Supreme Court Docket

Fall 2011

Justices of the Supreme Court

Chief Justice

Barbara A. Madsen

Justice

Charles W. Johnson

Justice

Gerry L. Alexander

Justice

Tom Chambers

Justice

Susan Owens

Justice

Mary E. Fairhurst

Justice

James M. Johnson

Justice

Debra L. Stephens

Justice

Charlie Wiggins


Appointive Officers of the Supreme Court

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


Order

Pursuant to Supreme Court Administrative Rule 6, the Justices of the Supreme Court are assigned to the Departments of the Court Calendars as indicated below:

Department One

Hon. Barbara A. Madsen, Chief Justice

Hon. Charles W. Johnson Hon. Tom Chambers
Hon. Mary E. Fairhurst Hon. Debra L. Stephens

Department Two

Hon. Barbara A. Madsen, Chief Justice

Hon. Gerry L. Alexander Hon. Susan Owens
Hon. James M. Johnson Hon. Charlie Wiggins


Notice to Attorneys

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 2011 Fall Session are scheduled, subject to change, for:

September 6, 2011
September 26, 2011
November 1, 2011
November 21, 2011

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.


The titles of the cases listed in this docket are not the official titles for purposes of opinions


9:00 A.M.

Olympia

September 15, 2011

85200-6 (King 08-2-03333-3)

20 Minutes Per Side

DANA CLAUSEN,
          Respondent,

     v.
ICICLE SEAFOODS, INC.,
          Appellant.

Philip Talmadge
James Jacobsen
Lawrence Curtis

Michael Barcott
  Megan Blomquist
Thaddeus O'Sullivan

85350-9 (consolidated w/85794-6)
(C/A 38411-6-II & 41021-4-II) (C/A 83933-1-I)
Petitions for Review Granted

20 Minutes Per Side

VISION ONE, LLC; and VISION TACOMA, INC.,
          Petitioners,

     v.
PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY, and RSUI,
          Respondents,


     and
D&D CONSTRUCTION, INC.,
          Respondent.
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D&D CONSTRUCTION, INC.,
          Respondent,
     v.
BERG EQUIPMENT & SCAFFOLDING CO., INC.,
          Respondent.
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MATTHEW THOMPSON,
          Respondent,

     v.
D&D, INC., a Washington corporation; BERG EQUIPMENT & SCAFFOLDING CO., INC., a Washington corporation,
          Respondents,

VISION ONE, LLC, a Washington limited liability corporation; and VISION TACOMA, INC., a Washington corporation,
          Petitioners.
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MAX B. SPRAGUE and KRISTA SPRAGUE, husband and wife, and Washington residents,
          Respondents,
     v.
SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, a Washington corporation and domestic insurer,
          Petitioner.

Jerry Edmonds/Daniel Ferm
& Teena Killian
Thomas Adams/Celeste

Mountain Monroe & Jose Vasquez
Michael Helgren/Barbara Himes
Schuknecht & David Linehan
Kenneth Masters/Shelby Frost Lemmel

D. Michael Shipley

D. Michael Shipley


Tracy Duany/Daniel Mullin
Dennis Perkins

 


D. Michael Shipley
Tracy Duany/Daniel Mullin
Dennis Perkins

Jerry Edmonds/Daniel Ferm
& Teena Killian

 

John Zahner


M. Colleen Barrett
  Kevin Kay

Pro Tem:

WIGGINS, J. RECUSED


1:30 P.M.

85177-8 (C/A 38321-7-II)
Petition for Review Granted

20 Minutes Per Side

LOUISE LAUER and DARRELL de TIENNE,
          Petitioners,
     v.
PIERCE COUNTY; MIKE and SHIMA GARRISION and BETTY GARRISON,
          Respondents.

Margaret Archer

Hon. Mark Lindquist
  Jill Guernsey
Gregory Jacoby
  Jennifer Irvine Forbes

85437-8 (C/A 39895-8-II)
Petition for Review Granted

20 Minutes Per Side

State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
DANIEL HERBERT PANNELL,
          Petitioner.

Hon. Mark Lindquist
  Thomas Roberts

Stephanie Cunningham


9:00 A.M.

Olympia

September 22, 2011

85112-3 (C/A 28469-7-III)
Petition for Review Granted
GRANTED ONLY ON THE ISSUE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT

20 Minutes Per Side

CAROL MARIE (ALMGREN) SCHNEIDER,
          Respondent,
     v.
JEFFREY JOSEPH ALMGREN,
          Petitioner.

