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Spring 2018
| Chief Justice |
Mary E. Fairhurst |
| Justice |
Charles W. Johnson |
| Justice |
Barbara A. Madsen |
| Justice |
Susan Owens |
| Justice |
Debra L. Stephens |
| Justice |
Charlie Wiggins |
| Justice |
Steven C. González |
| Justice |
Sheryl McCloud |
| Justice |
Mary I. Yu |
| Clerk |
Susan L. Carlson |
| Court Commissioner |
Michael Johnston |
| Reporter |
Richard Neidhardt |
| Administrator for the Courts |
Callie Dietz |
| State Law Librarian |
Robert Mead |
| Bailiff |
Guy Rosser |
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 Mary E. Fairhurst |
| Justice Charles Johnson |
Justice Susan J. Owens |
| Justice Charlie Wiggins |
Justice Sheryl McCloud |
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Department Two |
| Chief Justice Mary E. Fairhurst |
| Justice Barbara A. Madsen |
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 2018 Spring Session are scheduled, subject to change, for:
May 1, 2018
June 5, 2018
July 10, 2018
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
| 9:00 A.M.
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NESPELEM
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MAY 8, 2018
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THREE CASES ONLY; TWO IN A.M. – ONE IN P.M. |
95024-5 (C/A 75406-8-I)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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CHRISTAL FIELDS,
Petitioner,
v.
STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF EARLY LEARNING,
Respondent.
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Prachi Vipinchandra Dave
Toby James Marshall
Hon. Bob Ferguson
Patricia Lee Allen
Alan D. Copsey
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94853-4 (C/A 76011-4-I)
Petition for Review Granted
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30 MINUTES PER SIDE
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
TYREE WILLIAM JEFFERSON,
Petitioner.
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Hon. Mark Lindquist
James S. Schacht
Lise Ellner
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1:30 P.M.
93995-1 (C/A 33911-4-III)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
CHRISTOPHER JOHN BLAIR,
Petitioner.
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Hon. Larry Haskell
Brian Clayton O'Brien
Gretchen Eileen Verhoef
Andrea Burkhart
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| 9:00 A.M.
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OLYMPIA
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MAY 10, 2018
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| THREE CASES ONLY; TWO IN A.M. – ONE IN P.M. |
95192-6 (C/A 48949-0-II)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
STEVEN BRIAN YELOVICH,
Petitioner.
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Jason Ruyf
Stephanie C. Cunningham
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95194-2 (C/A 49184-2-II)
Petition for Review Granted
AS TO THE WPIC 4.01 ISSUE ONLY
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
JOHN ANTHONY CHACON,
Petitioner.
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Hon. Jon Tunheim
Joseph James Anthony Jackson
Skylar Texas Brett
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1:00 P.M. SHOW CAUSE HEARING - STRICKEN
TO BE CONSIDERED W/O ORAL ARGUMENT
201,742-8 (WSBA #33628)
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In re:
DENNIS XAVIER GOSS,
Attorney at Law.
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Scott G. Busby (WSBA)
Dennis Xavier Goss
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1:30 P.M.
94883-6 (consolidated with 95274-4)
(C/A 74358-9-I and 75258-8-I)
Petition for Review Granted
GRANTED AS TO COMMUNITY CUSTODY AND VAGUENESS ISSUES ONLY
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
HAI MINH NGUYEN and DOMINIQUE DEBRA NORRIS,
Petitioners.
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Hon. Dan Satterberg
Amy R. Meckling
Ian Ith
Kevin Andrew March
Jennifer M. Winkler
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| 9:00 A.M.
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OLYMPIA
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MAY 15, 2018
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| THREE CASES ONLY; TWO IN A.M. – ONE IN P.M. |
95085-7 (C/A 34480-1-III)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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SPECIALTY ASPHALT & CONSTRUCTION, LLC, a Washington limited liability company, and Lisa Jacobsen, individually,
Petitioner,
v.
COUNTY OF LINCOLN, a Washington State County,
Respondent.
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Stephen Ross Matthews
Michael Early McFarland, Jr.
Jeremy Michael Zener
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94732-5 (C/A 75009-7-I)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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VERNON D. RUBLEE and MARGARET RUBLEE, husband and wife,
Petitioners,
v.
