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Winter 2015
| 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 |
| 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 |
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 |
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Department Two |
| Chief Justice Barbara A. Madsen |
| Justice Susan Owens |
Justice Debra Stephens |
| Justice Steven C. González |
Justice Mary Yu |
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 Winter Session are scheduled, subject to change, for:
January 6, 2015
February 3, 2015
March 3, 2015
March 31, 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.
Oral Argument Dates
- January 15, 2015
- January 20, 2015
- January 22, 2015
- February 10, 2015
- February 12, 2015
- February 17, 2015
- February 19, 2015
- February 24, 2015
- February 26, 2015
- March 10, 2015
- March 17, 2015
9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
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January 15, 2015
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| TWO CASES ONLY - IN A.M. |
90479-1 (C/A 71067-2-I)
Petition for Review Granted
PETITION FOR REVIEW GRANTED AND ISSUES RAISED IN ANSWER GRANTED ONLY AS TO THE HEARSAY ISSUE |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Petitioner,
v.
BRIAN K. BRUSH,
Respondent.
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Hon. Mark McClain
Pamela Loginsky
Jodi R. Backlund
Manek R. Mistry
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90329-8 (C/A 31050-7-III)
Petition for Review Granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Petitioner,
v.
BENITO GOMEZ,
Respondent.
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Hon. James Lyle Nagle
Teresa Jeanne Chen
Janet G. Gemberling
Jill Shumaker Reuter
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9:00 A.M. |
Olympia |
January 20, 2015 |
| THREE CASES ONLY, TWO IN A.M. – ONE IN P.M. |
90308-5 (C/A 43359-1-II)
Petition for Review Granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
DAVID WILLIAM CARSON,
Petitioner.
|
Hon. Mark Lindquist
Thomas Roberts
Valerie Marushige
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90068-0 (C/A 69368-9-I)
Petition for Review Granted
MOTION TO STRIKE NEW ARGUMENTS RAISED IN AMICUS BRIEF BY WAPA OR PERMIT SUPPLEMENTATION OF THE RECORD - PASSED TO THE MERITS |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Petitioner,
v.
RYAN JAMES PEELER,
Respondent. |
Hon. Richard Weyrich
Erik Pedersen
Nancy P. Collins
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1:30 P.M.
90233-0 (C/A 71360-4-I)
Petitions for Review Granted
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30 MINUTES PER SIDE |
KENT L. and LINDA DAVIS; JEFFREY and SUSAN TRININ; and SUSAN MAYER, derivatively on behalf of OLYMPIA FOODS COOPERATIVE,
Petitioners,
v.
GRACE COX; ROCHELLE GAUSE; ERIN GENIA; T.J. JOHNSON; JAYNE KASZYNSKI; JACKIE KRZYZEK; JESSICA LAING; RON LAVIGNE; HARRY LEVINE; ERIC MAPES; JOHN NASON; JOHN REGAN; ROB RICHARDS; FOREST VAN SISE SHAFER; JULIA SOKOLOFF; and JOELLEN REINECK WILHELM,
Respondents.
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Robert M. Sulkin
Avi Joshua Lipman
Bruce Edward Humble Johnson
Angela Catherine Galloway
Ambika Kumar Doran
Barbara Harvey
Steven Goldberg
Maria LaHood
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9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
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January 22, 2015 |
| THREE CASES ONLY, TWO IN A.M. – ONE IN P.M. |
90319-1 (C/A 69358-1-I)
Petition for Review Granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
STEVEN JEWELS,
Petitioner,
v.
CITY OF BELLINGHAM,
Respondent.
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Crystal Grace Rutherford
Ian S. Birk
Benjamin Blystad Gould
Shane P. Brady
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90179-1 (C/A 43514-4-II)
Petition for Review Granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
WESTERN PLAZA, LLC,
Petitioner,
v.
NORMA TISON,
Respondent.
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Walter Hartvig Olsen, Jr.
Philip Albert Talmadge
Sidney Charlotte Tribe
Dan Robert Young
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1:30 P.M.
201,327-9 (WSBA #31166)
Attorney Discipline
PFEFER'S REQUEST FOR JUDICIAL NOTICE – PASSED TO THE MERITS |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
In re:
MATTHEW FRANKLIN PFEFER,
Attorney at Law
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Matthew Franklin Pfefer
M. Craig Bray (WSBA)
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9:00 A.M. |
SEATTLE UNIVERSITY |
February 10, 2015 |
| THREE CASES ONLY, TWO IN A.M. – ONE IN P.M. |
90281-0 (C/A 69911-3-I)
Petition for Review Granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
WILLIAM MICHAEL REIS,
Petitioner.
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Hon. Dan Satterberg
James Morrissey Whisman
Kurt Edward Boehl
Stephanie Joanna Boehl
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90291-7 (C/A 30826-0-III)
Petition for Review Granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
MAGDALENO GAMBOA and MARY J. GAMBOA, husband and wife,
Petitioners,
v.