Scott Broyles


Charles Stroschein

85260-0 (C/A 39265-8-II)
Petition for Review Granted

20 Minutes Per Side

CHRISTA L. ALBICE, a married woman, and BART A. TECCA and KAREN L. TECCA, husband and wife,
          Respondents,
     v.
PREMIER MORTGAGE SERVICES OF WASHINGTON, INC., a Washington Corporation; OPTION ONE MORTGAGE CORPORATION, a California Corporation;
          Defendants,

RON DICKINSON and JANE DOE DICKINSON, husband and wife,
          Petitioners.
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RON DICKINSON,
          Petitioner,

     v.
CHRISTA L. ALBICE fka CHRISTA L. DEYOUNG and BART A. TECCA and KAREN L. TECCA, husband and wife; Any Subtenants, and All Others Acting By or Through Them,
          Respondents.

Douglas Kiger
  Jonathan Blado

 

 

Richard Ditlevson
Emmelyn Hart
  Philip Talmadge

Richard Ditlevson
Emmelyn Hart
  Philip Talmadge

Douglas Kiger
  Jonathan Blado

3RD CASE FOR SEPTEMBER 22ND CONTINUED  


1:30 P.M.

85366-5 (C/A 38921-5-II)
Petition for Review Granted

20 Minutes Per Side

BRUCE CEDELL, a single man,
          Petitioner,
     v.
FARMERS INSURANCE COMPANY OF WASHINGTON, doing business in the State of Washington,
          Respondent.

Stephen Olson


Curt Feig
  Michael Guadagno


9:00 A.M.

Olympia

October 6, 2011

ONE CASE ONLY IN A.M. AND SHOW CAUSE HEARING AT 1:00 P.M.

84940-4 (C/A 37446-3-II)
Petition for Review Granted

20 Minutes Per Side

DAVID KOENIG,
          Respondent,
     v.
THURSTON COUNTY and THE THURSTON COUNTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEY,
          Petitioners.

William Crittenden


Jeffrey Fancher


1:00 P.M. SHOW CAUSE HEARING

200,970-1 (WSBA #28001)

 

In re:

Cathlin Donohue,
Attorney at Law.

 

Leland Ripley

Sachia Stonefeld Powell (WSBA)


9:00 A.M.

Olympia

October 11, 2011

85408-4 (C/A 39333-6-II)
Petition for Review Granted

20 Minutes Per Side

MICHAEL W. GENDLER,
          Respondent,

     v.
JOHN R. BATISTE, WASHINGTON STATE PATROL CHIEF,
          Petitioner.

Keith Kessler/Garth Jones
Kenneth Masters
  Shelby Frost Lemmel

Hon. Rob McKenna
  Rene Tomisser

Pro Tem:

WIGGINS, J. RECUSED

81939-4
Original Action

20 Minutes Per Side
In re the Personal Restraint Petition of:

JAMES EASTMOND,
          Petitioner,

 

Suzanne Lee Elliott

Hon. Mark Roe
  Thomas Curtis
  Seth Fine


1:00 P.M. SHOW CAUSE HEARING

200,967-1 (WSBA #10719)

 

In re:

Paul E. Simmerly,
an Attorney at Law.

 

Kurt Bulmer
  Joanne Abelson (WSBA)


1:30 P.M.

85556-1 (C/A 39417-1-II)
Petition for Review Granted

20 Minutes Per Side

TESORO REFINING AND MARKETING COMPANY,
          Respondent,
     v.
STATE OF WASHINGTON, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE,
          Petitioner.

George Mastrodonato
  Michael King

Hon. Rob McKenna
  Donald Cofer
  Jeffrey Even

84580-8 (C/A 38869-3-II)
Petition for Review Granted

20 Minutes Per Side

STATE OF WASHINGTON,
          Petitioner
     v.
ROBERT CHARLES BREITUNG,
          Respondent.

Hon. Mark Lindquist
  Thomas Roberts

Jennifer Sweigert


9:30 A.M.

SEATTLE UNIVERSITY

October 18, 2011

THREE CASES ONLY – TWO IN A.M. – ONE IN P.M.

84903-0 (C/A 62824-1-I)
Petition for Review Granted

20 Minutes Per Side

D. EDSON CLARK,
          Petitioner,

RONDI BENNETT, an individual, TODD BENNETT, and GERALD HORROBIN, an individual,
          Plaintiffs

     v.
SMITH BUNDAY BERMAN BRITTON, PS, a Washington professional services corporation, and SHARON ROBERTSON, individually and her marital community,
          Respondents.

Michele Earl-Hubbard
  Christopher Roslaniec
Michael Callan

 

Catherine Wright Smith
  Valerie Villacin
Mary Eklund
  Barbara Schmidt

85765-2 (King 09-1-04983-8)

20 Minutes Per Side

STATE OF WASHINGTON,
          Respondent,
     v.
ROOSEVELT RAFELO JOHNSON, JR.,
          Appellant.

