Supreme Court Docket
Supreme Court Briefs
Fall 2014

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 W. 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 I. 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 2014 Fall Session are scheduled, subject to change, for:

September 2, 2014
October 7, 2014
November 4, 2014
December 2, 2014

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

2:00 P.M. Olympia September 3, 2014

SHOW CAUSE HEARING

84362-7 (King 07-2-02323-2 SEA) 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
MATHEW & STEPHANIE McCLEARY, on their own behalf and on behalf of KELSEY & CARTER McCLEARY, their two children in Washington's public schools; ROBERT & PATTY VENEMA, on their own behalf and on behalf of HALIE & ROBBIE VENEMA, their two children in Washington's public schools; and NETWORK FOR EXCELLENCE IN WASHINGTON SCHOOLS ("NEWS"), a state-wide coalition of community groups, public school districts, and education organizations,
          Respondents/Cross-Appellants,
     v.
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
          Appellant/Cross-Respondent. 		Thomas Ahearne
 Christopher Emch
 Adrian Urquhart Winder
 Kelly Lennox




Hon. Bob Ferguson
 William Clark
 David Stolier
 Alan Copsey

9:00 A.M. Olympia September 9, 2014
ONLY THREE CASES SCHEDULED
89917-7 (C/A 42257-3-II)
Petition for Review Granted
GRANTED ONLY ON THE ISSUES OF PROSECUTORIAL MISCONDUCT, THE PROPRIETY OF THE EXCEPTIONAL SENTENCE, AND SPECTATORS WEARING T-SHIRTS		 30 MINUTES PER SIDE
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
          Respondent,
     v.
DARCUS DEWAYNE ALLEN,
          Petitioner. 		Hon. Mark Lindquist
  Kathleen Proctor
  Thomas Roberts

Gregory Link

89742-5 (C/A 43207-2-II)
Petition for Review Granted 		20 MINUTES PER SIDE
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
          Petitioner,
     v.
LARRY ALAN HAYES,
          Respondent. 		Hon. Mark Lindquist
  Kathleen Proctor

Nancy Collins
1:30 P.M.
89866-9 (C/A 30688-7-III)
Petition for Review Granted
 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
PHYLLIS PAETSCH,
          Petitioner,
     v.
SPOKANE DERMATOLOGY CLINIC, P.S., as a Washington Corporation; and WILLIAM P. WERSCHLER, M.D., individually,
          Respondents. 		Mary Schultz


William Etter
  Ronald Van Wert
Mary Spillane

9:00 A.M.

OLYMPIA

September 11, 2014

THREE CASES ONLY, TWO IN A.M. – ONE IN P.M.
89689-5 (C/A 41081-8-II) 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
          Respondent,
     v.
A.G.S.,
          Petitioner. 		Hon. Susan Baur
  Amie Matusko
  Brian Wasankari

Valerie Marushige

90355-7 (King 07-8-03374-4) 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
          Appellant,
     v.
S.J.C.,
          Respondent. 		Hon. Daniel Satterberg
  James Whisman

Gregory Link
1:30 P.M.
89920-7 (C/A 43658-2-II - consolidated w/43748-1-II)
Petition for Review Granted 		20 MINUTES PER SIDE
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
          Respondent,
     v.
RICHARD ALLEN MICKELSON,
          Petitioner,
JOEL ERNEST LEWIS,
          Defendant. 		Hon. John Tunheim
  Carol La Verne
  John Skinder
Tracey Munger
Jonathan Baner

Thomas Doyle

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

September 16, 2014

201,256-6 (WSBA #10887)
Attorney Discipline		 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
In re:

RUSSELL KENNETH JONES,
Attorney at Law.
Kurt Bulmer

M. Craig Bray (WSBA)

89926-6 (consolidated w/90005-1)
(C/A 31206-2-III & 30707-7-III)
Petitions for Review Granted
GRANTED ONLY ON THE EXCEPTIONAL SENTENCE ISSUE
MOTION TO SUPPLEMENT APPELLATE RECORD – PASSED TO THE MERITS
State's Motion to Supplement Appellate Record (motion filed 9/4/14) PASSED TO THE MERITS 		20 MINUTES PER SIDE
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
          Respondent,
     v.
JOHN HERBERT FRIEDLUND,
          Petitioner.
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
          Respondent,
     v.
CASMER JOSEPH VOLK,
          Petitioner. 		Hon. Timothy Rasmussen
  Lech Radzimski

