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Winter 2011
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 |
Pursuant to Supreme Court Administrative Rule 6, the Justices of the Supreme Court are assigned to the Departments of the Court for the 2011 Session 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 |
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 Winter Session will be:
January 4, 2011
February 1, 2011
March 1, 2011
March 29, 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.
- January 11, 2011
- January 13, 2011
- January 18, 2011
- January 20, 2011
- January 27, 2011
- Febuary 8, 2011
- February 10, 2011
- February 15, 2011
- February 17, 2011
- March 8, 2011
- March 15, 2011
- March 17, 2011
- March 31, 2011
9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
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January 11, 2011
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THREE CASES ONLY, TWO IN A.M. – ONE IN P.M.
83960-3 (C/A 61638-2-I)
Petition for Review Granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
In re the Marriage of:
DANIEL J. FARMER,
Petitioner,
and
TERESA FARMER,
Respondent. |
Catherine Wright Smith
Valerie Villacin
Douglas Saar
Kenneth Manni
Gregory Miller |
84044-0 (C/A 61671-4-I)
Petition for Review Granted
review of the issue raised in the answer also granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., a National Association,
Petitioner,
v.
J’AMY LYN OWENS, an unmarried person,
Defendant,
KENNETH TREIGER, a married person as to his separate estate,
Respondent,
SHULKIN HUTTON, INC., P.S., a Washington professional corporation; and EDMUND JOHN WOOD,
Defendants. |
Thomas Linde
Katie Axtell
Edmund Wood
Jerry Kimball
Catherine Wright Smith
Valerie Villacin |
1:30 P.M.
83516-1 (C/A 61849-1-I, 62340-1-I & 62341-9-I)
Discretionary Review Granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
In re the Dependency of
KEAJARAE JENKINS and KEAJANIQUE
JENKINS,
MICHAEL JENKINS,
Petitioner,
v.
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL & HEALTH
SERVICES,
Respondent. |
Jennifer Dobson
Dana Lind
Hon. Rob McKenna
Sarah Reyes
Melissa Nelson
Michael Majors |
9:00 A.M. |
Olympia |
January 13, 2011 |
THREE CASES ONLY, TWO IN A.M. – ONE IN P.M.
83992-1 (C/A 37619-9-II)
Petition for Review Granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
MICHAEL DEROUN WILLIAMS,
Petitioner. |
Hon. Mark Lindquist
Michelle Luna-Green
Kimberley DeMarco
Kathryn Russell Selk |
83771-6 (C/A 27370-9-III)
Petition for Review Granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
UNION ELEVATOR & WAREHOUSE
COMPANY, INC.,
Respondent,
v.
STATE OF WASHINGTON, DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION,
Petitioner. |
Kevin Roberts
Hon. Rob McKenna
Amanda Phily
Douglas Shaftel |
1:30 P.M.
83937-9 (C/A 37981-3-II)
Petition for Review Granted
respondent’s request for review raised in answer also granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
JAMES R. CARY, MARY ALICE CARY,
JOHN E. DIEHL, and WILLIAM D. FOX, SR.,
Petitioners,
v.
MASON COUNTY and MASON
CONSERVATION DISTRICT,
Respondents. |
James Cary (pro se)
Mary Alice Cary (pro se)
John Diehl (pro se)
William Fox, Sr. (pro se)
Hon. Gary Burleson
Timothy Whitehead
Matthew Edwards |
9:00 A.M. |
Olympia |
January 18, 2011 |
83611-6 (C/A 61431-2-I)
Petition for Review Granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
WHATCOM COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT
NO. 21,
Petitioner,
v.
WHATCOM COUNTY, a municipal corporation; and BIRCH POINT VILLAGE, L.L.C., a Washington corporation; SCHMIDT CONSTRUCTING, INC., a Washington corporation; and BRIGHT HAVEN BUILDERS, LLC., a Washington corporation; MAYFLOWER EQUITIES, INC.; LISA SCHENK and MIKE SUMNER,
Respondents. |
Philip Talmadge
Jonathan Sitkin
Hon. David McEachran
Karen Frakes
Philip Buri
Thomas Greenan |
83768-6 (C/A 38531-7-II)
Petition for Review Granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
JANE ROE,
Petitioner,
v.
TELETECH CUSTOMER CARE
MANAGEMENT (COLORADO) L.L.C.,
Respondent. |
Michael Subit
Jillian Cutler
James Shore
Molly Daily |
1:30 P.M.
1:30 P.M. |
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83219-6 (C/A 27949-9-III)
Discretionary Review Granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
In re the Personal Restraint Petition of
RAYMOND MARTINEZ,
Petitioner. |
Hon. Angus Lee
Douglas Mitchell
Eric Nielsen
David Koch
Jennifer Sweigert
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84307-4 (C/A 38233-4-II)
Petition for Review Granted
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Petitioner,
v.
