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Winter 2010
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 |
Pursuant to Supreme Court Administrative Rule 6, the Justices of the Supreme Court are assigned to the Departments of the Court for the 2010 Session as indicated below:
Department One
Hon. Barbara A. Madsen, Chief Justice
Hon. Charles W. Johnson |
Hon. Richard B. Sanders |
Hon. Susan Owens |
Hon. James M. Johnson |
Department Two
Hon. Barbara A. Madsen, Chief Justice
Hon. Gerry L. Alexander |
Hon. Tom Chambers |
Hon. Mary E. Fairhurst |
Hon. Debra L. Stephens |
Regular Sessions of the Court begin in January (Winter), May (Spring), and September (Fall) of each year.
Cases set for the mornings are subject to call at 9:00 a.m. Those set in the afternoon are subject to call at 1:30 p.m., unless otherwise noted.
The Court will sometimes take a short recess following the first case in the morning and the first case in the afternoon.
Motion days in the 2010 Winter Session, will be:
January 6, 2010
January 5, 2010
February 9, 2010
March 2, 2010
March 30, 2010
April 27, 2010
Settings will not be altered or vacated by the Chief Justice except upon a showing of unavoidable cause.
As provided in RCW 2.32.070, counsel of record and criminal defendants shall be supplied a copy of opinion without charge.
- January 12, 2010
- January 14, 2010
- January 19, 2010
- January 21, 2010
- January 26, 2010
- January 28, 2010
- February 23, 2010
- February 25, 2010
- March 9, 2010
- March 16, 2010
- March 18, 2010
- March 31, 2010
9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
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January 12, 2010
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83124-6 (CV-08-314-LRS)
Certified from Federal Court
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20 Minutes Per Side
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MATTHEW CUDNEY,
Plaintiff,
v.
ALSCO, INC., a Nevada corporation
Defendant.
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Keller Allen
Bryce Wilcox
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81809-6 (King 06-2-40103-4 SEA & 06-2-28667-7 SEA)
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30 Minutes Per Side
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LUMMI INDIAN NATION; MAKAH INDIAN TRIBE; QUINAULT INDIAN NATION, SQUAXIN ISLAND INDIAN TRIBE; SUQUAMISH TRIBE, and the TULALIP TRIBES, federally recognized Indian tribes, JOAN BURLINGAME, an individual; LEE BERNHEISEL, an individual, SCOTT CORNELIUS, an individual; PETER KNUTSON, an individual; PUGET SOUND HARVESTERS; WASHINGTON ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL; SIERRA CLUB; and THE CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND POLICY,
Respondents/Cross-Appellants,
v.
STATE OF WASHINGTON; CHRISTINE GREGOIRE; Governor of the State of Washington; WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY; JAY MANNING, Director of the Washington Department of Ecology; WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH; and MARY SELECKY, Secretary of Health for the State of Washington,
Appellants/Cross-Respondents,
WASHINGTON WATER UTILITIES COUNCIL, CASCADE WATER ALLIANCE, and WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY,
Appellants/Cross-Respondents.
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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
Hon. Rob McKenna
Alan Reichman
Stephen North
Mark Calkins
Adam Gravley
Tadas Kisielius
Michael Ruark
Philip McDonald
Joseph Rehberger
Mary McCrea
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1:30 P.M.
82326-0 (C/A 36087-0-II)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 Minutes Per Side
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NOEL PROCTOR,
Petitioner,
v.
ROBERT “FORD” HUNTINGTON and CHRISTINA HUNTINGTON, husband and wife, and the marital community therein,
Respondents.
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Emmelyn Hart-Biberfeld
Philip Talmadge
Katharine Mathews
Bradley Andersen
Phillip Haberthur
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82600-5 (C/A 26541-2-III)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 Minutes Per Side
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
MARK JOSEPH AFANA,
Petitioner.
