Supreme Court Docket

Spring 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 Spring Session, will be:

May 1, 2007
June 5, 2007
July 10, 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


9:00 A.M.

Olympia

May 8, 2007

78844-8 (King 05-2-02052-1)

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

Washington Citizens Action of Washington, a Washington Non-Profit Corporation; Welfare Rights Organization Coalition, a Washington Non-Profit Corporation; 1000
Friends of Washington, a Washington Non-Profit
Organization; and Whitman County,
          Respondents,
     v.
The State of Washington, and William Rice, Director
of the State Department of Revenue,
          Appellants.

Eric “Knoll” Lowney
Gwynne Skinner
Nancy Chupp




Hon. Rob McKenna
James Pharris
Timothy Ford
Cameron Comfort

PRO TEM: Brown, J.P.T. & Kulik, J.P.T.

Fairhurst & J.M. Johnson, J.J. Recused

78782-4 (C/A 55312-7-I & 55313-5-I)
Petition for Review Granted

Granted Only on Issue of Value

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

State of Washington,
          Respondent,

     v.

John S. George and Tommy B. George, and each of them,
          Petitioners.

Hon. Norm Maleng
Michael Mohandeson
Deborah Dwyer
James Whisman

Jeffrey Smith


1:30 P.M.

78946-1 (Wahkiakum 99-2-00075-6)

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

Hans York and Katherine York, parents of Aaron E. York and Abraham P. York; and Sharon A. Schneider and Paul A. Schneider, parents of Tristan S. Schneider,
          Appellants,
     v.
Wahkiakum School District No. 200, W. Robert Garrett, in his official capacity as Superintendent of Wahkiakum School District No. 200; Frank Webb, Kari Kandoll, David Smith, Lee Tischer, Cathy Turgeon, in their official capacities as members of the Board of Directors of Wahkiakum School District No. 200; Wahkiakum County Department Of Health; Ann Ozment, in her official capacity as Director of the Wahkiakum County Department of Health; Wahkiakum County Board of Health; Ron Ozment, Dick Marsyla, and Esther Gregg, in their official capacities as members of the Wahkiakum County Board of Health,
          Respondents.

Eric Martin




Frederick Johnson

79440-5 (C/A 57117-6-I)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

In re the Dependency of:


Henry Schermer
D.O.B.: 02/07/1990,
          A minor child.

Gregory Charles Link
Cheryl Aza

Hon. Rob McKenna
Christian Williams
Trisha McArdle
Sheila Huber
Rachel Levy


9:00 A.M.

Olympia

May 10, 2007

THREE CASES – TWO A.M./ONE P.M.

78728-0 (C/A 33174-8-II)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

Stacy L. Hegwine,
          Respondent,
     v.
Longview Fibre Company, Inc., a Washington corporation,
          Petitioner.

Mark Brumbaugh


Nancy Williams
Kathryn Loring
William Dowell

200,429-6 (WSBA #22867)

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

In re

Jeffrey Day, Attorney at Law.

Brett Purtzer

Joanne Abelson (WSBA)


1:30 P.M.

79208-9 (C/A 31769-9-II)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

In re the Detention of:

Keith W. Elmore,
          Petitioner.

David Schultz

Hon. Rob McKenna
Todd Bowers
Jeffrey Even


9:00 A.M.

Olympia

May 15, 2007

79712-9 (Island 05-1-00026-1)

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Scott Chamberlin,
          Appellant.

Hon. Gregory Banks


Eric Broman

78707-7 (C/A 23842-3-III)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

David L. Hornback and Susan Hornback, husband and wife,
          Petitioners,
     v.
Ken Wentworth and Diane Wentworth, husband and wife,
          Respondents.

Carl Warring



Larry Larson
Mitchell Heaps


1:30 P.M.

79909-1 (King 05-2-33667-6)

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

Qwest Corporation,
          Respondent,
     v.
City of Bellevue,
          Appellant.

David Jacobson


Cheryl Zakrzewski
Kenneth Brunetti
Lori Riordan

78833-2 (C/A 33283-3-II)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

Jay Colbert, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Denise Colbert; and for himself,
          Petitioner,
     v.
Moomba Sports, Inc., a Tennessee corporation, United Marine Corporation of Tennessee, a Tennessee corporation, American Marine Corporation, a Tennessee corporation, Skier’s Choice, Inc., an Oklahoma corporation and Marc Jacobi,
          Respondents.

William Bailey
C. Steven Fury
Philip Talmadge

William Hickman
Raymond Weber

PRO TEM:  NONE SANDERS, J. RECUSED


9:00 A.M.

