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Winter 2013
Chief Justice |
Barbara A. Madsen |
Justice |
Charles W. Johnson |
Justice |
Susan Owens |
Justice |
Mary E. Fairhurst |
Justice |
James M. Johnson |
Justice |
Debra L. Stephens |
Justice |
Charlie Wiggins |
Justice |
Steven C. González |
Justice |
Sheryl Gordon McCloud |
Clerk |
Ronald R. Carpenter |
Court Commissioner |
Steven Goff |
Reporter |
Richard Neidhardt |
Administrator for the Courts |
Callie Dietz |
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 Calendars as indicated below:
Department One
| Chief Justice Barbara A. Madsen |
| Justice Charles W. Johnson |
Justice Mary E. Fairhurst |
| Justice Debra Stephens |
Justice Steven C. González |
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Department Two |
| Chief Justice Barbara A. Madsen |
| Justice Susan Owens |
Justice James M. Johnson |
| Justice Charlie Wiggins |
Justice Sheryl Gordon McCloud |
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 2013 Winter Session are scheduled, subject to change, for:
January 8, 2013
February 5, 2013
March 5, 2013
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.
Oral Argument Dates
- January 15, 2013
- January 22, 2013
- January 24, 2013
- February 12, 2013
- February 14, 2013
- February 19, 2013
- February 21, 2013
- March 12, 2013
- March 19, 2013
- March 21, 2013
9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
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January 15, 2013
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| TWO CASES ONLY, ONE IN A.M – ONE IN P.M. |
87253-8 (C/A 64033-0-I)
Petition for Review Granted
GRANTED ON ALL ISSUES EXCEPT THE PUBLIC TRIAL ISSUE |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
ANDRE LUIS FRANKLIN,
Petitioner.
|
Hon. Daniel Satterberg
Andrea Vitalich
James Whisman
Steven Witchley |
1:30 P.M.
87417-4 (C/A 65896-4-I)
Petition for Review Granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
SARGENT'S MOTION TO MODIFY RULING ON RESPONDENT'S MOTION TO STRIKE PORTIONS OF PETITIONER'S SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEF - PASSED TO THE MERITS
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EVAN SARGENT,
Petitioner,
v.
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT,
Respondent.
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Patrick Preston
Thomas Brennan
Gary Smith
Matthew Segal
Jessica Skelton
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9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
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January 22, 2013
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| THREE CASES ONLY, TWO IN A.M. – ONE IN P.M. |
87376-3 (C/A 29508-7-III)
Petition for Review Granted
GRANTED ON THE SEARCH WARRANT ISSUE ONLY |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE +10 MIN. FOR AMICUS (50 MIN. TOTAL) |
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
MICHAEL ALLEN CLARK,
Petitioner.
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Hon. Karl Sloan
Jennifer Richardson
Stephen Bozarth
Stephen Graham
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87514-6 (66432-8-I, 66433-6-I, & 66434-4-I)
Petitions for Review Granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
KING COUNTY, DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, an executive agency,
Petitioner,
v.
KING COUNTY, a Washington municipal corporation, JEFFREY L. SPENCER, a single man, and RONALD A. SHEAR, a single man,
Respondents. |
Hon. Daniel Satterberg
Cristy Craig
Hon. Daniel Satterberg
Cheryl Carlson
Brian Lawler
Denise Hamel
Lucy Bisognano
Robert West, Jr. |
1:30 P.M.
87472-7 (C/A 40534-2-II & 40636-5-II)
Petitions for Review Granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
TIMOTHY JOHN DOBBS aka TIMOTHY JOHN ST. LOUIS,
Petitioner.
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Personal Restraint Petition of:
TIMOTHY J. DOBBS,
Petitioner.
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Hon. Susan Baur
James Smith
Eric Broman
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9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
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January 24, 2013
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| TWO CASES IN A.M. ONLY |
87174-4 (C/A 41470-8-II)
Petition for Review Granted
GRANTED ONLY ON THE EQUITABLE SUBROGATION ISSUE |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
COLUMBIA COMMUNITY BANK,
Respondent,
v.
NEWMAN PARK, LLC,
Petitioner.
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NEWMAN PARK, LLC,
Petitioner,
v.
COLUMBIA COMMUNITY BANK,
Respondent,
and
A&F TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.,
Defendant.
|
Thomas Peterson
Adam Asher
Ben Shafton
Ben Shafton
Thomas Peterson
Adam Asher
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| RECUSED: J.M. JOHNSON, J. | PRO TEM: LEACH, J.P.T. |
86293-1 (Pierce 08-2-11167-4) |
30 MINUTES PER SIDE |
CEDAR RIVER WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT and SOOS CREEK WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT,
Appellants/Cross-Respondents,
v.
