Case No. 1 - 82374-0 (consolidated w/82803-2)	COUNSEL
Bainbridge Island Police Guild, et al.      v. The City of Puyallup and Kim Koenig, et al. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Bainbridge Island Police Guild, et al.      v. The City of Mercer Island and Kim Koenig, et al	Robert Christie/Ann Mitchell Steven Kirkelie John Muenster Robert Christie/Ann Mitchell Jeffrey Myers John Muenster/Daniel Mallove
SYNOPSIS: Koenig seeks access to two investigative reports under the Public Records Act. The Bainbridge Island Police Guild seeks to prevent access in order to protect the investigated police officer’s identity in connection with an unsubstantiated allegation against him. This court must decide whether a prior release of a public record, and subsequent media coverage, defeats a present objection to disclosure of the report, and if not, whether any portion of the report is exempt from disclosure in order to protect the officer’s identity.

Case No. 2 – 82951-9	COUNSEL
In re the Personal Restraint Petition of Joshua Dean Scott	Michelle Hyer/Kathleen/Proctor/Thomas Roberts Suzanne Lee Elliott
SYNOPSIS: A jury found that Scott was armed with a deadly weapon. The judge followed then-existing law and gave him the longer firearms enhancement. The law changed. Is Scott now entitled to the shorter deadly weapons enhancement?

Case No. 3 – 83654-0	COUNSEL
State of Washington      v. Nikeemia Coucil	Patrick Hinds/Ann Summers Jennifer Dobson/Dana Lind
SYNOPSIS: When sentencing a defendant for bail jumping, is the trial court to classify that offense based on the underlying offense as it was charged or based on the underlying offense for which the defendant was convicted?

Case No. 4 – 83745-7	COUNSEL
ZDI Gaming, Inc.      v. The Washington State Gambling Commission	Joan Mell Jerry Ackerman
SYNOPSIS: The Supreme Court will decide whether the Washington State Constitution allows the Legislature to give exclusive power to the Thurston County Superior Courts to decide legal actions against the Washington State Gambling Commission. The Court will also decide whether the Gambling Commission properly denied ZDI Gaming’s application to distribute a new type of pull tab machine.

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