Supreme Court Docket

Fall 2015

Justices of the Supreme Court

Chief Justice Barbara A. Madsen
Justice Charles W. Johnson
Justice Susan Owens
Justice Mary E. Fairhurst
Justice Debra L. Stephens
Justice Charlie Wiggins
Justice Steven C. González
Justice Sheryl Gordon McCloud
Justice Mary I. Yu


Appointive Officers of the Supreme Court

Clerk Ronald R. Carpenter
Court Commissioner Narda Pierce
Reporter Richard Neidhardt
Administrator for the Courts Callie Dietz
State Law Librarian Kay Newman
Bailiff Tim Schiewe


Order

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 Johnson     Justice Mary E. Fairhurst
    Justice Charlie Wiggins     Justice Sheryl Gordon McCloud
   

Department Two

Chief Justice Barbara A. Madsen
    Justice Susan Owens     Justice Debra Stephens
    Justice Steven C. González     Justice Mary Yu


Notice to Attorneys

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 2015 Fall Session are scheduled, subject to change, for:

September 1, 2015
September 29, 2015
November 3, 2015
December 1, 2015

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.


The titles of the cases listed in this docket are not the official titles for purposes of opinions.

Oral Argument Dates


9:00 A.M.

Olympia

September 8, 2015

89706-9 (C/A 70180-1-I)
Discretionary Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

In re the Personal Restraint Petition of
MATHEW WILSON MOI,
     Petitioner.


David L. Donnan
  Nancy P. Collins
Hon. Dan Satterberg
  Deborah A. Dwyer
  Ann Marie Summers


9:00 A.M.

Forks, WA

September 10, 2015

THREE CASES ONLY, TWO IN A.M. – ONE IN P.M.

91220-3 (C/A 44774-6-II)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

STATE OF WASHINGTON,
     Respondent,
          v.

TAMMERA MICHELLE THURLBY,
     Petitioner.

Hon. Ryan Jurvakainen
  David Phelan

Catherine E. Glinski

91331-5 (C/A 32226-2-III)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

STATE OF WASHINGTON,
     Respondent,
          v.

TROY J. WILCOXON,
     Petitioner.

Hon. Benjamin Nichols
  Curtis Lane Liedkie

Jennifer Paige Joseph
Andrea Burkhart


1:30 P.M.

91065-1 (C/A 42899-7-II)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

STATE OF WASHINGTON,
     Petitioner,
          v.

SPENCER LEROY MILLER,
     Respondent.
DARRYL HENDERSON,
     Defendant.

Hon. Mark Lindquist
  Stephen D. Trinen
  Kathleen Proctor

Christopher Gibson


9:00 A.M.

Olympia

September 17, 2015

TWO CASES; TWO IN A.M. – & SHOW CAUSE HEARING

91385-4 (C/A 45000-3-II)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

In re the Detention of:
JOHN CHARLES ANDERSON,
     Petitioner.


Marie Jean Trombley

Hon. Bob Ferguson
  Malcolm Ross

90413-8 (King 13-2-41107-5 SEA)

30 MINUTES PER SIDE

JOHN DOE A, a minor by and through his legal guardians Richard Roe and Jane Roe; and JOHN DOE B, a married man; as individuals and on behalf of others similarly situated;
     Respondents,
          v.
WASHINGTON STATE PATROL, an agency of the State of Washington; and DONNA ZINK, a married woman,
     Appellants.

JOHN DOE C, a minor by and through his legal guardians Richard Roe C, and Jane Roe C; JOHN DOE D, a minor by and through his legal guardians Richard Roe D and Jane Roe D; JOHN DOE E; and JOHN DOE F; as individuals and on behalf of others similarly situated,
     Respondents,
          v.
WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION OF SHERIFFS AND POLICE CHIEFS and JEFF ZINK,
     Defendants,
          v.
DONNA ZINK,
     Appellant.

Vanessa Torres Hernandez
Steven Fogg
  David Edwards


Hon. Bob Ferguson
Shelley Williams/John Hillman & Rebecca Glasgow
Donna Zink (Pro Se)

Vanessa Torres Hernandez
Steven Fogg
  David Edwards



Michael E. McAleenan, Jr.
  Morgan Edrington
Jeff Zink (Pro Se)

Donna Zink (Pro Se)


1:00 P.M. – SHOW CAUSE HEARING

201,441-1 (WSBA #4713)

 

In re: Gary C. Hugill,
     Attorney at Law

James Everette Macpherson

Scott G. Busby (WSBA)


9:00 A.M.

