9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
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JANUARY 26, 2012
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THREE CASES ONLY – TWO IN A.M. – ONE IN P.M.
Case No. 1 - 86109-9
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COUNSEL
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JAMES BIRD
v.
BEST PLUMBING GROUP, LLC
v.
FARMERS INSURANCE EXCHANGE
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William Smart/Isaac Ruiz/Jeffrey Tilden
Andrew Kinstler/A. Richard Dykstra
Jerret Sale/Deborah Carstens/Douglas Houser & Philip Talmadge
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SYNOPSIS: Does an insurer have a constitutional right to a jury trial on the reasonableness of a covenant judgment, under RCW 4.22.060, between an insured defendant and a plaintiff?
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Case No. 2 - 85746-6
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COUNSEL
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STATE OF WASHINGTON
v.
PATRICK JIMI LYONS, aka JIMI LUKE ANDRING
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Kevin Eilmes
John Moore, Jr.
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SYNOPSIS: The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution and the Washington Constitution, article I, section 7 require probable cause before a search warrant may be issued. The Court must decide if the affidavit for search warrant in this case provided sufficient information for the magistrate to find probable cause.
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1:30 P.M.
Case No. 3 – 86117-0
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COUNSEL
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STATE OF WASHINGTON
v.
MICHAEL J. ROWLAND
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Seth Fine/Thomas Curtis
Nancy Collins
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SYNOPSIS: Rowland received an exceptional sentence above the standard range before Blakely v. Washington was decided. After Blakely, Roland was resentenced following a correction to his offender score. The Court must decide whether Blakely applied at Rowland’s resentencing.
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These summaries are not formulated by the Court and are provided only for the convenience of the public.
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