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Winter 2007
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 Winter Session, will be:
January 3, 2007
January 30, 2007
March 6, 2007
April 4, 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.
- January 11, 2007
- January 23, 2007
- January 25, 2007
- February 13, 2007
- February 15, 2007
- February 27, 2007
- March 1, 2007
- March 13, 2007
- March 15, 2007
- March 20, 2007
- March 22, 2007
- March 29, 2007
| 9:00 a.m.
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Olympia
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January 11, 2007
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78254-7 (C/A 24046-1-III cons. w/24048-7-III, 24049-5-III, 24050-9-III, 24051-7-III, 24052-5-III & 24053-3-III)
Discretionary Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
|
In re Personal Restraint Petition of
Cole W. Shale,
Petitioner.
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Eric Nielsen
Hon. Steven Tucker
Kevin Korsmo
Andrew Metts, III
|
| NO PRO TEM JUSTICE | SANDERS, J. RECUSED |
78238-5 (C/A 32112-2-II)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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State of Washington,
Respondent,
v.
James Douglas Ohlson,
Petitioner.
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Hon. Russell Hauge
Randall Sutton
Jeremy Morris
Michelle Adams
|
| NO PRO TEM JUSTICE | SANDERS, J. RECUSED |
1:30 p.m.
78668-2 (C/A 32963-8-II)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
|
William Udall, et al.,
Petitioners,
v.
TD Escrow Services, Inc., et al.,
Respondents.
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Dale Carlisle
Yvonne Mattson
Bradley Maxa
David Leen
|
78353-5 (C/A 53645-1-I)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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Sayed Zia Ehsani, a single man, and Guitty Zamani, a single woman,
Respondents,
v.
The McCullough Family Partnership, a Washington partnership; David E. McCullough and Chong R. McCullough, husband and wife, and the marital community comprised thereof; Edward F. McCullough; and The McCullough Group, Inc., a Washington corporation; David D. Cullen, an individual,
Petitioners.
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Sayed Zia Ehsani, Pro Se
Helmut Kah
Christopher Brain
Allyson Ferguson
|
PRO TEM: VAN DEREN, J.P.T.
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ALEXANDER, C.J. RECUSED
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| 9:00 a.m.
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Olympia
|
January 23, 2007
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78383-7 (Clark 05-2-02466-0)
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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Liam Stewart-Graves, a minor, and Nichole Stewart-Graves, as guardian ad litem, and Nichole Stewart-Graves and Todd Graves, individually,
Appellants,
v.
Katherine F. Vaughn, M.D.; The Vancouver Clinic, Inc., P.S.; and Southwest Washington Medical Center,
Respondents.
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Philip Talmadge
Anne Melley
Paul Henderson
Mary Spillane
Elizabeth Leedom
Scott Schauermann
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78187-7 (C/A 23192-5-III)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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State of Washington,
Respondent,
v.
Charlie Bernnett Day,
Petitioner.
|
Hon. Andrew Miller
Tamara Taylor
Dennis Morgan
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1:30 p.m.
78094-3 (C/A 31122-4-II)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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State of Washington,
Petitioner,
v.
Gary Michael Benn,
Respondent.
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Hon. Gerald A. Horne
Kathleen Proctor
David B. Zuckerman
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77891-4 (C/A 22609-3-III)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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State of Washington,
Respondent,
v.
Jerrie L. Vander Houwen, Sr.,
Petitioner.
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Hon. Ronald S. Zirkle
Kenneth L. Ramm, Jr.
Russell J. Mazzola
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| 9:00 a.m.
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Olympia
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January 25, 2007
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Three Cases – Two a.m./One p.m.
200,376-1 (WSBA 5882)
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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In re:
Timothy Carpenter,
Attorney at Law
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Kurt Bulmer
Nancy Miller (WSBA)
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PRO TEM: BROWN, J.P.T.
PRO TEM: VAN DEREN, J.P.T.
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SANDERS, J. RECUSED
CHAMBERS, J. RECUSED
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78331-4 (C/A 23692-7-III)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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Cecile B. Woods,
Petitioner,
v.
Kittitas County, a political subdivision of the State of Washington, Evergreen Meadows, LLC, and Stuart Ridge, LLC, Steele Vista, LLC, and Cle Elum’s Sapphire Skies, LLC,
Respondents.
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James Carmody
Hon. Greg Zempel
James Hurson
Michael Murphy
William Crittenden
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PRO TEM: BECKER, J.P.T.
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CHAMBERS, J. RECUSED
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1:30 p.m.
