Supreme Court Calendar

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

October 18, 2012

Case No. 1 - 87674-6

COUNSEL

PATTY J. GANDEE
     v.
LDL FREEDOM ENTERPRISES, INC., a/k/a LDL FREEDOM, INC., et al.

Darrell Scott/Boyd Mayo

Milton Rowland/John Nelson

SYNOPSIS: Whether an arbitration clause in a contract is unconscionable, which would void the arbitration clause at issue.

Case No. 2 - 87679-7

COUNSEL

CATHERINE LAKEY, et al.
     v.
PUGET SOUND ENERGY, INC., et al.

Paul Brain

Jeffrey Thomas/Jeffrey Tilden/Jessica Levin
Curtis Renner/Oskar Rey & Robin Jenkinson

SYNOPSIS: Several property owners appeal dismissal of their suit against the city of Kirkland and Puget Sound Energy, Inc. The appeal involves the admissibility of scientific evidence, whether a power substation can be a nuisance, and the city's liability for land use decisions.


1:30 P.M.

Case No. 3 - 87656-8

COUNSEL

RESIDENT ACTION COUNCIL
     v.
SEATTLE HOUSING AUTHORITY

Meredith Childers/Eric Dunn

Kenneth Masters/Shelby Frost Lemmel

SYNOPSIS: To what extent must written decisions from public housing grievance hearings be disclosed to a member of the public upon request?

Case No. 4 - 87823-4

COUNSEL

VICKI LEE ANNE PARKER, et al.
     v.

KIM WYMAN, et al.

Vicki Parker/James Johnson/Marie Clarke
& Victor Minjares

David Klumpp/Philip Talmadge & Shawn Newman

SYNOPSIS: At issue in this case is whether superior court judges, who under the Washington Constitution must be admitted to practice in the courts of record in this state, are also subject to the statutory requirement that candidates for county offices be electors of the county in which they seek office.

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