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Winter 2008
Chief Justice |
Gerry Alexander |
Justice |
Charles W. Johnson |
Justice |
Barbara A. Madsen |
Justice |
Richard B. Sanders |
Justice |
Tom Chambers |
Justice |
Susan Owens |
Justice |
Mary E. Fairhurst |
Justice |
James M. Johnson |
Justice |
Debra L. Stephens |
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 2008 Session as indicated below:
Department One
Hon. Gerry L. Alexander, Chief Justice
| Hon. Charles W. Johnson |
Hon. Richard B. Sanders |
| Hon. Susan Owens |
Hon. James M. Johnson |
Department Two
Hon. Gerry L. Alexander, Chief Justice
| Hon. Barbara A. Madsen |
Hon. Tom Chambers |
| Hon. Mary E. Fairhurst |
Hon. Debra L. Stephens |
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 2008 Winter Session, will be:
January 8, 2008
February 5, 2008
March 4, 2008
April 29, 2008
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 15, 2008
- January 17, 2008
- January 22, 2008
- January 24, 2008
- February 12, 2008
- February 14, 2008
- February 26, 2008
- February 28, 2008
- March 11, 2008
- March 13, 2008
- March 18, 2008
- March 20, 2008
| 9:00 A.M.
|
Olympia
|
January 15, 2008
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| 79506-1 (C/A 55648-7-I)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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| Susan E. Rivas,
Petitioner,
v.
Overlake Hospital Medical Center; Overlake Internal Medicine Associates,
Defendants,
Eastside Radiology Associates, Overlake Imaging; Washington Imaging Services,
Respondents,
Robert L. Davidson, M.D. and Jane Doe Davidson, his wife, and the marital community thereof,
Defendants,
Allan Muraki, M.D., and Jane Doe Muraki, his wife, and the marital community thereof,
Respondents.
|
Richard Carrithers
William Hickman
Pamela Okano
Sherry Rogers
William Hickman
Pamela Okano
Sherry Rogers |
| PRO TEM: VAN DEREN, J.P.T. |
STEPHENS, J. RECUSED |
| 79111-2 (C/A 31915-2-II)
Petition for Review Granted
|
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
|
| In re the Detention of:
John Charles Anderson,
Petitioner.
|
Donald Lundahl
Hon. Rob McKenna
Sarah Sappington
|
1:30 P.M.
| 200,479-2 (WSBA #11356)
|
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
|
| In re
Mark Stansfield,
Attorney at Law.
|
Leland Ripley
Natalea Skvir (WSBA)
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| 79747-1 (C/A 56171-5-I)
Petition for Review Granted
|
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
|
| In re the Detention of:
Andre B. Young,
Petitioner.
|
Nancy Collins
Hon. Daniel Satterberg
Jennifer Petersen
David Hackett
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| 9:00 A.M.
|
Olympia
|
January 17, 2008
|
THREE CASES ONLY – TWO A.M. – ONE P.M.
| 79252-6 (C/A 56620-2-I)
Petition for Review Granted
|
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
|
| Leo C. Brutsche,
Petitioner,
v.
City of Kent, a Washington municipal corporation, and King County, a political subdivision of the State of Washington,
Respondents.
|
John Muenster
Jerald Klein
Chloethiel Deweese
Richard Jolley
|
| 79564-9 (C/A 24123-8-III)
Petition for Review Granted
|
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
|
| State of Washington,
Respondent,
v.
Virgil Raymond Montgomery,
Petitioner.
|
Hon. Steven Tucker
Kevin Korsmo
Carol Elewski
|
1:30 P.M.
| 80735-3 (Benton 99-2-01250-7)
|
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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| Scott Brundridge, Donald Hodgin, Jessie Jaymes, Clyde Killen, Pedro Nicacio, Shane O’Leary, Raymond Richardson, James Stull, Randall Walli, David Faubion, and Charles Cable,
Respondents/Cross-Appellants,
v.
