Supreme Court Docket

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

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

May 3, 2011

82802-4 (C/A 36625-8-II)
Petition for Review Granted

State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Eric D. Wise,
          Petitioner.

Hon. Michael Dorcy
Timothy Higgs

Andrew Zinner

84319-8 (C/A 38549-0-II)
Petition for Review Granted

State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Dean Martin Lormor,
          Petitioner.

Hon. Jon Tunheim
Carol La Verne

Thomas Doyle

84585-9 (C/A 36346-1-II)
Petition for Review Granted

State of Washington,
          Petitioner,
     v.
Rene P. Paumier,
          Respondent.

Hon. Michael Dorcy
Timothy Higgs

Eric Nielsen
Andrew Zinner

80653-5 (Whatcom 06-1-00516-6)
Rehearing

20 Minutes Per Side

State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Loretta Lynn Eriksen,
          Petitioner.

Hon. David Mceachran
Ann Stodola

William Johnston

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

May 5, 2011

84739-8 (C/A 59366-8-I)
Petition for Review Granted
Granted Only on Issue of Whether Trial Court, in Determining Whether to Grant Defendant’s Motion for Post Conviction Dna Testing, Properly Considered Evidence Available to State at Time of Trial, but not Presented at Trial

20 Minutes Per Side

State of Washington,
          Petitioner,
     v.
Bobby Ray Thompson,
          Respondent.

Hon. Mark Roe
Seth Fine

David Koch

84573-5 (C/A 62074-6-I)
Petition for Review Granted

State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
David Allen Oppelt, Jr.,
          Petitioner.

Hon. Mark Roe
Seth Fine

Sarah Mcneel Hrobsky

84929-3
Original Action

In Re the Personal Restraint Petition of
Patrick L. Morris,
          Petitioner.

David Zuckerman

Hon. Richard Weyrich
Erik Pedersen

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

May 10, 2011

84240-0 (C/A 63815-7-I)
Petition for Review Granted
Only State’s Petition for Review Granted (Gordon & Bukovsky’s Petitions were Both Denied)

20 Minutes Per Side

State of Washington,
          Petitioner,
     v.
John Caldwell Gordon,
          Respondent.
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State of Washington,
          Petitioner,
     v.
Charles Andrew Bukovsky,
          Respondent.

Hon. Mark Lindquist
Kathleen Proctor

Kathryn Russell Selk


Hon. Mark Lindquist
Kathleen Proctor

Eric Nielsen
David Koch

84554-9 (C/A 38705-1-II)
Petition for Review Granted

State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
James L. Griffin,
          Petitioner.

Hon. H. Steward Menefee
Kraig Newman

Dana Lind

84606-5 (C/A 37048-4-II)
Discretionary Review Granted

In Re the Personal Restraint Petition of

Ernest A. Carter,
          Respondent

Hon. Mark Lindquist
Melody Crick

Jeffrey Ellis

84475-5 (C/A 39700-5-II)
Discretionary Review Granted
Review Granted Only on the Issue of Prosecutorial Misconduct, Including Issue of Ineffective Assistance of Counsel only as it Relates to the Prosecutorial Misconduct Issue.

20 Minutes Per Side

In Re the Personal Restraint Petition of

Edward Michael Glasmann,
          Petitioner.

Jeffrey Ellis

Hon. Mark Lindquist
Thomas Roberts

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

May 12, 2011

81644-1 (C/A 35805-1-II) - Rehearing
Discretionary Review Granted
Review is Granted on All Issues Except the Issue of Retroactive Application of Rcw 71.09.090

20 Minutes Per Side

State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.

David Mccuistion,
          Petitioner.

Hon. Rob Mckenna
Malcolm Ross/Todd Bowers/Brooke Burbank
Sarah Sappington/Joshua

Choate/Jeffrey Even
Nancy Collins
David Donnan

84452-6 (C/A 37812-4-II, 37939-2-II & 37892-2-II)
Petition for Review Granted

State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Richard Charles Tracer,
          Petitioner.

Hon. Scott Rosekrans
Pamela Loginsky

Thomas Weaver, Jr.

82557-2 (C/A 60552-6-I)
Petition for Review Granted

State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
R. P. H.,
          Petitioner.

Hon. Daniel Satterberg
Dennis Mccurdy

Neil Fox

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

May 17, 2011

84048-2 (Pierce 06-2-08565-1)

20 Minutes Per Side

Mitch Dowler and in Cha Dowler, Individually and as Limited Guardian Ad Litem for Nam Su Chong,
          Appellants,
     v.
Clover Park School District No. 400,
          Respondent.

