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Fall 2020
Chief Justice |
Debra Stephens |
Justice |
Charles W. Johnson |
Justice |
Barbara A. Madsen |
Justice |
Susan Owens |
Justice |
Steven C. González |
Justice |
Sheryl Gordon McCloud |
Justice |
Mary I. Yu |
Justice |
Raquel Montoya-Lewis |
Justice |
G. Helen Whitener |
Clerk |
Susan L. Carlson |
Court Commissioner |
Michael Johnston |
Reporter |
Sam Thompson |
Administrator for the Courts |
Dawn Marie Rubio |
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 Debra Stephens |
Justice Charles Johnson |
Justice Susan J. Owens |
Justice Sheryl Gordon McCloud |
Justice Raquel Montoya-Lewis |
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Department Two |
Chief Justice Debra Stephens |
Justice Barbara A. Madsen |
Justice Steven C. González |
Justice Mary Yu |
Justice G. Helen Whitener |
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 2020 Fall Session are scheduled, subject to change, for:
September 8, 2020
October 6, 2020
November 3, 2020
December 1, 2020
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
- September 22, 2020
- September 24, 2020
- October 20, 2020
- October 22, 2020
- October 27, 2020
- October 29, 2020
- November 10, 2020
- November 12, 2020
- November 17, 2020
- November 19, 2020
9:00 A.M.
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OLYMPIA
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September 22, 2020
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TWO CASES ONLY |
96143-3 (C/A 77360-7-I)
Discretionary Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
D.L.,
Petitioner.
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Hon. Eric Richey
Hilary A. Thomas
Philip James Buri
Kate Benward
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96894-2 (C/A 78442-1-I)
Discretionary Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
M.S.,
Petitioner.
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Hon. Dan Satterberg
James Morrissey Whisman
Benjamin Carr
Kate Huber
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9:00 A.M.
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OLYMPIA
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SEPTEMBER 24, 2020
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98056-0 (C/A 78089-1-I)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent.
v.
NICHOLAS CONAN ORN,
Petitioner.
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Hon. Dan Satterberg
James Morrissey Whisman
Jennifer Paige Joseph
Gregory Charles Link
Lila Jane Silverstein
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98067-5 (C/A 35901-8-III)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
LELAND HONN KNAPP IV,
Petitioner.
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Hon. Andrew Kelvin Miller
Terry Jay Bloor
Andrea Burkhart
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1:00 P.M. - SHOW CAUSE HEARING - STRICKEN
TO BE CONSIDERED W/O ORAL ARGUMENT
201,965-0 (WSBA # 11923)
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In re:
TARL RAUD OLIASON, Attorney at Law.
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Joanne S. Abelson (WSBA)
Tarl Raud Oliason
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9:00 A.M.
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OLYMPIA
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OCTOBER 20, 2020
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98024-1 (C/A 36165-9-III)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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THOMAS SILVER, an individual, and all those similarly situated,
Petitioner,
v.
RUDEEN MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC., a Washington corporation,
Respondent.
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Brian Cameron
Kirk David Miller
Timothy W. Durkop
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98066-7 (C/A 51777-9-II)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
CORY PRATT,
Petitioner.
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Hon. Tony Golik
Rachael Rogers
Colin Patrick Hayes
Steven Whitman Thayer
Mark W. Muenster
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1:30 P.M.
97766-6 (C/A 51409-5-II)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
TIMOTHY E. HAAG,
Petitioner.
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Hon. Ryan Jurvakainen
David Phelan
Mary Katherine Young High
Jennifer Vickers Freeman
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9:00 A.M.
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OLYMPIA
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OCTOBER 22, 2020
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ONE CASE ONLY |
98280-5 (C/A 79655-1-I)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
Justice Montoya-Lewis recused / Ann Schindler, J.P.T.
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BONNIE I. MEYERS, as personal representative of the estate of GABRIEL LEWIS ANDERSON, a deceased minor, age 15, and on behalf of the beneficiaries of the estate; and BRANDI K. SESTROM and JOSHUA ANDERSON, individually,
Respondents,
v.
FERNDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT, a political subdivision of the State of Washington,
Petitioner,
and
WILLIAM KLEIN and JANE DOE KLEIN and the marital community comprised thereof,
Other Parties.
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Philip Albert Talmadge
Aaron Paul Orheim
John Robert Connelly, JR
Marta Lynn O'Brien
Jackson Robert Pahlke
Bret S. Simmons
Jill Smith
Mark Dietzler
Lisa Ann Liekhus
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9:00 A.M.
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OLYMPIA
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OCTOBER 27, 2020
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TWO CASE ONLY |
98326-7 (C/A 79793-0-I)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Petitioner,
v.
ANTHONY THOMAS WALLER,
Respondent.
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Hon. Dan Satterberg
James Morrissey Whisman
Gregory Charles Link
Nancy P. Collins
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98026-8 (C/A 79621-6-I)
Discretionary Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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In re Personal Restraint of
ALEJANDRO GARCIA-MENDOZA,
Petitioner.
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Teymur Gasanovich Askerov
Hon. Adam Cornell
Seth Aaron Fine
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9:00 A.M.
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OLYMPIA
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OCTOBER 29, 2020
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98768-8 (C/A 83289-1-I)
Notice for Discretionary Review
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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BRIAN GREEN,
Respondent,
v.