ARTHUR C. RUSSELL,
Respondent. |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
Hon. Russell Hauge
Randall Sutton
Bryan Hershman |
9:00 A.M. |
Olympia |
January 20, 2011 |
82957-8 (C/A 26771-7-III)
Petition for Review Granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
DANIEL ALFRED POSEY, JR.,
Petitioner. |
Hon. James Hagarty
Kenneth Ramm, Jr.
Stephanie Cunningham |
83815-1 (C/A 39212-7-II)
Discretionary Review Granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
In re the Personal Restraint Petition of
ERIC SHERIDAN FLINT,
Petitioner. |
Hon. Rob McKenna
Donna Mullen
Ronda Larson
Anne Engeler
Lila Silverstein |
1:30 P.M.
1:30 P.M. |
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83826-7 (C/A 60365-5-I)
Petition for Review Granted
granted only on the notice issue
motion to strike petitioner’s supplemental brief – passed to the merits |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
DANIEL J. SIMMS aka TERRY JAY
WEEKS,
Petitioner. |
Hon. Daniel Satterberg
Dennis McCurdy
Gregory Link
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83544-6 (C/A 38894-4-II)
Discretionary Review Granted
granted only on issue of whether petitioner’s judgment and sentence is facially invalid, and if so, whether he is entitled to withdraw his guilty plea |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
In re the Personal Restraint Petition of
JEFFREY COATS,
Petitioner. |
Jeffrey Ellis
Hon. Mark Lindquist
Kathleen Proctor |
9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
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January 27, 2011
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84101-2 (C/A 38247-4-II)
Petition for Review Granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
WASHINGTON IMAGING SERVICES, LLC,
Respondent,
v.
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE,
Petitioner. |
Greg Montgomery
Monica Langfeldt
Hon. Rob McKenna
Heidi Irvin
Peter Gonick |
84132-2 (C/A 27394-6 & 27395-4-III)
Discretionary Review Granted
REVIEW LIMITED TO THE ISSUE OF WHETHER CHILDREN IN PARENTAL-RIGHTS TERMINATION PROCEEDINGS HAVE A CONSTITUTION RIGHT TO COUNSEL
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30 MINUTES PER SIDE |
In re the Termination of
DR and AR,
Petitioners
|
Bonne Beavers
Casey Trupin/Erin Shea McCann
Hon. Rob McKenna
Lisa Lydon/Allyson Zipp
& Peter Gonick
Jan Trasen |
1:30 P.M.
84108-0 (C/A 27184-6-III)
Petition for Review Granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE OF SPOKANE COUNTY, a non-profit corporation,
Petitioner,
v.
COUNTY OF SPOKANE, a political subdivision
of the State of Washington,
Respondent. |
Breean Lawrence Beggs
Bonne Beavers
Patrick Risken |
84243-4 (C/A 61752-4-I)
Petition for Review Granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
FEDERAL WAY SCHOOL DISTRICT
NO. 210,
Respondent,
v.
DAVID VINSON,
Petitioner. |
Jeffrey Ganson
Rachel Edmonds Miller
Tyler Firkins |
9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
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February 8, 2011
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83682-5 (C/A 26910-8-III)
(consolidated w/84836-0 – C/A 27548-5-III )
Petitions for Review Granted
review granted only as to the issue of whether the court of appeals should have also reversed the special verdict finding that the murder was committed in the course of, in furtherance of, or flight from first degree kidnapping
(83682-5)
review granted only on the issue of whether reversal of the kidnapping conviction affected the validity of the felony murder conviction (84836-0)
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
THEODORE MICHAEL KOSEWICZ,
Petitioner.
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
ROBERT ALAN BROWN,
Petitioner. |
Hon. Steven Tucker
Mark Lindsey
Janet Gemberling
Hon. Steven Tucker
Mark Lindsey
Dennis Morgan |
84152-7 (C/A 61967-5-I)
Petition for Review Granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
In re the Detention of:
ROBERT DANFORTH,
Petitioner. |
Lila Silverstein
Hon. Daniel Satterberg
David Hackett |
1:30 P.M.
84712-6 (Benton 07-2-02040-1) |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
LINDA MOHR and CHARLES MOHR, her husband,
Appellants,
v.
DALE C. GRANTHAM, M.D. and JANE DOE
GRANTHAM, and their marital community;
BRIAN J. DAWSON, M.D. and JANE DOE
DAWSON, M.D., and their marital community;
BROOKS WATSON II, M.D. and JANE DOE
WATSON, and their marital community; KADLEC
MEDICAL CENTER, a Washington corporation;
and NORTHWEST EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS,
INC., a Washington corporation,
Respondents. |
Cheryl Rani Guttenbe Adamson
Christopher Anderson
Mary Spillane
Donna Moniz
Jerome Aiken |
84707-0 (Grant 07-2-01238-5) |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
LISA UNRUH, a single woman,
Appellant,
v.
