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Opinion Information Sheet

Docket Number: 99183-9
Title of Case: Conservation Northwest v. Franz
File Date: 07/21/2022
Oral Argument Date: 10/21/2021

SOURCE OF APPEAL
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Appeal from Thurston County Superior Court
Docket No: 20-2-01051-8
Judgment or order under review
Date filed: 10/05/2020
Judge signing: Honorable Erik D. Price

JUSTICES
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Steven C. GonzálezSigned Majority
Charles W. JohnsonSigned Majority
Barbara A. MadsenSigned Majority
Susan OwensSigned Majority
Debra L. StephensSigned Majority
Sheryl Gordon McCloudSigned Majority
Mary I. YuSigned Majority
Raquel Montoya-LewisDid Not Participate
G. Helen WhitenerMajority Author

COUNSEL OF RECORD
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Counsel for Appellant(s)
 Wyatt Foster Golding  
 Ziontz Chestnut
 2101 4th Avenue
 Suite 1230
 Seattle, WA, 98121-2323

 Peter Robert Goldman  
 Washington Forest Law Center
 4132 California Ave. Sw
 Seattle, WA, 98116-4102

Counsel for Respondent(s)
 Patricia Hickey O'Brien  
 Attorney at Law
 3012 Aspinwall Rd. Nw
 Olympia, WA, 98502-1531

 Martha Ffrost Wehling  
 Washington Attorney General's Office
 1125 Washington Street Se
 Olympia, WA, 98504-0100

 Terence Pruit  
 Washington Attorney General's Office
 P. O. Box 40100
 Olympia, WA, 98504-0100

 Elaine Louise Spencer  
 Northwest Resource Law PLLC
 71 Columbia St. Ste. 325
 Seattle, WA, 98104-1465

 David Owen Bechtold  
 Attorney at Law
 1500 Sw 1st Ave. Ste. 985
 Portland, OR, 97201-5823

 Christopher Thomas Wion  
 Summit Law Group PLLC
 315 5th Ave. S. Ste. 1000
 Seattle, WA, 98104-2682

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Climate Action Families
 Nathan Yandala Bishop  
 Attorney at Law
 1001 4th Ave. Ste. 3900
 Seattle, WA, 98154-1051

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Skagit County
 William W. Honea  
 Skagit County Prosecuting Attorney
 605 S. 3rd St.
 Mount Vernon, WA, 98273-3867

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Judith Billings and Barbara Schaad-Lamphere
 Keith Evan Cohon  
 Attorney at Law
 6210 Sycamore Ave. Nw
 Seattle, WA, 98107-2043

 Dakota Lee Rash  
 Attorney at Law
 3820 Ne 155th Pl. Apt. 702
 Lake Forest Park, WA, 98155-6742

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Earth Law Center
 Anastasia Maier  
 Attorney at Law
 26311 Ne Valley St.
 Duvall, WA, 98019-8435

 Elizabeth Dunne  
 Earth Law Center
 P. O. Box 3164
 Boulder, CO, 80307

Amicus Curiae on behalf of 350 Everett 350 Seattle
 Anastasia Maier  
 Attorney at Law
 26311 Ne Valley St.
 Duvall, WA, 98019-8435

 Elizabeth Dunne  
 Earth Law Center
 P. O. Box 3164
 Boulder, CO, 80307

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Kitsap Environmental COAlition
 Anastasia Maier  
 Attorney at Law
 26311 Ne Valley St.
 Duvall, WA, 98019-8435

 Elizabeth Dunne  
 Earth Law Center
 P. O. Box 3164
 Boulder, CO, 80307

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Emergency Conservation Committee-Pnw
 Anastasia Maier  
 Attorney at Law
 26311 Ne Valley St.
 Duvall, WA, 98019-8435

 Elizabeth Dunne  
 Earth Law Center
 P. O. Box 3164
 Boulder, CO, 80307

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Ernest G. Niemi
 David Alan Bricklin  
 Bricklin & Newman, LLP
 123 Nw 36th Street
 Suite 205
 Seattle, WA, 98107

 Alexander Arthur Sidles  
 Bricklin & Newman LLP
 123 Nw 36th Street
 Suite 205
 Seattle, WA, 98107

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Mason County Climate Justice
 Jennifer D. Calkins  
 Attorney at Law
 6224 41st Ave. Ne
 Seattle, WA, 98115-7508

 Andrew McAleer Hawley  
 Attorney at Law
 1402 3rd Ave. Ste. 1022
 Seattle, WA, 98101-2110

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Wa Forest Protection Association
 Robert Bertelson Mitchell Jr.  
 K&L Gates LLP
 925 4th Ave. Ste. 2900
 Seattle, WA, 98104-1158

 Daniel Kelly-Stallings  
 Attorney at Law
 925 4th Ave. Ste. 2900
 Seattle, WA, 98104-1158

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Wa Assoc. of Counties
 Paul J. Lawrence  
 Pacifica Law Group LLP
 1191 2nd Ave. Ste. 2000
 Seattle, WA, 98101-3404

 Zachary Jones Pekelis  
 Pacifica Law Group
 1191 2nd Ave. Ste. 2000
 Seattle, WA, 98101-3404

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Montana Dept. of Natural Resources and Conservation
 Ryen L. Godwin  
 Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt P.C.
 1420 5th Ave. Ste. 3400
 Seattle, WA, 98101-2339

 Molly Henry  
 Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt
 1420 5th Ave. Ste. 3400
 Seattle, WA, 98101-2339

 Mark Phares  
 Montana Dept. of Nat. Resources
 1139 Eleventh Avenue
 Helena, MT, 59601

 Brian Bramblett  
 Montana Dept. of Nat. Resources
 1139 Eleventh Avenue
 Helena, MT, 59601

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Wa State School Directors' Assoc.
 Matthew Edward Barber  
 Washington Attorney General's Office
 P. O. Box 40100
 Olympia, WA, 98504-0100

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Assoc. of Washington Business
 Robert Andrew Battles  
 Association of Washington Business
 1414 Cherry St. Se
 Olympia, WA, 98501-2341

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Wa Council for Machinists
 Laura Elizabeth Ewan  
 Attorney at Law
 9000 Machinists Place
 Upper Marlboro, MD, 20772


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