79172-4 (Thurston 04-2-01086-9)
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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Mark Potter, on behalf of himself and the class he represents,
Appellant,
v.
Washington State Patrol, a Washington State Agency,
Respondent.
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Adam Berger
Hon. Rob McKenna
Shannon Inglis
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PRO TEM: BECKER, J.P.T.
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CHAMBERS, J. RECUSED
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| 9:00 a.m.
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Olympia
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February 13, 2007
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78247-4 (C/A 22811-8-III)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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Pardner Wynn,
Respondent,
v.
Jolene Earin and John Doe Earin, as wife and husband and their marital community,
Petitioners.
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Mary Schultz
Christopher Kerley
James King
Mary Spillane
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78321-7 (C/A 55167-1-I)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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Michael L. Olver, Special Administrator of the Estate of Thuy Thi Thanh Nguyen Ho,
Respondent,
v.
Julie K. Fowler, Special Administrator of the Estate of Cung Van Ho,
and
Vu Nguyen, Guardian ad Litem for Dianna Nguyen, a minor child,
Petitioner.
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Michael Olver
Julie Fowler
Terry Barnett
Stanley Rumbaugh
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1:30 p.m.
78426-4 (C/A 23252-2-III, 23253-1-III & 23018-0-III)
Petition for Review Granted
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25 MINUTES PER SIDE
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In re the Dependency of:
A.K., a minor child,
Petitioner.
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In re the Dependency of:
M.H.-O., a minor child,
Petitioner.
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In re the Dependency of:
Y.H., a minor Child,
Petitioner.
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Gregory Link
Hon. Rob McKenna
Sheila Huber
Stephen Hassett
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76802-1 (C/A 28610-6-II)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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State of Washington,
Petitioner,
v.
Carissa Marie Daniels,
Respondent.
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Hon. Gerald Horne
Kathleen Proctor
Clayton Dickinson
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| 9:00 a.m.
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Olympia
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February 15, 2007
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Three Cases – Two a.m./One p.m.
200,388-5 (WSBA 18371)
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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In re:
John Keefe,
Attorney at Law
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Kurt Bulmer
Marsha Ann Matsumoto (WSBA)
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| PRO TEM: APPELWICK, J.P.T. | SANDERS, J. RECUSED |
78290-3 (C/A 55867-6-I)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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State of Washington Department of Corrections, in its own capacity, and as assignee of claims of University Mechanical Contractors, and Pacific Construction Systems, Inc.,
Respondent,
v.
Fluor Daniel, Inc., a foreign corporation, and Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company, a foreign corporation,
Petitioners.
|
Hon. Rob McKenna
Douglas Shaftel
Steve Dietrich
R. Miles Stanislaw
Christopher Wright
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1:30 p.m.
77444-7 (C/A 53767-9-I)
Petition for Review Granted
GRANTED ON DURESS ISSUE ONLY
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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State of Washington,
Respondent,
v.
Joshua James Frost,
Petitioner.
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Hon. Norm Maleng
Andrea Vitalich
Dana Lind
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| 9:00 a.m.
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Olympia
|
February 27, 2007
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78043-9 (C/A 23041-4-III)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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State of Washington,
Respondent,
v.
Daniel Alfred Posey, Jr.,
Petitioner.
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Hon. Ronald Zirkle
Kenneth Ramm, Jr.
Stephanie Cunningham
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78739-5 (C/A 53250-2-I & 55488-3-I)
Discretionary Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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In re Personal Restraint Petition of
Jacob Bowman and Johnny Nav,
Petitioners.
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Suzanne Elliott
Jason Saunders
Hon. David McEachran
Hilary Thomas
Kimberly Thulin
Hon. Norm Maleng
Andrea Vitalich
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1:30 p.m.
78463-9 (cons. w/78464-7)
(55335-6-I & 54910-3-I)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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State of Washington,
Respondent,
v.
Sarun Chhom,
Petitioner.
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State of Washington,
Respondent,
v.
Dennis Dean Steever,
Petitioner.
|
Hon. Norm Maleng
Deanna Fuller
Christine Jackson
Hon. Norm Maleng
Deanna Fuller
Christine Jackson
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78362-4 (C/A 54805-1-I)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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State of Washington,
Respondent,
v.
Keith Gregory George,
Petitioner.
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Hon. Norm Maleng
Deborah Dwyer
James Whisman
Sarah Hrobsky
Gregory Link
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| 9:00 a.m.
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Olympia
|
March 1, 2007
|
Three Cases – Two a.m./One p.m.