Fluor Federal Services, Inc., a Washington corporation,
Appellant/Cross-Respondent.
|
John Sheridan
William Squires, III
Michael King
Lawrence Locker |
| PRO TEM: MORGAN, J.P.T. |
STEPHENS, J. RECUSED |
| 9:00 A.M.
|
Olympia
|
January 22, 2008
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| 79613-1 (C/A 55902-8-I)
Petition for Review Granted
|
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
|
| Donald Harry,
Respondent,
v.
Buse Timber & Sales, Inc., and The Department of Labor & Industries,
Petitioners.
|
Nicole Hanousek
William Hochberg
Amie Peters
Kathryn Kunkler
Hon. Rob McKenna
Anastasia Sandstrom
|
| 200,477-6 (WSBA #19758)
|
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
|
| In re:
George Paul Trejo,
Attorney at Law.
|
George Paul Trejo, Jr.
Debra Jo Slater
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1:30 P.M.
| 79702-1 (C/A 57491-4-I)
Petition for Review Granted
PETITIONERS’ MOTION TO ADMIT ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE AND FOR JUDICIAL NOTICE – PASSED TO THE MERITS
|
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
|
| Community Telecable of Seattle, Inc.; Comcast of Washington I, Inc.; and Comcast of Washington IV, Inc.,
Petitioners,
v.
City of Seattle, Department of Executive Administration,
Respondent.
|
Randal Gainer
Dirk Giseburt
Kent Meyer
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| 79690-4 (C/A 33846-7-II)
Petition for Review Granted
|
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
|
| State of Washington,
Respondent,
v.
Michael Derek Setterstrom,
Petitioner.
|
Hon. Edward Holms
James Powers
Peter Tiller
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| 9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
|
January 24, 2008
|
THREE CASES ONLY – TWO A.M. – ONE P.M.
| 79661-1 (C/A 33236-1-II)
Petition for Review Granted
|
30 MINUTES PER SIDE
|
| Tesoro Refining and Marketing Company,
Petitioner,
v.
State of Washington, Department of Revenue,
Respondent.
|
George Mastrodonato
John Schochet
Michael King
Hon. Rob McKenna
Anne Egeler
Cameron Comfort
|
| 79662-9 (C/A 34256-1-II)
Petition for Review Granted
|
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
|
| In re the Marriage of:
Mariusz K. Kowalewski,
Petitioner,
and
Barbara B. Kowalewska,
Respondent.
|
John Mills
Jason Benjamin
|
1:30 P.M.
79947-4 (C/A 33242-6-II)
Petition for Review Granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
|
|
State of Washington,
Respondent,
v.
Jason Gregory Eisfeldt,
Petitioner. |
Hon. Edward Holm
David Bruneau
Clifford Cordes |
| 9:00 A.M.
|
Olympia
|
February 12, 2008
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| 79615-7 (C/A 24414-8-III)
Petition for Review Granted
|
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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| Ken Briggs, Judy Robertson, Mark Johnson, Beverly Nunn, Jami Smith, Shirley Bader, Pam Zeller, Margaret ("Peggy") Clark, Odalys P. Castillo and Valerie Bruck,
Petitioners,
v.
Nova Services, a Washington non-profit corporation, and Linda Brennan,
Respondents.
|
Mary Giannini
Louis Rukavina, III
|
79767-6 (C/A 57115-0-I)
Petition for Review Granted
|
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
|
State of Washington,
Respondent,
v.
Desmond Modica,
Petitioner. |
Hon. Daniel Satterberg
Randi Austell
Vanessa Mi-jo Lee
|
1:30 P.M.
79801-0 (C/A 24253-6-III)
Petition for Review Granted
|
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
|
State of Washington,
Respondent,
v.
Timothy Scott Fisher,
Petitioner. |
Hon. Andrew K. Miller
Scott Johnson
Mariah Wagar
John Henry Browne |
79938-5 (C/A 22930-1-III)
Petition for Review Granted
|
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
|
In re the Custody of: ANGELO,
Child(ren),
David Nagle & Anita Bangert,
Respondents,
and
Holly Marie Cork,
Petitioner,
Ricky Flores, deceased. |
David Crouse
Andrea Poplawski
|
| 9:00 A.M.
|
Olympia
|
February 14, 2008
|
TWO CASES IN A.M. ONLY
80587-3 (Spokane 02-1-03276-2)
|
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
|
State of Washington,
Respondent,
v.