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Hon. Steven Tucker
Andrew Metts, III
Mark Lindsey
Dennis Morgan
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9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
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January 14, 2010
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200,701-5
Judicial Appeal
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20 Minutes Per Side
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In re:
THE HONORABLE JUDITH RAUB EILER
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J. Reiko Callner
William Walsh
Anne Bremner
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PRO TEM:
QUINN-BRINTNALL, J.P.T. |
OWENS, J. RECUSED
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82212-3 (C/A 36687-8-II)
Petition for Review Granted
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25 Minutes Per Side
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SOUTH TACOMA WAY, LLC, a Washington limited liability company,
Respondent,
v.
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
and
SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT #1, LLC, a Washington limited liability company,
Petitioner.
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Robert Casey
Philip Talmadge & Sidney Tribe
Hon. Rob McKenna
Ann Salay/Andrea Vingo & Jay Geck
Patrick Mullaney
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1:00 P.M. SHOW CAUSE HEARING
200,746-5 (WSBA 20931)
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In re James J. Conlin,
Attorney at Law.
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Scott Busby (WSBA)
James Conlin
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1:30 P.M.
82238-7 (C/A 36928-1-II)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 Minutes Per Side
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
PATRICIA SUE SCHULTZ, a/k/a PATRICIA SUE PETERSON,
Petitioner.
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Hon. Deborah Kelly
Brian Wendt
Jodi Backlund
Manek Mistry
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82358-8 (C/A 35821-2-II)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 Minutes Per Side
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
JOSHUA FRANK LEE HARVILL,
Petitioner.
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Hon. Susan Baur
Michelle Shaffer
Sean Brittain
Valerie Marushige
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9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
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January 19, 2010
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83024-0 (C/A 60528-3-I)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 Minutes Per Side
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BELLEVUE SCHOOL DISTRICT,
Petitioner,
v.
E.S.,
Respondent.
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Hon. Daniel Satterberg
James Whisman
Robert Boruchowitz
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82474-6 (C/A 36089-6-II)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 Minutes Per Side
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GEORGE KELLEY, as guardian ad litem for BRITTNAY BLACKSHEAR, a minor child, PHILLIP BLACKSHEAR, JR., a minor child, and NICHOLAS BLACKSHEAR, a minor child,
Respondents,
v.
CENTENNIAL CONTRACTORS ENTERPRISES, INC., a foreign corporation,
Petitioner.
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Darrell Cochran
Jason Amala
James Beck
William Spencer
Daira Silvija Faltens
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1:30 P.M.
82283-2 (C/A 26148-4-III)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 Minutes Per Side
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ROBIN M. FREEMAN,
Petitioner,
v.
ROB FREEMAN,
Respondent.
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Patricia Novotny
Margaret Brost
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82306-5 (C/A 60868-1-I)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 Minutes Per Side
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ROGER L. SKINNER,
Respondent,
v.
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION of the City of Medina, THE CITY OF MEDINA, a municipal corporation, MEDINA POLICE DEPARTMENT,
Petitioners.
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William Murphy
P. Stephen DiJulio
Greg Rubstello
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9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
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January 21, 2010
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THREE CASES ONLY – TWO CASES IN A.M. – ONE IN P.M.
81626-3 (C/A 33678-2-II)
(consolidated with 82336-7 – C/A 36325-9-II)
Petitions for Review Granted
Granted Only on the Double Jeopardy Issue (82336-7)
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20 Minutes Per Side
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
GUY DANIEL TURNER,
Petitioner.
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
FAULOLUA FAAGATA, JR.,
Petitioner.
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Hon. Mark Lindquist
Todd Campbell/Karen Watson
Michelle Hyer
Dino Sepe
Hon. Mark Lindquist
Michelle Hyer
Eric Nielsen
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81931-9 (C/A 35823-9-II)
Petition for Review Granted
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25 Minutes Per Side
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MICHAEL SEGALINE, a single person,
Petitioner,
v.
THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES,
Respondent.
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Jean Marie Schiedler-Brown
Hon. Rob McKenna
Kenneth Orcutt
Jay Geck
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1:30 P.M.
82089-9 (C/A 59722-1-I)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 Minutes Per Side
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
MICHAEL EUGENE PETERSON,
Petitioner.
