Supreme Court Docket
Supreme Court Briefs
Spring 2000

Justices of the Supreme Court

Chief Justice Richard P. Guy
Justice Charles Z. Smith
Justice Charles W. Johnson
Justice Barbara A. Madsen
Justice Gerry L. Alexander
Justice Philip A.Talmadge
Justice Richard B. Sanders
Justice Faith Ireland
Justice Bobbe J. Bridge

Appointive Officers of the Supreme Court

Clerk C. J. Merritt
Court Commissioner Geoffrey Crooks
Reporter Deborah Norwood
Administrator for the Courts Mary C. McQueen
State Law Librarian Deborah Norwood
Bailiff Steve Englehorn

ORDER

Pursuant to Supreme Court Administrative Rule 6, the Justices of the Supreme Court are assigned to the Departments of the Court for the Spring 2000 Session as indicated below:

Hon. Richard P. Guy, Chief Justice

DEPARTMENT ONE

Hon. Charles W. Johnson Hon. Richard B. Sanders
Hon. Faith Ireland Hon. Bobbe J. Bridge

DEPARTMENT TWO

Hon. Charles Z. Smith Hon. Barbara A. Madsen
Hon. Gerry L. Alexander Hon. Philip A. Talmadge

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 l: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 Spring Session, 2000, will be:

May 2, 2000
June 6, 2000
July 11, 2000

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.

9:00 A.M. Olympia Tuesday, May 9, 2000

67694-1 (King 922052148)
REHEARING 		30 MINUTES PER SIDE
Weyerhaeuser Company,
Respondent/Cross-Appellant,

v.

Commercial Union Insurance Company,
Appellant/Cross-Respondent.

Charles Gordon
Jeffrey Tilden/Jeffrey Thomas
Gabriel Gedvila
Robert Horkovich

Kenneth Cusack
William Knowles/Barney Mason
Robert Johns
Greg Montgomery/Mary DeYoung

68230-5 (C/A 42617-6-I)
Petition for Review Granted

30 MINUTES PER SIDE
Nancy Ellwein And Tom Ellwein,
Petitioners,
v.
Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company, a Connecticut corporation d/b/a The Hartford, the insurance people of ITT,
Respondent. 		Philip Arnold
Simeon Osborn
Susan Machler

Geoffrey Bridgman
Christopher Washington

1:30 P.M.

68225-9 (C/A 41087-3-I)
Petition for Review Granted 		20 MINUTES PER SIDE
Patrick Inniss, Sam Lopez, and Adnan Haq,
Petitioners,
v.
Tandy Corporation, d/b/a Radio Shack,
Respondent. Dennis Moran 		Kelly Garrity

James Dickens
Susan Stahlfeld

68310-7 (Original)
CONSOLIDATED

20 MINUTES PER SIDE
In re the Personal Restraint Petition of
Michael L. Matteson,
Petitioner.

68486-3

In re the Personal Restraint Petition of
Russell D. Taylor,
Petitioner.
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68492-8

In re the Personal Restraint Petition of
Jason E. Rogers Hull,
Petitioner.

Suzanne Elliott

Hon. Christine Gregoire
John Blonien
Kasey Kneip
Martin Wyckoff

9:00 A.M. Olympia Thursday, May 11, 2000

ONE CASE ONLY
DEATH PENALTY CASE

65512-0 (King 941032492 SEA)

90 MINUTES PER SIDE
State of Washington,
Respondent,
v.

Michael Kelly Roberts,
Appellant.

Hon. Norm Maleng
Lee Yates
Brian McDonald

Sheryl Gordon McCloud
Peter Camiel

9:00 A.M. Seattle Tuesday, May 16, 2000

THREE CASES ONLY, TWO IN A.M./ONE IN P.M.

68320-4 (C/A 41761-4-I)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE
State of Washington,
Respondent,
v.
Alonzo Bradley,
Petitioner. 		Hon. Norm Maleng
Brian McDonald
James Whisman

David Koch

69043-0 (King 941032506)
30 MINUTES PER SIDE
State of Washington,
Respondent,

v.

Timothy Dennis Cronin,
Appellant.
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69050-2 (King 961026812)

State of Washington,
Respondent,
v.
Linh Ngoc Bui,
Appellant.