John E. Mines, Jr.
Appellant. |
Hon. Steven Tucker
Pamela Loginsky
Andrew Metts, III
Jeffrey Ellis |
|
81030-3 (King 99-1-04351-7) |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
|
|
State of Washington,
Respondent,
v.
Herbert John Kier, III,
Appellant. |
Hon. Daniel Satterberg
Dennis McCurdy
Eric Broman
David Koch
Harlan Dorfman |
| 9:00 A.M.
|
Seattle University
|
February 26, 2008
|
THREE CASES ONLY – TWO A.M. – ONE P.M.
79878-8 (cons. w/80309-9)
(C/A 33705-3-II & 57513-9-I)
Petitions for Review Granted |
30 MINUTES PER SIDE
|
|
Sara D. Spain,
Petitioner,
v.
State of Washington, Department of Employment
Security,
Respondent.
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In re:
Kusum L. Batey,
Respondent,
and
State of Washington, Employment Security
Department,
Petitioner,
and
Snohomish County Center For Battered Women,
Additional Party |
Marcus Lampson
Hon. Rob McKenna
Erika G.S. Uhl
Deborah Maranville
Hon. Rob McKenna
Jay Geck
Jerald Anderson |
80081-2 (C/A 57112-5-I)
Petition for Review Granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
|
|
Armen Yousoufian,
Respondent,
v.
The Office of Ron Sims, King County Executive,
a subdivision of King County, a municipal
corporation; The King County Department of
Finance, a subdivision of King County, a
municipal corporation; and the King County
Department of Stadium Administration, a
subdivision of King County, a municipal
corporation,
Petitioners. |
Michael Brannan
Rand Jack
Hon. Daniel Satterberg
Stephen Hobbs |
| PRO TEM: SEINFELD, J.P.T |
STEPHENS, J. RECUSED |
1:30 P.M.
| 81024-9 (Snohomish 05-2-05960-3) |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
|
|
Verizon Northwest, Inc.,
Appellant,
v.
Washington Employment Security
Department, Steven J. Howard, Cynthia A.
St. Clair and Charlene M. Wicklund,
Respondents. |
Timothy O'Connell
Theresa Briscoe
Hon. Rob McKenna
Gregory Worthy
Erika G.S. Uhl
John Tirpak |
| 9:00 A.M.
|
Olympia
|
February 28, 2008
|
80359-5 (Fed. C061056RSL)
Certified from Federal Court |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
|
|
St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance
Company,
Plaintiff,
v.
Onvia, Inc., Onvia.Com, and Responsive
Management Systems, and its individual
capacity and as class representative of
a purported settlement class,
Defendants. |
Daniel Syhre
Joseph Hampton
Charles Spevacek
Michael McNamee
Daniel Dunne, Jr.
Mark Griffin
Margaret Wetherald
Karin Bornstein Swope
Roblin Williamson |
| 80204-1 (King 05-2-07351-9) |
30 MINUTES PER SIDE
|
|
Arthur T. Lane, Kenneth Gorohoff and Walter L.
Williams, individually and on behalf of the class of
all persons similarly situated,
Respondents/Cross-Appellants,
v.
The City of Seattle,
Respondent,
v.
The City of Shoreline, King County, King County
Fire District No. 2, King County Fire District No. 4
(a.k.a. Shoreline Fire Department), North Highline
Fire District No. 11, King County Fire District No. 16
(a.k.a. Northshore Fire Department), and King
County Fire District No. 20,
Respondents,
and
The City of Burien and The City of Lake Forest
Park,
Appellants.
|
David Jurca
Jennifer Divine
Connie Haslam
Gregory Narver
Suzanne Lieberman Smith
William Patton
Ian Sievers
Hon. Daniel Satterberg
Margaret Pahl
Howard Schneiderman
William Blakney
Kinnon Williams
Joseph Marshall
Shelley Kerslake
Michael Ruark
Brian Paige |
1:30 P.M.