Olympia

September 24, 2015

THREE CASES ONLY, TWO IN A.M. – ONE IN P.M.

91263-7 (C/A 70299-8-I)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

STATE OF WASHINGTON,
     Respondent,
          v.
LG ELECTRONICS, INC.; LG ELECTRONICS U.S.A. INC.; KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.C. a/k/a ROYAL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.; PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION; TOSHIBA CORPORATION; TOSHIBA AMERICA ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS, INC.; HITACHI, LTD.; HITACHI DISPLAYS, LTD.; HITACHI ELECTRONIC DEVICES (USA), INC.; and HITACHI ASIA, LTD.,
     Petitioners,

PHILIPS ELECTRONICS INDUSTRIES (TAIWAN), LTD.; SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. f/k/a SAMSUNG DISPLAY DEVICE CO., LTD.; SAMSUNG SDI AMERICA, INC.; SAMSUNG SDI MEXICO S.A. DE C.V.; SAMSUNG SDI BRASIL LTDA.; SCHENZHEN SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.; TIANJIN SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.; SAMSUNG SDI (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD.; MT PICTURE DISPLAY CO., LTD.; PANASONIC CORPORATION f/k/a MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO. LTD.; PANASONIC CORPORATION OF NORTH AMERICA; CHUNGHWA PICTURE TUBES LTD.; CPTF OPTRONICS CO., LTD.; and CHUNGHWA PICTURE TUBES (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD.,
     Defendants.

Hon. Bob Ferguson
  David Michael Kerwin

David C. Lundsgaard
Robert Douglas Stewart
Aaron Streett
  J. Mark Little
Mathew Lane Harrington
  Bradford J. Axel
Dana E. Foster
  Lucius B. Lau
Molly A. Terwilliger
Eliot A. Adelson

PRO TEM: HUNT, J.P.T.

STEPHENS, J. RECUSED

91391-9 (C/A 70298-0-I)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

STATE OF WASHINGTON,
     Respondent,
          v.
LG ELECTRONICS, INC.; KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. a/k/a ROYAL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.; PHILIPS ELECTRONICS INDUSTRIES (TAIWAN), Ltd.; SAMSUNG SDI CO., Ltd. f/k/a SAMSUNG DISPLAY DEVICE CO., Ltd.; SAMSUNG SDI AMERICA, INC.; SAMSUNG SDI MEXICO S.A. DE C.V.; SAMSUNG SDI BRASIL Ltd A.; SHENZHEN SAMSUNG SDI CO., Ltd.; TIANJIN SAMSUNG SDI CO., Ltd.; SAMSUNG SDI (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD.; PANASONIC CORPORATION f/k/a MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., Ltd.; HITACHI ELECTRONIC DEVICES (USA), INC.,
     Petitioners,

LG ELECTRONICS U.S.A., INC.; PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION; TOSHIBA CORPORATION; TOSHIBA AMERICA ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS, INC.; MT PICTURE DISPLAY CO., Ltd.; PANASONIC CORPORATION OF NORTH AMERICA; HITACHI, Ltd.; HITACHI DISPLAYS, Ltd.; HITACHI ASIA, Ltd.; CHUNGHW A PICTURE TUBES Ltd.; CPTF OPTRONICS CO., Ltd.; CHUNGHW A PICTURE TUBES (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD.,
     Defendants.

Hon. Bob Ferguson
  David Kerwin/Peter Gonick/
  Brady R. Johnson & Jonathan Mark
David C. Lundsgaard
Robert Douglas Stewart
Aaron Streett
  J. Mark Little
Mathew Lane Harrington
Molly A. Terwilliger
Larry Steven Gangnes
  John R. Neeleman
Aric Hamilton Jarrett
  Timothy W. Snider

Robert Douglas Stewart
Mathew Lane Harrington
Molly A. Terwilliger
Timothy W. Snider
  Aric Hamilton Jarrett
Eliot A. Adelson
Jeffrey L. Kessler
David L. Yohai
  David Yolkut

PRO TEM: HUNT, J.P.T.

STEPHENS, J. RECUSED


1:30 P.M.

91270-0 (C/A 70949-6-I)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

CLAIRE C. WOODWARD, a single individual,
     Petitioner,
          v.
AVA A. TAYLOR and "JOHN DOE" TAYLOR, wife and husband, and THOMAS G. KIRKNESS and "JANE DOE" KIRKNESS, husband and wife,
     Respondent.

