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Fall 2019
| Chief Justice |
Mary E. Fairhurst |
| Justice |
Charles W. Johnson |
| Justice |
Barbara A. Madsen |
| Justice |
Susan Owens |
| Justice |
Debra L. Stephens |
| Justice |
Charlie Wiggins |
| Justice |
Steven C. González |
| Justice |
Sheryl McCloud |
| Justice |
Mary I. Yu |
| 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 Mary E. Fairhurst |
| Justice Charles Johnson |
Justice Susan J. Owens |
| Justice Charlie Wiggins |
Justice Sheryl McCloud |
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Department Two |
| Chief Justice Mary E. Fairhurst |
| Justice Barbara A. Madsen |
Justice Debra Stephens |
| Justice Steven C. González |
Justice Mary Yu |
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 2019 Fall Session are scheduled, subject to change, for:
September 3, 2019
October 2, 2019
November 5, 2019
December 3, 2019
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 10, 2019
- September 12, 2019
- September 17, 2019
- September 19, 2019
- October 10, 2019
- October 22, 2019
- October 24, 2019
- October 29, 2019
- November 12, 2019
- November 14, 2019
- November 19, 2019
| 9:00 A.M.
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OLYMPIA
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SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
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96775-0 (C/A 76802-6-I)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
NAZIYR YISHMAEL,
Petitioner.
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Hon. Dan T. Satterberg
Jennifer Paige Joseph
Jennifer H.S. Atchison
Travis Stearns
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96183-2 (Grant 18-1-00030-3)
Notice for Discretionary Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Petitioner,
v.
JOEL A. VILLELA,
Respondent.
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Hon. Garth L. Dano
Kevin James McCrae
Katharine W. Mathews
Lila Jane Silverstein
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1:00 P.M. – SHOW CAUSE HEARING - STRICKEN
TO BE CONSIDERED W/O ORAL ARGUMENT
201,879-3
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In re:
D.R.C., Attorney at Law.
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Scott G. Busby (WSBA)
Brian Lee Johnson
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1:30 P.M.
97195-1 (Pierce 18-2-08733-9)
Notice of Appeal
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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TAYLOR BLACK, et al.,
Appellants,
v.
CENTRAL PUGET SOUND REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY and STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondents.
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Joel Bernard Ard
Matthew C. Albrecht
David Knox Dewolf
Desmond Leoron Brown
Mattelyn Laurel Tharpe
Natalie Anne Moore
Paul J. Lawrence
Matthew J. Segal
Jessica Anne Skelton
Hon. Bob Ferguson
Dionne Padilla-Huddleston
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| 9:00 A.M.
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OLYMPIA
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SEPTEMBER 12, 2019
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96694-0 (C/A 49979-7-II)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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FIRST STUDENT, INC.,
Petitioner,
v.
STATE OF WASHINGTON, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE,
Respondent.
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Brett S. Durbin
Hon. Bob Ferguson
Cameron Gordon Comfort
Jessica E. Fogel
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96709-1 (C/A 49792-1-II)
Petition for Review and Cross-Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Petitioner,
v.
CRISTIAN DELBOSQUE,
Respondent.
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Hon. Michael K. Dorcy
Timothy J. Higgs
Gregory Charles Link
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| 9:00 A.M.
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OLYMPIA
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SEPTEMBER 17, 2019
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96360-6 (King 18-2-02238-0 SEA)
Notice of Appeal
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
Chief Justice Fairhurst recused
Lawrence-Berrey, J.P.T
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KING COUNTY,
Appellant,
v.
KING COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS Nos. 20, 45, 49, 90, 111, 119, 125, et al.,
Respondents,
and
AMES LAKE WATER ASSOCIATION, DOCKTON WATER ASSOCIATION, FOOTHILLS WATER ASSOCIATION, SALLAL WATER ASSOCIATION, TANNER ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, and UNION HILL WATER ASSOCIATION,
Respondents-Intervenors.
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Hon. Dan T. Satterberg
Thomas Mackenzie Brown
David J. Hackett
Matthew J. Segal
Jessica Anne Skelton
Kymberly Kathryn Evanson
Richard E. Jonson
David Florian Jurca
Eric Clayton Frimodt
John William Milne
Hugh Davidson Spitzer
Philip Albert Talmadge
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96952-3 (C/A 46963-4-II)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
Chief Justice Fairhurst recused
Lawrence-Berrey, J.P.T
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ROLFE GODFREY, individually,
Respondents,
v.