Philip Talmadge
Emmelyn Hart
Thaddeus Martin, IV

William Coats
Henry Saller, Jr.
Daniel Montopoli

84207-8 (C/A 39517-7-II)
Petition for Review Granted

Flight Options, LLC,
          Petitioner,
     v.
State of Washington, Department of Revenue,
          Respondent.

Scott Edwards

Hon. Rob Mckenna
Brett Durbin
Heidi Irvin

84380-5 (Thurston 09-2-02873-4)

20 Minutes Per Side

Stephen Eugster,
          Appellant,
     v.
State of Washington; Washington Court of Appeals and Divisions I, II and III Thereof: Judges of Washington Court of Appeals, Division III, Namely Stephen Brown, Kevin M. Korsmo, Teresa C. Kulik, John Schultheis, And Dennis J. Sweeney; Judges of Washington Court of Appeals, Division I, Namely, Susan R. Agid, Marlin J. Appelwick, Mary Kay Becker, Ronald E. Cox, Stephen J. Dwyer, Anne Ellington, C. Kenneth Grosse, Linda Lau, J. Robert Leach and Ann Schindler;
     and
Judges of Washington Court of Appeals, Division II, Namely, David Armstrong, C.C. Bridgewater, Elaine Houghton, J. Robin Hunt, Joel Penoyar, Christine Quinn-Brintnall, and Marywave Van Deren,
          Respondents.

Stephen Eugster


Hon. Rob Mckenna
James Pharris
Anne Egeler

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

May 19, 2011

84114-4 (Consolidated W/85075-5)
(King 06-4-05865-5 Sea, 06-4-06420-5 Sea & 07-4-03335-9 Sea)

20 Minutes Per Side

Estate of Barbara J. Nelson
William C. Nelson, Brian S. Nelson and Janet McCann, Personal Representatives,
          Appellants,
     v.
State of Washington, Department of Revenue,
          Respondent.


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Estate of Sharon M. Bracken
Carol B. Clemency, Laura B. Clough, and John L. Bracken, Personal Representatives,
          Appellants,
     v.
State of Washington, Department of Revenue,
          Respondent.



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Estate of John T. Toland
Nancy Toland Richards and Catherine Toland Lile, Personal Representatives,
          Appellants,
     v.
State of Washington, Department of Revenue,
          Respondent.

Rhys Farren




Hon. Rob Mckenna
David Hankins
Donald Cofer
Charles Zalesky

Douglas Lawrence
Scott Johnson
Rosemary Reed

Philip Talmadge
Hon. Rob Mckenna
David Hankins
Donald Cofer
Charles Zalesky


Mark Roberts
Luke Thomas
Jessica Skelton


Hon. Rob Mckenna
David Hankins
Donald Cofer
Charles Zalesky

Pro Tem:SIDDOWAY,J.P.T. & QUINN-BRINTNALL, J.P.T.

WIGGINS & J.M. JOHNSON, J.J. RECUSED

84422-4 (C/A 62700-7-I)
Petition for Review Granted

Donia Townsend and Bob Perez, Individually, on Behalf of Their Marital Community, and As Class Representatives; Paul Ysteboe and Jo Ann Ysteboe, Individually, on Behalf of Their Marital Community, and as Class Representatives; Vivian Lehtinen and Tony Lehtinen, Individually, on Behalf of their Marital Community and on Behalf of their Minor Children, Niklas and Lauren; Jon Sigafoos and Christa Sigafoos, Individually, on Behalf of their Marital Community, and on Behalf of their Minor Children, Colton and Hannah,
          Petitioners,
     v.
The Quadrant Corporation, a Washington Corporation; Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company, a Washington Corporation; and Weyerhaeuser Company, a Washington Corporation,
          Respondents.

Lory Lybeck
Brian Armstrong

Michael Scott
Laurie Chyz
Michael Ewart

84223-0 (C/A 37210-0-II)
Consolidated W/84569-7 (C/A 62142-4-I)
Petitions for Review Granted

State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
Daniel Gerald Snapp,
          Petitioner.
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State of Washington,
          Respondent,

     v.
Roger Sinclair Wright,
          Petitioner.