DINO CACCHIOTTI, D.D.S. and JANE DOE
CACCHIOTTI, husband and wife and the
marital community comprised thereof,
Respondents. |
Paul Whelan
Ray Kahler
Garth Jones
Christopher Howard
Mary Newhouse
Jennifer Campbell
Averil Rothrock |
9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
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February 10, 2011
|
ONE CASE ONLY – DEATH PENALTY
80209-2 (Pierce 97-1-00432-4)
Death Penalty
Motion to Strike Improper Arguments and Appendices in Amici Briefs – Passed to the Merits |
120 MINUTES PER SIDE |
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
CECIL EMILE DAVIS,
Appellant. |
Hon. Mark Lindquist
John Neeb
Kathleen Proctor
David Koch
Eric Nielsen |
9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
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February 15, 2011
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THREE CASES ONLY – TWO IN A.M. – ONE IN P.M.
83854-2 (C/A 36921-4-II)
Petition for Review Granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
In Re: CROWN, CORK & SEAL,
Petitioner,
v.
SYLVIA SMITH and DEPARTMENT OF
LABOR & INDUSTRIES,
Respondents. |
Lee Schultz
Kathryn Comfort
Hon. Rob McKenna
Natalee Fillinger
Anastasia Sandstrom |
| Pro Tem: Dwyer, J.P.T. | Wiggins, J. Recused |
84204-3 (C/A 37508-7-II)
Petition for Review Granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
STEVEN ALLEN BEADLE,
Petitioner. |
Hon. L. Michael Golden
Lori Smith
Colin Hayes
Eric Nielsen |
1:30 P.M.
83983-2 (C/A 27504-3-III)
Petition for Review Granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
JEFFERY W. NICCUM, a married man,
Respondent,
v.
RYAN L. ENQUIST, individually and
the marital community composed of he
and his wife, if any,
Petitioner. |
Jerry Dyreson
Marilee Erickson
Michael Budelsky
David Force |
| Pro Tem: Dwyer, J.PT. | Fairhurst, J. Recused |
9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
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February 17, 2011
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THREE CASES ONLY – TWO IN A.M. – ONE IN P.M.
83743-1 (C/A 27701-1-III)
Petition for Review Granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
DELBERT WILLIAMS,
Petitioner,
v.
LEONE & KEEBLE, INC., a Washington
corporation,
Respondent. |
Richard McKinney
Andrew Bohrnsen |
83867-4 (C/A 61629-3-I)
Petition for Review Granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
JOSHUA HARRIS,
Petitioner,
v.
THE HONORABLE EDSONYA CHARLES,
Judge, Seattle Municipal Court, Director of King
County Adult Detention, and the CITY OF
SEATTLE,
Respondents. |
Christine Jackson
Kristen Murray
Richard Greene |
1:30 P.M.
83981-6 (C/A 59388-9-I)
(consolidated w/84283-3 - C/A 59389-7-I)
Petitions for Review Granted
granted only on the issue whether the state failed to disclose material evidence (dean) |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
LISA A. MULLEN,
Petitioner.
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
KEVIN E. DEAN,
Petitioner. |
Hon. Richard Weyrich
Erik Pedersen
Craig Magnusson
Jennifer Castro
Hon. Richard Weyrich
Erik Pedersen
Gregory Link |
9:00 A.M. |
Olympia |
March 8, 2011 |
200,811-9 (WSBA #5385)
Attorney Discipline |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
In re:
W. RUSSELL VAN CAMP,
Attorney at Law. |
Dustin Deissner
Joanne Abelson (WSBA) |
84369-4 (C/A 28248-1-III)
Petition for Review Granted
PETITIONERS’ MOTION TO STRIKE RESPONDENT DOUGLAS COUNTY’S STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES – PASSED TO THE MERITS
|
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
JACK FEIL and DELAPHINE FEIL, husband and
wife; JOHN TONTZ and WANDA TONTZ,
husband and wife; and THE RIGHT TO FARM ASSOCIATION OF BAKER FLATS,
Petitioners,
v.
THE EASTERN WASHINGTON GROWTH MANAGEMENT HEARINGS BOARD;
DOUGLAS COUNTY; WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION; WASHINGTON STATE PARKS AND
RECREATION COMMISSION; and PUBLIC
UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1 OF CHELAN COUNTY,
Respondents.
