Supreme Court Docket
Supreme Court Briefs
Winter 2016

Justices of the Supreme Court

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

Appointive Officers of the Supreme Court

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

Order

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
   

Department Two

Chief Justice Barbara A. Madsen
    Justice Susan Owens     Justice Debra Stephens
    Justice Steven C. González     Justice Mary Yu

Notice to Attorneys

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 2016 Winter Session are scheduled, subject to change, for:

January 5, 2016
February 9, 2016
March 1, 2016
March 29, 2016

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.

The titles of the cases listed in this docket are not the official titles for purposes of opinions.
Supreme Court Briefs

Oral Argument Dates

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

JANUARY 12, 2016

THREE CASES ONLY; TWO IN A.M. – ONE IN P.M.
91567-9 (C/A 71054-1-I)
Petition for Review Granted		 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
CHRISTOPHER PIRIS,
         Petitioner,
     v.
ALFRED KITCHING and JANE DOE KITCHING,
husband and wife and their marital community, SOCIETY
OF COUNSEL REPRESENTING ACCUSED PERSONS
SCRAP), ERIC NIELSEN and JANE DOE NIELSEN,
husband and wife and their marital community;
NIELSEN, BROMAN & KOCH, P.L.L.C., KING
COUNTY,
          Respondent. 		Suzanne Lee Elliott

Christopher Holm Howard
  Averil Budge Rothrock
  Allison Kathleen Krashan
Rosemary Jane Moore
  Jeffrey Paul Downer
Hon. Dan Satterberg
  David J. Hackett

91532-6 (C/A 31691-2-III)
Petition for Review Granted		 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
          Respondent,
     v.
ADRIAN SUTLEJ SAMALIA,
          Petitioner.
 Hon. Joseph Brusic
  David Trefry
  Tamara Ann Hanlon
Nancy P. Collins

2:00 P.M.

91742-6 (C/A 71445-7-I)
Petition for Review Granted
 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
GEORGIANA ARNOLD,
          Respondent,
     v.
CITY OF SEATTLE, d/b/a HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT,
         Petitioner. 		Judith A. Lonnquist
Philip Albert Talmadge

Paul J. Lawrence
  Gregory J. Wong
  Sarah Stewart Washburn
Molly Margaret Daily

9:00 A.M.

UNIV. OF WA - BOTHELL CAMPUS

January 14, 2016

THREE CASES ONLY, TWO IN A.M. – ONE IN P.M.
91438-9 (C/A 43870-4-II – consol. w/43990-5-II)
Petitions for Review Granted
STATE'S PETITION FOR REVIEW GRANTED; FISHER'S PETITION GRANTED ONLY ON THE AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE JURY INSTRUCTION ISSUE

30 MINUTES PER SIDE
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
          Respondent,
     v.
KISHA LASHAWN FISHER and COREY TROSCLAIR,
          Petitioners. 		Hon. Mark Lindquist
  James S. Schacht
  Kathleen Proctor

Stephanie C. Cunningham
Kathryn A. Russell Selk

91644-6 (C/A 71752-9-I)
Petition for Review Granted
 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
FRED BINSCHUS, individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of JULIE ANN BINSCHUS; TONYA FENTON; TRISHA WOODS; TAMMY MORIS; JOAN GILLUM, as Personal Representative of the State of GREGORY N. GILLUM; CARLA J. LANGE, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of LEORY B. LANGE; NICHOLAS LEE LANGE, Individually; ANDREA ROSE, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of CHESTER M. ROSE; STACY ROSE, Individually; RICHARD TRESTON, and CAROL TRESTON, and the marital community thereof; BEN MERCADO; and PAMELA RADCLIFFE, Individually and as Personal Representative of the ESTATE OF DAVID RADCLIFFE; TROY GIDDINGS, Individually,
          Respondents,
     v.
SKAGIT COUNTY, a political subdivision of the State of Washington,
          Petitioner,

STATE OF WASHINGTON, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS; SKAGIT EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER d/b/a "Skagit 911," an interlocal government agency; OKANOGAN COUNTY, a political subdivision of the State of Washington,
          Defendants.		 Philip Talmadge
Nathan Roberts
  John Connelly, Jr.
Jaime Drozd Allen
Jeffrey Dunbar
Eugene Moses
Dean Brett
W. Mitchell Cogdill


Hon. Rich Weyrich
  A. O. Denny
Howard Goodfriend/Catherine Wright Smith
John Justice
Hon. Bob Ferguson
  Paul J. Triesch
  Joshua Choate
Mark Bucklin
Christopher Kerley

1:30 P.M.

