Supreme Court Calendar

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

May 28, 2009

 

Case No. 1 - 82035-0

COUNSEL

JANET CARLISLE, et al.
v.
COLUMBIA IRRIGATION DISTRICT

John Ziobro

Terry Miller/James Wagner

SYNOPSIS: Were the proper procedures followed in adding plaintiffs’ land to the Columbia Irrigation District and forming a local improvement district, and did those procedures violate the Washington Constitution? 

Case No. 2 - 80704-3

COUNSEL

In re the Personal Restraint Petition of

JEFFREY BROOKS


David Donnan/Gregory Link

Hilary Thomas

SYNOPSIS: Is a sentence invalid if it imposes a combination of confinement and community custody that might potentially exceed the statutory maximum for the crime? 


1:30 P.M.

Case No. 3 - 81714-6

COUNSEL

KENT DUCOTE
v.
STATE OF WASHINGTON, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL & HEALTH SERVICES

Catherine Wright Smith/Howard Goodfriend
& Carla Higginson
Catherine Hendricks & Michael Lynch

SYNOPSIS: Does a stepparent have a cause of action for negligent investigation under RCW 26.44.050?

Case No. 4 - 81945-9

COUNSEL

In re the Custody of:  ELLIOT A.T. WILSON and
EVAN Y. WILSON, Children

VITO A. and YASUKO GRIECO
v.
SACHI WILSON




Catherine Wright Smith/Valerie Villacin
& Cynthia Whitaker

Nancy Hawkins/Patricia Novotny

SYNOPSIS: Can a party seeking to establish nonparental custody establish adequate cause for a hearing based solely on the fact that the child is not in the physical custody of a parent?

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