80066-9 (C/A 34006-2-II)
Petition for Review Granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
|
|
Gary Pardee, a single person,
Petitioner,
v.
Willis Jolly and “Jane Doe” Jolly, and
the martial community comprised thereof,
Respondents. |
Garold Johnson
David Hammermaster |
79988-1 (C/A 56812-4-I)
Petition for Review Granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
|
|
State of Washington,
Respondent,
v.
Eric G. Bahl,
Petitioner. |
Hon. Janice E. Ellis
Mary Kathleen Webber
Andrew Peter Zinner |
| 9:30 A.M.
|
Olympia
|
March 11, 2008
|
THREE CASES ONLY – ONE IN A.M. – TWO IN P.M.
| 81005-2 (Pierce 96-2-11938-1) |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
|
|
TCAP Corporation, f/k/a Transamerica
Capital Corporation , and Cadles of Grassy
Meadows II,
Respondents ,
v.
George Gervin and Joyce Gervin,
Appellants
401 Group, a Washington limited partnership,
An Interested Party. |
Christopher Allen
Joanne Henry
Michael Gillett |
1:30 P.M.
80076-6 (C/A 56614-8-I)
Petition for Review Granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
|
|
Joseph A. Simonetta and Janet E.
Simonetta, a married couple,
Respondents,
v.
Saberhagen Holdings, Inc., et al.,
Defendants,
Viad Corporation, f/k/a The Dial Corporation,
individually and as successor to Griscom Russell
Company,
Petitioner,
Dial Corporation, individually and as successor
to Griscom Russell Company, et al.;
Defendants. |
Matthew Bergman
David Frockt
Brian Ladenburg
John Phillips
John Geyman
Ronald Gardner
David Mordekhov |
80251-3 (C/A 57011-1-I)
Petition for Review Granted |
30 MINUTES PER SIDE
|
|
Lynn Christine Musser, Personal Representative
of the Estate of Vernon Braaten, and Vernon
Braaten (Deceased),
Respondent,
v.
Saberhagen Holdings, a Washington Corporation,
Bartells Asbestos Settlement Trust, a Washington
Corporation,
Defendants,
Buffalo Pumps, Inc. (sued individually and as
successor-in-interest to Buffalo Forge Company);
Crane Co.,
Petitioners,
General Electric Company,
Respondent,
Georgia-Pacific Corporation (sued Individually
and as successor-in-interest to Bestwall
Gypsum Company); Goulds Pumps, Incorporated;
Guard-Line, Inc.,
Defendants,
IMO Industries, Inc. (sued individually and
as successor-in-interest to DeLaval Turbine, Inc.,
and Warren Pumps, Inc.)
Petitioner,
Ingersoll-Rand Company; John Crane, Inc.; Kaiser Gypsum
Company, Inc.; Sepco Corporation; Tuthill
Corporation (sued individually and as successor-in-
interest to Corpus Engineering Corp.);
Union Carbide Corporation;
Defendants,
and
Yarway Corporation,
Petitioner. |
Matthew Bergman
David Frockt
Brian Ladenburg
John Phillips
John Geyman
Charles Siegel
Loren Jacobson
Barry Mesher
Brian Zeringer
Andrew Yates
Michael King
Paul Lawrence
Margaret Sundberg
Christopher Marks
James Horne
Michael Ricketts
Katherine M. Steele
Ronald Gardner
Brett Schuman
Mortimer Hall Hartwell |
| 9:30 A.M.
|
Olympia
|
March 13, 2008
|
| 81006-1 (Chelan 03-2-00133-8) |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
|
|
Michael McKee,
Respondent,
v.
AT&T Corporation,
Appellant. |
Scott Kane
Leslie Bailey
F. Paul Bland, Jr.
Daniel Waggoner
Cassandra Kinkead |
| PRO TEM: ELLINGTON, J.P.T. |
STEPHENS, J. RECUSED |
| 81029-0 (King 06-2-26048-1) |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
|
|
Washington State Major League Baseball
Stadium Public Facilities District; and The
Baseball Club of Seattle L.P.,
Appellants/Cross-Respondents,
v.
