Supreme Court Docket

Chief Justice

Barbara A. Madsen

Associate Chief Justice

Charles W. Johnson

Justice

Gerry L. Alexander

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

Danilo Anselmo

Administrator for the Courts

Jeff Hall

State Law Librarian

Kay Newman

Bailiff

Tim Schiewe

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

September 14, 2010

84691-0
Original Action

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

Seattle Times Company, a Delaware Company, and Wm Michael Hanbey,  
          Petitioners,
     v.
The Honorable Susan K. Serko, Judge of the Superior Court, Pierce County; and The Honorable Bryan E. Chushcoff, Judge of the Superior Court, Pierce County,
          Respondents,

Dewayne Darcus Allen, Douglas Davis, Eddie Davis, Ricky Hinton, and Quianna Williams,
          Respondents/Intervenors,

Latanya Clemmons and Letricia Nelson,
          Defendants.

Bruce Johnson
Eric Stahl/Sarah Duran
William Hanbey

Hon. Rob McKenna
James Pharris



Mary Katherine Young High
Gregory Link/Kent Underwood
John O'Melveny/Philip Thornton
Kirk 'Chip' Mosley

Keith MacFie
Grace Pierre-Whitener

83426-1 (C/A 36977-0-II)
Petition for Review Granted
Issues Raised by State also Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

Richard and Annette Bowie d/b/a Valpak of Western Washington - North R&L Associates LLP, d/b/a Valpak of Western Washington - South, Direct Mail Works, Inc., d/b/a Valpak of Western Washington - East, ERSSER Enterprises, Inc., d/b/a Valpak of Western Washington - West, Smart Advertising Solutions Inc. d/b/a Valpak of Western Washington - NW, Jeff and Kim Goodman d/b/a Valpak of Western Washington NW, D&J Marketing Inc., formerly d/b/a Valpak of Western Washington - South, Poste Masters, Inc., formerly d/b/a Valpak of Western Washington - Central, Korki & Kompany, Inc. formerly d/b/a Valpak of South Puget Sound, Target Marketing Inc. formerly d/b/a Valpak of the Inland Northwest, and American Directory Service, Inc., formerly d/b/a Valpak of the Inland Northwest,
          Petitioners,
     v.
Washington Department of Revenue,
          Respondent.

Scott Edwards

Hon. Rob McKenna
Heidi Irvin
Donald Cofer

84045-8 (C/A 61804-1-I)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Sione P. Lui,
          Petitioner.

Hon. Daniel Satterberg
Deborah Dwyer

David Zuckerman

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

September 16, 2010

83579-9 (C/A 37516-8-II)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

LAMTEC Corporation,
          Petitioner,

     v.
Department of Revenue of the State of Washington,
          Respondent.

Leslie Pesterfield
Jeffrey Dunbar & E. Ross Farr

Philip Talmadge
Hon. Rob McKenna
Peter Gonick

83349-4
Original Action

30 MINUTES PER SIDE

Kemper Freeman, Jim Horn, Steve Stivala, Ken Collins, Michael Dunmire, Sarah Rinlaub, Al Deatley, Jim Coles, Brian Boehm, and Eastside Transportation Association, a Washington nonprofit corporation,
          Petitioners,
     v.
Christine O. Gregoire, a state officer in her capacity as Governor of the State of Washington, and Paula J. Hammond, a state officer in her capacity as Secretary of the Washington State Department of Transportation,
          Respondents,
Sound Transit,
          Respondent/Intervenor.

Philip Talmadge
Thomas Fitzpatrick
George Kargianis
Kristen Fisher

Hon. Rob McKenna
Bryce Brown, Jr.
Maureen Hart


Desmond Brown
Paul Lawrence/Matthew Segal
& Jessica Skelton

PRO TEM: SEINFELD, J.P.T

FAIRHURST, J. RECUSED

82029-5 (Whatcom 94-1-00117-8)
(consolidated w/82425-8)

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Richard Henry Mutch AKA David Joseph Savanti,
          Appellant.
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State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Richard Henry Mutch AKA David Joseph Savanti,
          Appellant.

Hon. David McEachran
Hilary Thomas

David Donnan
Nancy Collins

Hon. David McEachran


David Donnan
Nancy Collins

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

September 21, 2010

200,748-1 (WSBA 8993)
Attorney Discipline

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

In re:

J. David Smith,
Attorney at Law.

Kurt Bulmer

Scott Busby (WSBA)

83452-1 (C/A 36350-0-II)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

State of Washington,
          Petitioner,
     v.
Kristina Ranae Grier,
          Respondent.