Hon. Norm Maleng
Lee Yates
Cynthia Gannett
James Whisman

Suzanne Elliott

Hon. Norm Maleng
Cynthia Gannett
James Whisman

David Koch

1:30 P.M.

68053-1 (C/A 43900-6-I)
Discretionary Review Granted 		20 MINUTES PER SIDE
In Re the Personal Restraint Petition of

Brent Allen Davis,
Petitioner.

Helen Anderson

Hon. Norm Maleng
William Berg
Ann Summers

PRO TEM JUDGES: Judge Robin Hunt /J. Ireland recuses

9:00 A.M. Olympia Thursday, May 18, 2000

68098-1 (C/A 21980-8-II)
Petition for Review Granted

LIMITED ISSUE-UNIT OF PROSECUTION

20 MINUTES PER SIDE
State of Washington,
Respondent,
v.
Joseph Stuart Root,
Petitioner. 		Hon. David Bruneau
Lauren Erickson

Mark Mestel

Bar No. 12426-4
30 MINUTES PER SIDE
In re the Matter of Michael K. Tasker,
Attorney at Law 		Rita Bender

Joanne Abelson-WSBA

PRO TEM JUDGES: Judge John Schultheis /J. Talmadge recuses

1:30 P.M.

68337-9 (C/A 22421-6-II)
Petition for Review Granted 		20 MINUTES PER SIDE
State of Washington,
Respondent,
v.
Roy James Townsend, a/k/a Roy Cambells Townsend, a/k/a David W. Rivera, a/k/a Roy J. Justiniano,
Petitioner. Hon. Gary Burleson 		David St. Pierre

Thomas Doyle

68559-2 (Original Action)

20 MINUTES PER SIDE
In re the Personal Restraint Petition of

David L. Greening,
Petitioner.

Sheryl McCloud

Hon. John Ladenburg
John Hillman

9:00 A.M. OLYMPIA TUESDAY, MAY 23, 2000

THREE CASES ONLY, TWO IN A.M./ONE IN P.M.

68363-8 (C/A 40841-1-I)
(consol. w/42972-8, 41922-6, 42781-4, 42782-2, 42783-1 & 42853-5)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE
State of Washington,
Petitioner,
v.
Charles P. Burmaster,
Respondent.
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State of Washington,
Petitioner,
v.
Barbara Hardaway,
Respondent.
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State of Washington,
Petitioner,
v.
Ivan C. Murphy,
Respondent.
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State of Washington,
Petitioner,
v.
Alan S. Agena,
Respondent.
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State of Washington,
Petitioner,
v.
William D. Washington,
Respondent.
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State of Washington,
Petitioner,
v.
Michael D. Hastings,
Respondent.
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State of Washington,
Petitioner,
v.
Jeffrey L. Hunter,
Respondent. 		Hon. James Krider
David Thiele

Christopher Gibson


Hon. James Krider
David Thiele

Christopher Gibson


Hon. James Krider
David Thiele

Christopher Gibson


Hon. James Krider
David Thiele

Christopher Gibson


Hon. James Krider
David Thiele

Christopher Gibson


Hon. James Krider
David Thiele

Christopher Gibson


Hon. James Krider
David Thiele

Elaine Winters
Cheryl Aza

PRO TEM JUDGES: Judge Kato /J. Ireland recuses

68362-0 (C/A 42326-6-I)
Petition for Review Granted

30 MINUTES PER SIDE
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company,
Petitioner,
v.
Gordon Tripp and Diane Tripp, husband and wife and the marital community composed thereof,
Respondents. 		Charles Huber
Alison Yearsley

Alan Hall
Douglas North

PRO TEM JUDGES: Judge Kato /J. Ireland recuses

1:00 P.M.

Bar No. 00136 15 MINUTES PER SIDE
In re Jennings P. Felix,
Attorney at Law 		Douglas Ende-WSBA

Jennings P. Felix

PRO TEM JUDGES: /J. Ireland recuses
/J. Sanders recuses

1:30 P.M.