91945-3 (13-35955 consol. w/ 13-35996 and 13-36022)
Certified from Federal Court
 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
ABELARDO SAUCEDO; FELIPE ACEVEDO MENDOZA; JOSE VILLA MENDOZA; JAVIER SAUCEDO; SANDRA SAUCEDO, individually, and on behalf of all other similarly situated persons,
          Plaintiffs,
     v.
JOHN HANCOCK LIFE & HEALTH INSURANCE, CO.; TEXAS MUNICIPAL PLANS CONSORTIUM, LLC, NW MANAGEMENT AND REALTY SERVICES, INC.; JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, and FARMLAND MANAGEMENT SERVICES,
          Defendants. 		Lori Jordan Isley
  Joachim Morrison
  Andrea L. Schmitt

Christopher Glenn Emch
  John Ray Nelson
Brendan V. Monahan
  Sarah Lynn Clarke Wixson
Leslie Richard Weatherhead
  Geana Mae Van Dessel
Susan Felice DiCicco
  Ari M. Selman
David B. Salmons

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

January 19, 2016

THREE CASES ONLY, TWO IN A.M. – ONE IN P.M. & SHOW CAUSE HEARING
91660-8 (C/A 45081-0-II)
Petition for Review Granted		 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
          Petitioner,
     v.
CORY A. SUNDBERG,
          Respondent. 		Hon. Michael K. Dorcy
  Timothy J. Higgs

Peter B. Tiller

91761-2 (C/A 45792-0-II)
Petition for Review Granted		 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
BRYENT FINCH and PATRICIA FINCH, husband and wife,
          Petitioners,
     v.
THURSTON COUNTY, THURSTON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, ROD DITRICH and JANE DOE DITRICH, individually and as husband and wife and the marital community comprised thereof,
          Respondents. 		Zachary David Edwards

Gregory Eugene Jackson
  John Robert Nicholson
Elizabeth Petrich

1:00 P.M. - SHOW CAUSE HEARING

201,476-3 (WSBA #27589)  
In re: Frank J. Prohaska, Attorney at Law Frank J. Prohaska
Francesca D'Angelo (WSBA)

1:30 P.M.

92081-8 (2:14 CV-0175-TOR)
Certified from Federal Court 		20 MINUTES PER SIDE

LAURA ZAMORA JORDAN, as her separate estate, and on behalf of others similarly situated,
          Plaintiff,
     v.
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company,
          Defendant.

Clay Gatens/ Michelle Green/
  Honea Lewis, IV
Michael Duane Daudt
Beth Terrell/Blythe Chandler

John Knox
Andrew Noble
  Jan Chilton
  Mary Kate Sullivan
  Erik Kemp

9:00 A.M.

OLYMPIA

January 21, 2016

THREE CASES ONLY, TWO IN A.M. – ONE IN P.M. & SHOW CAUSE HEARING
91610-1 (C/A 45033-0-II)
Petition for Review Granted		 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON,
          Respondent,
     v.
LYONS ENTERPRISES, INC. DBA JAN-PRO CLEANING SYSTEMS,
          Petitioner. 		Steve Vinyard

Ryan P. McBride

91932-1 (13-35692 & 13-35725)
Certified from Federal Court		 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
CENTURION PROPERTIES III, LLC; SMI GROUP XIV, LLC,
          Plaintiffs,
     v.
CHICAGO TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY, a Nebraska company,
          Defendant. 		Todd Stuart Fairchild
  Timothy J. Droske
  Peter Scott Ehrlichman
  Steven J. Wells

Stephen John Sirianni
  Ann Merryfield

1:00 P.M. - SHOW CAUSE HEARING

201,475-5 (WSBA #32935)  
In re: Shari Ann Brown, Attorney at Law Shari Ann Brown
Natalea Skvir (WSBA)

1:30 P.M.

