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Supreme Court of the State of Washington
Opinion Information Sheet
| Docket Number: |
101,093-1 |
| Title of Case: |
Wash. Fed'n of State Emps., Council 28, v. State |
| File Date: |
08/24/2023 |
| Oral Argument Date: |
05/16/2023 |
SOURCE OF APPEAL
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| Appeal from Thurston County Superior Court |
| Docket No: | 19-2-06100-3 |
| Judgment or order under review |
| Date filed: | 07/17/2020 |
| Judge signing: | Honorable John C. Skinder |
JUSTICES
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| Steven C. González | Concurrence Author | |
| Charles W. Johnson | Signed Majority | |
| Barbara A. Madsen | Majority Author | |
| Susan Owens | Signed Majority | |
| Debra L. Stephens | Signed Majority | |
| Sheryl Gordon McCloud | Signed Majority | |
| Mary I. Yu | Signed Majority | |
| Raquel Montoya-Lewis | Signed Majority | |
| G. Helen Whitener | Did Not Participate | |
| J. Robert Leach | Signed Majority | Justice Pro Tem. |
COUNSEL OF RECORD
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Counsel for Petitioner(s) |
| | Sydney Paige Phillips |
| | Attorney at Law |
| | P. O. Box 552 |
| | Olympia, WA, 98507-0552 |
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| | Kate Marie Buerer |
| | Attorney at Law |
| | 23515 Ne Novelty Hill Rd., Ste B221 |
| | Redmond, WA, 98053-1996 |
Counsel for Respondent(s) |
| | Duncan K. Fobes |
| | Patterson Buchanan Fobes & Leitch, Inc. |
| | 1000 2nd Ave., Flr. 30 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98104-1093 |
|
| | Charles Philip Edward Leitch |
| | Patterson Buchanan Fobes & Leitch |
| | 1000 2nd Ave., Flr. 30 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98104-1093 |
|
| | John T. Zilavy |
| | Patterson Buchanan Fobes & Leitch |
| | 1000 2nd Ave., Flr. 30 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98104-1093 |
|
| | Joseph Anthony Brogan |
| | Foster Garvey PC |
| | 1111 3rd Ave. Ste. 3000 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98101-3296 |
|
| | M. Katie Yount |
| | Chelan County PUD |
| | 327 N. Wenatchee Ave. |
| | Wenatchee, WA, 98801-2011 |
|
| | Jeffrey Scott Myers |
| | Law Lyman Daniel Kamerrer et al |
| | P. O. Box 11880 |
| | 2674 R. W. Johnson Blvd. Sw |
| | Olympia, WA, 98508-1880 |
|
| | Kendra Sue Rosenberg |
| | Kenyon Disend |
| | 11 Front St. S. Ste. 200 |
| | Issaquah, WA, 98027-3848 |
|
| | Greg Alan Rubstello |
| | Attorney at Law |
| | 901 5th Ave Ste 3500 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98164-2059 |
|
| | Paul Reginald ByrneII |
| | Attorney at Law |
| | 1105 Spring St. Apt. 611 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98104-3516 |
|
| | Terry Michael Weiner |
| | City of Ellensburg |
| | 501 N. Anderson St. |
| | Ellensburg, WA, 98926-3147 |
|
| | Richard L. Hughes |
| | Law Office of Richard L Hughes PLLC |
| | 1824 Sw Black Lake Blvd. |
| | Ste. 101d |
| | Olympia, WA, 98512 |
|
| | Gregory Francis Amann |
| | City of Fife |
| | 5411 23rd St. E. |
| | Fife, WA, 98424-2061 |
|
| | Jennifer Combs |
| | City of Fife |
| | 5411 23rd St. E. |
| | Fife, WA, 98424-2061 |
|
| | Kevin Maitland Raymond |
| | City of Kirkland |
| | 123 5th. Ave. |