KING COUNTY and ALDERWOOD WATER AND WASTEWATER DISTRICT,
Respondents/Cross Appellants.
CITY OF ALGONA, CITY OF AUBURN, CITY OF BELLEVUE, CITY OF BLACK DIAMOND, CITY OF BOTHELL, CITY OF BRIER, CITY OF CARNATION, CITY OF ISSAQUAH, CITY OF KENT, CITY OF KIRKLAND, CITY OF LAKE FOREST PARK, CITY OF MERCER ISLAND, CITY OF PACIFIC, CITY OF REDMOND, CITY OF RENTON, CITY OF SEATTLE, CITY OF TUKWILA, COAL CREEK UTILITY DISTRICT, CROSS VALLEY WATER DISTRICT, HIGHLANDS SEWER DISTRICT, LAKEHAVEN UTILITY DISTRICT, NORTHEAST SAMMAMISH SEWER DISTRICT, NORTHSHORE UTILITY DISTRICT, OLYMPIC VIEW WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT, RONALD WASTEWATER DISTRICT, SAMMAMISH PLATEAU WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT, SHOREWOOD HEIGHTS APTS. LLC, SKYWAY WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT, SNOHOMISH COUNTY, VALLEY VIEW SEWER DISTRICT, VASHON SEWER DISTRICT, WASHINGTON STATE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION, and WOODINVILLE WATER DISTRICT,
Respondents.
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David Jurca
Hon. Daniel Satterberg
William Blakney
Verna Bromley
Arthur Harrigan, Jr.
Timothy Leyh
Randall Thomsen
Katherine See Kennedy
Andrew Maron
Leslie Clark
Shelley Kerslake
Christopher Bacha
Bob Sterbank
Daniel Heid
Wayne Tanaka
Cheryl Zakrzewski
Scott Missall
Joseph Lell
Thomas Brubaker
William Evans
Michael Ruark
Kathleen Knight
Albert Abuan
James Haney
Lawrence Warren
Gregory Narver
John Milne
Mark Leen
Rod Kaseguma
Eric Frimodt
Brian Lawler
Joseph Bennett
Kinnon Williams
Allen Hendricks
Robert Seder
Hillary Evans
Hon. Bob Ferguson
James Schwartz
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| RECUSED: J.M. JOHNSON, J. | PRO TEM: HUNT, J.P.T. |
9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
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February 12, 2013
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| THREE CASES ONLY, TWO IN A.M. – ONE IN P.M. |
86001-7 (C/A 37230-4-II)
Discretionary Review Granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
In re the Personal Restraint Petition of:
DAN STOCKWELL,
Petitioner. |
Neil Fox
Hon. Mark Lindquist
Kathleen Proctor |
87544-8 (C/A 65578-7-I)
Petition for Review Granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
In the Matter of the Estate of:
VIRGIL VICTOR BECKER, JR.,
Deceased.
CATHERINE JANE BECKER, CAROL-LYNNE JANICE BECKER, and ELIZABETH DIANE MARGARET BECKER,
Respondents,
v.
JENNIFER WHITE, in her capacity as Personal Representative of the Estate of Virgil Victor Becker, Jr.,
Respondent,
JENNIFER C. RYDBERG, Guardian ad Litem for minor child Barbara Becker,
Respondent,
NANCY BECKER,
Petitioner. |
Bruce McDermott
Kenneth Schubert, III
Teresa Byers
Richard Lentini
Patricia Char
Richard Lentini
Ladd Leavens
Rebecca Francis |
1:30 P.M.
87483-2 (C/A 40809-1-II)
Petition for Review Granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
RESA RAVEN,
Petitioner,
v.
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES,
Respondent. |
Jeff Crollard
Hon. Bob Ferguson
Catherine Roubal Hoover |
9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
|
February 14, 2013
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| THREE CASES ONLY, TWO IN A.M. – ONE IN P.M. |
87395-0 (C/A 29683-1-III)
Petition for Review Granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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PATRICK H. KOFMEHL,
Petitioner,
v.
BASELINE LAKE, LLC,
Respondent. |
Robert Dunn
Susan Nelson
George Ahrend |
87407-7 (C/A 66075-6-I)
Petition for Review Granted
|
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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IAN DEAN,
Petitioner,
v.
THE FISHING COMPANY OF ALASKA, INC., and ALASKA JURIS, INC.,
Respondents.
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John Merriam
Michael Barcott
Megan Blomquist |
1:30 P.M.
87087-0 (King 10-2-23403-9 SEA)
Petition for Review Granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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STEWART TITLE GUARANTY COMPANY, a Texas corporation,
Appellant,
v.