Marie Trombley


Hon. Gregory Zempel
  Christopher Herion

Marie Trombley
1:30 P.M.
89902-9 (C/A 69556-8-I)
Petition for Review Granted		 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
RAYMOND GROVE,
          Petitioner,
     v.
ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, DR. SARA MOSTAD and DR. DAG JENSEN,
          Defendants,
PEACEHEALTH ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL,
          Respondent. 		Kevin Keefe
Ian Birk
  Benjamin Gould



D. Jeffrey Burnham
Mary Spillane
Timothy Ashcraft

90021-3 (C/A 69272-1-I)
Petition for Review Granted		 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
          Respondent,
     v.
MATTHEW BRUCH,
          Petitioner. 		Hon. Mark Roe
  Seth Fine

Elaine Winters

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

September 18, 2014

TWO CASES ONLY - IN A.M.
89971-1 (C/A 43218-8-II)
Petition for Review Granted		 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
         Respondent,
     v.
CHADWICK LEONARD KALEBAUGH,
          Petitioner. 		Hon. Jonathan Meyer
  Sara Beigh

Manek Mistry
  Jodi Backlund

89894-4 (C/A 43289-7-II)
Petition for Review Granted		 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
         Petitioner,
    v.
Z.U.E.,
         Respondent. 		Hon. Mark Lindquist
  Brian Wasankari

Eric Nielsen
 Eric Broman
 Casey Grannis

9:00 A.M.

OLYMPIA

September 30, 2014

89344-6 (Pierce 13-2-07323-0) 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
KITSAP COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFFS' GUILD,
          Respondent/Cross-Appellant,
     v.
KITSAP COUNTY,
          Appellant/Cross-Respondent. 		James Cline


Hon. Russell Hauge
  Jacquelyn Moore Aufderheide
  Deborah Boe

89965-7 (C/A 68759-0-I)
Petition for Review Granted		 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
          Respondent,
     v.
MICHAEL SHANE CATES,
          Petitioner. 		Hon. Mark Roe
  John Juhl

Maureen Cyr
1:30 P.M.
89820-1 (C/A 68345-4-I)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

SCOTT AKRIE, an individual and VOLCAN GROUP, Inc., d/b/a NETLOGIX, a California Corporation,
          Petitioners,
     v.
JAMES GRANT and Jane Doe Grant, individually and the marital community composed thereof if any; KASSANDRA KENNAN and John Doe Kennan, individually and the marital community composed thereof if any; DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE, LLP, a Washington Company; SEATTLE DEPOSITION REPORTERS, LLC, a Washington company; TMOBILE USA, INC., a Delaware corporation,
          Respondents. 		Dennis Moran
William Keller


Michael Kipling
  Marjorie Walter
  Timothy Moran

89961-4 (C/A 69300-0-I)
Petition for Review Granted

30 MINUTES PER SIDE

JASON DILLON, an individual,
          Respondent,
     v.
SEATTLE DEPOSITION REPORTERS, LLC, a Washington company; DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE, LLP, a Washington company; JAMES GRANT and Jane Doe Grant, individually and the marital community composed thereof if any,
          Petitioners. 		Dennis Moran
William Keller

Ralph Cromwell, Jr.
Bruce Johnson
  Ambika Doran
  Stephen Rummage
Michael King

9:00 A.M.

GONZAGA

October 2, 2014

THREE CASES ONLY - TWO IN A.M. - ONE IN P.M.
89912-6 (C/A 69415-4-I)
Petition for Review Granted		 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
          Respondent,
     v.
RONALD WAYNE MacDONALD,
          Petitioner.		 Hon. Daniel Satterberg
  Amy Meckling

Jennifer Winkler

89853-7 (C/A 69106-6-I)
Petition for Review Granted		 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
THERESA SCANLAN,
          Respondent,
     v.
KARLIN TOWNSEND and "JOHN DOE" TOWNSEND, wife and husband,
          Petitioners. 		Thomas Jacobs
  G. Parker Reich
  Kyle Drinnon

Michael Abrahamson
  Jill Skinner
1:30 P.M.
89869-3 (C/A 31020-5-III)
Petition for Review Granted		 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
          Respondent,
     v.
JASON ALLEN GRAHAM,
          Petitioner. 		Hon. Steven Tucker
  Mark Lindsey
  Andrew Metts, III

Steven Witchley

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

October 14, 2014

89302-1 (C/A 69118-0-I)
Petition for Review Granted		 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
          Petitioner,
     v.
JOHN A. JONES, III,
          Respondent. 		Hon. Mark Roe
  Mary Kathleen Webber

Thomas Kummerow

90331-0 (U.S. Bankruptcy #14-10294)
Federal Certified		 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
LARRY CHARLES WIEBER and ROSE WOUDE WIEBER,
          Respondents,
     v.
BRUCE KIESSLING,
          Petitioner. 		Steven Hathaway