91653-5 (C/A 70958-5-I)
Petition for Review Granted
 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
CENTRAL PUGET SOUND REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY, a regional transit authority, d/b/a SOUND TRANSIT,
          Respondent,
     v.
AIRPORT INVESTMENT COMPANY, a Washington corporation, d/b/a Hampton Inn,
          Petitioner,

HORIZON AIR INDUSTRIES, INC., a Washington corporation; IBEW 77 INTERNATIONAL BOULEVARD, LLC, a Washington limited liability company; JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., f/k/a The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Trustee for the Registered Holders of Prudential Securities Financing Corporation Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 199-C2; KING COUNTY; and ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS and UNKNOWN TENANTS,
          Defendants. 		Marisa L. Velling
  Matthew R. Hansen
  Estera Felice Gordon
  Jacqualyne Jean Walker

Averil Budge Rothrock
  Joaquin M. Hernandez
  Dennis J. Dunphy
  Christopher Holm Howard

Margaret A. Pahl

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

January 28, 2016

THREE CASES ONLY, TWO IN A.M. – ONE IN P.M. & SHOW CAUSE HEARING
91775-2 (C/A 45832-2-II)
Petition for Review Granted		 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
N.L.,
         Respondent,
     v.
BETHEL SCHOOL DISTRICT,
          Petitioner. 		Julie Anne Kays
  John Robert Connelly, Jr.

Francis Stanley Floyd
  John Armen Safarli

92398-1 (Thurston 10-2-02772-3) 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
DOT FOODS, INC.,
         Respondent/Cross-Appellant,
    v.
STATE OF WASHINGTON, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE,
         Appellant/Cross-Respondent. 		Michele G. Radosevich
  Dirk Jay Giseburt

Kelly Owings
  Charles Zalesky

1:30 P.M.

91531-8 (C/A 32015-4-III)
Discretionary Review Granted 		20 MINUTES PER SIDE
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
         Respondent,
     v.
CURTIS G. STUMP,
          Petitioner. 		Hon. Lawrence H. Haskell
  Gretchen E. Verhoef

Jan Trasen
  Marla Leslie Zink
  David L. Donnan

9:00 A.M.

OLYMPIA

February 16, 2016

THREE CASES ONLY; TWO IN A.M. – ONE IN P.M.
91827-9 (C/A 45034-8-II)
Petition for Review Granted		 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
CITY OF LAKEWOOD,
          Respondent,
     v.

ROBERT WILLIS,
          Petitioner. 		Matthew S. Kaser

David Christopher Iannotti

91934-8 (C/A 45461-1-II)
Petition for Review Granted		 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
          Respondent,
     v.

K. H.-H.,
          Petitioner. 		Hon. Mark Lindquist
  Chelsey L Miller

Kathryn A. Russell Selk

1:30 P.M.

91950-0 (C/A 71403-1-I)
Petition for Review Granted		 20 MINUTES PER SIDE

In re the Detention of:

W.C.C.,
          Petitioner.

Hon. Daniel Satterberg
  Kathleen A. Shea

Stephanie Finn Guthrie

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

February 18, 2016

THREE CASES ONLY; TWO IN A.M. - ONE IN P.M.
91247-5 (King Co. 14-2-18902-8 SEA) 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
CAROLYN ROBBS BILANKO, an individual,
          Respondent,
     v.
BARCLAY COURT OWNERS ASSOCIATION, a Washington non-profit corporation,
          Appellant. 		Matthew Deck Hartman
Jeffrey E. Bilanko
Carolyn Robbs Bilanko
Averil Budge Rothrock
  Lawrence A. Costich
  Milt Reimers

91669-1 (C/A 45296-1-II)
Petition for Review Granted		 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
          Respondent,
     v.

NAKIA L. OTTON,
          Petitioner.

Hon. Ryan Jurvakainen
  David Phelan

Sarah McNeel Hrobsky

1:30 P.M.

91771-0 (C/A 45173-5-II)
Petition for Review Granted		 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
          Respondent,
     v.

BARON DEL ASHLEY, JR.,
          Petitioner.

Hon. Anthony Golik
  Aaron Bartlett

Oliver Ross Davis

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

February 23, 2016


91185-1 (C/A 29657-1-III consol. w/ 29679-2-III & 29691-1-III)
Petition for Review Granted
LIMITED TO ISSUES OF EXCESSIVE STREET GANG AND BOOKING FORMS EVIDENCE RELATED TO THEIR CONVICTIONS AND SENTENCES		 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
          Respondent,
     v.
RICARDO JUAREZ DELEON, ANTHONY DELEON and OCTAVIO ROBLEDO,
          Petitioners. 		Hon. Joseph Brusic
  Tamara Hanlon

Dennis Morgan
Janet Gemberling
Kenneth Kato

89321-7 (C/A 41902-5-II)
Petitions for Review Granted
JONES'S CROSS PRV LIMITED TO ISSUE OF RIGHT TO BE PRESENT		 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
          Petitioner,
     v.
MARTIN ARTHUR JONES,
          Respondent. 		Hon. Bob Ferguson
  John Christopher Hillman
  Jay Douglas Geck
Thomas Michael Kummerow
PRO TEM: KORSMA, J.P.T. WIGGINS, J. RECUSED

1:30 P.M.