Hon. Daniel Satterberg
  Ann Summers

Thomas Kummerow


1:30 P.M.

85729-6 (King 08-7-01089-7)

20 Minutes Per Side
In the Matter of the Dependency of MSR and TSR

WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES,
          Respondent,

     v.
NYAKAT LUAK,
          Appellant.

 

Hon. Rob McKenna
  Susan Llorens/Allyson Zipp
  & Peter Gonick

Mindy Carr
Jan Trasen
   Marla Zink


9:00 A.M.

Olympia

October 20, 2011

85535-8 (39171-6-II)
Petition for Review Granted

20 Minutes Per Side

LEO MACIAS and PATRICIA MACIAS, husband and wife,
          Petitioners,

     v.

SABERHAGEN HOLDINGS, INC., as successor to TACOMA ASBESTOS COMPANY and THE BROWER COMPANY; AMERICAN OPTICAL CORPORATION; AMETEK, INC.,
          Defendants,

MINE SAFETY APPLIANCES COMPANY, NORTH SAFETY PRODUCTS USA,
          Respondents,

TODD PACIFIC SHIPYARDS CORPORATION, individually and as successor-in-interest to TODD SHIPYARDS CORPORATION; CBS CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, f/k/a VIACOM, INC., successor by merger to CBS CORPORATION, a Pennsylvania corporation, f/k/a WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION; GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY; GOULDS PUMPS (IPG), INC.; and INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY,
          Defendants.

John Phillips
  John Geyman
Matthew Bergman
  Brian Ladenberg

Timothy Thorson
Kamela James


Paul Kundtz
  Wendy Lyon
Kevin Baumgardner
Timothy Ashcraft

Randy Aliment
Robert Sexton
  Daniel Gunter

84824-6 (King 09-2-45435-3)

20 Minutes Per Side

CITY OF TACOMA, a municipal corporation,
          Appellant,

     v.
CITY OF BONNEY LAKE, CITY OF FIRCREST, CITY OF UNIVERSITY PLACE, CITY OF FEDERAL WAY, PIERCE COUNTY and KING COUNTY,
          Respondents.

William Fosbre
Michael King
Elizabeth Pauli

Peter Beckwith
Kathleen Haggard
Michael Smith
Janean Parker
Wayne Tanaka
Hon. Mark Lindquist
  David St. Pierre


1:30 P.M.

85581-1 (09-36113)
Certified from Federal Court

20 Minutes Per Side

JARED PECK,
          Plaintiff,
     and
JAMES BOWDEN, a Washington resident, individually and on behalf of all the members of the class of persons similarly situated,
          Plaintiff-Appellant,
     v.
AT&T MOBILITY, a Delaware limited liability company doing business as Cingular Wireless, aka CINGULAR WIRELESS, LLC; NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS SERVICES, INC., a Delaware corporation doing business as AT&T Wireless; NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS SERVICES PURCHASING COMPANY LP, a Delaware limited partnership doing business as Cingular Wireless; NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company doing business as Cingular Wireless,
          Defendants-Appellees.

 

David Breskin
  Daniel Johnson


Scott Johnson
  Shelley Hall
Leonard Feldman
  Maren Norton

83606-0 (Clallam 93-1-00039-1)

30 Minutes Per Side

In re the Personal Restraint Petition of:

DAROLD RAY STENSON,
          Petitioner.

Robert Gombiner
Sheryl Gordon McCloud
Peter Avenia

Hon. Deborah Snyder Kelly
  Pamela Loginsky

Pro Tem: KULIK, J.P.T.

OWENS, J. RECUSED


9:00 A.M.

Olympia

October 25, 2011

THREE CASES ONLY – TWO IN A.M. – ONE IN P.M.

84828-9 (Jefferson 09-2-00230-3)

20 Minutes Per Side

WILLIAM H. KIELY and SALLY CHAPIN-KIELY, husband and wife,
          Respondents,

     v.
KENNETH W. GRAVES and KAREN R. GRAVES, Trustees of the Graves Family Trust and all other persons or parties unknown claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described in the complaint herein,
          Appellants.

Richard Shaneyfelt
Kenneth Masters
  Shelby Frost Lemmel

Philip Talmadge
  Emmelyn Hart
Frederick Mendoza
  Maya Mendoza-Exstrom

Pro Tem:

WIGGINS, J. RECUSED

85469-6 (C/A 63697-9-I)
Petition for Review Granted

20 Minutes Per Side

STATE OF WASHINGTON,
          Petitioner,
     v.
BRIAN LEROY SIERS,
          Respondent.