Hon. Mark Lindquist
Stephen Trinen

Lila Silverstein


Hon. Daniel Satterberg
Stephen Hobbs
James Whisman

Richard Hansen
Cooper Offenbecher

83731-7 (C/A 63110-1-I)
Discretionary Review Granted
ARGUMENT WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE STATE & AMICUS – WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

In re the Personal Restraint Petition of

CHAD A. PIERCE,

                                    Petitioner.

Hon. Rob McKenna (State)
  Douglas Carr

Harry Williams, IV (Amicus)
Suzanne Elliott
Sarah Dunne
Nancy Talner
Travis Stearns

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

May 24, 2011

84921-8 (Snohomish 10-2-06342-9)

20 Minutes Per Side

Mukilteo Citizens for Simple Government, a Unincorporated Association of Mukilteo Residents,
          Appellants,
     v.
City of Mukilteo, a Washington Municipal Corporation; Christine Boughman, in her Official Capacity as City Clerk for the City of Mukilteo; Snohomish County, a Political Subdivision of the State of Washington; Carolyn Weikel, in her Official Capacity as Snohomish County Auditor,
          Respondents,

Nicholas Sherwood, Alex Rion, and Tim Eyman
          Respondents/Intervenors.

Vanessa Soriano Power
Leonard Feldman
Gloria Hong

Angela Summerfield Belbeck
Hon. Mark Roe
Gordon Sivley




Richard Stephens

84695-2 (C/A 63051-2-I)
Petition for Review Granted

J.E. Edmonson and Naomi I. Edmonson, Husband and Wife,
          Plaintiffs,
     v.
Ivan G. Popchoi and Varvara M. Popchoi, Husband and Wife,
          Respondents,

National City Mortgage, Inc., D/B/A National City Bank, an Ohio Corporation; and Fidelity National Title Company of Washington, Inc., a Washington Corporation,
          Defendants,

Csaba Kiss, a Single Person,
          Petitioner.

John Hathaway

Matthew Davis

84907-2 (C/A 63494-1-I)
Petition for Review Granted

City of Bothell,
          Petitioner,
     v.
James K. Barnhart,
          Respondent.

Joseph Beck
Paul Byrne, II

Mark Stephens

84998-6 (C/A 40247-5-II)
Petition for Review Granted

Angela Erdman,
          Respondent,
     v.
Chapel Hill Presbyterian Church; Mark J. Toone, Individually; and the Martial Community of Mark J. Toone and Jane Doe Toone,
          Petitioners.

Robin Phillips
Sean Small

William Coats
Daniel Montopoli

Pro Tem: APPELWICK, J.P.T.

C. Johnson, J. Recused

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

May 26, 2011

84831-9 (C/A 38581-3-II)
Petition for Review Granted

JZ Knight,
          Petitioner,
     v.
City of Yelm; Windshadow, LLC; Elaine C. Horsak; Windshadow II Townhomes, LLC; Richard E. Slaughter; Regent Mahan, LLC; Jack Long; Petra Engineering, LLC; Samatha Meadows, LLC; Ttph 3-8, LLC,
          Respondents.

Keith Moxon
Michael King

Richard Settle
Roger Pearce
Patrick Schneider
Kathleen Callison
Hon. Rob Mckenna
Alan Reichman
Alison Moss
Bryce Dille
Christopher Keay
Curtis Smelser
Averil Rothrock
Colin Folawn
Aaron Laing

84675-8 (C/A 63646-4-I)
Petition for Review Granted

Citizens for Rational Shoreline Planning, A Washington Nonprofit Corporation, and Ronald T. Jepson, an Individual,
          Petitioners,
     v.
Whatcom County, A Municipal Corporation of the State of Washington, and the Whatcom County Council,
          Defendants,

Washington State Department of Ecology,
          Respondent.

Peter Buck
Joshua Duffy


Hon. David Mceachran
Karen Frakes
Royce Buckingham

Hon. Rob Mckenna
Kelly Wood
Katharine Shirey

84686-3 (C/A 64151-4-I)
(Consolidated W/85012-7 (C/A 39323-9-II)
Petitions for Review Granted

Olga Matsyuk, Individually, and on Behalf of all those Similarly Situated,
          Petitioner,
     v.
State Farm Fire & Casualty Company,
          Respondent.

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Karen Weismann,
          Petitioner,
     v.
Safeco Insurance Company of Illinois, a Foreign Insurance Company,
          Respondent.