| | Kirkland, WA, 98033-6189 |
|
| | Hillary J. Evans |
| | Kenyon Disend |
| | 11 Front St. S. |
| | Issaquah, WA, 98027-3820 |
|
| | Alexandra Kenyon |
| | Attorney at Law |
| | 11 Front. St. S. |
| | Issaquah, WA, 98027-3820 |
|
| | Rachel Bender Turpin |
| | Madrona Law Group PLLC |
| | 14205 Se 36th St. Ste. 100 |
| | Bellevue, WA, 98006-1553 |
|
| | Bio F. Park |
| | Attorney at Law |
| | 9611 Se 36th St. |
| | Mercer Island, WA, 98040-3732 |
|
| | William E. Bloor |
| | City of Port Angeles |
| | 321 E. 5th. St. |
| | Port Angeles, WA, 98362-3206 |
|
| | Christopher C Cowgill |
| | City of Port Angeles |
| | 321 E. 5th St. |
| | Port Angeles, WA, 98362-3206 |
|
| | Jessica Lynn Zornes Leiser |
| | Seattle City Attorney's Office |
| | 701 5th Ave. Ste. 2050 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98104-7095 |
|
| | Bob C. Sterbank |
| | Attorney at Law |
| | 1111 3rd Ave. Ste. 3000 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98101-3296 |
|
| | Anna Astrakhan |
| | Attorney at Law |
| | Snoqualmie City Hall |
| | 38624 Se River St. |
| | Snoqualmie, WA, 98065 |
|
| | Nathaniel Odle |
| | Office of the Spokane City Attorney |
| | 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. |
| | Spokane, WA, 99201-3333 |
|
| | Andrea J. Marquez |
| | City of Sumner |
| | 1104 Maple St. Ste. 242 |
| | Sumner, WA, 98390-1407 |
|
| | Christine M Palmer |
| | Kitsap County Prosecutor's Office |
| | 614 Division St. |
| | Port Orchard, WA, 98366-4614 |
|
| | Cheryl A. Comer |
| | City of Tacoma |
| | 747 Market St Rm 1120 |
| | Tacoma, WA, 98402-3726 |
|
| | June Riley |
| | Walla Walla City Attorney |
| | 15 N. 3rd Ave. |
| | Walla Walla, WA, 99362-1859 |
|
| | Jeffrey Ganson |
| | Haggard & Ganson LLP |
| | 19125 N. Creek Pkwy. Ste. 120 |
| | Bothell, WA, 98011-8000 |
|
| | Sarah E. Spierling Mack |
| | Everett Public Schools |
| | 3900 Broadway |
| | Everett, WA, 98201-5033 |
|
| | John Alfred Manix |
| | Attorney at Law |
| | 3416 E. 45th Ct. |
| | Spokane, WA, 99223 |
|
| | John James White |
| | Peterson Russell Kelly Livengood, PLLC |
| | 10900 Ne 4th St. Ste. 1850 |
| | Bellevue, WA, 98004-8341 |
|
| | Kevin Blair Hansen |
| | Peterson Russell Kelly Livengood, PLLC |
| | 10900 Ne 4th St. Ste. 1850 |
| | Bellevue, WA, 98004-8341 |
|
| | Mitchell P. Delabarre |
| | Grant County PUD |
| | P. O. Box 878 |
| | Ephrata, WA, 98823-0878 |
|
| | Norma J. Tillotson |
| | Grays Harbor County Prosecutor's Office |
| | 102 W. Broadway Ave. Rm. 102 |
| | Montesano, WA, 98563-3621 |
|
| | Steven Ross Johnson |
| | Attorney at Law |
| | 609 8th St. |
| | Hoquiam, WA, 98550-3522 |
|
| | Craig L. Miller |
| | Craig L. Miller P.S. |
| | 122 Applegate Ln. |
| | Sequim, WA, 98382-3011 |
|
| | Joel Robert Paisner |
| | Ascent Law Partners LLP |
| | 1191 2nd Ave. Ste. 1800 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98101-2996 |
|
| | Mari K. Isaacson |
| | King County Prosecuting Attorney's Offic |
| | 701 5th Avenue |
| | Suite 600 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98104 |
|
| | John Martin Gerberding |
| | King County Prosecuting Attorney's Offic |
| | 701 5th Avenue |
| | Suite 600 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98104 |
|