STE. MICHELLE WINE ESTATES LTD, dba CHATEAU STE. MICHELLE, a Washington corporation; and SAINT-GOBAIN CONTAINERS, INC.,
Petitioners,
and
ROBERT KORNFELD,
Additional Respondent.
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1:30 P.M.
Howard Mark Goodfriend
Ian Christopher Cairns
Robert B. Kornfeld
Emily J. Harris
Kelly H. Sheridan
Michael Barr King
Gregory Mann Miller
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1:30 P.M.
2ND CASE FOR 9/17/2019 WAS STRICKEN -
3RD CASE HAS BEEN MOVED TO 2ND CASE TIME SLOT
| 9:00 A.M.
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OLYMPIA
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SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
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96726-1 (C/A 50376-0-II)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
Chief Justice Fairhurst recused
Maxa, J.P.T
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LESLIE W. and HARLENE E. ROBBINS, husband and wife,
Respondents,
v.
MASON COUNTY TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY; and RETITLE INSURANCE COMPANY,
Petitioners.
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Matthew Bryan Edwards
Stephen Talcott Whitehouse
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96943-4 (C/A 35369-9-III)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
Chief Justice Fairhurst recused
Maxa, J.P.T
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Petitioner,
v.
DAVID EMERSON NICKELS,
Respondent.
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Pamela Beth Loginsky
Jacqueline Kay Walsh
Mark A. Larranaga
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1:30 P.M.
96931-1 (C18-1173RSL and C18-1254RSL)
Certified Federal Court
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
Chief Justice Fairhurst recused
Maxa, J.P.T
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KRISTA PEOPLES,
Plaintiff,
v.
UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION and USAA CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY,
Defendants.
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JOEL STEDMAN and KAREN JOYCE,
Plaintiffs,
v.
PROGRESSIVE DIRECT INSURANCE COMPANY,
Defendant.
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Brendan Wesley Donckers
David Elliot Breskin
Young-Ji Ham
Jay Williams
David C. Scott
Michael A. Moore
John Taylor Bender
Duncan Calvert Turner
Daniel Andrew Rogers
Randall C. Johnson Jr.
Daniel R. Whitmore
Casie Collignon
Justin Winquist
Paul G. Karlsgodt
James Raymond Morrison
Philip Albert Talmadge
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| 9:00 A.M.
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BELLINGHAM
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OCTOBER 10, 2019
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96663-0 (C/A 76806-9-I)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Petitioner,
v.
KEITH ADAIR DAVIS,
Respondent.
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Hon. Dan Satterberg
James Morrissey Whisman
Ann Marie Summers
Raul Robert Martinez
Dana M. Nelson
Eric J. Nielsen
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96132-8 (King 17-2-29832-8 SEA)
Notice of Appeal
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25 MINUTES PER SIDE
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MATT WOODS,
Appellant,
v.
SEATTLE'S UNION GOSPEL MISSION, a Washington nonprofit,
Respondent.
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Jennifer Denise Diskin
Sara B. Amies
Andrew J.D. Kashyap
Nathaniel Lee Taylor
Abigail Jane St. Hilaire
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1:30 P.M.
96830-6 (C/A 49612-7-II)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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JESSICA WRIGLEY, individually, and as Personal Representative for the Estate of A.C.A., Deceased, and O.K.P., a minor child, and I.T.W., a minor child, by and through their biological mother, JESSICA WRIGLEY,
Respondents,
v.
STATE OF WASHINGTON; DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL & HEALTH SERVICES; DONALD WATSON & "JANE DOE" WATSON, husband and wife, individually and the marital community thereof; ALESSANDRO LAROSA & "JOHN DOE" LAROSA, husband and wife, individually and the marital community thereof; RACHEL WHITNEY & "JOHN DOE" WHITNEY, husband and wife, individually and the marital community thereof; JENNIFER GORDER & "JOHN DOE" GORDER, husband and wife, individually and the marital community thereof; "JOHN DOE" Social Worker & "JANE DOE" Social Worker, husband and wife individually and the marital community thereof, 1 through 5,
Petitioners.
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Gary Alan Preble
Hon. Bob Ferguson
Allison Margaret Croft
Allyson Zipp
Elizabeth A Baker
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| 9:00 A.M.
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OLYMPIA
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OCTOBER 22, 2019
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96604-4 (C/A 49768-9-II consol. w/ 50188-1-II)
Petitions for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Petitioner,
v.