Daniel Lee Hannula
  Harold Thaddeus Dodge, Jr.

Glenn Earle Barger
  Dylan Thomas Becker
Mark Scott Cole


9:00 A.M.

Olympia

October 20, 2015

THREE CASES ONLY, TWO IN A.M. – ONE IN P.M.

91393-5 (C14-1601 MJP)
Certified from Federal Court

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

SANDRA C. THORNELL, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated,
     Plaintiff,
          v.
SEATTLE SERVICE BUREAU, INC., d/b/a NATIONAL SERVICE BUREAU, INC., and STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTO INSURANCE, CO.,
     Defendants.

Michael Murphy
  James L. Kauffman
Beth Ellen Terrell

Jeffrey I. Hasson
Daniel L. Syhre
  Joseph D. Hampton
Cornelius M. Murphy
  Thomas J. Frederick
  Linda T. Coberly

91475-3 (C/A 70796-5-I - consolidated w/72132-1-I & 70896-1-I)
Petition for Review Granted

RESPONDENT WHATCOM COUNTY'S OBJECTION TO APPELLANTS' STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY - PASSED TO THE MERITS

30 MINUTES PER SIDE

WHATCOM COUNTY,
     Respondent,
ERIC HIRST; LAURA LEIGH BRAKKE; WENDY HARRIS; DAVID STAHLEIM; and FUTUREWISE,
     Petitioners,
          v.
WESTERN WASHINGTON GROWTH MANAGEMENT HEARING BOARD,
     Defendant.

Jay Palmer Derr/Tadas A. Kisielius/Duncan McGehee Greene & Karen Frakes
Jean O'Meara Melious
Tim Trohimovich


Hon. Rob Ferguson
  Dionne Padilla-Huddleston


1:30 P.M.

91193-2 (C/A 72431-2-I)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

STATE OF WASHINGTON,
     Respondent,
          v.
JOHNNY DALE FULLER, a/k/a "JOHNNEY",
     Petitioner.

Hon. Mark Lindquist
  Thomas Charles Roberts
  Kathleen Proctor
David Bruce Koch


9:00 A.M.

Olympia

October 22, 2015

THREE CASES ONLY – TWO IN A.M. - ONE IN P.M.

91297-1 (C/A 43167-0-II)
Petition for Review Granted

STATE'S PETITION AND FARNSWORTH'S CROSS PETITION FOR REVIEW BOTH GRANTED

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

STATE OF WASHINGTON,
     Petitioner,
          v.
CHARLES VERDEL FARNSWORTH, JR.,
     Respondent.

Hon. Mark Lindquist
  James S. Schacht

Nancy P. Collins

91457-5 (C/A 71238-1-I)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

STATE OF WASHINGTON,
     Respondent,
          v.
ZACHARY SCOTT LARSON, a/k/a Zach Larson,
     Petitioner,
and MEICHIELLE T. SMITH-BEARDEN,
     Defendant, or each of them.

Hon. David S. McEachran
  Kimberly Anne Thulin

Dana M. Nelson


1:30 P.M.

91283-1 (C/A 31944-0-III)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

ONEWEST BANK, FSB, its successors in interest and/or assigns,
     Petitioner,
          v.
MAUREEN M. ERICKSON,
     Respondent,
 
PALISADES COLLECTION LLC, ASSIGNEE OF AT&T; GONZAGA PREPARATORY SCHOOL, INC.; SOCIETY OF JESUS OREGON PROVINCE; JOHN TRAYNOR AND JANE DOE TRAYNOR, individually and marital community if any; ALBERT FAULKNER AND JANE DOE FAULKNER, individually and marital community if any; PHIL MCLEAN AND JANE DOE MCLEAN, husband and wife; LARRY SMITH AND JANE DOE SMITH, individually and marital community if any; KEVIN R. MALONE AND CHRISTINE MALONE, individually and marital community if any; OCCUPANTS OF THE PREMISES; QUALCHAN HILLS HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION; and any persons or parties claiming to have any rights, title, estate, lien or interest in the real property described in the complaint,
     Defendants.

Fred B. Burnside
  Hugh Robert McCullough

Brian C. Balch
Ken Masters

PRO TEM: SPEARMAN, J.P.T.

WIGGINS, J. RECUSED


9:00 A.M.