91978-0 (C/A 71626-3-I)
Petition for Review Granted		 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company,
          Respondent,
     v.
THE CITY OF CLYDE HILL, WASHINGTON,
         Petitioner. 		Ryan P. McBride
  Scott M. Edwards

Greg Alan Rubstello
Philip Albert Talmadge
Stephanie Ellen Croll

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

February 25, 2016
ONE CASE ONLY - DEATH PENALTY
88086-7 (Death Penalty) 120 MINUTES PER SIDE
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
          Respondent,
     v.
ALLEN EUGENE GREGORY,
          Appellant. 		Kathleen Proctor
  John Martin Neeb

Neil Martin Fox
Lila Jane Silverstein

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

March 10, 2016

THREE CASES ONLY - TWO IN A.M. - ONE IN P.M.
91777-9 (C/A 72835-1-I)
Petition for Review Granted		 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
KUT SUEN LUI and MARY FAR LUI,
          Petitioners,
     v.
ESSEX INSURANCE COMPANY,
          Respondents. 		Jose Vasquez/Thomas Adams/
  Jacque St. Romain

Michael K. McCormack

91969-1 (C/A 71297-7-I consol. w/ 71550-0-I)
Petition for Review Granted		 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
JUDY R. DEGGS, as personal representative for the estate of ROY GORDON SUNDBERG, ,
          Petitioner,
     v.
ASBESTOS CORPORATION LIMITED; ASTENJOHNSON, INC.; CBS CORPORATION (FKA VIACOM INC., FKA WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION); INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY,           Respondents,
     v.
BARTELLS ASBESTOS SETTLEMENT TRUST; GASKET COMPANY; GENERAL REFRACTORIES COMPANY; JOHN CRANE, INC.; METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, and FIRST DOE through ONE HUNDREDTH DOE,
          Defendants. 		Philip Albert Talmadge
Meredith Boyden Good


Mark Tuvim/Kevin Craig
J. Scott Wood/Daniel Ruttenberg
Bonnie Lynn Black
Jan Elizabeth Brucker

Richard George Gawlowski

1:30 P.M.

91986-1 (C/A 32233-5-III)
Petition for Review Granted		 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
          Petitioner,
     v.
CODY RAY FLORES,
          Respondent. 		Hon. Garth Dano
  Kevin James McCrae

David Bustamante

9:00 A.M.

OLYMPIA

March 15, 2016

THREE CASES ONLY - TWO IN A.M. - ONE IN P.M.
92708-1 (King 15-2-28277-8 SEA) 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
TONY LEE, an individual taxpayer; ANGELA BARTELS, an individual taxpayer; DAVID FROCKT, an individual taxpayer and Washington State Senator; REUVEN CARLYLE, an individual taxpayer and Washington State representative; EDEN MACK, an individual taxpayer; GERALD REILLY, an individual taxpayer; PAUL BELL, an individual taxpayer, and THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF WASHINGTON,
          Respondents,
     v.
THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, TIM EYMAN, LEO J. FAGAN and M. J. FAGAN,
          Appellants. 		Paul J. Lawrence
  Kymberly Kathryn Evanson
  Sarah Stewart Washburn





Hon. Bob Ferguson
  Callie Anne Castillo
  Rebecca R. Glasgow
Richard M. Stephens

92021-4 (C/A 45103-4-II)
Petition for Review Granted		 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
          Respondent,
     v.
ANTHONY TYRONE CLARK,
         Petitioner. 		Hon. Mark Lindquist
  Brian Neal Wasankari

Casey Grannis

1:30 P.M.

91963-1 (C/A 72437-1-I)
Petition for Review Granted		 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
CLARK COUNTY,
          Respondent,
     v.
PATRICK J. McMANUS,
          Petitioner.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES,
          Other Party. 		Brett Schoepper
  James L. Gress

Steven L. Busick
  Douglas Maclean Palmer
Anastasia R. Sandstrom
 

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