9:00 A.M. |
Olympia |
January 24, 2008 |
THREE CASES ONLY – TWO A.M. – ONE P.M.
Case No. 1 - 79661-1
|
COUNSEL |
Tesoro Refining and Marketing Company
v.
State of Washington, Department of
Revenue
|
George Mastrodonato/John Schochet/Michael King
Anne Egeler/Cameron Comfort
|
SYNOPSIS: Whether refinery gas, a byproduct of crude oil refining that is either used as a heating source in the refining process or burned off, is subject to Washington’s hazardous substance excise tax. |
Case No. 2 - 79662-9
|
COUNSEL |
In re the Marriage of:
Mariusz K. Kowalewski
and
Barbara B. Kowalewska |
John Mills
Jason Benjamin
|
SYNOPSIS: In a dissolution action, may a Washington court award ownership interests in real property located outside the country? |
1:30 P.M.
Case No. 3 - 79947-4 |
COUNSEL |
State of Washington
v.
Jason Gregory Eisfeldt
|
David Bruneau
Clifford Cordes |
SYNOPSIS: Eisfeldt was convicted of manufacturing marijuana after police tied him to a marijuana growing operation. The Court must decide whether the searches conducted by the police during the investigation violated Eisfeldt’s protections under the United States and Washington constitutions. |
These summaries are not formulated by the Court and are provided only for the convenience of the public. |
