employees International Union Healthcare 775NW,
          Appellants,
     v.
Sam Reed, Secretary of State of the State of Washington,
          Respondent. 		Eric 'Knoll' Lowney
Keith Scully
Judith Krebs

Hon. Rob McKenna
Jeffrey Even
James Pharris

9:00 A.M.

Gonzaga

September 11, 2007

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

200,448-2 (WSBA #1695) 20 Minutes Per Side
In re

James Byron Holcomb,
Attorney at Law.

James Holcomb
Brett Purtzer

M. Craig Bray (WSBA)

79135-0 (C/A 20927-0-III)
Petition for Review Granted 		20 Minutes Per Side
State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Octavio Gonzales Flores,
          Petitioner. 		Hon. Karl F. Sloan


Dennis Morgan

1:30 P.M.

80149-5 (Kittitas 05-2-00505-2) 20 Minutes Per Side
Paul Douglas Ingram,
          Respondent,
     v.
State of Washington, Department of Licensing,
          Petitioner.
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Bryan Lindley Delong,
          Respondent,
     v.
State of Washington, Department of Licensing,
          Petitioner. 		Kenneth Beckley

Hon. Rob McKenna
Charnelle Bjelkengren
Jay Geck

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

September 25, 2007

78658-5 (King 93-1-07954-7)

MOTION TO SUPPLEMENT RECORD PASSED TO THE MERITS

 20 Minutes Per Side
State of Washington,
          Respondent,

     v.

Terrance Hall,
          Appellant.

Hon. Daniel Satterberg
Melinda Young
James Whisman
Jeffrey Dernbach

Christine Jackson
Kathryn Ross

77347-5 (King 97-1-07284-7 & 97-1-07283-9)
(consolidated w/77360-2) 		20 Minutes Per Side
State of Washington,
          Respondent,

     v.
Felipe Ramos,
          Petitioner.
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State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Mario Alejandro Medina,
          Petitioner.

Hon. Daniel Satterberg
Jeffrey Dernbach
Andrea Vitalich

Thomas Kummerow


Hon. Daniel Satterberg
Jeffrey Dernbach

Suzanne Elliott

PRO TEM: KULIK, J.P.T. MADSEN, J. RECUSED

1:30 P.M.

79127-9 (C/A 24027-4-III & 24289-7-III)
Petition for Review Granted 		20 Minutes Per Side
State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
John Shannon Codiga,
          Petitioner. 		Hon. John Knodell, III
Teresa Chen

David Gasch

78963-1 (C/A 32972-7-II)
Petition for Review Granted 		20 Minutes Per Side Item 7
In re Detention of

Sheldon Martin,
          Petitioner.

Joseph Baker

Hon. Rob McKenna
Melanie Tratnik
Malcolm Ross

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

September 27, 2007

79064-7 (C/A 33082-2-II)
Petition for Review Granted 		20 Minutes Per Side
In re the Detention of:
Alfred E. Kistenmacher,
          Petitioner. 		Peter Tiller

Hon. Rob McKenna
Melanie Tratnik

79114-7 (C/A 33322-8-II)
Petition for Review Granted 		20 Minutes Per Side
State of Washington,
          Petitioner,
     v.
Stephanie Rena Lilyblad
a/k/a Stephanie Rena Paris,
          Respondent. 		Hon. Susan Baur
George Gojio

John Hays

1:30 P.M.

79121-0 (C/A 32402-4-II)
Petition for Review Granted 		20 Minutes Per Side
State of Washington,
          Respondent,

     v.
Roy Len Neff,
          Petitioner.

Hon. Gerald Horne
Kathleen Proctor
Karen Watson

Kathryn Selk

79209-7 (C/A 34039-9-II)
Petition for Review Granted 		20 Minutes Per Side
Gene Champagne, Cary Brown, Roland Knorr, and Christopher Scanlon individuals and as representatives of a class of Thurston County overtime eligible employees,
          Petitioners,
     v.
Thurston County, a political subdivision of the State of Washington,
          Respondent. 		William Aitchison
Hillary McClure
Mark Crabtree



Jeffrey Fancher
Michael King
Douglas Smith

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

October 9, 2007

77756-0 (C/A 29915-1-II)
Petition for Review Granted
Granted on Exceptional & Double Jeopardy Issues Only 		30 Minutes Per Side
State of Washington,
          Respondent,

     v.
Brian Eggleston,
          Petitioner.

Hon. Gerald Horne
John Sheeran
Kathleen Proctor

Sheryl Gordon McCloud

79068-0 (C/A 23834-2-III & 24313-3-III)
Petition for Review Granted
Granted on Exceptional Sentence Issue Only 		20 Minutes Per Side
State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Anthony D. Davis,
          Petitioner. 		Hon. Steven Tucker
Kevin Korsmo

David Donnan

1:30 P.M.