Olympia

October 27, 2015

THREE CASES ONLY – TWO IN A.M. - ONE IN P.M.

91301-3 (C/A 31521-5-III)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

RICHARD J. MILLIES, as trustee of the Richard J. Millies Trust, and SUSAN P. MILLIES, as trustee of the Susan P. Millies Trust,
     Petitioners,
          v.
LANDAMERICA TRANSNATION d/b/a TRANSNATION TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY, a corporation conducting business in Washington, and FALCON, INC., an Idaho corporation conducting business in Washington,
     Respondents.

David P. Boswell



Daniel Allen Womac

91357-9 (C/A 71737-5-I)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES,
     Petitioner,

          v.
BART A. ROWLEY, SR.,
     Respondent.

Hon. Bob Ferguson
  James P. Mills
  Anastasia Sandstrom

Patrick Arthur Palace
Kenneth Wendell Masters

PRO TEM: ELLINGTON, J.P.T.

WIGGINS, J. RECUSED


1:30 P.M.

91846-5 (C14-726RSL)
Certified Federal – U.S. Western Dist.

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

HEIDI KROEBER,
     Plaintiff,
          v.
GEICO INSURANCE COMPANY,
     Defendant.

Richard Leslie McKinney


Alfred E. Donohue

PRO TEM: ELLINGTON, J.P.T.

WIGGINS, J. RECUSED


9:00 A.M.

Olympia

October 29, 2015

ONE CASE ONLY – IN A.M.

91529-6 (91529-6 )
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

STATE OF WASHINGTON,
     Petitioner,
          v.
MICHAEL ALLEN BUDD,
     Respondent.

Hon. Garth Dano
  Kevin James McCrae
  Kiel Rigby Willmore

Brent Adrian De Young


9:00 A.M.

Olympia

November 10, 2015

90570-3 (Pierce 13-6-00959-5)
Discretionary Review Granted
Motion to seal and use initials for Respondent granted.

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

In re the Detention of:
M.W. and W.D.,
     Respondents,
          v.
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, STATE OF WASHINGTON, and WESTERN STATE HOSPITAL,
     Petitioners.


Kathleen A. Shea


Hon. Bob Ferguson
  Amber L Leaders
  Rebecca R. Glasgow

91551-2 (C/A 31887-7-III)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

SPOKANE ENTREPRENEURIAL CENTER, SPOKANE COUNTY, DOWNTOWN SPOKANE PARTNERSHIP, GREATER SPOKANE INCORPORATED, THE SPOKANE BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION, SPOKANE ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS, THE SPOKANE HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION, THE INLAND PACIFIC CHAPTER OF ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, A VISTA CORPORATION, PEARSON PACKAGING SYSTEMS, WILLIAM BUTLER, NEIL MULLER, STEVE SALVATORI, NANCY MCLAUGHLIN, MICHAEL ALLEN, and TOM POWER,
     Petitioners,
          v.
SPOKANE MOVES TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION, ENVISION SPOKANE, VICKY DALTON, SPOKANE COUNTY AUDITOR, in her official capacity, THE CITY OF SPOKANE,
     Respondents.

Michael K. Ryan
Robert J. Maguire
  Rebecca J. Francis








Lindsey Schromen-Wawrin
Hon. Lawrence Haskell
  Dan L. Cat


1:30 P.M.

91555-5 (C/A 44019-9-II)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

GUY H. WUTHRICH,
     Petitioner,
          v.
KING COUNTY, a governmental entity,
     Respondent.

Keith Kessler/ Bradley Moore/
Ray Kahler/Garth Jones & David
Nordeen
Hon. Dan Satterberg
  Cindi Port/David Hackett
  John Zeldenrust

91466-4 (C/A 31977-6-III)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

KAY L. PRUCZINSKI, a single person, and RICK BELL, a single person,
     Respondents,
          v.
ALLEN ASHBY and JANE DOE ASHBY, husband and wife and the marital community comprised thereof,
     Petitioners.

Douglas Dwight Phelps


Peter Joseph Johnson


9:00 A.M.