Hon. Mark Lindquist
Thomas Roberts

Casey Grannis

No. 200,842-9 (WSBA #17688)

In re Brenda J. Little,
Attorney at Law.

Brenda Little

Joanne S. Abelson (WSBA)

83673-6 (C/A 37718-7-II )
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

Qualcomm Incorporated,
          Petitioner,

     v.
Department of Revenue, State of Washington,
          Respondent.

Michele Radosevich
Peter D. Edgerton/Scott J. Heyman/Carter G. Phillips/
Richard D. Klingler & Lowell J. Schiller

Hon. Rob McKenna
Brett Durbin/ Cameron Comfort & Alan Copsey

83570-5 (C/A 37566-4-II)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
James Michael Marohl,
          Petitioner.

Hon. Gary Burleson
Edward Lombardo

Monty Cobb
Thomas Doyle

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

September 23, 2010

83640-0 (C/A 37989-9-II)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Danny Joe Barber, Jr.,
          Petitioner.

Hon. Russell Hauge
Randall Sutton

James Reese, III

83617-5 (C/A 37089-1-II)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

State of Washington,
          Petitioner,
     v.
Tyrone Dentyroll Ford,
          Respondent.

Hon. Arthur Curtis
Abigail Ford

Lisa Tabbut

83717-1 (C/A 37539-7-II)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

State of Washington,
          Petitioner,
     v.
Timothy Edward Hager,
          Respondent.

Hon. Mark Lindquist
Kimberley DeMarco

Valerie Marushige

83357-5 (C/A 62071-1-I)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

State of Washington,
          Respondent,

     v.
Kenneth John Thorgerson,
          Petitioner.

Hon. Mark Roe
Seth Fine
Thomas Curtis

Lenell Nussbaum

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

October 19, 2010

83451-2 (C/A 37002-6-II)
consolidated w/83738-4 (C/A 37008-5)
Petitions for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Cliff Alan Jones,
          Petitioner.
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State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Samuel w. Donaghe,
          Petitioner.

Hon. Russell Hauge
 Jeremy Morris
 Kevin Hull

Roger Hunko

Hon. Edward Holm
Carol La Verne

Dana Lind

84187-0 (Kittitas 07-2-00549-1)

30 MINUTES PER SIDE

KITTITAS COUNTY,
          Petitioner,
     and
Central Washington Home Builders Association, a Washington not-for-profit corporation; Building Industry Association of Washington, a Washington not-for-profit corporation; Mitchell F. Williams, d/b/a Mf Williams Construction Co., Inc.; Teanaway Ridge, LLC, and Kittitas County Farm Bureau,
          Petitioners/Intervenors,
     v.
Eastern Washington Growth Management Hearings Board, Kittitas County Conservation, Ridge, Futurewise, and Washington State Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development,
          Respondents.

Hon. Gregory Zempel
Neil Caulkins
Suzanne Becker

Timothy Harris
Julie Nichols
Jeffrey Slothower
Alexander Mackie
Patrick Ryan
Eric Merrifield

Hon. Rob McKenna
Alan Reichman
Jerald Anderson
Alan Copsey
Dorothy Jaffe
Tim Trohimovich
Keith Scully

83444-0 (C/A 27120-0-III)
Petition for Review Granted

This case will be determined on the briefs without oral argument.

State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Chucco l. Robinson,
          Petitioner.

Hon. Steven Tucker
Mark Lindsey

Tracy Collins

83385-1 (C/A 60126-1-I)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

Alizon Veit, a widow, by and through David M. Nelson, her power of attorney,
          Petitioner,

     v.
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation, a Texas corporation,
          Respondent,

City of Bellingham, a Washington municipal corporation; Michael S. Burks and Jane Doe Burks, husband and wife, and the marital community composed thereof; and a number of unnamed Jane Does and/or John Does,
          Defendants.

Douglas Shepherd
Edward Alexander
Kenneth Masters

Tom Montgomery
Bradley Scarp
Kelsey Endres
Wayne Robbins, Jr

Paul Lawrence
Gregory Wong.

9:00 A.M.