79001-9 (C/A 33446-1-II)
Petition for Review Granted 		20 Minutes Per Side
American Safety Casualty Insurance Company, a foreign corporation,
          Respondent,
     v.
City of Olympia,
          Petitioner. 		Jerret Sale
Deborah Carstens


Thomas Wolfendale
Athan Tramountanas
Paul Lawrence

79003-5 (C/A 33193-4-II)
Petition for Review Granted 		20 Minutes Per Side Item 9
State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Jacob L.T. Minor,
          Petitioner. 		Hon. H. Steward Menefee
Brett Colacurcio

Peter Tiller

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

October 11, 2007

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

79128-7 (C/A 24373-7-III)
Petition for Review Granted 		20 Minutes Per Side
Ed L. Christensen,
          Petitioner,
     v.
Richard A. Ellsworth,
          Respondent. 		Joseph Puckett
Mark Mumford

Howard Neill

79143-1 (C/A 31645-5-II & 31743-5-II)
Petition for Review Granted
Granted Only on Batson & Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Issues 		20 Minutes Per Side
State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Phillip Victor Hicks,
          Petitioner.
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State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Rashad D. Babbs,
          Petitioner. 		Hon. Gerald Horne
Kathleen Proctor

Rita Griffith
David Koch

1:30 P.M.

79207-1 (C/A 33248-5-II)
Petition for Review Granted 		20 Minutes Per Side
Judith Young,
          Petitioner,
     v.
James M. Young and Shannon Young, husband and wife,
          Respondents.
State of Washington, Department of Labor & Industries,
          Defendant. 		Timothy Gosselin


Matthew Edwards

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

October 16, 2007

THREE CASES ONLY, TWO A.M. – ONE P.M.

79332-8 (C/A 33323-6-II)
Petition for Review Granted
Review of the Contingent Issues Raised by the Respondent Also Granted 		20 Minutes Per Side
State of Washington,
          Petitioner,
     v.
Kha Danh Magers,
          Respondent. 		Hon. Gerald Horne
P. Grace Kingman

Rita Griffith

78970-3 (C/A 55583-9-I)
Petition for Review Granted 		20 Minutes Per Side
State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Mark K. Eaton,
          Petitioner. 		Hon. Daniel Satterberg
James Whisman

David Donnan
Maureen Cyr

1:30 P.M.

200,469-5 (WSBA #4161) 20 Minutes Per Side
In re

Jack Lee Burtch,
Attorney at Law.

Jack Lee Burtch (Pro Se)

Jonathan Burke (WSBA)

PRO TEM:ALEXANDER, C.J. & MADSEN, J. RECUSED

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

October 18, 2007

TWO CASES ONLY – ONE A.M. – ONE P.M.

79262-3 (C/A 56206-1-I & 43255-9-I)
Petition for Review Granted 		20 Minutes Per Side
State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Dale Leslie Schwab, Jr.,
          Petitioner. 		Hon. Janice Ellis
Seth Fine

Jason Saunders

1:30 P.M.

79841-9 (C/A 25432-1-III)
Discretionary Review Granted

RESPONDENT’S MOTION TO DISMISS AS MOOT – PASSED TO THE MERITS

20 Minutes Per Side
In re the Personal Restraint Petition of

Amel W. Dalluge,
          Petitioner.

David Donnan
Gregory Link

Hon. Rob McKenna
Donna Mullen
John Samson

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

October 23, 2007

79265-8 (C/A 33240-0-II)
Petition for Review Granted 		20 Minutes Per Side
State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Azel Luke Chavez,
          Petitioner. 		Hon. Deborah Kelly
Tracey Lassus

Manek Mistry
Jodi Backlund

1:30 P.M.

79364-6 (C/A 24168-8-III)
Petition for Review Granted

GRANTED ON INCARCERATION ISSUE ONLY		 20 Minutes Per Side

In re the Detention of:

David James Lewis,
     Petitioner.		  

William Edelblute

Hon. Rob McKenna
  Sarah Sappington
 Jay Geck

79407-3 (C/A 33539-5-II & 33262-1-II)
Petition for Review Granted

GRANTED ON RCW 10.73.170 INTERPRETATION ISSUE ONLY		 20 Minutes Per Side

State of Washington,
          Respondent.
     v.
Alexander Nam Riofta,
          Petitioner.

 Hon. Gerald Horne
  Michelle Luna-Green
  Lisa Wagner
Jacqueline Mc Murtrie

 

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

October 25, 2007

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

80070-7 20 Minutes Per Side
In re the Personal Restraint Petition of

Thomas Richey,
          Petitioner.