Hon. Daniel Satterberg
  Brian McDonald

Thomas Kummerow


1:30 P.M.

85570-6 (C/A 63743-6-I & 63885-8-I)
Petition for Review Granted

20 Minutes Per Side

PATRICK A. WILLIAMS and ANDREA HARRIS, his wife, and ANDREA HARRIS as guardian for ELENA-GENEVIEVE HARRIS, a minor child, and JOSHUA HARRIS, a minor child,
          Petitioners,
     v.
FESSEHA K. TILAYE and JANE DOE TILAYE, his wife, and the marital community composed thereof, and MAMUYE A. AYELEKA d.b.a ORANGE CAB 485 and JANE DOE AYELEKA, his wife, and the marital community composed thereof,
          Respondents.

Jason Anderson
Patrick Kang
  Riley Lovejoy


Philip Meade
Howard Goodfriend


9:00 A.M.

Olympia

October 27, 2011

83690-6 (C/A 27201-0-III)
Petition for Review Granted

20 Minutes Per Side

ELCON CONSTRUCTION, INC., a Washington corporation,
          Petitioner,

     v.
EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY,
          Respondent.

Kevin Roberts
  Robert Dunn
  Michael Tucker

Hon. Rob McKenna
  Jarold Cartwright
  Carl Warring
  Catherine Hendricks

85549-8 (C/A 63052-1-I)
Petition for Review Granted

20 Minutes Per Side

STATE OF WASHINGTON,
          Respondent,
     v.
JOHN ROBERT HURST,
          Petitioner.

Hon. Daniel Satterberg
  Donna Wise

Mindy Carr
Nancy Collins


1:30 P.M.

85511-1 (C/A 63737-1-I)
Petition for Review Granted

20 Minutes Per Side

STATE OF WASHINGTON,
          Petitioner,
     v.
LINDY DEER,
          Respondent.

Hon. Daniel Satterberg
  Andrea Vitalich

Lila Silverstein

84949-8 (C/A 27683-0-III)
Petition for Review Granted

20 Minutes Per Side

State of Washington,
          Respondent,

     v.
JORGE ARIEL SAENZ,
          Petitioner.

Hon. James Hagarty
  Kevin Eilmes
  Terry Austin

Tanesha La Trelle Canzater


9:00 A.M.

Olympia

November 8, 2011

85227-8 (C/A 63442-9-I)
(consolidated w/85557-9 & 85558-7)
(King 08-1-07953-4 & 08-1-03760-2)
Petition for Review Granted (Jasper)

30 Minutes Per Side
REVIEW OF THE ISSUES RAISED IN THE STATE’S ANSWER TO PETITION FOR REVIEW IS ALSO GRANTED (JASPER)

State of Washington,
          Respondent,

     v.
DOUGLAS SCOTT JASPER,
          Petitioner.
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
          Respondent,

     v.
LAKI MOIMOI,
          Petitioner.
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
          Petitioner,

     v.
CESAR VALADEZ CIENFUEGOS,
          Respondent.

 


Hon. Daniel Satterberg
  James Whisman
  Jennifer Atchison

Nancy Collins

Hon. Daniel Satterberg
  Jerry Taylor, Jr.
  Peter Lewicki/James Whisman

Christine Jackson
  Kristen Murray

Hon. Daniel Satterberg
  Jerry Taylor, Jr.
  James Whisman

Eric Broman

85679-6 (C/A 63847-5-I)
Petition for Review Granted

20 Minutes Per Side

THE ESTATE OF ASHLIE BUNCH, by and through its Personal Representative, STEVEN BUNCH; STEVEN BUNCH, individually,
          Plaintiffs,

AMY KOZEL,
          Petitioner,

     v.
McGRAW RESIDENTIAL CENTER, a d/b/a of SEATTLE CHILDREN’S HOME, a Washington non-profit corporation, ALEXANDER CHUN, individually, EDRENE PATTERSON and ANTHONY PATTERSON, husband and wife, SUSAN RILEY and ROY RILEY, JR., husband and wife, and JOHN and JANE DOES 1-10,
          Respondents.

Lawrence Kahn


Elena Garella
Jeffrey Herman


Pamela Andrews
  Kristen Dorrity


1:30 P.M.

85654-1 (C/A 39921-1-II)
Petition for Review Granted

20 Minutes Per Side

BUSINESS SERVICES OF AMERICA II, INC.,
          Respondent,
     v.
WAFERTECH LLC,
          Petitioner.