PIERCE COUNTY,
Petitioner.
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Joseph Thomas
Hon. Mary Robnett
Daniel Ray Hamilton
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98495-6 (C/A 79573-2-I)
Notice for Discretionary Review
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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GAILIN HESTER, BRETT YACKLIN, DOUG CLEVENGER, and GREG ULRICH, each individually and on behalf of their respective marital communities, and on behalf of all others similarly situated,
Petitioners,
v.
STATE OF WASHINGTON, WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF RETIREMENT SYSTEMS, and WASHINGTON STATE PATROL,
Respondents.
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Brian William Esler
Clemens H. Barnes
Kellen Andrew Hade
Katie Loberstein
Hon. Bob Ferguson
Eric Andrew Mentzer
Kathryn Wyatt
Nam Duc Nguyen
Sharon English
Heidi A. Irvin
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1:30 P.M.
98487-5 (C/A 36621-9-III)
Discretionary Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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In Re the Dependency of
A.K., L.R.K.S., D.B.K.S.,
minor children
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Gregory Charles Link
Marek Elias Falk
Hon. Bob Ferguson
Rachel Brehm King
Reagyn A. Germer
Ronald John Whitener
Kathryn E. Fort
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9:00 A.M.
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OLYMPIA
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NOVEMBER 10, 2020
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97689-9 (C/A 79757-3-I)
Discretionary Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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In re the Personal Restraint of
CARL ALONZO BROOKS,
Petitioner.
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Gregory Charles Link
Hon. Bob Ferguson
Timothy Norman Lang
Alex A. Kostin
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98296-1 (C/A 51253-0-II)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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GERRI S. COOGAN, the spouse of JERRY D. COOGAN, deceased, and JAMES P. SPURGETIS, solely in his capacity as the Personal Representative of the Estate of JERRY D. COOGAN, Deceased,
Petitioners,
v.
GENUINE PARTS COMPANY d/b/a NATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE PARTS ASSOCIATION (a/k/a NAPA), and NATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE PARTS ASSOCIATION,
Respondents.
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Brian D. Weinstein
Alexandra Brett Caggiano
Lisa Shirley
Jessica Dean
William Joel Rutzick
Michael Barr King
Timothy Kost Thorson
Jeanne F. Loftis
Brendan Philip Hanrahan
Jason Wayne Anderson
Philip Albert Talmadge
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1:30 P.M.
98256-2 (52369-8-II)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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State of Washington,
Respondent,
v.
TANNER LEE CORYELL,
Petitioner.
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Hon. John Tunheim
Joseph James Anthony Jackson
Thomas E. Weaver Jr.
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9:00 A.M.
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OLYMPIA
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NOVEMBER 12, 2020
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ONE CASE ONLY |
98825-1 (C/A 79714-0-I)
Discretionary Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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In re the Dependency of
B.S., a minor child.
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Jan Trasen
Hon. Bob Ferguson
Rachel Brehm King
Leslie Elizabeth Gilbertson
Richard G. Wogsland II
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9:00 A.M.
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OLYMPIA
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NOVEMBER 17, 2020
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98154-0
Original Action
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30 MINUTES PER SIDE
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JULIAN PIMENTEL,
Petitioner,
v.
THE JUDGES OF KING COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT and DAN SATTERBERG, KING COUNTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEY,
Respondents.
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David Allen
Todd Maybrown
Danielle Smith
Cooper David Offenbecher
Hon. Dan Satterberg
Ann Marie Summers
Steven Walter Fogg
Timothy Ashley Bradshaw
Victoria Elizabeth Ainsworth
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98496-4 (C/A 52450-3-II)
Petition for Review Granted
GRANTED AS TO PERSISTENT OFFENDER ISSUE ONLY;
TWO MOTIONS TO STRIKE THE AMICUS BRIEF FOR RAISING LEGAL ISSUES NOT RAISED BY PETITIONER & MOTION TO STRIKE THE PORTIONS OF AMICI’S BRIEF THAT INTRODUCE FACTS OUTSIDE THE RECORD ALL PASSED TO THE MERITS
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
ALAN DALE JENKS,
Petitioner.
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Hon. Larry Haskell
Larry D. Steinmetz
Brett Ballock Pearce
Gregory Charles Link
Jan Trasen
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1:30 P.M.
98493-0 (C/A 51923-2-II)
Petition for Review Granted
GRANTED AS TO COMMUNITY CUSTODY ISSUE ONLY
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
CHRISTOPHER R. JOHNSON,
Petitioner.
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Hon. Chad Enright
John L. Cross
Lila Jane Silverstein
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98514-6 (C-19-0955RSL)
Certified Federal Court
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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ROBERT FOX,
Plaintiff,
v.
CITY OF BELLINGHAM,
Defendant.
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Jacob Michael Downs
Gretchen J. Hoog
Hon. Peter Ruffatto
Shane P. Brady
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9:00 A.M.
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OLYMPIA
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NOVEMBER 19, 2020
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98201-5 (C/A 52183-1-II)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Petitioner,
v.
JERRY L. PETERSON,
Respondent.
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Hon. Jonathan Meyer
Sara I. Beigh
Thomas E. Weaver Jr.
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