| | Jacquelyn Moore Aufderheide |
| | Kitsap County Prosecutor's Office |
| | 614 Division Street, Ms-35a |
| | Port Orchard, WA, 98312 |
|
| | Susan Landa Rogers |
| | Kitsap County Prosecutor's Office |
| | 614 Division St. |
| | Port Orchard, WA, 98366-4614 |
|
| | Ryan S. Neale |
| | Marsh Mundorf Pratt Sullivan & McKenzie |
| | 4220 132nd St. Se Ste. 201 |
| | Mill Creek, WA, 98012-8994 |
|
| | Allen Unzelman |
| | Vander Stoep, Remund, Blinks & Jones |
| | P. O. Box 867 |
| | 345 Nw Pacific Ave. |
| | Chehalis, WA, 98532-0867 |
|
| | Amanda Dawn Daylong |
| | Floyd, Pflueger & Ringer, P.S. |
| | 3101 Western Ave. Ste 400 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98121-3017 |
|
| | Amber L. Pearce |
| | Floyd, Pflueger & Ringer, P.S. |
| | 3101 Western Ave. Ste. 400 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98121-3017 |
|
| | John Armen Safarli |
| | Macdonald Devin Madden Kenefick & Harris |
| | 12770 Coit Rd. Ste. 1100 |
| | Dallas, TX, 75251-1329 |
|
| | Jason D. Brown |
| | Stevens Clay, PS |
| | 421 W. Riverside Ave. Ste. 1575 |
| | Spokane, WA, 99201-0409 |
|
| | James Shawn Horlacher |
| | Washington Attorney General's Office |
| | P. O. Box 40145 |
| | Olympia, WA, 98504-0145 |
|
| | Jennifer Diana Loynd |
| | Pierce County Prosecutor's Office, Civil |
| | 930 Tacoma Ave. S. Rm. 946 |
| | Tacoma, WA, 98402-2102 |
|
| | Adrian Urquhart Winder |
| | Foster Garvey PC |
| | 1111 3rd Ave Ste 3000 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98101-3296 |
|
| | Thomas Fitzgerald Ahearne |
| | Foster Garvey PC |
| | 1111 3rd. Ave. Ste. 3000 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98101-3296 |
|
| | Angel D. Rains |
| | Grays Harbor PUD |
| | P. O. Box 480 |
| | Aberdeen, WA, 98520-0109 |
|
| | Christopher Allen Eastwood |
| | Attorney at Law |
| | P. O. Box 128 |
| | Longview, WA, 98632-7080 |
|
| | Kristina Marie Detwiler |
| | Robblee Detwiler PLLP |
| | 2101 4th Ave. Ste.1000 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98121-2346 |
|
| | Angelo Camacho Cruz |
| | Robblee Detwiler PLLP |
| | 2101 4th Ave. Ste. 1000 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98121-2346 |
|
| | Leigh Ann Collings Tift |
| | Seattle Housing Authority |
| | 190 Queen Anne Ave. N. Ste. 500 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98109-4975 |
|
| | Alex Jacob Witenberg |
| | Snohomish County Prosecutor's Office |
| | 3000 Rockefeller Ave. |
| | Everett, WA, 98201-4046 |
|
| | Sara J Di Vittorio |
| | Snohomish County PUD |
| | P. O. Box 1107 |
| | Everett, WA, 98206-1107 |
|
| | Emily Guildner |
| | Thompson, Guildner & Associates, Inc., P |
| | 110 Cedar Ave. #102 |
| | Snohomish, WA, 98290-2959 |
|
| | Nikki Christine Thompson |
| | Thompson, Guildner & Associates, Inc., P |
| | 110 Cedar Ave. Apt. 102 |
| | Snohomish, WA, 98290-2959 |
|
| | James Edward Niemer |
| | Sound Transit |
| | 401 S. Jackson St. |
| | Seattle, WA, 98104-2826 |
|
| | Richard Allen DavisIII |
| | Chmelik, Sitkin & Davis |
| | 1500 Railroad Ave. |
| | Bellingham, WA, 98225-4542 |
|
| | F. Dayle Andersen, Jr. |
| | Spokane County Prosecutor's Office |
| | 1100 W Mallon Ave |
| | Spokane, WA, 99260-0270 |
|
| | Michelle K. Fossum |
| | Sayre, Sayre & Fossum, PS |