Matthew Ide
David Hallowell

Kenneth Payson
Stephen Rummage
Hozaifa Cassubhai
Roger Leishman

Craig Schauermann
Scott Staples

M. Colleen Barrett
Gregory Worden
Kevin Kay

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

June 14, 2011

84545-0 (C/A 61481-9-I)
Petition for Review Granted
Granted Only on Issue of Whether Petitioner’s Terms of Community Custody for Third Degree Assault & Possession of Cocaine with Intent to Deliver must be Reduced to Bring His Total Terms of Confinement & Community Custody within the Statutory Maximums

20 Minutes Per Side

State of Washington,
          Respondent,
     v.
John Charles Franklin,
          Petitioner.

Hon. Daniel Satterberg
Dennis Mccurdy

Elizabeth Mcneely Albertson
Thomas Kummerow

84555-7 (C/A 33607-3-II)
Consolidated W/84764-9 (Pierce 08-2-10622-1)
Petition for Review Granted

Terry L. Williams and Janis E. Williams, Husband and Wife,
          Respondents,
     v.
Athletic Field, Inc., a Washington Corporation,
          Petitioner.
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Hos. Bros. Construction, Inc.,
          Appellant,

     v.

C19-1 Shotwell, LLC; Sequoyah Electric, LLC., a Washington Limited Liability Company; SS Landscaping Services, Inc., a Washington Corporation; Pacland-Bellevue, Inc., a Washington Corporation; Bankfirst, a South Dakota State Bank; Centurion Financial Group, LLC, a Washington Limited Liability Company; WF Capital, Inc., a Washington Limited Liability Company; Bingo Investments, LLC, a Washington Limited Liability Company; and Richard Burrell, an Individual, and Bf-Thar, LLC ,
          Respondents.

Klaus Snyder
Kelly Faust Sovar

Kirk Wines
John O'brien

Jeffrey Frank
Neil Dial
Colm Nelson
Todd Hayes



Richard Spoonemore
Joseph Shickich, Jr.
George Frasier

85230-8 (Benton 06-2-02157-3)

20 Minutes Per Side

Bonnie Anthis, Individually, and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Harvey Allen Anthis,
          Respondents,
     v.
Walter William Copland,
          Appellant.

John Schultz
Andrea Clare


Hal Geiersbach
Shannon M.W. Kraft
Sean Cecil
Lisa Worthington-Brown
Diana Dearmin
Paul Fogarty

84714-2 (C/A 27547-7-III)
Petition for Review Granted

State of Washington,
          Respondent,

     v.
Kenneth Richard Budik,
          Petitioner.

Hon. Steven Tucker
Mark Lindsey
Andrew Metts, III

Janet Gemberling

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

June 16, 2011

83660-4 (C/A 36944-3-II)
Petitions for Review Granted

TIMOTHY L. JACKOWSKI and ERI JACKOWSKI,
husband and wife,
          Respondents,
     v.
DAVID BORCHELT and ROBIN BORCHELT, husband and wife, HAWKINS-POE, INC., dba COLDWELL BANKER HAWKINS-POE REALTORS,
          Petitioners,

HIMLIE REALTY, INC., and VINCE HIMLIE, Broker for WINDERMERE HIMLIE REAL ESTATE, real estate brokers,
          Respondents,
     and
ROBERT JOHNSON,
          Petitioner,
     and
JEF CONKLIN, real estate agents,
          Defendant.

Jon Cushman
Benjamin Cushman
Stephanie M.R. Bird

Robert Johnson
Kristin French
Jeffrey Downer
Erin Varriano

Melanie Leary
Matthew Davis


Jeffrey Downer
Erin Varriano

Melanie Leary
Matthew Davis

84632-4 (Franklin 09-2-51185-6)

20 Minutes Per Side

FIVE CORNERS FAMILY FARMERS, SCOTT COLLIN, THE CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL LAW & POLICY and SIERRA CLUB,
          Appellants/Cross-Respondents,
     v.
STATE OF WASHINGTON, WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY; and EASTERDAY RANCHES, INC.,
          Respondents/Cross-Appellants,

     and
WASHINGTON CATTLEMEN’S ASSOCIATION,
COLUMBIA SNAKE RIVER IRRIGATORS ASSOCIATION,
WASHINGTON STATE DAIRY FEDERATION,
NORTHWEST DAIRY ASSOCIATION,
WASHINGTON CATTLE FEEDERS ASSOCIATION,
CATTLE PRODUCERS OF WASHINGTON,
WASHINGTON STATE SHEEP PRODUCERS and WASHINGTON FARM BUREAU,
          Respondent/Intervenors.

