9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
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October 24, 2013
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THREE CASES ONLY - TWO IN A.M. - ONE IN P.M.
Case No. 1 - 87424-7
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COUNSEL
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Washington Education Association, Et Al.
v.
Washington Department of Retirement Systems, et al.
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Harriet Strasberg/Donald Clocksin/Edward Younglove, III/
Steven Frank/James Oswald
Anne Hall/Sarah Blocki & Noah Purcell
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SYNOPSIS: Could the State Legislature lawfully eliminate investment fund “gain-sharing” from some public pension plans?
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Case No. 2 - 88546-0
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COUNSEL
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Washington Education Association, Et Al.
v.
Washington Department of Retirement Systems, et al.
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Donald Clocksin/Harriet Strasberg/Edward Younglove, III/
Richard Spoonemore/Eleanor Hamburger
Timothy Leyh/Randall Thomsen/Katherine See Kennedy/
Anne Hall & Sarah Blocki
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SYNOPSIS: The Uniform Cost of Living Adjustment (UCOLA) added an extra sum onto each state retiree’s monthly pension payment to account for changes in cost of living and increased inflation. This court considers whether the repeal provisions of UCOLA unconstitutionally impaired the state’s contract with its employees.
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1:30 P.M.
Case No. 3 - 88405-6
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COUNSEL
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Town of Woodway, et al.
v.
Snohomish County, et al.
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Wayne Tanaka/Kristin Eick/Aimee Decker
John Moffat/Martin Rollins/Matthew Otten/Mark Johnsen/
Douglas Luetjen/Gary Huff
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SYNOPSIS: The court considers whether a developer has the vested right to have its permit applications processed under land use ordinances that were found not to comply with the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) after the developer submitted its complete applications.
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These summaries are not formulated by the Court and are provided only for the convenience of the public. |