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Hon. Mark Roe
Seth Fine
Casey Grannis
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9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
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January 26, 2010
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82409-6 (C/A 35797-6-II)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 Minutes Per Side
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LEA HUDSON, individually,
Petitioner,
v.
CLIFFORD and “JANE DOE” HAPNER, individually and as a marital community composed thereof; and MATTHEW NORTON, a Washington corporation,
Respondents.
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Kari Lester
Elizabeth Jensen
Marilee Erickson
Pamela Okano
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82671-4 (C/A 60359-1-I)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 Minutes Per Side
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
ABDINASIR A. OSMAN,
Petitioner.
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Hon. Daniel Satterburg
Christina Miyamasu
Christine Jackson
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1:30 P.M.
82558-1 (C/A 60538-1-I)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 Minutes Per Side
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
ISIAH THOMAS HALL,
Petitioner.
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Hon. Daniel Satterburg
Dennis McCurdy
Jonathan Palmer
Dana Lind
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82613-7 (C/A 25844-1-III)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 Minutes Per Side
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE JONES,
Petitioner.
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Hon. Andrew Miller
Sarah Perry
Eric Broman
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9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
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January 28, 2010
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THREE CASES ONLY – TWO CASES IN A.M. – ONE IN P.M.
82311-1 (C/A 60115-6-I)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 Minutes Per Side
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MICHAEL BROOM, KEVIN BROOM and ANDREA BROOM,
Respondents,
v.
MORGAN STANLEY DW INCORPORATED, and KIMBERLY ANNE BLINDHEIM,
Petitioners.
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Kevin Sullivan
Michael Schein
Michael Garone
Thomas Dulcich
Stephanie Pennix Berntsen
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82476-2 (C/A 36715-7-II)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 Minutes Per Side
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CITY OF ABERDEEN,
Respondent,
v.
FRANCIS JAMES REGAN,
Petitioner.
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Eric Nelson
Eric Nielsen
David Koch
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1:30 P.M.
82659-5 (C/A 60463-5-I)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 Minutes Per Side
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JULIANNE McGUIRE,
Respondent,
v.
ROBERT BATES; B&H CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, INC., a Washington corporation,
Petitioners,
and
BANNER BANK (Bellingham), Bond Acct. #3540233253,
Defendant.
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James Hoogestraat
Philip Buri
Rolf Beckhusen, Jr.
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9:00 A.M.
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Skagit Valley College
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February 23, 2010
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Three Cases Only – Two in A.M. & One in P.M.
82210-7 (C/A 60401-5-I)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 Minutes Per Side
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
CORYELL LEVOI ADAMS,
Petitioner.
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Hon. Daniel Satterberg
Stephen Hobbs
Dana Lind
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82225-5 (C/A 36935-4-II)
Petition for Review Granted
Respondents’ Motion to Strike Amici Curiae Brief of International Academy of Oral Medicine & Toxicology, Et Al.; Respondents’ Motion to Strike Portions of: Our Water-Our Choice and Protect Our Waters’ Answer to Amici Curiae Brief of Association of Washington Cities and City of Forks; Motion to Add Additional Amici Curiae to Existing Amici Curiae Brief & Our Water Our Choice and Protect Our Waters’ Motion to Strike Restatement of Issues Presented for Review in Supplemental Brief of Respondents
All Passed to the Merits |
20 Minutes Per Side
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CITY OF PORT ANGELES, a Washington municipal corporation,
Respondent,
v.
OUR WATER-OUR CHOICE!; a Washington political action committee; LYNN WARBER, campaign chair
of OUR WATER-OUR CHOICE!; PROTECT OUR WATERS, a Washington political action committee;
and ANN MATHEWSON, Treasurer of PROTECT OUR WATERS,
Petitioners,
v.
WASHINGTON DENTAL SERVICE FOUNDATION, LLC, a Washington limited liability company, A Party in Interest.
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OUR WATER-OUR CHOICE, PAC, and PROTECT OUR WATERS, PAC,
Petitioners,
v.
PORT ANGELES CITY CLERK, and CITY OF PORT ANGELES,
Respondents.