Olympia

May 17, 2007

THREE CASES – TWO A.M./ONE P.M.

78774-3 (C/A 55055-1-I)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

Edwin Herring, for himself and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Roger Herring,
          Respondent,
     v.
Texaco, Inc.; Georgia-Pacific Corporation; Intalco Aluminum Corporation; Saberhagen Holdings, Inc.; Metropolitan Life Insurance Company; Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc., Shell Oil Company; Arco Oil and Gas Company; Lockheed Shipbuilding Company;
          Defendants,
     and
Todd Shipyards Corporation,
          Petitioner.

William Rutzick
Janet Rice









Walter Barton
Philip Talmadge

200,428-8 (WSBA #4858)

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

In re

Fernando Perez-Pena,
Attorney at Law.

Anthony Savage

M. Craig Bray (WSBA)


1:00 P.M – SHOW CAUSE HEARING

200,470-9 (WSBA #4161)

In re

Jack Lee Burtch,
Attorney at Law.

Jonathan Burke (WSBA)

Therese Wheaton

PRO TEM:

Alexander, C.J. Recused


1:30 P.M.

79815-0 (King 02-2-32464-9)

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

David Stevens, Donald A. Goines and Jeffrey R. Porter, on behalf of all other similarly situated,
          Respondents,
     v.
Brink’s Home Security, Inc.,
          Appellant.

Martin Garfinkel
Jeffery Robinson
Adam Berger  

Daniel Thieme
James Zissler
Leigh Ann Collings Tift


9:00 A.M.

Olympia

May 22, 2007

78928-2 (C/A 23658-7-III)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

Carey D. Erwin, a single person, and Healthcare Properties, Inc., a Washington corporation,
          Respondents,
     v.
Cotter Health Centers, Inc., a foreign corporation,
     and James F. Cotter, a single person,
          Petitioners.

James Berg



Charles Wiggins

78465-5 (cons. w/ 78788-3)
(C/A 55745-9-I, 57086-2 & 57087-1-I)
Petitions for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Oliver Wright,
          Petitioner.
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State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Dennis Bryant,
          Petitioner,
     and
Cinque Garrett,
          Defendant.

Hon. Norm Maleng
Andrea Vitalich

Jason Saunders


Hon. Norm Maleng
Jeffrey Dernbach

David Koch
Christopher Gibson


1:30 P.M.

78852-9 (C/A 55473-5-I)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

Stacey Zellmer, individually and as co-personal representative of the Estate of Ashley Cay
McLellan, and Bruce McLellan, individually
     and as co-personal representative of the Estate of Ashley Cay McLellan;
          Petitioners,
     v.
Joel Zellmer,
          Respondent.

Eric Lindell





Joseph Hampton
Catherine Pruett
Daniel Syhre

  79875-3 (King 05-2-11440-1)

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

Beal Bank, SSB, a Texas State Savings Bank,
          Appellant,
     v.
Steven and Kay Sarich, and the marital
community comprised thereof; Joe Cashman and
Jane Doe Cashman, and the marital community
comprised thereof; Washington Mutual Bank; U.S.
Bank National Association #1000; and One Eleven
Homeowners Association,
          Respondents.                        

Charles Andersen
Nancy Dykes Isserlis

Thomas Cline
Janet McEachern
Spencer Hall
Gayle Edward Bush
Katriana Samiljan


9:00 A.M.

Olympia

May 24, 2007

THREE CASES – TWO A.M./ONE P.M.

79951-2 (Pierce 05-2-12493-3)

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

James Densley,
          Appellant,
     v.
Department of Retirement
Systems,
          Respondent,
Attorney General of the State
of Washington,
          Respondent/Intervenor.

James Densley, Pro Se


Hon. Rob McKenna
Johnna Skyles Craig

Hon. Rob McKenna
Timothy Ford
Johnna Skyles Craig

78628-3 (C/A 31636-6-II & 31646-3-II)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

Review Limited to Issue on Whether Investigative,
Administrative & Environmental Costs Included In Restitution
Award were Sufficiently Related to the Crimes

State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Douglas John Martin Tobin,
          Petitioner.

Hon. Gerald Horne
Michelle Luna-Green

Reed Speir


1:30 P.M.

79432-4 (C/A 34282-1-II)
Motion for Discretionary Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

In re the Post-Sentence Review of

Yulanda Leach.

Hon. Rob McKenna
Ronda Larson
Jay Geck
Gregory Rosen

Hon. Gerald Horne
Dione Ludlow
Michelle Luna-Green


9:00 A.M.