Gonzaga

October 21, 2010

84168-3 (Spokane 07-2-02018-1)

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

Larry Michaels, and Debbie Michaels, husband and wife and the marital community comprised thereof, Dan P. Evans, a single person; and Kathy D. Cmos, individually, and as Administratrix and Representative of the Estate of Mike P. Cmos, Jr.,
          Respondents,
     v.
CH2M Hill, Inc., a Florida corporation; and Kelly Irving,
          Appellants.

John Layman
George Ahrend
Matthew Albrecht
Daniel Huntington
Gary Bloom

Charles Wiggins
Kenneth Masters
Beth Andrus
Terence Scanlan

83709-1 (C/A 61127-5-I)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Timothy Sean Martin,
          Petitioner.

Hon. Mark Roe
Seth Fine

Mary Webber
Vanessa Mi-jo Lee
Lila Silverstein

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

City of Seattle,
          Respondent,
     v.
Robert Joseph May,
          Petitioner.

Richard Greene

Christine Jackson

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

October 26, 2010

83715-5 (C/A 62033-9-I)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

Maureen t. Blair and Kenneth E. Blair,
          Petitioners,
     v.
TA-Seattle East #176, DBA Travelcenters of America,
          Respondent,
     and
Oak Hill Capital Management, Inc.,
          Defendant.

Kenneth Masters

Rodney Umberger, Jr.
Daniel Ferm

83797-0 (C/A 37496-0-II)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Jason A. Wilson,
          Petitioner.

Hon. H. Steward Menefee
 Gerald Fuller

Vanessa Mi-jo Lee
Nancy Collins

83525-0 (C/A 36918-4-II)
Consolidated w/83613-2 (C/A 37172-3-II)
Petitions for Review Granted
Robinson Granted Only on Search Issue

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Michael Wayne Robinson,
          Petitioner.
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State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Francisco Javier Millan,
          Petitioner.

Hon. Edward Holm
Carol La Verne

Thomas Doyle

Hon. Mark Lindquist
“ Stephen Trinen

Kathryn Russell Selk

83742-2 (C/A 59750-7-I)
Discretionary Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

In re the Personal Restraint Petition of

Glenn Gary Nichols,
          Petitioner.

Hon. Daniel Satterberg
Deborah Dwyer

Lila Silverstein

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

October 28, 2010

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

Perry Mills,
          Petitioner,
     v.
Western Washington University,
          Respondent.

James Lobsenz

Hon. Rob McKenna
Wendy Bohlke
Derek Edwards

84098-9 (Spokane 07-2-05477-9)

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

Breean Beggs as Personal Representative for the estate of Tyler Deleon and as Limited Guardian Ad Litem for Denae Deleon, Breanna Deleon, Lakayla Deleon, Anthony Barcellos and Brenden Burnett, minor children; Frances Cudmore as Limited Guardian Ad Litem for Beckett Cudmore, a minor child; and Amber Daniels, single individual,
          Petitioners,
     v.
State of Washington, Department of Social & Health Services, Loretta Mee, Robert Tadlock and Dewayne Thurman individually and in their official capacity as agents and employees of the State of Washington; david fregeau, M.D., Rockwood Clinic, a Washington State corporation; Sandra Bremner-Dexter, M.D. and John and/or Jane Does 1-10,
          Respondents.

Allen Ressler
Timothy Tesh
Cynthia Novotny




Hon. Rob McKenna
Carl Warring
Brian Rekofke
Geana Van Dessel
James King
Christopher Kerley

83728-7 (C/A 62436-9-I)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

In re:
Kathleen Hardee,
          Petitioner,
     v.
State of Washington, DSHS,
          Respondent.

Philip Talmadge & Sidney Tribe
Carol Farr

Hon. Rob McKenna
Patricia Allen & Jay Geck

82842-3 (Pierce 06-2-04611-6)
Respondent's Objection to King County's Answer to Attorney General's Amicus Brief; Motion to supplement the record and petitioner's Motion to strike - Passed to the Merits

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

Kevin Dolan,
          Respondent,

     v.
King County,
          Petitioner.

David Stobaugh/Stephen Strong
Lynn Prunhuber/Stephen Festor
William Hickman

Michael Reiss/Roger Leishman
Amy Pannoni/Gillian Murphy
Philip Talmadge
Emmelyn Hart-Biberfeld

PRO TEM: J. ROBERT LEACH, J.P.T.