| | 201 W. North River Dr. Ste. 460 |
| | Spokane, WA, 99201-2262 |
|
| | Megan Christine Clark |
| | Etter McMahon Lamberson Van Wert & Oresk |
| | 618 W. Riverside Ave. Ste. 210 |
| | Spokane, WA, 99201-5048 |
|
| | Katie Schiewetz Worthington |
| | Attorney at Law |
| | P. O. Box 40111 |
| | Olympia, WA, 98504-0111 |
|
| | Susan Sackett Danpullo |
| | Office of the Attorney General |
| | 7141 Cleanwater Dr. Sw |
| | P. O. Box 40145 |
| | Olympia, WA, 98504-0145 |
|
| | David Christopher Moon |
| | Attorney at Law |
| | P. O. Box 40123 |
| | Olympia, WA, 98504-0123 |
|
| | Alicia O. Young |
| | WA State Attorney General's Office |
| | P. O. Box 40100 |
| | Olympia, WA, 98504-0100 |
|
| | Ryan C. Espegard |
| | Gordon Thomas Honeywell LLP |
| | 520 Pike St. Ste. 2350 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98101-4006 |
|
| | Thomas A. Leahy |
| | Reid McCarthy Ballew & Leahy LLP |
| | 100 W Harrison St. Ste. N300 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98119-4143 |
|
| | Jay Schulkin |
| | Porter Foster Rorick LLP |
| | 601 Union St. Ste. 800 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98101-4027 |
|
| | Harriet Kay Strasberg |
| | Attorney at Law |
| | 3136 Maringo Rd. Se |
| | Olympia, WA, 98501-3428 |
|
| | Edward Earl Younglove III |
| | Younglove & Coker, PLLC |
| | P. O. Box 7846 |
| | 1800 Cooper Point Rd. Sw # 16 |
| | Olympia, WA, 98507-7846 |
|
| | Evelyn Fielding Lopez |
| | Washington Attorney General's Office |
| | P. O. Box 40121 |
| | Olympia, WA, 98504-0121 |
|
| | Darcey Elliott |
| | Washington Attorney General's Office |
| | P. O. Box 40145 |
| | Olympia, WA, 98504-0145 |
|
| | Kathleen Phair Barnard |
| | Barnard Iglitzin & Lavitt LLP |
| | 18 W. Mercer St. Ste. 400 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98119-3971 |
|
| | Robert Franklin Noe |
| | Yakima School District - Chief Legal Cou |
| | 104 N. 4th Ave. |
| | Yakima, WA, 98902-2636 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of American Civil Liberties Union of Washington Foundation |
| | Taryn Marie Darling |
| | American Civil Liberties Union of Washin |
| | P. O. Box 2728 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98111-2728 |
|
| | La Rond Baker |
| | American Civil Liberties Union of Washin |
| | P. O. Box 2728 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98111-2728 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Disability Rights Washington |
| | Ethan Drew Esq Frenchman |
| | Attorney at Law |
| | 315 5th Ave. S. Ste. 850 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98104-2691 |
|
| | Katherine M. Forster |
| | Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP |
| | 350 South Grand Avenue, 50th Floor |
| | Los Angeles, CA, 90071 |
|
| | Ariel Teshuva |
| | Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP |
| | 350 South Grand Avenue, 50th Floor |
| | Los Angeles, CA, 90071 |
|
| | Adeel Mohammadi |
| | Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP |
| | 350 South Grand Avenue, 50th Floor |
| | Los Angeles, CA, 90071 |
|
| | Leigh Kramer |
| | Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP |
| | 350 South Grand Avenue, 50th Floor |
| | Los Angeles, CA, 90071 |
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