Sheryl Gordon McCloud

Hon. Gerald Horne
P. Grace Kingman

79236-4 (C/A 23698-6-III)
Petition for Review Granted
Review is Granted Only on the Issue of the Proper Remedy for a Double Jeopardy Violation 		20 Minutes Per Side
State of Washington,
          Petitioner,
     v.
Alyssa C. Knight,
          Respondent. 		Hon. Steven Tucker
Andrew Metts

Eric Nielsen
Eric Broman

1:30 P.M.

79573-8 (King 05-2-33948-9) 20 Minutes Per Side
Calvin and Gloria Fisk, a marital
community,
          Appellant,
     v.
City of Kirkland, a Washington municipal
corporation,
          Respondent.		 William Pierson, Jr.



Randal Ebberson
Stewart Estes

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

November 6, 2007

 79356-5 (C/A 54032-7-I)
Petition for Review Granted
 20 Minutes Per Side
State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Richard H. Warren,
          Petitioner.		 Hon. Daniel Satterburg
  Dennis McCurdy


Elaine Winters

  79481-2 (Grant 06-1-00291-4) 20 Minutes Per Side
State of Washington,
          Appellant,
     v.
Dustin Gene Abrams,
          Respondent.		 Hon. John Knodell, III
  Teresa Chen


David Koch

1:30 P.M.

79839-7 (Thurston 06-2-01384-8) 30 Minutes Per Side
American Legion Post No. 149,
          Appellant,
     v.
Washington State Department of Health and the Kitsap County Health District,
          Respondents.		   Shawn Newman


Hon. Rob McKenna
  Pamela Anderson
  Mark Calkins
Hon. Russell Hauge
  Philip Bacus

79834-6 (Original action) 20 Minutes Per Side
In re Personal Restraint Petition of

Jayson Loren Edward Bush,

          Petitioner.		 Marla Polin
  Timothy Trageser

Hon. Rob McKenna
  Mary McLachlan
  Amanda Migchelbrink
  Maureen Hart

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

November 27, 2007

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

79529-1 (C/A 56873-6-I)
Petition for Review Granted		 20 Minutes Per Side
Jack Oltman, individually and as Executor of the Estate of Bernice Oltman, and Susan Oltman,
          Petitioners,
     v.
Holland America Line Usa, Inc., a Delaware
corporation and Holland America Line, Inc., a
Washington corporation,
          Respondents.

Noah Davis



John Hayes
  Jeremy Rogers

79872-9 (Original action) 20 Minutes Per Side
In re Personal Restraint Petition of

Richard J. Dyer,

          Petitioner.		  

David Zuckerman

Hon. Rob McKenna
  Gregory Rosen
  William Collins

1:30 P.M.

79354-9 (C/A 23569-6-III)
Petition for Review Granted		 20 Minutes Per Side
State of Washington,
          Petitioner,
     v.
Andre Paul Becklin,
          Respondent.

Hon. Michael Sandona
  Kevin Korsmo

Anthony Castelda

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

November 29, 2007

THREE CASES ONLY – TWO A.M. – ONE P.M. (SHOW CAUSE @ 1:00 PM)

80396-0 (Thurston 06-2-00166-1)

MOTION TO STRIKE STATE AGENCIES’ STATEMENT OF SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY – PASSED TO THE MERITS

 25 Minutes Per Side
Futurewise, Evergreen Islands and Skagit Audubon
Society,
          Respondents,

Washington State Department of Community,
Trade and Economic Development and Washington State Department of Ecology,
          Respondents/Intervenors,
     v.
Western Washington Growth Management
Hearings Board, an agency of the State of Washington,
          Plaintiff,

City of Anacortes,
          Appellant,

Washington Public Ports Association,
          Appellant/Intervenor.		 Keith Scully
Melissa O'Loughlin White
  Matthew Taylor

Hon. Rob McKenna
  Alan Copsey
  Thomas Young







Ian Munce
P. Stephen DiJulio
  Susan Drummond
Eric Laschever
  Steven Thiele

 80472-9 (C/A 35247-8-II)
Petition for Review Granted		 20 Minutes Per Side
Charles Sales and Patricia Sales, a married
couple,
          Respondents,
     v.

Weyerhaeuser Company, a Washington
corporation,
          Petitioner.		 Matthew Bergman
  David Frockt
  Brian Ladenburg
John Phillips
  John Geyman
Diane Kero
  Elizabeth Martin

1:30 P.M.

 79608-4 (C/A 32253-6-II)
Petition for Review Granted
 20 Minutes Per Side
Michael B. Livingston,
          Petitioner,
     v.
Ruben Cedeno and Thomas D. Mcintyre,
          Defendants,
Department of Corrections,
          Respondent.

Duane Swinton
  Tracy LeRoy


Hon. Rob McKenna
  Peter Berney
  Carol Murphy
  Daniel Judge

 

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