GROCERY MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION,
Respondent
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GROCERY MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION,
Petitioner,
v.
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent.
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Hon. Bob Ferguson
Callie Anne Castillo
Garth Ahearn
Robert Bertelson Mitchell Jr.
Aaron Edward Millstein
Daniel-Charles Van D Wolf
Robert Bertelson Mitchell Jr.
Aaron Edward Millstein
Daniel-Charles Van D Wolf
Hon. Bob Ferguson
Callie Anne Castillo
Garth Ahearn
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96853-5 (C/A 34918-7-III)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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FIRESIDE BANK fka FIRESIDE THRIFT CO., a California corporation,
Respondent,
v.
JOHN W. ASKINS and LISA D. ASKINS, husband and wife and their marital community comprised thereof,
Petitioners.
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Stephen Charles Willey
Brandi Buehn Balanda
Karen L. Hammer
Patrick James Layman
Scott Kinkley
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1:30 P.M.
96777-6 (C/A 75924-8-I)
Petition for Review Granted
GRANTED ON THE ISSUE OF DURESS ONLY
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
JOHN ALAN WHITAKER,
Petitioner.
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Hon. Adam Cornell
Mary Kathleen Webber
Neil Martin Fox
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| 9:00 A.M.
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OLYMPIA
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OCTOBER 24, 2019
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TWO CASES ONLY |
97071-8 (C/A 35966-2-III)
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
STEVENS COUNTY DISTRICT COURT JUDGE,
Petitioner.
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Hon. Tim Rasmussen
Will Morgan Ferguson
Gerald John Moberg
James Edyrn Baker
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96267-7 (Yakima 16-2-03417-8)
Notice for Discretionary Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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JOSE MARTINEZ-CUEVAS and PATRICIA AGUILAR, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situation,
Petitioners,
v.
DERUYTER BROTHERS DAIRY, INC., GENEVA S. DERUYTER and JACOBUS N. DERUYTER,
Respondents,
and
WASHINGTON STATE DAIRY FEDERATION and WASHINGTON FARM BUREAU,
Intervenors.
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Lori Jordan Isley
Joachim Morrison
Marc Cote
Anne Elizabeth Silver
Andrea L. Schmitt
John Ray Nelson
Timothy J. O'Connell
Anne Marie Dorshimer
Ryan Robert Jones
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| 9:00 A.M.
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OLYMPIA
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OCTOBER 29, 2019
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96990-6 (C/A 51823-6-II)
Petition for Review Granted
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30 MINUTES PER SIDE
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RYAN ROCHA,
Plaintiff,
NICOLE BEDNARCZYK, and CATHERINE SELIN,
individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated,
Petitioners,
v.
KING COUNTY, a municipal corporation,
Respondent.
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Toby James Marshall
Jeffrey Lowell Needle
Hon. Dan Satterberg
Karen Astrid Pool Norby
Janine Elizabeth Joly
Heidi Joanne Jacobsen-Watts
David J. Hackett
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96884-5 (C/A 35304-4-III)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Petitioner,
v.
DAVID JOSEPH BROWN,
Respondent.
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Hon. Andrew Kelvin Miller
Andrew James Clark
Randall L Jameson Jr.
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1:30 P.M.
95937-4 (Skagit 16-2-00718-2)
Notice of Appeal
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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EDWARD KILDUFF,
Appellant,
v.
SAN JUAN COUNTY, a political subdivision of the
State of Washington, and JAMIE STEPHENS, in his
capacity as San Juan County Council Member and San
Juan County Public Records Officer,
Respondents.
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Nicholas Power
Michele Lynn Earl-Hubbard
Jeffrey Scott Myers
Hon. Randall Keenan Gaylord
Jonathan West Cain
Philip James Buri
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| 9:00 A.M.
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OLYMPIA
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NOVEMBER 12, 2019
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96464-5 (Pierce 18-2-09196-4)
Notice for Discretionary Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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SANDRA EHRHART, individually and as personal
representative of the Estate of Brian Ehrhart,
Respondent,
v.
KING COUNTY, operating through its health department,
Public Health - Seattle and King County;
Petitioner,
SWEDISH HEALTH SERVICES, non-profit entity; and
JUSTIN WARREN REIF, an individual,
Defendants.