Olympia

May 29, 2007

  79971-7 (Kittitas 05-2-00337-8)

30 MINUTES PER SIDE

Melanie Morin,
           Appellant,
      v.
Clarence Harrell and Hazel Harrell,
          Respondents

William Simmons


Douglas Nicholson

 79976-8 (King 04-2-23610-0 SEA)
STATE’S MOTIONS TO STRIKE BOTH PASSED TO THE MERITS

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

Curtis A. Beaupre,
          Respondent,
     v.
Pierce County,
          Petitioner.                        

Joseph E. Fischnaller
Michael Scott Dutton

Daniel Hamilton


1:30 P.M.

  79977-6 (King 05-2-27405-1) SEA

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

Indoor Billboard/Washington, Inc.
          Appellant/Cross-Respondent,
     v.
Integra Telecom of Washington, Inc.,
          Respondent/Cross-Appellant.

John Stahl


Sarah Crooks
Lawrence Reichman


9:00 A.M.

Olympia

May 31, 2007

THREE CASES – TWO A.M./ONE P.M.

80006-5 (King 05-2-39110-3 SEA)

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

Resident Action Council,
           Respondent,
      v.
Seattle Housing Authority and Tom
Tierney, Executing Director, in his
official capacity,
          Appellants.

Eric Dunn


James Fearn, Jr.

PRO TEM: BRIDGEWATER, J.P.T

BRIDGE, J. RECUSED

  79978-4 (Snohomish 04-3-02385-0)

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

In re the Marriage of
Michael Steven King,
           Respondent,

State of Washington,
          Other Party,

      v.
Brenda Leone King,
          Appellant.


Bradley Crosta
Kenneth Christensen

Hon. Rob McKenna
  Jeffrey Even

Kathleen O'Sullivan
  Nicholas Gellert
  Rebecca Engrav

PRO TEM: BRIDGEWATER, J.P.T

BRIDGE, J. RECUSED


1:30 P.M.

78888-0 (C/A 54793-3-I & 54857-3-I)
Petitions for Review Granted
GRANTED ON 404B ISSUE ONLY

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

State of Washington,
           Respondent,
      v.
Lawrence Michael Foxhoven,
           Petitioner.
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State of Washington,
           Respondent,
      v.
Anthony Espinoza Sanderson,
          Petitioner.

Hon. David McEachran
  Hilary Thomas
Christopher Gibson

 

 

Susan F. Wilk

PRO TEM: BRIDGEWATER, J.P.T

BRIDGE, J. RECUSED


9:00 A.M.

Olympia

June 12, 2007

79967-9 (Spokane 04-2-02098-5)

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

Feature Realty, Inc.; Jack Krystal; Russell
V. Lugli; Mission Springs, Inc.; Alpha
Trust; Kim Family Trust; Lugli
Family Trust; and Nikki Trust  
           Appellants,
      v.
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, Preston, Gates,
Ellis, LLP and Jerry R. Neal,
          Respondents.

Robert Gould
  Brian Waid

 


Stephen Sirianni

PRO TEM: KATO, J.P.T.

SANDERS, J. RECUSED

79969-5 (Franklin 04-1-50309-3)

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

State of Washington,
          Respondent,
      v.
David Garrett Reep,
          Appellant.

 Hon. Steven Lowe
  Frank Jenny, II

Robert Thompson
Lenell Nussbaum


1:30 P.M.

79966-1 (Spokane 06-2-03111-8)

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

Howard F. Delaney,
           Appellant,
      v.
The Board of Spokane County
Commissioners, Vicky Dalton, Phillip
D. Harris, Todd Mielke, and Mark Richard,
          Respondents.

Scott Staab
Tracy Staab

Hon. Steven Tucker
  James Emacio
  Dan Catt

79974-1 (King 05-1-08111-9 SEA)

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

Mark Ludvigsen
           Petitioner,
      v.
City of Seattle,
          Respondent.

Elizabeth Padula
Theodore Vosk


Hon. Thomas Carr
  Moses Garcia


9:00 A.M.

Olympia

June 14, 2007

THREE CASES ONLY – TWO A.M./ONE P.M.

78979-7 (C/A 54287-7-I)
Petition for Review Granted
GRANTED ON PROSECUTION ISSUE ONLY

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

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

State of Washington,
           Respondent,
      v.
Mitchell Lee Varnell,
           Petitioner.