Eric Hultman

Howard Goodfriend
James McDermott
  Aaron Goldstein

Pro Tem:

WIGGINS, J. RECUSED

85653-2 (C/A 63040-7-I)
Discretionary Review Granted

20 Minutes Per Side

In re the Personal Restraint Petition of

MANSOUR HEIDARI,
          Respondent.

Hon. Daniel Satterberg
  Ann Summers

David Koch


9:00 A.M.

Olympia

November 10, 2011

84894-7 (C/A 62843-7-I)
Petition for Review Granted

20 Minutes Per Side

SCOTT E. STAFNE,
          Respondent,
     v.
SNOHOMISH COUNTY and SNOHOMISH COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT and TROY HOLBROOK, in his position as Snohomish County Planner,
          Petitioners.

Scott Stafne
Michael King

Hon. Mark Roe
  Bree Urban
  John Moffat

85810-1 (10-35228)
Certified from Federal Court

20 Minutes Per Side

CHAD MINNICK; LINDA STEPHENSON; DONALD SCHULTZ; STEPHEN REIMERS; COREY JELINSKI; VICTORIA BARTLEY; CHRISTOPHER CUHEL; KAREN GREFSRUD; RITA McVICKER; JOSH KELLER; GLENN REYNOLDS; EVA GIROD, on behalf of themselves and all those similarly situated,
          Plaintiff-Appellants,

     and
CLEARWIRE US, LLC; DOES 1 through 10,
          Defendants-Appellees.

Felix Luna
Jonathan Tycko
  Melanie Jenae Williamson

 

Kenneth Payson
  Stephen Rummage
  Rebecca Francis


1:30 P.M.

85342-8 (C/A 63336-8-I)
Petition for Review Granted

20 Minutes Per Side

RONALD and DEBORAH TETER, husband and wife,
          Petitioners,

     v.
ANDREW DECK, M.D.,
          Respondent,

     and
DAVID LAUTER, M.D.,
          Defendant.

Peter Vial
  Barbara Himes Schuknecht
  Avi Lipman

Matthew Menzer
Mary Spillane
  Mark Davidson

Nancy Elliott
David Martin

86084-0 (King 07-1-08716-4)

20 Minutes Per Side

State of Washington,
          Respondent,

     v.
Joseph Thomas Mcenroe,
          Petitioner.

Hon. Daniel Satterberg
  Andrea Vitalich
  Scott O'Toole

Kathryn Lund Ross
  Leo Hamaji
  William Prestia


9:00 A.M.

Olympia

November 15, 2011

85781-4 (CV-09-0010-RMP)
Certified from Federal Court

20 Minutes Per Side

JASON and LAURA JONGEWARD, husband and wife; GORDON and JEANNIE JONGEWARD, husband and wife and as Trustees of the Jongeward Family Trust,
          Plaintiffs,
     v.
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY, commonly known as THE BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE RAILWAY, a Delaware corporation doing business in the State of Washington,
          Defendant.

Richard Eymann
  Steven Jones
  John Allison

Julie Owens
  Ansey Robnett, III
Paul Lawrence
  Gregory Wong

85905-1 (CV-09-110 KI)
Certified from Federal Court

20 Minutes Per Side

BROUGHTON LUMBER CO., a Washington corporation,
          Plaintiff,


     v.
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY; and HARSCO CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation,
          Defendants.

Michael Haglund
Scott Horngren
Michael Kelley
  Shay Scott

Thomas Brown
  David Morrison
  Kimberly Griffith
Paul Lawrence
  Gregory Wong
Seann Colgan
  Paul Raskin
Adam Schienvold
Howard Goodfriend


1:30 P.M.

85591-9 (C/A 63438-1-I)
Petition for Review Granted

20 Minutes Per Side
In re the Marriage of:

LYNETTE KATARE,
          Respondent,

     and
BRAJESH KATARE,
          Petitioner.

 

Gordon Wilcox
Catherine Wright Smith
  Valerie Villacin

Gregory Miller
  James Lobsenz

85583-8 (C/A 63787-8-I)
Petition for Review Granted

20 Minutes Per Side

SUSAN CAMICIA,
          Respondent,
     v.
HOWARD S. WRIGHT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, a Washington corporation,
          Defendant,
     and
CITY OF MERCER ISLAND,
          Petitioner.

John Budlong
Faye Jew Wong

Roy Umlauf

Andrew Cooley
  Adam Rosenberg


12:00 P.M.

Olympia

November 21, 2011

SHOW CAUSE HEARING ONLY - STRICKEN

200,993-0 (WSBA #29674)

20 Minutes Per Side

In re:

Marianne Meeker,
Attorney at Law



Marianne Meeker

Kevin Bank (WSBA)

 

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