Janette Brimmer
Kristen Boyles


Hon. Rob McKenna
Mary Sue Wilson
William Cameron
R. Crane Bergdahl

Gregory McElroy
James Buchal
Jeffrey Slothower

200,935-2 (WSBA #16944)

In re

Thomas R. Kamb, Attorney
at Law.

Brett Andrews Purtzer

M. Craig Bray (WSBA)

84856-4 (C/A 38034-0-II & 38104-4-II)
Petition for Review Granted

STATE OF WASHINGTON,
          Respondent,
     v.
MICHAEL LYNN SUBLETT,
          Petitioner.
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
          Respondent,
     v.
CHRISTOPHER LEE OLSEN,
          Petitioner.

Hon. Jon Tunheim
Carol La Verne

Jeffrey Ellis

Hon. Jon Tunheim
Carol La Verne

Jodi Backlund
Manek Mistry

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

June 28, 2011

83788-1
Original Personal Restraint Petition
Petitioner’s Motion to Vacate Judgment and Motion for Post Judgment Relief – Passed to the Merits

20 Minutes Per Side

In Re the Personal Restraint Petition of
Demar Rhome,

          Petitioner.

Michael Filipovic

Hon. Daniel Satterberg
Deborah Dwyer

84716-9 (C/A 28079-9-III)
Petition for Review Granted

State of Washington,
          Petitioner,

     v.
Lester Ray Jim,
          Respondent.

Hon. Rob Mckenna
Michael Grossmann
Joseph Panesko

Thomas Zeilman

84362-7 (King 07-2-02323-2 Sea)

30 Minutes Per Side

Mathew & Stephanie McCleary, on their own Behalf and on Behalf of Kelsey & Carter McCleary, their Two Children in Washington’s Public Schools;
Robert & Patty Venema, on their own Behalf and on Behalf of Halie & Robbie Venema, their Two Children in Washington’s Public Schools; and
Network for Excellence in Washington Schools (“News”), a State-Wide Coalition of Community Groups, Public School Districts, and Education Organizations,
          Respondents/Cross-Appellants,
     v.
State of Washington,
          Appellant/Cross-Respondent.

Thomas Ahearne
Christopher Emch
Adrian Urquhart Winder
Kelly Lennox

Hon. Rob Mckenna
William Clark
David Stolier
Maureen Hart

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

June 30, 2011

85067-4 (Pierce 08-1-04680-1 & 08-1-04682-8)

20 Minutes Per Side

State of Washington,
          Respondent,

     v.
Robert Reginald Comenout, Jr. and
Robert Reginald Comenout, Sr.,
          Petitioners.

Hon. Mark Lindquist
 Thomas Roberts
 Kathleen Proctor

Aaron Lowe
Robert Kovacevich
Randal Brown

83284-6 (39080-9-II)
Discretionary Review Granted
Petitioner’s Motion for Sanctions – Passed to the Merits

20 Minutes Per Side

In Re the Personal Restraint Petition of
Teddy Glenn Talley,

          Petitioner.

84379-1 (C/A 62711-2-I & 62613-2-I)
consolidated w/84746-1 (06-4-02645-1 SEA)
Petition for Review Granted

In the Matter of the Guardianships of Sandra Lamb and Rebecca Robins,
          Incapacitated Persons.
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Alice Hardman and James Hardman,  
          Petitioners,
     v.
State of Washington, Department of Social & Health Services,
          Respondent.
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In the Matter of the Guardianship of

MARY JANE McNAMARA

84660-0 (C/A 63742-8-I)
Petition for Review Granted
RESPONDENT’S MOTION TO STRIKE IMPROPER
ARGUMENTS – PASSED TO THE MERITS

State of Washington,
          Petitioner,

     v.
Yussuf Hussein Abdulle,
          Respondent.

Hon. Daniel Satterburg
 Michael Pellicciotti
 James Whisman

Jared Steed
Eric Broman
Jennifer Sweigert

12:00 P.M.

Olympia

July 11, 2011

200,958-1 (WSBA #34334)

In re

Rosaura Del Carmen Rodriguez, Attorney
at Law.

Leland Ripley
Joanne Abelson (WSBA)

Olympia

August 23, 2011

200,962-0

In re
Matthew W. Butler, Attorney at Law

WSBA has withdrawn the petition and requested the Court strike the show cause hearing which was scheduled in front of the Chief Justice only. Chief Justice has reviewed the file and has stricken the above show cause hearing.