CARRIER CORPORATION; AIR & LIQUID SYSTEMS CORPORATION, as successor by merger to BUFFALO PUMP, INC.; CBS CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, f/k/a VIACOM, INC., successor by merger to CBS CORPORATION, a Pennsylvania corporation, f/k/a WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION; ELLIOTT COMPANY; GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY; IMO INDUSTRIES, INC., individually and as successor-in-interest to DE LAVAL TURBINE, INC.; INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY; LONE STAR INDUSTRIES, INC., individually and as successor-in-interest to PIONEER SAND & GRAVEL COMPANY; METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; PFIZER, INC.; SABERHAGEN HOLDINGS, INC.; UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION; and WARREN PUMPS, LLC., individually and as successor in interest to QUIMBY PUMP COMPANY,
Respondents.
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Matthew Phineas Bergman
Chandler H. Udo
Colin Mieling
Justin Olson
Leonard J. Feldman
Howard Terry Hall
Zackary Adam Paal
Marissa Alkhazov
Jenny Anne Durkan
Sheila Birnbaum
Hayden Coleman
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1:00 P.M. – SHOW CAUSE HEARING STRICKEN
TO BE CONSIDERED W/O ORAL ARGUMENT
201,747-9 (WSBA #44304)
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In re:
AARON JAMES KANDRATOWICZ,
Attorney at Law.
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Kathy Jo Blake (WSBA)
Aaron James Kandratowicz
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1:30 P.M.
94582-9 (C/A 46671-6-II)
Discretionary Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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In re Personal Restraint Petition of
GARY DANIEL MEREDITH,
Respondent.
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Hon. Mark Lindquist
James S. Schacht
Peter B. Tiller
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| 9:00 A.M.
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OLYMPIA
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MAY 17, 2018
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| THREE CASES ONLY; TWO IN A.M. – ONE IN P.M. |
94269-2 (King 16-2-18527-4 SEA)
Notice of Appeal
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30 MINUTES PER SIDE
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EL CENTRO DE LA RAZA, a Washington non-profit corporation; LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF WASHINGTON, a Washington non-profit corporation; WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, a Washington non-profit corporation; WASHINGTON EDUCATION ASSOCIATION, a Washington non-profit corporation; INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS 609; AEROSPACE MACHINISTS UNION, IAM&AW DL 751; WASHINGTON STATE LABOR COUNCIL, AFL-CIO; UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION 21; WASHINGTON FEDERATION OF STATE EMPLOYEES; AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS WASHINGTON; TEAMSTERS JOINT COUNCIL NO. 28; WAYNE AU, PH.D., on his own behalf and on behalf of his minor child; PAT BRAMAN, on her own behalf; and DONNA BOYER, on her own behalf and on behalf of her minor children,
Appellants,
v.
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent.
and
ROLAND D. BRADLEY, on his own behalf and on behalf of his minor child; GUSTAVO ALEJANDRO CUEVA on his own behalf and on behalf of his minor child; GENEVIEVE FIORINO, on her own behalf and on behalf of her minor children; NATALIE HESTER; DELANAS D. JOHNSON, on his own behalf and on behalf of his minor child; GAHYUN "SUNNY" LEE on her own behalf and on behalf of her minor children; JENNIFER DIANE LEE, on her own behalf and on behalf of her minor child; HEIDI A.R. MITCHELL and SCOTT D. MITCHELL, on their own behalf and on behalf of their minor child; EDUARDO PACHECO, on his own behalf and on behalf of his minor child; DARCELINA JEAN SOLORIA, on her own behalf and on behalf of her minor child; CRYSTAL SWAFFER, on her own behalf and on behalf of her minor children,; SHIRLINE SHIRRELL WILSON, on her own behalf and on behalf of her minor child; INNOVATION SCHOOLS d/b/a WILLOW PUBLIC SCHOOL; SPOKANE INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY; EXCEL PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS; SOAR ACADEMY; PRIDE PREP PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS; RAINIER PREP; GREEN DOT PUBLIC SCHOOLS WASHINGTON; WASHINGTON STATE CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION,
Respondent-Intervenors.
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Paul J. Lawrence
Jessica Anne Skelton
Jamie L. Lisagor
Athanasios P. Papailiou
Robert M. McKenna
Melanie Phillips
Adam Nolan Tabor
Brian T. Moran
Hon. Bob Ferguson
Aileen B. Miller
Rebecca R. Glasgow
David Alan Stolier
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95083-1 (C/A 75441-6)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
EDGAR DENNIS III,
Petitioner.
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Hon. Dan Satterberg
Laura Ann Petregal
Lawand Sha Anderson
Lauren D. McLane
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1:30 P.M.
94711-2 (C/A 48644-0-II)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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NOVA CONTRACTING INC, a Washington Corporation,
Respondent,
v.