Bruce Borrus
  Gavin Skok
  James Wendell
1:30 P.M.
89924-0 (C/A 68132-0-I)
Petition for Review Granted		 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
NINA L. MARTIN, individually and as Personal Representative of the ESTATE OF DONALD R. MARTIN, RUSSELL L. MARTIN, THADDEUS J. MARTIN and JANE MARTIN,
          Petitioners,
     v.
DEMATIC d/b/a RAPISTAN, INC., MANNESMANN DEMATIC, and SIEMENS DEMATIC; GENERAL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, WRIGHT SCHUCHART HARBOR COMPANY, WRIGHT SCHUCHART, INC., FLETCHER GENERAL, INC., AND FLETCHER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY NORTH AMERICA and FLETCHER BUILDING, LTD.,
          Respondents. 		John Budlong
George Ahrend



Douglas Hofmann
  Michael Grace
  Daniel Carmalt
David Groff, Jr.
Francis Floyd
  A. Troy Hunter
  Amber Pearce

90133-3 (C/A 42797-4-II)
Petition for Review Granted
PETITIONER'S MOTION TO STRIKE PORTIONS OF RESPONDENT'S SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEF - PASSED TO THE MERITS		 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
JESSE POWERS,
          Respondent,
     v.
WB MOBILE SERVICES, INC.,
          Petitioner,
JOHN DOE TWO, PACIFIC MOBILE STRUCTURES, INC. and PREMIER COMMUNITIES, INC.,
          Defendants. 		Tamara Clower
Cameron Riecan

Jill Haavig Stone
  Melanie Stella

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

October 21, 2014
88770-5 (consolidated w/89992-4)
(C/A 43118-1-II & 66682-7-I)
Discretionary Reviews Granted		 30 MINUTES PER SIDE
In re the Personal Restraint Petition of

YUNG-CHENG TSAI,
          Petitioner.
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In re the Personal Restraint Petition of

MUHAMMADOU JAGANA,
          Petitioner. 		Eric Nielsen
Hon. Mark Lindquist
  Kathleen Proctor


Eric Broman
Hon. Daniel Satterberg
  Ann Summers

90393-0 (Benton 12-7-00092-7) 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
In re the Welfare of A.W. and M.W.

TERESA ANN PRICE,
          Appellant,
     v.
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES,
          Respondent.

Eric Nielsen/Eric Broman/
David Koch & Dana Nelson

Hon. Bob Ferguson
  Anne Egeler
  Carrie Hoon Wayno

1:30 P.M.

89976-2 (C/A 43438-5-II)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

STATE OF WASHINGTON,
          Respondent,
     v.
ROBERT EUGENE BARRY,
          Petitioner.

Hon. Russell Hauge
 Jeremy Morris

Mitch Harrison

90510-0 (Pierce 12-2-11362-4)

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

J.S., S. L. and L.C.,
          Respondents,
     v.
VILLAGE VOICE MEDIA HOLDINGS, LLC,
d/b/a Backpage.com; BACKPAGE.COM, LLC,
and NEW TIMES MEDIA, LLC, d/b/a
Backpage.com,
          Petitioners.

Erik Bauer/Michael Pfau
Darrell Cochran/Vincent Nappo & Jason Amala

James Grant
 Ambika Kumar Doran

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

October 23, 2014

90037-0 (C/A 43689-2-II)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

JOHN WORTHINGTON,
          Petitioner,
     v.
WEST NET,
          Respondent.

John Worthington

Hon. Russell Hauge
 Ione George
 Pamela Loginsky

90115-5 (C/A 41557-7-II - consol. w/ 44377-5-II)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

HAL MOORE and MELANIE MOORE, husband and wife; and LESTER KRUEGER and BETTY KRUEGER, husband and wife,
          Respondents,
     v.
STEVE'S OUTBOARD SERVICE, a sole proprietorship operating in Washington; STEVEN LOVE and MARY LOU LOVE, husband and wife and the marital property they together compose;
          Petitioners,
     and
MASON COUNTY,
          Defendant.

Dennis Reynolds



Bruce Finlay

1:30 P.M.

90154-6 (C/A 42603-0-II)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

STATE OF WASHINGTON,
          Petitioner,
     v.
MARSELE KENITH HENDERSON,
          Respondent.