Hon. Janice Ellis
  Seth Fine
  Charles Blackman

Eric Broman

78984-3 (C/A 55405-1-I)
Petition for Review Granted
GRANTED ON ISSUE OF ELEMENTS OF BAIL JUMPING ONLY

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

State of Washington,
           Respondent,
      v.
Demetrius Tre Williams,
           Petitioner.

Hon. Janice Ellis
  Connie Crawley

Nancy Collins


1:30 P.M.

79027-2 (C/A 55342-9-I)
Petition for Review Granted
ISSUE RAISED IN RESPONDENT’S
ANSWER ALSO GRANTED

MOTION TO STRIKE ISSUES RAISED IN RESPONDENTS’ SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEF – PASSED TO THE MERITS

30 MINUTES PER SIDE

Mutual of Enumclaw Insurance Company,
           Respondent,
      v.

Dan Paulson Construction, Inc., a Washington corporation, Karen and Joseph Martinelli, and the marital community composed thereof,
           Petitioners.

Brent Beecher
  James Beecher
K.C. Webster

Robert Gould
 Brian Waid


9:00 A.M.

Olympia

June 26, 2007

78889-8 (C/A 31544-1-II)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

State of Washington,
          Respondent,
      v.
Raymond K. Hatchie,
           Petitioner.

Hon. Gerald Horne
  Michelle Luna-Green

Kathryn Selk


1:30 P.M.

80034-1 (Clark 06-2-00732-1)

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

Kaela D. Atchison,
          Appellant/Cross-Respondent,
     v.
Great Western Malting Company,
         Respondent/Cross-Appellant.

Lawrence Merrifield, Jr.


James Gidley

79222-4
(cons. w/79381-6) (C/A 55256-2-I & 57725-5-I)
Petition for Review and Motion for Discretionary Review Granted

30 MINUTES PER SIDE

Kevin J. Locke,
         Respondent,
and Tori Locke, husband and wife and the marital community composed thereof,
         Plaintiff,
     v.
The City of Seattle, a municipal Corporation, and The City of Seattle Fire Department,
         Petitioners, and the State of Washington, its subdivisions and agencies, and the Washington State Patrol, James Sewell, Molly Douce, John Cameron, and “John Does” 1-5, in their individual capacities,
         Defendants.
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Margaret A. Lindell,
         Respondent,
     v.
City of Seattle,
         Petitioner.

David Wieck
John O’Brien
William Rutzick



Pamela Okano
Hon. Thomas Carr
Marcia M. Nelson





Todd Gardner


Hon. Thomas Carr
Marcia Nelson
Rebecca Boatright


9:00 A.M.

Olympia

June 28, 2007

TWO CASES ONLY – A.M./ONE SHOW CAUSE

79973-3 (King 06-1-04016-0 SEA)

20 MINUTES PER SIDE
Request for Judicial Notice – Passed to the Merits

City of Seattle,
           Petitioner,
      v.
Stephen Klein and Melissa
Deibert,
          Respondents.

Hon. Thomas Carr
  Richard Greene

Christine Jackson

79884-2 (Ninth Circuit 05-35567)
Certified from Federal Court
AT&T’S Motion to Strike and Motion to Permit Filing of Surreply Brief – Passed to the Merits

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

J&J Celcom, Lupe Azevedo, Woodrow W. Holmes, Jr., Lucille Hoss, Daniel Murray, Rajive Oberoi, Kenneth L. Ramsey, Gary R. Robbins, Joanne Robbins, S&D Partnership, Cell-Cal Ix-T9, Nancy Donnelly, Rodger D. Friz, Sid Danny Hoff, Om Parkash Kalra, Ronald Wilson, Delchi Corporation,
          Plaintiffs-Appellants,
     v.
AT&T Wireless Services, Inc., McCaw Cellular Interests, Inc., AT&T Wireless Services of Colorado, LLC, AT&T Wireless Services of Idaho, Inc., AT&T Wireless Services of Washington, LLC, Boise City Cellular Partnership, formerly known as New Boise City Cellular Partnership; Fort Collins-Loveland Cellular Telephone Co., formerly known as New Fort Collins-Loveland Cellular Telephone Company; Greeley Cellular Co., formerly known as New Greeley Cellular Company; Yakima Cellular Telephone Company, formerly known as new Yakima Cellular Telephone Company; McCaw Communications of Texarkana, Inc., AT&T Wireless Services of California,
          Defendants-Appellees.

Thomas Hayton
Robert Nylander, Jr.
Philip Cutler
Kerissa Freeberg-Finne
John Oitzinger


Rima Alaily
Leonard Feldman
Brendan Mangan

 

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