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William Bloor
Gerald Steel
Roger Pearce
P. Stephen DiJulio
Gerald Steel
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1:15 P.M.
81921-1 (consolidated w/81940-8)
(C/A 59322-6-I & 59536-9-I, Pierce 07-1-03846-1 & King 05-1-13179-5 KNT)
Petition for Review & Notice for Discretionary Review Granted
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20 Minutes Per Side
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
LEO B. BUNKER,
Petitioner.
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
DONALD CARL WILLIAMS,
Petitioner.
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Petitioner,
v.
RACHEL MARIE VINCENT,
Respondent.
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Hon. Mark Lindquist
Melody Crick
Christopher Gibson
Hon. Daniel Satterberg
Randi Austell
Christopher Gibson
Hon. Mark Lindquist
Melody Crick
Christopher Gibson
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PRO TEM: BAKER, J.P.T. |
ALEXANDER, J. RECUSED |
9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
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February 25, 2010
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82094-5 (C/A 60248-9-I)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 Minutes Per Side
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
CIPRIANO BAHIT NONOG,
Petitioner.
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Hon. Brian Satterberg
Brian McDonald
Maureen Cyr
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82142-9 (C/A 36211-2-II)
Consolidated with 82973-0 (King 08-2-28582-1 - KNT)
Petition for Review Granted
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30 Minutes Per Side
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NANCY N. WAPLES and MARK WAPLES, wife and husband and their marital community thereof,
Petitioners,
v.
PETER H. YI, DDS, and JANE DOE YI, husband and wife and their marital community thereof, d/b/a LAKEWOOD DENTAL CLINIC, and DR. PETER H. YI, DDS, P.S., a Washington corporation,
Respondents.
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LINDA CUNNINGHAM and DOWNEY C. CUNNINGHAM, a marital community,
Appellants,
v.
RONALD F. NICOL, M.D.; VALLEY RADIOLOGISTS, INC., P.S. and MULTICARE HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. d/b/a COVINGTON MULTICARE CLINIC,
Respondents.
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George Steele
John Versnel III
Vanessa Vanderbrug
Jerald Pearson
Elizabeth Leedom
Jennifer Moore
Michael Madden
Amy Magnano
John Rosendahl
Timothy Ashcraft
Mary Spillane
Daniel Ferm
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1:30 P.M.
82567-0
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20 Minutes Per Side
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In re the Personal Restraint Petition of:
SCHAWN J. CRUZE,
Petitioner.
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Jeffrey Ellis
Hon. Arthur Curtis
Rachel Probstfeld |
81393-1 (C/A 55364-0-I)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 Minutes Per Side
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Petitioner,
v.
ROBERT LEE VANCE,
Respondent.
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Hon. Mark Roe
Seth Fine
Maureen Marie Cyr
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9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
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March 9, 2010
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82219-1 (C/A 25735-5-III)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 Minutes Per Side
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
GILBERTO IBARRA-CIZNEROS,
Petitioner.
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Hon. James Nagle
Gabriel Eliud Acosta
Teresa Chen
Janelle Carman
C. Dale Slack
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82229-8 (Yakima 08-2-02337-0 & 08-2-02355-8)
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20 Minutes Per Side
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YAKIMA COUNTY,
Respondent,
v.
THE YAKIMA HERALD REPUBLIC,
Appellant
and
JOSE LUIS SANCHEZ, JR.,
Other Interested Party.
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Hon. James Hagarty
Paul McIlrath/Stefanie Weigand
& Terry Austin
Kenneth Harper
Michele Earl-Hubbard/Christopher Roslaniec/David Norman
& Greg Overstreet
Brendan Monahan/Susan Wilk
Gregory Link & David Donnan
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1:30 P.M.
82333-2 (C/A 26180-8-III)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 Minutes Per Side
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
JAMES ROBERT NASON,
Petitioner.
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Hon. Steven Tucker
Mark Erik Lindsey
Susan Marie Gasch
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81650-6 (C/A 25475-5-III)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 Minutes Per Side
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
TROY DEAN STUBBS,
Petitioner.
