Supreme Court Calendar

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

January 12, 2010

Case No. 1 - 83124-6

COUNSEL

Matthew Cudney
     v.
ALSCO, INC.

Keller Allen

Bryce Wilcox

SYNOPSIS: Do the Washington Industrial Safety and Health Act (WISHA) and Washington’s drunk driving laws adequately promote the state’s public policies so as to preclude an action by a terminated employee for wrongful discharge in violation of public policy?

Case No. 2 - 81809-6

COUNSEL

Lummi Indian Nation; et al.

     v.

State of Washington, et al.

Washington Water Utilities Council, et al.

Harry Johnsen, III/John Arum/Brian Gruber/Karen Allston/
Kevin Lyon/Melody Allen/Mason Morisset/Kimberly Ordon/
A. Reid Allison, III/Kristen Boyles/Shaun Goho & Janette Brimmer

Alan Reichman/Stephen North & Mark Calkins

Adam Gravley/Tadas Kisielius/Michael Ruark/Philip McDonald/
Joseph Rehberger & Mary McCrea

SYNOPSIS: The legislature amended the Municipal Water Act to define municipal water suppliers (who are treated differently than most water rights holders) to include non-municipally owned suppliers, and to make that definition retroactive. Were these amendments constitutional?


1:30 P.M.

Case No. 3 – 82326-0

COUNSEL

Noel Proctor
     v.
Robert “Ford” Huntington, et ux

Emmelyn Hart-Biberfeld/Katharine Mathews

Bradley Andersen/Phillip Haberthur

SYNOPSIS: Under what circumstances can a court compel a landowner to convey property to his neighbors where those neighbors built their home on his property?

Case No. 4 – 82600-5

COUNSEL

State of Washington,
          Respondent,

     v.
Mark Joseph Afana,
          Petitioner.

Hon. Steven Tucker
Andrew Metts, III
Mark Lindsey

Dennis Morgan

SYNOPSIS: Did a deputy seize a passenger in a parked car by requesting identification?  Did the search of Petitioner’s car incident to his passenger’s arrest violate article I, section 7 of the state constitution?  Does Washington recognize a “good faith” exception to the exclusionary rule?

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