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Richard Howard Adler
Melissa D. Carter
Adam Rosenberg
Daniel Andrew Brown
Kathleen Goodman
Theron A. Buck
Evan Bariault
Matthew J. Segal
Paul J. Lawrence
Kymberly Kathryn Evanson
Athanasios P. Papailiou
Elizabeth Ann Leedom
Lauren Michelle Martin
Todd Wesley Reichert
Christopher Holmes Anderson
Joseph Vickers Gardner
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96766-1 (Thurston 17-2-01968-0)
Notice for Discretionary Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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COLLEEN DAVISON, legal guardian for K.B., a minor
on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated and
GARY MURRELL,
Respondents,
v.
STATE OF WASHINGTON and WASHINGTON
STATE OFFICE OF PUBLIC DEFENSE,
Petitioners.
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Mathew Lane Harrington
Theresa Hsin-Yi Wang
Lance Alan Pelletier
Emily Chiang
Nancy Lynn Talner
Breanne Schuster
Jaime Michelle Hawk
John Ballif Midgley
Hon. Bob Ferguson
Jeffrey Todd Even
Eric Andrew Mentzer
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1:30 P.M.
96821-7 (Franklin 18-2-50285-6)
Notice of Appeal
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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THE JUDGES OF THE BENTON AND FRANKLIN
COUNTIES SUPERIOR COURT: JUDGE JOE
BURROWES, JUDGE ALEX EKSTROM, JUDGE
CAMERON MITCHELL, JUDGE CARRIE RUNGE,
JUDGE JACQUELINE SHEA-BROWN, JUDGE
BRUCE SPANNER AND JUDGE SAM SWANBERG,
Respondents,
v.
MICHAEL J. KILLIAN, FRANKLIN COUNTY
SUPERIOR COURT AND CLERK OF THE SUPERIOR
COURT,
Appellants.
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William Dale Kamerrer
Pamela Beth Loginsky
Hon. Shawn P. Sant
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| 9:00 A.M.
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OLYMPIA
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NOVEMBER 14, 2019
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TWO CASES ONLY |
96669-9 (C/A 36103-9-III)
Discretionary Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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LOGAN MAGNEY, a minor; CALEB MAGNEY, a
minor; BRIAN MAGNEY and EMILY MAGNEY,
Petitioners,
v.
TRUC PHAM, M.D., AYUMI I. CORN, M.D., LIQUN
YIN, M.D., and INCYTE DIAGNOSTICS, a Washington
corporation,
Respondents.
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George M. Ahrend
Mark Douglas Kamitomo
Collin Michael Harper
Scott Matthew O'Halloran
Amanda Kathleen Thorsvig
Jeffrey R. Galloway
Stephen Maurice Lamberson
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97532-9 (Yakima 15-2-01109-9)
Notice of Appeal
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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WASHINGTON STATE NURSES ASSOCIATION, a
Washington labor organization, on behalf of its members,
Respondent/Cross Appellant,
v.
YAKIMA HMA LLC, d/b/a YAKIMA REGIONAL
MEDICAL AND CARDIAC CENTER, Appellant/Cross
Respondent.
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Jennifer L Robbins
Laura Elizabeth Ewan
Paula Lee Lehmann
Mary Rachel Sanden
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1:30 P.M.
96980-9 (16-36018 SSI)
Certified Federal Court
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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PHONSAVANH PHONGMANIVAN,
Petitioner,
v.
RON HAYNES, SCCC, Superintendent,
Respondent.
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Ann Kateri Wagner
Hon. Bob Ferguson
Alex A. Kostin
Mandy Lynn Rose
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| 9:00 A.M.
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OLYMPIA
|
NOVEMBER 19, 2019
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97150-1 (C/A 50299-2-II)
Petition for Review Granted
|
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
KENNETH CHANCE BROOKS,
Petitioner.
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Hon. Ryan Jurvakainen
Eric H. Bentson
Kevin Hochhalter
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97148-0 (C/A 35428-8-III)
Petition for Review Granted
|
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
JAMIE LYNNE HUGDAHL,
Petitioner.
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Hon. Gregory Lee Zempel
Eric J. Nielsen
Christopher Gibson
|
1:30 P.M.
97183-8 (C/A 50415-4-II)
Petition for Review Granted
|
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
|
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Petitioner,
v.
ROBERT DESHAWN GROTT,
Respondent.
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Hon. Mary Robnett
Jesse Williams
Kristie Barham
Theodore Michael Cropley
Lise Ellner
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