Huber, Hunt & Nichols-Kiewit
Construction, a Washington joint venture, Hunt
Construction Group, Inc., a foreign corporation;
and Kiewit Construction Company, a foreign
corporation,
Respondents/Cross-Appellants.
Long Painting, Inc., a Washington corporation;
and Herrick Steel, Inc., a California corporation,
Cross-Respondents |
Stephen Rummage
Zachary Tomlinson
John Parnass
David Groff, Jr.
Michael Grace
Theodore Sheffield
Richard Stanislaw
Christopher Wright
Richard Martens
Steven Stolle |
1:30 P.M.
79992-0 (C/A 56896-5-I)
Petition for Review Granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
|
|
State of Washington,
Respondent,
v.
Gary Nathaniel Gatewood, Sr.
Petitioner. |
Hon. Daniel Satterberg
Christine Keating
James Whisman
Susan Wilk |
| 81028-1 (King 05-2-39241-0) |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
|
|
Nancy Adams and Matthew Adams,
Appellants,
v.
King County, Stanley Medical Research and
E. Fuller Torrey,
Respondents. |
Stephen Bulzomi
Jeremy Johnston
Grant Degginger
June Kaiser Campbell
Ryan McBride |
| 9:30 A.M.
|
Olympia
|
March 18, 2008
|
THREE CASES ONLY - TWO IN A.M. – ONE IN P.M.
| 81068-1 (Skagit 06-1-00654-1) |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
|
|
State of Washington,
Respondent,
v.
Jeremy Grande,
Petitioner. |
Hon. Richard Weyrich
Toni Guzzo Montgomery
Erik Pedersen
David Zuckerman |
80020-1 (C/A 57407-8-I)
Petition for Review Granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
|
|
State of Washington,
Respondent,
v.
Leaa-Esola Unga,
Petitioner. |
Hon. Daniel Satterberg
Yarden Weidenfeld
Dennis McCurdy
Dana Lind
|
1:30 P.M.
80865-1
(C/A 55217-1, 55218-0, 57282-2 & 57283-1-I)
Discretionary Review Granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
|
|
State of Washington,
Respondent,
v.
Atif Rafay and Glen Sebastian Burns,
Petitioners. |
Hon. Daniel Satterberg
Deborah Dwyer
Brian McDonald
David Koch
Elaine Winters
Jason Saunders |
| 9:30 A.M.
|
Olympia
|
March 20, 2008
|
THREE CASES ONLY – TWO A.M. – ONE P.M.
| 76802-1 (C/A 28610-6-II) - REHEARING |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
|
|
State of Washington,
Petitioner,
v.
Carissa M. Daniels,
Respondent. |
Hon. Gerald A. Horne
Kathleen Proctor
Clayton Dickinson |
80199-1 (C/A 57866-9-I)
Petition for Review Granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
|
|
Mutual of Enumclaw Insurance Company
and Commercial Underwriters Insurance
Company,
Respondents,
v.
USF Insurance Company,
Petitioner. |
James Beecher
David Collins
John Lenker
Shelley Movae Buckholtz |
1:15 P.M. – SHOW CAUSE HEARING
| 200,560-8 (WSBA #32347) |
|
In re
Fredric Sanai, Attorney at Law.
|
Linda Briggs Eide (WSBA)
Fredric Sanai
|
1:30 P.M.
80115-1 (C/A 34172-7-II)
Petition for Review Granted |
30 MINUTES PER SIDE
|
|
Thurston County,
Petitioner,
v.
Western Washington Growth Management Hearings Board and Futurewise (formerly known as 1000 Friends of Washington),
Respondents,
and
Building Industry Association of Washington, Olympia Master Builders, and People For Responsible Environmental Policies,
Petitioners. |
Jeffrey Fancher
Richard Settle
Tim Trohimovich
John Zilavy
Hon. Rob McKenna
Martha Lantz
Brian Hodges |
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