9:00 A.M.
|
Olympia
|
October 28, 2010
|
Case No. 1 - 83597-7
|
COUNSEL
|
Perry Mills
v.
Western Washington University
|
James Lobsenz
Wendy Bohlke/Derek Edwards
|
SYNOPSIS: This case presents three questions. First, must a faculty disciplinary hearing at a state institution of higher education be open to the public? Second, must a person seeking relief from an agency order prove that he was substantially prejudiced by the closure of that proceeding to the public before a court may grant relief? Third, does article I, section 10 of the Washington Constitution require faculty disciplinary hearings to be open to the public?
|
Case No. 2 – 84098-9
|
COUNSEL
|
Breean Beggs as Personal Representative for the estate of Tyler Deleon and as Limited Guardian Ad Litem for Denae Deleon, et al.
v.
State of Washington, Department of Social & Health Services, et al.
|
Allen Ressler/Timothy Tesh/Cynthia Novotny
Carl Warring/Brian Rekofke/Geana Van Dessel/James King/Christopher Kerley
|
SYNOPSIS: Were the adoptive siblings of a deceased adopted child dependent on him for support under the wrongful death statute based on the parent’s receipt of adoption support payments for the child? Does the medical malpractice statute preclude a civil action against health care providers under the mandatory child abuse reporting statute?
|
1:30 P.M.
Case No. 3 – 83728-7
|
COUNSEL
|
In re:
Kathleen Hardee
v.
State of Washington, DSHS
|
Philip Talmadge/Sidney Tribe/Carol Farr
Patricia Allen/Jay Geck
|
SYNOPSIS: The Washington State Department of Early Learning revoked Hardee’s license to operate a daycare at her home. The Court will decide if the Constitution requires the Department of Early Learning to prove its case by a higher standard of proof, before revoking Hardee’s license.
|
Case No. 4 – 82842-3
|
COUNSEL
|
Kevin Dolan
v.
King County
|
David Stobaugh/Stephen Strong/Lynn Prunhuber/Stephen Festor/William Hickman
Michael Reiss/Roger Leishman/Amy Pannoni/Gillian Murphy/Philip Talmadge/Emmelyn Hart-Biberfeld
|
SYNOPSIS: The court must decide whether employees of four non-profit public defender organizations providing indigent defense services to King County are eligible for enrollment in Washington's Public Employees Retirement System.
|
These summaries are not formulated by the Court and are provided only for the convenience of the public. |