JOHN M. CLARK and DEBORAH C. CLARK, husband and wife,
Respondents.
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Kevan Tino Montoya
Tyler Michael Hinckley
Christopher Martin Constantine
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1:30 P.M.
89657-7 (C/A 66398-4-I)
Discretionary Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
In the Matter of the Personal Restraint Petition of
ZAHID AZIZ KHAN,
Petitioner.
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Jeffrey Erwin Ellis
Hon. Mark Roe
Seth Aaron Fine
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9:00 A.M. |
Olympia |
February 12, 2015 |
| THREE CASES ONLY, TWO IN A.M. – ONE IN P.M. |
90304-2 (C/A 69759-5-I)
Petition for Review Granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
THE BOEING COMPANY,
Respondent,
v.
PATRICIA A. DOSS,
Defendant,
and DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Petitioner.
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Gilbert M. Stratton
Eric Jensen
Michael J. Costello
Hon. Rob Ferguson
Steve Vinyard
Annika Scharosch
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90357-3 (C/A 31128-7-III)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
DARLA KECK and RON JOSEPH GRAHAM, Husband and Wife, and DARLA KECK and RON JOSEPH GRAHAM as parents for the child KELLEN MITCHELL GRAHAM, and KELLEN MITCHELL GRAHAM, individually,
Respondents,
v.
CHAD P. COLLINS, D.M.D., PATRICK C. COLLINS, D.D.S., COLLINS ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY, P.S., a Washington Corporation,
Petitioners,
and SACRED HEART MEDICAL CENTER, a Washington corporation,
Defendant.
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George M. Ahrend
Mark Douglas Kamitomo
Geana Mae Van Dessel
Stephen Maurice Lamberson
Courtney Anne Garcea
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1:30 P.M.
90906-7 (Jefferson 12-1-00194-0)
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
HOWARD JOHN EVANS SHALE,
Appellant.
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Hon. Michael Haas
Jodi R. Backlund
Skylar Texas Brett
Manek R. Mistry
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9:00 A.M.
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OLYMPIA
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February 17, 2015
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| ONE CASE ONLY - IN A.M. |
90398-1 (C/A 71363-9-I)
Petition for Review Granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
SAVE OUR SCENIC AREA and FRIENDS OF THE COLUMBIA GORGE,
Respondents,
v.
SKAMANIA COUNTY,
Petitioner.
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Gary Keith Kahn
Nathan J. Baker
J. Richard Aramburu
Hon. Adam Nathaniel Kick
Susan Elizabeth Drummond
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9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
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February 19, 2015
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| TWO CASES ONLY - IN A.M. |
90533-9 (C/A 69848-6-I)
Petition for Review Granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
McCARTHY FINANCE, INC., a Washington corporation; McCARTHY RETAIL FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC, a Washington limited liability company; HEMPHILL BROTHERS, INC., a Washington corporation and its affiliates and subsidiaries, J.A. JACK & SONS, INC., a Washington corporation, and LANE MT. SILICA CO., a Washington corporation; PUCKETT & REDFORD, PLLC, a Washington professional limited liability company; and ANNETTE STEINER, a single person,
Respondents,
v.
PREMERA, a Washington corporation, PREMERA BLUE CROSS, a Washington corporation, LIFEWISE HEALTH PLAN OF WASHINGTON, a Washington corporation; and WASHINGTON ALLIANCE FOR HEALTHCARE INSURANCE TRUST, and its TRUSTEE, and F. BENTLEY LOVEJOY,
Petitioners.
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Joseph Colbert Brown, Jr.
Frank Raymond Siderius
Raymond Huber Siderius
Charles Richard Lonergan, Jr.
Randall W. Redford
Gwendolyn C. Payton
John R. Neeleman
Kathleen M. O'Sullivan
Eric Grayson Holmes
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90554-1 (C/A 71432-5-I)
Petition for Review Granted
BOTH PETITIONS FOR REVIEW GRANTED |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
MARK LESTER BESOLA and JEFFREY EDWIN SWENSON,
Petitioners.
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Hon. Mark Lindquist
Jason Ruyf
Stephen Trinen
Suzanne Lee Elliott
Kathryn A. Russell Selk
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9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
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February 24, 2015
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90204-6 (C/A 70396-0-I consolidated w/69457-0-I)
Petitions for Review Granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
CANNABIS ACTION COALITION,
Other party,
STEVE SARICH, JOHN WORTHINGTON and DERYCK TSANG,
Petitioners,
v.
CITY OF KENT, a local municipal corporation, KENT CITY COUNCIL, KENT MAYOR, STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondents.