CITY OF OLYMPIA, a Washington Municipal Corporation,
Petitioner.
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Benjamin D. Cushman
Lindsay Taft Watkins
William Allen Linton
Jacob James Stillwell
Annaliese Harksen
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| 9:00 A.M.
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OLYMPIA
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MAY 31, 2018
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201,704-5 (WSBA #9553)
Attorney Discipline
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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In re:
DAVID CARL COTTINGHAM,
Attorney at Law.
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David Carl Cottingham
M. Craig Bray
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94898-4 (C/A 34197-6-III)
Petition for Review and Cross-Petition for Review Granted
MOTION TO STRIKE PORTIONS OF THE ANSWER
TO AMICUS BRIEF - PASSED TO THE MERITS
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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HEIDI JO HENDRICKSON, a single person,
Respondent,
v.
MOSES LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT, a municipal corporation,
Petitioner.
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George M. Ahrend
Matthew C. Albrecht
Bryce Patrick McPartland
Gerald John Moberg
Patrick Ross Moberg
James Edyrn Baker
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1:30 P.M.
95251-5 (C/A 48870-1-II)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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MICHAEL MURRAY,
Petitioner,
v.
STATE OF WASHINGTON, THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR & INDUSTRIES,
Respondent.
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Philip James Buri
Patrick Arthur Palace
Jordan Lee Couch
Hon. Bob Ferguson
Anastasia R. Sandstrom
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| 9:00 A.M.
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OLYMPIA
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JUNE 12, 2018
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95013-0 (C/A 75635-4-I)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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THE OLYMPIC PENINSULA NARCOTICS ENFORCEMENT TEAM, BILL BENEDICT CLALLAM COUNTY SHERIFF, CLALLAM COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT and CLALLAM COUNTY,
Respondents,
v.
REAL PROPERTY KNOWN AS
1) JUNCTION CITY LOTS 1 THROUGH 12 INCLUSIVE, BLOCK 35
2) LOT 2 OF THE NELSON SHORT PLAT LOCATED IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, AND ALL APPURTENANCES AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, OR PROCEEDS THEREFROM,
Defendants,
STEVEN L. FAGER, DBVWC, INC., a Washington corporation and THE LUCILLE M. BROWN LIVING TRUST,
Petitioners.
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Hon. Mark B. Nichols
Brian Patrick Wendt
Michael Alexander Patterson
Daniel Paul Crowner
Timothy Hall Campbell
James Robert Dixon
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95262-1 (C/A 49224-5-II consolidated with 49230-0-II, 49234-2-II, 49235-1-II and 49248-2-II)
Petition for Review Granted
|
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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WASHINGTON PUBLIC EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, UFCW LOCAL 365, a labor organization, and PROFESSIONAL & TECHNICAL EMPLOYEES LOCAL 17, a labor organization,
Respondents,
v.
WASHINGTON STATE CENTER FOR CHILDHOOD DEAFNESS & HEARING LOSS, and EVERGREEN FREEDOM FOUNDATION d/b/a FREEDOM FOUNDATION,
Petitioners,
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS, LOCAL 76, a labor organization, and UNITED ASSOCIATION, LOCAL 32, a labor organization,
Respondents,
v.
STATE OF WASHINGTON, WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR & INDUSTRIES, and EVERGREEN FREEDOM FOUNDATION d/b/a FREEDOM FOUNDATION,
Petitioners.
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Kathleen Phair Barnard
Laura Elizabeth Ewan
Dmitri L. Iglitzin
Laura Elizabeth Ewan
Kristen Laurel Kussmann
Jacob Fox Metzger
Paul Drachler
Edward Earl Younglove III
Kristina Marie Detwiler
Hon. Bob Ferguson
Ohad Michael Lowy
Morgan B. Damerow
Hannah Sarah Sells
James Abernathy
Greg Overstreet
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1:00 P.M. – SHOW CAUSE HEARING
201,761-4 (WSBA #13320)
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In re:
PAUL JAMES BURNS,
Attorney at Law.
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Joanne S. Abelson (WSBA)
Brett Andrews Purtzer
|
1:30 P.M.
94591-8 (C/A 49853-7-II)
Discretionary Review Granted
|
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
|
In re Personal Restraint Petition of
WILLIAM CRAIG SCHORR,
Petitioner.
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William Craig Schorr (pro se)
(not presenting oral argument due to incarceration)
Rita Joan Griffith
Thomas E. Weaver, Jr.