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Hon. Thomas Metzger
Antonio Koures
Brian McDonald
David Gasch
Susan Wilk
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9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
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March 16, 2010
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82431-2 (C/A 25923-4-III)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 Minutes Per Side
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JAMES DOUGLAS RIVARD,
Petitioner,
v.
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent.
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Julia Dooris
Hon. Stephen Tucker
Andrew Metts, III
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82574-2 (C/A 57810-3-I)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 Minutes Per Side
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LITTLE MOUNTAIN ESTATES TENANTS ASSOCIATION, a Washington non-profit
corporation, as assignee, JERRY JEWETT, VIRGINIA HALDEMAN, MARIE McCUTCHIN, and WES WALTON, on classes of similarly situated persons,
Respondents,
v.
LITTLE MOUNTAIN ESTATES, MHC LLC, a Limited Liability Company, PEREGRINE HOLDINGS, LLC, KEVIN A. WARE and KARI M. WARE, husband and wife and the marital community composed thereof,
Petitioners.
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Philip Buri
Sidney Tribe
Walter Olsen, Jr.
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1:30 P.M.
82649-8 (C/A 26683-4-III)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 Minutes Per Side
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
MITEL PATEL,
Petitioner.
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Hon. Steven Tucker
Mark Lindsey
Richard Wall
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82397-9 (C/A 59534-2-I)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 Minutes Per Side
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DOUG and BETH O’NEILL, individuals,
Respondents,
v.
THE CITY OF SHORELINE, a municipal agency, and DEPUTY MAYOR MAGGIE FIMIA, individually and in her official capacity,
Petitioners.
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Michele Earl-Hubbard/David Norman & Christopher Roslaniec
Michael Brannan
Flannary Collins
Ian Sievers
Ramsey Ramerman |
9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
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March 18, 2010
|
TWO CASES ONLY – ONE IN A.M. – ONE IN P.M.
83474-1 consolidated w/ 83828-3
(Thurston 08-2-02080-8 consolidated w/09-2-00273-5)
RESPONDENTS' MOTION TO DISMISS AS MOOT THE CLAIMS THAT THE THREE DRUG PROTOCOL IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL –
PASSED TO THE MERITS |
30 Minutes Per Side
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CAL BROWN and JONATHAN GENTRY,
Appellants,
v.
ELDON VAIL, Secretary of Washington
Department of Corrections (in his official capacity),
et al., Respondents,
Other Interested Parties.
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DAROLD STENSON,
Appellants,
v.
ELDON VAIL, Secretary of Washington
Department of Corrections (in his official capacity),
et al.,
Respondents,
Other Interested Parties. |
Sherilyn Peterson/Diane Meyers
Hon. Rob McKenna
John Samson &
Sara Olson
Scott Engelhard/Suzanne Elliott
& Gilbert Levy
Sherilyn Peterson/Diane Meyers
Hon. Rob McKenna
John Samson &
Sara Olson
Scott Engelhard/
Suzanne Elliott
& Gilbert Levy |
PRO TEM: KULIK, J.P.T. |
OWENS, J. RECUSED |
1:30 P.M.
82329-4
Original Action
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20 Minutes Per Side
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In re the Personal Restraint Petition of:
DOUGLAS LOUIS BLACKBURN,
Petitioner.
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Jodi Backlund
Manek Mistry
Hon. Rob McKenna
Donna Mullen/Paul Weisser
& Timothy Lang
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9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
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March 31, 2010
|
ONE CASE ONLY – SET IN A.M.
82849-1 (Thurston 05-2-01439-1)
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20 Minutes Per Side
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HONORABLE RICHARD B. SANDERS,
Appellant/Cross-Respondent,
v.
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent/Cross-Appellant.
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Paul Lawrence
Matthew Segal
Gregory Wong
Timothy Leyh
Randall Thomsen
Katherine See Kennedy
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PRO TEM:
BAKER, BECKER & LEACH, J.P.T. |
SANDERS, CHAMBERS & J.M. JOHNSON, RECUSED
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