9:00 A.M. |
Olympia |
March 12, 2013 |
Case No. 1 - 87953-2
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COUNSEL
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Barbara Brown and Cindy Hiett
v.
MHN Government Services, Inc.; et al.
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Lewis Ellsworth/Warren Martin/Eric Gilman/Richard Wooster
George Greer/Timothy Long/Robert McKenna
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SYNOPSIS: Whether a mandatory arbitration clause in a contract between counselors and a corporation that provides counseling services to members of the military is unconscionable.
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Case No. 2 - 86711-9
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COUNSEL
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In re the Personal Restraint Petition of
Maribel Gomez,
Petitioner.
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Jacqueline Mc Murtrie/Maria Torres
Tyson Hill
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SYNOPSIS: Maribel Gomez is a prisoner confined on a homicide-by-abuse conviction for the death of her young son. Did Gomez’s defense counsel have conflicts of interest in violation of the Sixth Amendment? Did Gomez’s defense counsel provide ineffective assistance of counsel in violation of the Sixth Amendment?
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1:30 P.M.
Case No. 3 - 87009-8
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COUNSEL
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Abeda Jafar
v.
William Douglass Webb
(Respondent has Stated They are not Participating – Amicus Counsel to Argue)
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Brian Buckley/Bradley Meissner
Monty Cobb (amicus WA Association of County Officials)
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SYNOPSIS: Are courts required to waive all filing fees and surcharges for civil indigent litigants?
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Case No. 4 – 201,088-1 (WSBA #18816)
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COUNSEL
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In re:
Joe Wickersham,
Attorney at Law.
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Joe Wickersham
Joanne Abelson (WSBA)
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SYNOPSIS: The court reviews findings of misconduct against an attorney and decides whether to impose a three-year suspension.
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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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