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David Scott Mann
Steve Sarich (Pro Se)
John Worthington (Pro Se)
David Scott Mann
Thomas C. Brubaker
Arthur Merritt Fitzpatrick
David Andrew Galazin |
90577-1 (C/A 69226-7-I)
Petition for Review Granted
GRANTED ONLY AS TO THE SPECIAL INQUIRY JUDGE SUBPOENA PROCEDURE & UNIT OF PROSECUTION
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
MICHAEL REEDER,
Petitioner. |
Hon. Daniel Satterberg
Scott Allen Peterson
David L. Donnan |
1:30 P.M.
90544-4 (C/A 44376-7-II)
Petition for Review Granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
LINDA DARKENWALD,
Petitioner,
v.
STATE OF WASHINGTON EMPLOYMENT SECURITY DEPARTMENT,
Respondent. |
Edward Earl Younglove, III
Hon. Bob Ferguson
Eric A. Sonju
Jay Geck
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90651-3 (9th Court of Appeals 12-36021)
Certified Federal Court |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
QUEEN ANNE PARK HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, a Washington non-profit corporation,
Appellant,
v.
STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY, a foreign insurance company,
Appellee.
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Gregory Louis Harper
Todd Christopher Hayes
Jerret E. Sale
Joseph D. Hampton
Daniel L. Syhre
Pamela A. Okano
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9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
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February 26, 2015 |
| TWO CASES ONLY - IN A.M. |
90500-2 (C/A 70606-3-I)
Petition for Review Granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
CITIZENS ALLIANCE FOR PROPERTY RIGHTS LEGAL FUND, a Washington non-profit corporation,
Petitioner,
v.
SAN JUAN COUNTY, a Washington municipal corporation and the SAN JUAN COUNTY CRITICAL AREAS ORDINANCE/SHORELINE MASTER PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE, a subcommittee of the San Juan County Council, and its Members, RICHARD FRALICK, PATTY MILLER and LOVEL PRATT,
Respondents.
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Dennis Dean Reynolds
Michele Lynn Earl-Hubbard
Hon. Randall Keenan Gaylord
Amy Vira
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90367-1 (C/A 71642-5-I)
Petition for Review Granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
ROBERT T. WHEELER,
Petitioner.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
In re the Personal Restraint Petition of
ROBERT T. WHEELER,
Petitioner.
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Hon. Mark Lindquist
Kathleen Proctor/Brian Neal
Wasankari & Jason Ruyf
Jeffrey Erwin Ellis
B. Renee Alsept
Hon. Mark Lindquist
Kathleen Proctor/Brian Neal
Wasankari & Jason Ruyf
Jeffrey Erwin Ellis
B. Renee Alsept
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9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
|
March 10, 2015
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| THREE CASES ONLY - TWO IN A.M. - ONE IN P.M. |
89620-8 (Kitsap 88-1-00395-3)
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
JONATHAN L. GENTRY,
Petitioner.
|
Hon. Tina Robinson
Randall Avery Sutton
Timothy Kent Ford
Rita Joan Griffith
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PRO TEMS: MAXA & JOHANSON, J.P.T. |
González, J. RECUSED
GORDON McCLOUD, RECUSED |
90377-8 (C/A 71068-1-I)
Petition for Review Granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
SCOTT WALTER MAZIAR,
Respondent,
v.
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS,
Petitioner.
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Karl Eric Dickman
Hon. Bob Ferguson
Patricia D. Todd
Michael Patrick Lynch
Jeffrey Even
|
1:30 P.M.
89619-4 (C/A 30809-0-III)
Petition for Review Granted
|
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
UNTERS L. LOVE,
Petitioner.
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Hon. Lawrence Haskell
Brian Clayton O'Brien
Larry D. Steinmetz
Dana M. Nelson
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9:00 A.M.
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Heritage University
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March 17, 2015
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| THREE CASES ONLY, TWO IN A.M. – ONE IN P.M. |
90598-3 (69613-1-I)
Petition for Review Granted
REVIEW OF STATE'S ISSUES RAISED IN ANSWER
GRANTED
|
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
MARK TRACY MECHAM,
Petitioner.
|
Hon. Daniel Satterberg
Erin Hairopoulos Becker
Ann Summers
Jennifer J. Sweigert
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90337-9 (C/A 69942-3-I)
Petition for Review Granted
|
20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
SEAN THOMPSON O'DELL,
Petitioner.
|
Hon. Gregory Banks
David Carman
Gregory Charles Link
|
1:30 P.M.
90932-6 (U.S. Dist. 2-13-cv-01918-MJP)
Certified Federal Court
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
ANA LOPEZ DEMETRIO and FRANCISCO EUGENIO PAZ, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated,
Plaintiffs,
v.
SAKUMA BROTHERS FARMS, INC.,
Defendant.
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Marc Cote
Toby James Marshall
Daniel Ford
Sarah Leyrer
Adam S. Belzberg
Elena Christian Bundy
Timothy J. O'Connell
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