STERLING SAVINGS BANK, a Washington corporation; STERLING FINANCIAL CORPORATION, a Washington corporation; WITHERSPOON, KELLEY, DAVENPORT & TOOLE, PS, a Washington corporation; DUANE M. SWINTON and JANE DOE SWINTON, and the marital community composed thereof,
Respondents. |
David Hirschi
Brian Waid
Jessica Creager
Jeffrey Steele
Ralph Cromwell, Jr.
Steven Minson
Michael King
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9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
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February 19, 2013
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87811-1 (Whatcom 10-2-03230-1 & King 10-2-35124-8) |
30 MINUTES PER CASE - 15 MIN. PER SIDE - 60 TOTAL
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MARC YOUNGS,
Petitioner,
v.
PEACEHEALTH, a Washington corporation d/b/a PEACEHEALTH ST. JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER and d/b/a PEACEHEALTH MEDICAL GROUP, and UNKNOWN JOHN DOES,
Respondents.
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ALOANI E. GLOVER, a single individual,
Respondent,
v.
THE STATE OF WASHINGTON d/b/a HARBORVIEW MEDICAL CENTER; and LULU M. GIZAW, PA-C,
Petitioners. |
Joel Cunningham
J. Andrew Hoyal, II
James Holman
John Graffe, Jr.
Heath Fox
Mary Spillane
Daniel Ferm
Thomas Golden
Michael Madden
Carol Janes
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87231-7 (C/A 66102-7-I)
Petition for Review Granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
INTERNATIONAL MARINE UNDERWRITERS, a division of One Beacon America Insurance Company, a Massachusetts insurance company,
Respondent,
v.
ABCD MARINE, LLC, a Washington LLC; ABCD MARINE, a Washington Partnership,
Defendants,
and
ALBERT BOOGAARD, an individual domiciled in Washington,
Petitioner,
v.
ALLIANCE INSURANCE CORP. a/k/a ALLIANCE INSURANCE, INC.,
Defendant.
|
Dennis Moran
William Keller
David Balint
Martin Fox |
1:30 P.M.
87529-4 (C/A 65130-7-I)
Discretionary Review Granted
|
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
|
In re the Personal Restraint Petition of
NADDER BARON HAGHIGHI,
Petitioner,
|
Nancy Collins
Hon. Daniel Satterberg
Donna Wise |
87267-8 (Kittitas No. 11-2-00195-7) |
25 MINUTES PER SIDE
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| RESPONDENT'S MOTION TO STRIKE PORTIONS OF APPELLANT'S REPLY BRIEF AND BRIEFS OF AMICI CURIAE - PASSED TO THE MERITS |
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KEMPER FREEMAN, JIM HORN, STEVE STIVALA, KEN COLLINS, MICHAEL DUNMIRE, SARAH RINDLAUB, AL DEATLEY, JIM COLES, BRYAN BOEHM, EMORY BUNDY, ROGER BELL, and EASTSIDE TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION, a Washington nonprofit corporation, and MARK ANDERSON,
Appellants/Cross-Respondents,
v.
STATE OF WASHINGTON, CHRISTINE O. GREGOIRE, Governor, PAULA HAMMOND, Secretary, Department of Transportation,
Respondents,
CENTRAL PUGET SOUND TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT,
Respondent Intervenor Cross-Appellants.
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Philip Talmadge
Sidney Tribe
George Kargianis
Hon. Bob Ferguson
Bryce Brown, Jr.
Matthew Segal
Paul Lawrence
Jessica Skelton
Desmond Brown
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9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
|
February 21, 2013
|
87574-0 (C/A 66304-6-I)
Petition for Review Granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
KING COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICT NO. 2, d/b/a EVERGREEN HEALTHCARE, a Washington public hospital district; SWEDISH HEALTH SERVICES, d/b/a SWEDISH VISITING NURSE SERVICES, a Washington non-profit corporation; PROVIDENCE HOSPICE AND HOME CARE OF SNOHOMISH COUNTY, a Washington non-profit corporation; and HOSPICE OF SEATTLE, a Washington non-profit corporation,
Petitioners,
v.
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, a Washington governmental agency; SECRETARY MARY SELECKY, Secretary of Washington's Department of Health in her official and individual capacity; ODYSSEY HEALTHCARE OPERATING B, LP, a Delaware Corporation; and ODYSSEY HEALTHCARE, INC., a Delaware Corporation,
Respondents. |
James Fitzgerald
Gregory McBroom
Bruce Megard, Jr.
Hon. Bob Ferguson
Richard McCartan
Rebecca Glasgow
Jeffrey Freimund |
87722-0 (D.C. 11-35461)
Certified - U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
BRENDAN McKOWN, a single individual,
Plaintiff/Appellant,
v.
SIMON PROPERTY GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation doing business as Tacoma Mall; IPC INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, an Illinois corporation,
Defendants/Appellees. |
Darrell Cochran
Jason Amala
Rodney Ray
Thomas Keane
Thomas Degan, Jr.
|
1:30 P.M.