78377-2 (C/A 32896-8-II)
Petition for Review Granted
Review Limited to the Issue of Whether the Trial Court Erred in Instructing the Jury on Reasonable Doubt
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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State of Washington,
Respondent,
v.
Bruce L. Bennett, Jr.,
Petitioner.
|
Hon. Deborah Kelly
Carol Case
Manek Mistry
Jodi Backlund
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78481-7 (King 05-2-19740-4 SEA)
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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Peter H. Arkison, Chapter 7 Trustee For Michelle Carter,
Appellant,
v.
Ethan Allen, Inc.; Renkins Trading, Inc., a/k/a Renkins, Inc.; Ethan Allen Interiors; and John Doe Corporations 1-5,
Respondents.
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Alan Wenokur
Jeffrey Jones
Michael Gossler
David Jacobi
Sara Metteer
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1:30 p.m.
79331-0 (King 02-2-07993-8 SEA)
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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In the Matter of the Detention of
Kevin Ambers
Petitioner.
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Dennis Carroll
Hon. Norm Maleng
David Hackett
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| 9:00 a.m.
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Olympia
|
March 13, 2007
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74964-7 (King 99-1-07833-7 SEA)
REHEARING
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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State of Washington,
Respondent,
v.
Arturo R. Recuenco,
Petitioner.
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Hon. Norm Maleng
James Whisman
Gregory Link
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75800-0
REHEARING
MOTION TO ADOPT ARGUMENT OF AMICUS CURIAE – PASSED TO THE MERITS |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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In re Personal Restraint Petition of
Ronald A. Hall,
Petitioner.
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Rita Griffith
Jeffrey Ellis
Hon. Gerald Horne
John Sheeran
Jeffrey Ellis
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1:30 p.m.
79371-9 (cons. w/79339-5)
(Pierce 04-1-05178-1, 06-1-03604-4 & 06-1-03616-8)
MOTION TO STRIKE PORTIONS OF AMICI BRIEF -2nd MOTION TO STRIKE AMICUS BRIEF, 3rd MOTION TO STRIKE AMICUS & BOYD’S JOINDER– ALL PASSED TO THE MERITS |
30 MINUTES PER SIDE
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State of Washington,
Respondent,
v.
Michael A. Boyd,
Petitioner.
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State of Washington,
Petitioner,
v.
Lee William Giles and Maureen Elizabeth Wear,
Respondents.
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Hon. Gerald Horne
Kathleen Proctor
Hugh Birgenheier
Barbara Corey
Hon. Gerald Horne
Kathleen Proctor
Michael Schwartz
Mary Katherine High
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78452-3 (C/A 55074-8-I)
Petition for Review Granted
Granted on No Contact Order Issue Only
|
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
|
State of Washington,
Respondent,
v.
Ismael Armendariz,
Petitioner.
|
Hon. Norm Maleng
Scott Leist
James Whisman
Elaine Winters
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| 9:00 a.m.
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Olympia
|
March 15, 2007
|
Three Cases – Two a.m./One p.m.
78497-3 (C/A 23732-0-III)
Petition for Review Granted
|
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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State of Washington,
Respondent,
v.
Caleb George Nichols,
Petitioner.
|
Hon. Steven Tucker
Kevin Korsmo
Andrew Metts, III
Carol Elewski
|
79150-3 (C/A 34484-0-II)
Discretionary Review Granted
|
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
|
In re the Personal Restraint Petition of
Daniel Charles Mulholland,
Respondent.
|
Hon. Gerald Horne
Kathleen Proctor
Christopher Gibson
|
1:00 P.M. - Show Cause Hearing
200,449-1(WSBA 14241)
|
|
Gordon H. Crafts and Jaymie V. Crafts, husband and wife,
In re Lynn M. Abreu,
Attorney at Law
|
Lynn Abreu
Linda Briggs Eide (WSBA)
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| NO PRO TEM JUSTICE | ALEXANDER, C.J. RECUSED |
1:30 P.M.
78564-3 (C/A 23956-0-III)
Petition for Review Granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
Gordon H. Crafts and Jaymie V. Crafts, husband and wife,
Respondents,
v.
David Pitts, an individual,
Petitioner. |
Peter Witherspoon
Robert Hailey |
| PRO TEM: |
ALEXANDER, C.J. RECUSED |
| 9:00 a.m.
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Olympia
|
March 20, 2007
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78514-7 (C/A 53570-6-I)
Petition for Review Granted
Granted on Pre- Sentence Issue Only
|
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
|
State of Washington,
Respondent,
v.