Hon. Mark Lindquist
 Kimberley DeMarco

Lila Silverstein

88913-9 (Pierce 04-1-04983-2)

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

STATE OF WASHINGTON,
          Respondent,

     v.
EDWARD MICHAEL GLASMANN,
          Petitioner

Hon. Mark Lindquist
 Kara Sanchez
 Thomas Roberts

Mary KatherineYoung High

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

October 28, 2014

90129-5 (C/A 31176-7-III)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

ANTHONY J. PREDISIK and CHRISTOPHER KATKE,
          Petitioners,
     v.
SPOKANE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 81,
          Respondent.

Tyler Hinckley


Paul Clay
  Brian Kistler
Philip Buri

90561-4 (Thurston 13-2-00049-8)

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON SPIRITS
AND WINE DISTRIBUTORS,
          Appellants,
     v.
WASHINGTON STATE LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD,
          Respondent,
     and
WASHINGTON RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION,
NORTHWEST GROCERY ASSOCIATION,
and COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION,
          Respondents/Intervenors.

John Guadnola
  Reuben Schutz

Hon. Bob Ferguson
  Mary Tennyson
 Leah Harris
David Burman
 Ulrike Buschbacher Connelly

1:30 P.M.

90039-6 (C/A 30983-5-III)
(consolidated w/90270-4 – C/A 69913-0-I)
Petitions for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

STATE OF WASHINGTON,
          Respondent,
     v.
MARISA MAY FUENTES,
          Petitioner.
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
          Respondent,
     v.
STEVEN SANDOZ,
          Petitioner.

Hon. Andrew Miller
  Amy Harris/Terry Bloor

David Gasch

Hon. Daniel Satterberg
  Jennifer Paige Joseph

Kevin March
 

89714-0 (King 13-2-24977-4 SEA)

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF WASHINGTON, a Washington non-profit corporation; EL CENTRO DEL LA RAZA, a Washington non-profit corporation; WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, a Washington non-profit corporation; WASHINGTON EDUCATION ASSOCIATION, a Washington non-profit corporation; WAYNE AU, PH.D., on his own behalf; PAT BRAMAN, on her own behalf; DONNA BOYER, on her own behalf and on behalf of her minor children; and SARAH LUCAS, on her own behalf and on behalf of her minor children,
          Appellants,
     v.
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
          Respondent/Cross-Appellant,

CESAR CHAVEZ CHARTER SCHOOL; DUCERE GROUP; MATT ELISARA; INITIATIVE 1240 SPONSOR TANIA DE SA CAMPOS; LEAGUE OF EDUCATION VOTERS, and WASHINGTON STATE CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION,
          Respondent/Intervenors.

Paul Lawrence
  Jessica Skelton
  Jamie Lisagor







Hon. Bob Ferguson
  David Stolier/Colleen Warren
  Aileen Miller/Rebecca Glasgow

Harry J.F. Korrell, III
  Michele Radosevich
 Joseph Hoag

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

November 18, 2014

THREE CASES ONLY – TWO IN A.M. – ONE IN P.M. & SHOW CAUSE

90246-1 (C/A 68413-2-I)
Petition for Review Granted
Issues raised in respondent answer granted only as to the jury unanimity issue

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

STATE OF WASHINGTON,
          Petitioner,

     v.
KENNETH WAYNE SANDHOLM,
          Respondent.

Hon. Daniel Satterberg
  Jennifer Paige Joseph
  Amy Meckling

David Donnan
  Gregory Link

90078-7 (C/A 69791-9-I)
(consolidated w/90085-0)(C/A 70004-9-I)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

WASHINGTON FEDERAL, a federally chartered savings association,
          Respondent,
     v.
LANCE HARVEY, individually and the marital community comprised of LANCE HARVEY and JANE DOE HARVEY, husband and wife,
          Petitioners.
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WASHINGTON FEDERAL, a federally chartered savings association,
          Respondent,
     v.
KENDALL GENTRY and NANCY GENTRY, individually, and the marital community comprised thereof,
          Petitioners.

Gregory Fox
  Ryan McBride

Dean Messmer



Gregory Fox
  Ryan McBride

Christopher Brain

1:30 P.M.

90567-3 (Yakima 12-1-00151-6)

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

STATE OF WASHINGTON,
          Respondent,
     v.
JOEY ANTHONY ANDY,
          Appellant.

Hon. James Hagarty
  David Trefry
  Jennifer Paige Joseph
David Gasch

10:00 A.M.

Olympia

December 9, 2014

SHOW CAUSE HEARING @ 10:00 a.m.
BEFORE JUSTICE FAIRHURST ONLY

10 MINUTES PER SIDE

201,366-0 (WSBA #13417)

In re: Christopher William Bawn, Attorney at Law.

Christopher William Bawn
 
M. Craig Bray (WSBA)

 

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