87740-8 (C/A 67461-7-I)
Petition for Review Granted
|
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
|
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
JOSH A. SANCHEZ,
Petitioner.
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Hon. Daniel Satterberg
David Eldred
Michael Mohandeson
James Conroy
|
201,073-3 (WSBA #26111) |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
|
In re:
MARJA M. STARCZEWSKI,
Attorney at Law
|
Marja Starczewski
M. Craig Bray (WSBA)
|
| PRO TEM: SEINFELD, J.P.T. |
GORDON McCLOUD, J. RECUSED |
9:00 A.M.
|
Olympia
|
March 12, 2013
|
87953-2 (Pierce 11-2-10229-2) |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
BARBARA BROWN and CINDY HIETT,
Respondents,
v.
MHN GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC.; HEALTH NET, INC.; and MHN SERVICES d/b/a MHN SERVICES CORPORATION, a Washington corporation,
Appellants.
|
Lewis Ellsworth/Warren Martin
& Eric Gilman
Richard Wooster
George Greer
Timothy Long
Robert McKenna |
86711-9 (C/A 29030-1-III)
Petition for Review Granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
In re the Personal Restraint Petition of:
MARIBEL GOMEZ,
Petitioner.
|
Jacqueline Mc Murtrie
Maria Torres
Hon. D. Angus Lee
Tyson Hill |
1:30 P.M.
87009-8 (Snohomish 12-3-00284-5)
Petition for Review Granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
ABEDA JAFAR,
Petitioner,
v.
WILLIAM DOUGLASS WEBB,
Respondent.
(RESPONDENT HAS STATED THEY ARE NOT PARTICIPATING - COURT WILL REQUEST AMICUS TO ARGUE THIS SIDE) |
Brian Buckley
Bradley Meissner
Janet Chung
Monty Cobb (amicus WA Association of County Officials) |
201,088-1 (WSBA #18816)
Attorney Discipline
PETITIONER, WICKERSHAM'S OBJECTION TO THE ASSOCIATION'S STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES - PASSED TO THE MERITS |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
|
In re:
JOE WICKERSHAM,
Attorney at Law
|
Joe Wickersham
Joanne Abelson (WSBA)
|
9:00 A.M.
|
Olympia
|
March 19, 2013 |
| THREE CASES ONLY, TWO IN A.M. – ONE IN P.M. & SHOW CAUSE HEARING |
86885-9 (C/A 42461-4-II)
Petition for Review Granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
STEPHEN JOHNSON,
Petitioner.
|
Hon. Jonathan Meyer
Shane O'Rourke
Jon Cushman
Kevin Hochhalter |
86870-1 (Chelan 11-2-00678-1) |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
ROSS WILKINSON and CINDY WILKINSON, MONTE KARNES and KIMBERLY KARNES, DAVID BETHEL and JEANIE BETHEL, DARRELL McLEAN, JIM PAULUS and KATHY PAULUS, JUSTIN HARGIS and TABATHA HARGIS, JOE HARGIS and LINDA HARGIS, DANIEL MACINDOE and ISIARA MACINDOE, TED TREPANIER and RUBY AKINS-TREPANIER,
Respondents,
v.
CHIWAWA COMMUNITIES ASSOCIATION, a Washington Non-Profit corporation,
Appellant.
|
Dennis Jordan
Philip Talmadge
Emmelyn Hart
Yen Lam |
1:30 P.M.
87282-1 (C/A 29540-1-III)
Petition for Review Granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
VIANNEY VASQUEZ,
Petitioner.
|
Hon. James Hagarty
David Trefry
Nancy Collins |
| PRO TEM: DWYER, J.P.T. |
GORDON McCLOUD, J. RECUSED |
9:00 A.M.
|
Olympia
|
March 21, 2013
|
| TWO CASES IN A.M. ONLY |
201,049-1
Attorney Discipline
REQUEST FOR JUDICIAL NOTICE & 2nd REQUEST FOR JUDICIAL NOTICE - BOTH PASSED TO THE MERITS |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
|
In re:
FREDRIC SANAI,
an Attorney at Law.
|
Fredric Sanai
Cyrus Sanai
Joshua Dabling
Linda Briggs Eide (WSBA)
Scott Busby |
| PRO TEM: HUNT, J.P.T. |
C. JOHNSON, J. RECUSED |
87109-4
Original Action |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
|
In re the Personal Restraint Petition of:
JERRY DALE LAIN,
Petitioner.
|
Richard Linn
Hon. Bob Ferguson
Timothy Lang
John Samson |
| PRO TEM: HUNT, J.P.T. |
C. JOHNSON, J. RECUSED |
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