Olympia

November 12, 2015

THREE CASES ONLY; TWO IN A.M. - ONE IN P.M. & SHOW CAUSE

91536-9 (C/A 70892-9-I)
Petitions for Review Granted

GRANT PETITION FOR REVIEW AND GRANT THOMAS'S CROSS PETITION

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

ESTHER KIM, as Personal Representative of the Estate of HI IM BAE on behalf of Mi-Soon Kim, Jae C. Kim, Chang Soon Kim, Jae Hong Kim, and Kyoung Soon Kim, surviving family members, and the ESTATE OF HO IM BAE,
     Petitioners,
          v.
LAKESIDE ADULT FAMILY HOME, GRETCHEN DHALIWAL INCORPORATION, (G.D. INC.) a Washington Corporation d/b/a LAKESIDE AFH, GRETCHEN DHALIWAL, individually, ALPHA NURSING AND SERVICES INCORPORATED, a Washington Corporation, CHRISTINE THOMAS, individually, and "JANE" and JOHN DOES" I-V, individually,
     Respondents.

Scott Frederick Lundberg
  Alex French
  Philip Albert Talmadge
  Sidney Charlotte Tribe


William Frank Knowles
  Robert L. Bowman
  Robert D. Lee

91366-8 (C/A 71028-1-I)
Petition for Review Granted

GRANTED ONLY ON THE "SAME CRIMINAL CONDUCT" ISSUE

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

STATE OF WASHINGTON,
     Respondent,
          v.
CHAD CURTIS CHENOWETH,
     Petitioner.

Hon. Rich Weyrich
  Erik Pedersen

Thomas Michael Kummerow



1:00 P.M. - SHOW CAUSE HEARING

201,461-5 (WSBA #14246)  
In re: KENNETH MARK ANDERSON,
     Attorney at Law
Stephen Christopher Smith

Randy Von Beitel (WSBA)



1:30 P.M.

91623-3 (C/A 70711-6-I)
Petition for Review Granted

STATE'S PETITION FOR REVIEW ONLY GRANTED

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

STATE OF WASHINGTON,
     Petitioner,
          v.
ANDREA MARIE RICH,
     Respondent.

Hon. Dan Satterberg
  James Morrissey Whisman

Richard Wayne Lechich


9:00 A.M.

Olympia

November 17, 2015

90188-1 (29916-3-III)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

STATE OF WASHINGTON,
     Respondent,
          v.
CHAD EDWARD DUNCAN,
     Petitioner.

Hon. Joseph Brusic
  David Brian Trefry
  Tamara Ann Hanlon
Susan Marie Gasch

90194-5 (C/A 32223-8-III)
Discretionary Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

MATTHEW A. NEWMAN, an incapacitated adult; and RANDY NEWMAN and MARLA NEWMAN, parents and guardians of said incapacitated adult,
     Respondents,
          v.
HIGHLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 203, a Washington State governmental agency,
     Petitioner.

Richard Adler/Arthur Leritz/
Melissa Carter/Frederick
Langer/Michael Nelson/Howard Goodfriend/
Catherine Wright Smith & Ian Cairns

Mark Northcraft
  Andrew Biggs


1:30 P.M.

91488-5 (C/A 45069-1-II)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

In the Matter of the Estate of EVA JOHANNA ROVA BARNES, Deceased

KAREN BOW, VICKI ROVA MUELLER, MARSHA ROVA and JOHN ROVA,
     Petitioners,
          v.
DENNIS WELLS and MICHELLE WELLS,
     Respondents.

Kevin Walter Cure


Howard Mark Goodfriend
Kevin Walter Cure
  John Frank Mitchell
Kenneth Wendell Masters
David P. Horton

PRO TEM: KORSMO, J.P.T.

WIGGINS, J. RECUSED

91387-1 (C/A 31814-1-III )
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

BEVERLY R. VOLK, as Guardian for Jack Alan Schiering, a minor; and as Personal Representative of the Estates of Philip Lee Schiering and Rebecca Leigh Schiering, and on behalf of the statutory beneficiaries of Philip Lee Schiering; and BRIAN WINKLER, individually,
     Respondents/Cross-Petitioners,
          v.
JAMES B. DEMEERLEER, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Jan DeMeerleer; HOWARD ASHBY, M.D., and "JANE DOE" ASHBY, husband and wife, and the marital community composed thereof; SPOKANE PSYCHIATRIC CLINIC, P.S, a Washington business entity and healthcare provider; and DOES 1 through 5,
     Petitioners/Cross-Respondents.

Michael Jon Riccelli
  Bruce E. Cox




Robert F. Sestero, II
  Michael Early McFarland, Jr.
  Christopher Joseph Kerley
David A. Kulisch

 

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