(amicus counsel presenting oral argument on behalf of WACDL)
Hon. Mark Lindquist
Robin Khou Sand
|
| 9:00 A.M.
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OLYMPIA
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JUNE 14, 2018
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| TWO CASES ONLY |
95097-1 (C/A 34066-0-III)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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CHRISTOPHER BELLING,
Petitioner,
v.
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY DEPARTMENT of the State of Washington,
Respondent.
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Darrell K. Smart
Christopher Luke Childers
Hon. Bob Ferguson
Leah E. Harris
April Suzanne Benson
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94846-1 (C/A 74919-6-I)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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DAWN CORNWELL,
Petitioner,
v.
MICROSOFT CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation,
Respondent.
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Cody Cortez Fenton-Robertson
Matthew J. Bean
Alexander J. Higgins
Gregory Alan Hendershott
Melissa Kimberly Mordy
Laura Anne Turczanski
Cynthia B. Jones
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| 9:00 A.M.
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OLYMPIA
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JUNE 26, 2018
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94902-6 (C/A 48481-1-II consol. w/ 48491-9-II)
Petition for Review Granted
|
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
ANTHONY GENE HAND,
Petitioner.
|
Hon. Mark Lindquist
Jason Ruyf
Marie Jean Trombley
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95249-3 (C/A 48705-5-II)
Petition for Review Granted
GRANTED AS TO DISCRETIONARY LFO ISSUE ONLY
|
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
DAVID ANGEL RAMIREZ,
Petitioner.
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Hon. Jonathan L. Meyer
Jessica L. Blye
Kathleen A. Shea
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1:30 P.M.
95237-0 (C/A 49691-7-II)
Petition for Review Granted
GRANTED ONLY AS TO THE ISSUE OF WHETHER SOUTHWICK ACTED WITH "AUTHORITY OF LAW"
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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SOUTHWICK, INC., a Washington corporation,
Petitioner,
v.
WASHINGTON STATE, AND ITS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS DIVISION, WASHINGTON STATE FUNERAL AND CEMETERY BOARD,
Respondents.
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Matthew Bryan Edwards
Hon. Bob Ferguson
R. July Simpson
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95269-8 (C/A 34103-8-III)
Petition for Review Granted
PETITION FOR REVIEW AND CROSS-PETITION BOTH GRANTED
|
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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DAVID MARTIN,
Petitioner,
v.
GONZAGA UNIVERSITY,
Respondent,
and
CHRIS STANFORD AND "JANE DOE" STANFORD, a marital community,
Defendants.
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Julie Christine Watts
Michael Bradley Love
|
| 9:00 A.M.
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OLYMPIA
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JUNE 28, 2018
|
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95281-7 (C/A 50224-1-II)
Petition for Review Granted
|
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
EVERGREEN FREEDOM FOUNDATION d/b/a FREEDOM FOUNDATION,
Petitioner.
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Hon. Bob Ferguson
Linda Anne Dalton
Chad Corwyn Standifer
Rebecca R. Glasgow
Philip Albert Talmadge
Mark Christopher Lamb
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95012-1 (C/A 49029-3-II)
Petition for Review Granted
|
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
|
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
WAYLON JAMES HUBBARD,
Petitioner.
|
Hon. Mark D. McClain
Donald J. Richter
Sarah Glorian
|
1:30 P.M.
95205-1 (C/A 75057-7-I)
Petition for Review Granted
|
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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CHRISTOPHER H. FLOETING,
Respondent,
v.
GROUP HEALTH COOPERATIVE, a Washington corporation,
Petitioner.
|
Wendy W. Chen
Hank L. Balson
Medora Marisseau
Celeste Mountain Monroe
|
95749-5 (Thurston 18-2-01414-7)
Notice of Appeal
|
30 MINUTES PER SIDE
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TIM EYMAN
Respondent/Cross-Appellant,
and
MICHAEL J. PADDEN
Respondent/Cross-Appellant,
v.
KIM WYMAN, in her capacity as Secretary of State; and
THE WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE,
Appellants/Cross-Respondents,
and
DE-ESCALATE WASHINGTON,
Respondent/Cross-Appellant,
and
CYRUS HABIB,
Appellant Intervenor.
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Joel Bernard Ard
David Knox Dewolf
Matthew C Albrecht
Hon. Bob Ferguson
Noah Guzzo Purcell
Jeffrey Todd Even
Rebecca R Glasgow
Callie Anne Castillo
Paul J. Lawrence
Gregory J Wong
Claire Ellen McNamara
Abha Khanna
David A Perez
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