MADSEN, C.J. RECUSED

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

November 9, 2010

84325-2 (Thurston 07-2-02555-1)

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

Samantha A.,
          Respondent,

     v.
Washington State Department of Social and Health Services,
          Appellant.

Regan Bailey
Susan Kas

Eleanor Hamburger
Hon. Rob McKenna
William Work
Edward Dee

83645-1
Original Action

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

Tacoma News, Inc. d/b/a the News Tribune,
          Petitioner,

     v.
The Honorable James D. Cayce, King County Judge,
          Respondent,

State of Washington,
          Other Party,

Michael A. Hecht,
          Other Party.

William Holt
James Beck

Hon. Daniel Satterberg
Thomas Kuffel
Oma La Mothe

Hon. Rob McKenna
John Hillman

Wayne Fricke

83779-1 (C/A 37773-0-II)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Jack Irvin Sims,
          Petitioner.

Hon. Susan Baur
Amie Hunt

John Hays

83795-3 (C/A 62269-2-I)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

Snohomish County Public Transportation Benefit Area Corporation dba Community Transit,
          Petitioner,
     v.
Firstgroup America, Inc., dba First Transit, a foreign corporation,
          Respondent.

Joseph Bennett
Matthew Hendricks

John Rankin, Jr.
Pamela Okano

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

November 16, 2010

82374-0 (consolidated w/82803-2)
Pierce 08-2-10453-8 & King 08-2-27392-0 SEA

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

Bainbridge Island Police Guild and Steven Cain,
          Respondents,
     v.
The City of Puyallup, a municipal corporation,
          Respondent,
     and
Kim Koenig, an individual, and Lawrence Koss, an individual,
          Appellants.
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Bainbridge Island Police Guild, and Steven Cain,
          Respondents,
     v.
THE CITY OF MERCER ISLAND, a municipal corporation,
          Respondent,
     and
Kim Koenig, an individual, and Lawrence Koss, an individual, and Althea Paulson, an individual, and Tristan Baurick,
          Appellants.

Robert Christie
Ann Mitchell

Steven Kirkelie


John Muenster

Robert Christie
Ann Mitchell

Jeffrey Myers


John Muenster
Daniel Mallove

82951-9 (C/A 34686-9-II)
Discretionary Review Granted

RESPONDENT'S MOTON TO RELEASE PASSED TO THE MERITS

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

In re the Personal Restraint Petition of

Joshua Dean Scott,
          Respondent.

Hon. Mark Lindquist
Michelle Hyer/Kathleen
Proctor & Thomas Roberts

Suzanne Lee Elliott

83654-0 (C/A 61731-1-I)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

State of Washington,
          Respondent,

     v.
Nikeemia Coucil,
          Petitioner.

Hon. Daniel Satterberg
Patrick Hinds
Ann Summers

Jennifer Dobson
Dana Lind

83745-7 (C/A 36751-3-II)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

ZDI Gaming, Inc.,
          Respondent,
     v.
The State of Washington, by and through the Washington State Gambling Commission,
          Petitioner.

Joan Mell

Hon. Rob McKenna
Jerry Ackerman

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

November 18, 2010

84483-6
Original Action

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

City of Seattle, a municipal corporation,
          Petitioner,
     v.
Robert M. Mckenna, Attorney General, Washington State,
          Respondent.

Peter Holmes
Laura Wishik

Hon. Rob McKenna
Jeffrey Even
Maureen Hart

84704-5
Original Action

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

Peter Goldmark, as Chief Executive Officer of the Department of Natural Resources and Commissioner of Public Lands,
          Petitioner,
     v.
Robert M. Mckenna, Attorney General,
          Respondent.

David Bricklin

Hon. Rob McKenna
Alan Copsey
Maureen Hart

PRO TEM: ELLINGTON, J.P.T.

JM. JOHNSON, J. RECUSED

83807-1 (C/A 63004-1-I)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

Optimer International, Inc.,
          Petitioner,
     v.
RP Bellevue, L.L.C.,
          Respondent.

Craig Sternberg
Aaron Okrent

Paul Brain

1:00 P.M.

Olympia

December 6, 2010

SHOW CAUSE HEARING

200,867-4 (WSBA 11970)

In re Alan M. Singer,
Attorney at Law.

Kirk 'Chip' Mosley
Anthony Savage

Jonathan Burke (WSBA)