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JACK FEIL and DELAPHINE FEIL, husband
and wife; JOHN TONTZ and WANDA TONTZ,
husband and wife; and THE RIGHT TO FARM ASSOCIATION OF BAKER FLATS,
Petitioners,
v.
DOUGLAS COUNTY, DOUGLAS COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS; WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION; WASHINGTON STATE
PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION;
and PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1 OF
CHELAN COUNTY,
Respondents. |
Robert Rowley
James Klauser
Hon. Rob McKenna
Marc Worthy
Hon. Steven Clem
Hon. Rob McKenna
Stephen Klasinski
James Schwartz
Matthew Kernutt
Carol Wardell
Robert Rowley
James Klauser
Hon. Steven Clem
Hon. Rob McKenna
Stephen Klasinski
James Schwartz
Matthew Kernutt
Carol Wardell |
1:30 P.M.
84003-2 (C/A 26996-5-III)
Petition for Review Granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
ALBERTO PEREZ-VALDEZ,
Petitioner. |
Hon. James Nagle
Joseph Golden
Teresa Chen
David Gasch |
84500-0 (C/A 30880-1-II)
Petition for Review Granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
DAVID MOELLER, on behalf of himself and
all others similarly situated,
Respondent,
v.
FARMERS INSURANCE COMPANY OF WASHINGTON and FARMERS INSURANCE EXCHANGE,
Petitioners. |
Stephen Hansen
Elizabeth Cabraser
Scott Nealey
Kenneth Masters
Shelby Frost Lemmell
Jill Bowman |
| Pro Tem: Seinfeld, J.P.T. | Wiggins, J. Recused |
9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
|
March 15, 2011
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84855-6 (CV-09-246-LRS)
Certified from Federal Court |
30 MINUTES PER SIDE |
CHAD M. CARLSEN and SHASTA CARLSEN,
husband and wife; and CARL POPHAM and
MARY POPHAM, husband and wife,
Plaintiffs,
v.
GLOBAL CLIENT SOLUTIONS, LLC, an Oklahoma
limited liability company; ROCKY MOUNTAIN
BANK & TRUST, a Colorado financial institution,
Defendants. |
Darrell Scott
Matthew Zuchetto
Timothy Durkop
Sally Gustafson Garratt
Gregory Jackson
Richard Epstein
Haas Hatic
Rebecca Bratter |
84296-5 (C/A 62167-0-I)
Petition for Review Granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
PHOENIX DEVELOPMENT, INC., a Washington Corporation, and G&S SUNDQUIST THIRD FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a Washington limited partnership,
Respondents,
v.
CITY OF WOODINVILLE, a Washington Municipal Corporation, and CONCERNED NEIGHBORS OF WELLINGTON, a Washington Nonprofit Corporation,
Petitioners. |
George Hill
John Groen
Greg Rubstello
Philip Talmadge
J. Richard Aramburu
Jeffrey Eustis |
1:30 P.M.
84197-7 (C/A 36941-9-II)
Petition for Review Granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
JOSE MATILDE MORALES,
Petitioner. |
Hon. L. Michael Golden
Sara Beigh
Eric Broman |
9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
|
March 17, 2011
|
84246-9 (C/A 37583-4-II)
Petition for Review Granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
MARTIN MELLISH,
Petitioner,
v.
FROG MOUNTAIN PET CARE, HAROLD
ELYEA, JANE ELYEA, and JEFFERSON
COUNTY,
Respondents. |
Gerald Steel
David Horton
Hon. Juelie Dalzell
David Alvarez |
84148-9 (C/A 62862-3-I)
(consolidated w/84150-1 - C/A 62507-1-I)
Petitions for Review Granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
MICHAEL TYRONE GRESHAM,
Petitioner.
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
ROGER ALAN SCHERNER,
Petitioner. |
Hon. Mark Roe
Mary Kathleen Webber
Maureen Cyr
Hon. Daniel Satterberg
Brian McDonald
Eric Lindell |
1:30 P.M.
84066-1 (C/A 38453-1-II)
Petition for Review Granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
JEREMY MICHAEL ANDERSON,
Petitioner. |
Hon. Gary Burleson
Timothy Whitehead
Peter Tiller |
83377-0
Original Personal Restraint Petition |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
In re the Personal Restraint Petition of
HARRY N. CARRIER,
Petitioner.
|
Jeffrey Ellis
Hon. Mark Lindquist
Kathleen Proctor
Melody Crick |
1:00 P.M.
|
Olympia
|
March 31, 2011
|
200,906-9 (WSBA 5262) |
|
In re:
Clifford Michael McLean,
Attorney at Law. |
Leland Ripley
Joanne Abelson (WSBA) |
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| PROTEM: NONE | ALEXANDER, J. & STEPHENS, J. RECUSED |
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