Darrell Everybodytalksabout,
Petitioner.
|
Hon. Norm Maleng
Deborah Dwyer
Susan Wilk
|
78528-7 (C/A 55679-7-I)
Petition for Review Granted
|
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
|
State of Washington,
Respondent,
v.
Justin Bryce Burke,
Petitioner.
|
Hon. Janice Ellis
Thomas Curtis
Seth Fine
John Browne
Emma Scanlan
|
1:30 P.M.
79025-6 (C/A 32702-3-II)
Discretionary Review Granted
|
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
|
In re the Personal Restraint Petition of
Donald T. McCarthy,
Petitioner.
|
Richard Linn
Hon. Rob McKenna
Gregory Rosen
Jay Geck
Hon. Arthur Curtis
Michael Kinnie
|
78574-1 (C/A 23136-4-III)
Petition for Review Granted
|
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
|
Cody Soter, a minor child; Glenda Carr (formerly known as Glenda Soter), individually, and as the natural mother and custodial parent of Cody Soter; The Estate of Nathan Walters, a deceased minor child; Rick Walters and Teresa Walters, individually, and as parents of Nathan Walters, a deceased minor child,
Other Parties,
Spokane School District No. 81, a Washington municipal corporation,
Respondent,
v.
Cowles Publishing Company, a Washington corporation,
Petitioner.
|
Paul Clay
John Manix
Brian Kistler
Duane Swinton
Tracy LeRoy
|
| 9:00 a.m.
|
Olympia
|
March 22, 2007
|
78355-1 (C/A 55374-7-I)
Petition for Review Granted
Review Granted only on Whether State may Present Additional Evidence at Resentencing
|
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
|
State of Washington,
Respondent,
v.
Gordon David Bergstrom,
Petitioner.
|
Hon. Norm Maleng
Scott Leist
Jason Saunders
|
76954-1 (C/A 53920-5-I)
Petition for Review Granted
|
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
|
Josef Ventenbergs, Kendall Trucking, Inc., a Washington corporation, Ronald Haider, and Haider Construction, Inc., a Washington corporation,
Petitioners,
v.
The City of Seattle, a municipal corporation, Seattle Public Utilities, and Chuck Clarke, in his official capacity as Director of Seattle Public Utilities, and Waste Management of Washington, Inc., d/b/a Waste Management of Seattle, a Delaware corporation, and Rabanco, Ltd., a Washington corporation,
Respondents.
|
William Maurer
Michael Bindas
Hon. Thomas Carr
Gregory Narver
Suzanne Smith
William Patton
David Wiley
Dana Ferestien
Jessica Goldman
Polly McNeill
Andrew Kenefick |
1:30 p.m.
78462-1 (C/A 54277-0-I)
Petition for Review Granted
|
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
|
Twin Bridge Marine Park, L.L.C., and Ken Youngsman (Ken Youngsman and Associates),
Respondents,
v.
Washington State Department of Ecology,
Petitioner.
|
Craig Magnusson
J. Todd Henry
Hon. Rob McKenna
Thomas Young
Jay Geck
|
78603-8 (C/A 54300-8-I, 52304-0-I & 54380-6-I)
Petition for Review Granted
|
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
|
Bellevue John Does 1-11, Federal Way John Does 1-5 and Jane Does 1-2, and Seattle John Does 1-13 and John Doe,
Petitioners,
v.
Bellevue School District #405, a municipal corporation and a subdivision of the State of Washington, Federal Way School District #210, a municipal corporation and a subdivision of the State of Washington, and Seattle School District #1, a municipal corporation and subdivision of the State of Washington, and Seattle Times Company,
Respondents.
|
Leslie Olson
Tyler Firkins
Steve Moen
Michael Hoge
Jeffrey Ganson
John Cerqui
Marshall Nelson
Lissa Shook
Michele Earl-Hubbard
Nigel Avilez
|
| 9:00 a.m.
|
Olympia
|
March 29, 2007
|
TWO CASES – A.M. ONLY
78667-4 (C/A 32946-8-II)
Petition for Review Granted
|
25 MINUTES PER SIDE
|
Kevin Sherry, a single man,
Respondent,
v.
Financial Indemnity Company, a foreign insurer,
Petitioner.
|
David Middleton
Debora Dunlap
|
| PRO TEM: BROWN, J.PT. | BRIDGE, J. RECUSED |
78606-2 (C/A 55739-4-I)
Petition for Review Granted
|
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
|
State of Washington,
Respondent,
v.
Mitia Marie Dion,
Petitioner.
|
Hon. Norm Maleng
Brian McDonald
David Koch
|
| PRO TEM: BROWN, J.P.T. | BRIDGE, J. RECUSED |
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