Bar No. 09756-9 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
In re the Matter of Grosvenor Anschell,
Attorney at Law		 Grosvenor Anschell

Douglas Ende-WSBA

PRO TEM JUDGES:
Judge Kato
Judge Mary Kay Becker, COA I
/J. Ireland recuses
/J. Bridge recuses

9:00 A.M. Olympia Thursday, May 25, 2000

ONE CASE ONLY

DEATH PENALTY CASE

66537-1 (Pierce 971004324)

90 MINUTES PER SIDE
State of Washington,
Respondent,
v.
Cecil Emil Davis,
Appellant. 		Hon. John Ladenburg
Barbara Corey-Boulet

Ronald Ness
Judith Mandel

9:00 A.M. Olympia Wednesday, May 31, 2000

68284-4 (King 982208589 SEA)
30 MINUTES PER SIDE
King County,
Respondent,

v.
Central Puget Sound Growth Management Hearings Board, an agency of the State of Washington,
Defendant,
and
Upper Green River Valley Preservation Society; Hollywood Hill Association; Robert E. Tidball (d/b/a T&M Berry Farm); Preserve Land For Agriculture Now; Puget Sound Farm Trust,
Appellants,
and
Jun and Shelley Akutsu; City of Woodinville; Woodinville Fire & Life Safety District; Michael J. Alberg, Thomas A. Alberg, Kay L. Alberg; and Novelty Neighbors,
Defendants,
and
Northshore Youth Soccer Association; Pro Parks; Woodinville Little League; Woodinville West Little League; Bothell North Little League; and Northshore Little League,
Respondents.
Hon. Norm Maleng
H. Kevin Wright
Peter Ramels

Hon. Christine Gregoire
Marjorie Smitch

Darrell Mitsunaga
Hilary Franz
Peter Eglick
Jane Kiker
Robert Johns

Brian Snure

John Keegan
Jeffrey Weber
Glenn Amster
Herbert Sorg, Jr.

68531-2 (C/A 23415-7-II)
Petition for Review Granted

30 MINUTES PER SIDE
State of Washington,
Respondent,
v.
Timothy M. Longshore,
Petitioner. 		Hon. Gary Burleson
David St. Pierre

Stephen Johnson

1:30 P.M.

68017-5 (C/A 17722-0-III)
Discretionary Review Granted

LIMITED ISSUE-ALLOCUTION
MOTION TO AMEND PETITION-PASSED TO THE MERITS

20 MINUTES PER SIDE
In re the Personal Restraint Petition of
Jose Echeverria,
Petitioner. Eric Nielsen 		Eric Broman

Hon. Steve Lowe
Paige Sully
Pam Loginsky

68141-4 (C/A 22414-3-II)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE
Allstate Insurance Company,
Respondent,
v.
Martin E. Raynor, individually, as the personal representative of the Estate of Cheryl Raynor, and as the Guardian Ad Litem of Kathryn Raynor, a minor; David Johnson, individually and as the personal representative of the Estate of Candy Johnson,
Petitioners,
and
Margie E. King, individually; John Doe, as the personal representative of the Estate of Milton R. King; City of Longview, a municipal corporation; County of Cowlitz, a political subdivision of Washington State; Casey Tilton and Jane Doe Tilton, husband and wife and the marital community composed thereof; and Tom Homad and Jane Doe Homad, husband and wife and the marital community composed thereof,
Defendants.
R. Daniel Lindahl

Michael McKinstry
Keith Kemper
Thomas Geisness
Robert Clough

9:00 A.M. Olympia Thursday, June 15, 2000

68116-3 (C/A 40710-4-I)
Petition for Review Granted

CONSOLIDATED
PETITIONER'S MOTION TO SUPPLEMENT THE RECORD-PASSED TO THE MERITS

30 MINUTES PER SIDE
In re the Detention of

Scott W. Brooks,
Petitioner,
v.
State of Washington,
Respondent.
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68201-1 (C/A 43541-8-I)
Discretionary Review Granted

PETITIONER'S MOTION TO SUPPLEMENT THE RECORD-PASSED TO THE MERITS
In re the Detention of

Scott W. Brooks,
Petitioner.
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68501-1 (King 982238534 SEA)

In re the Detention of Rudolph Franklin.

State of Washington,
Respondent,
v.
Rudolph Franklin,
Appellant.

David Hirsch

Hon. Norm Maleng
Michele Hauptman
David Hackett

Douglass McCrae
Shawn Crowley

Hon. Norm Maleng
David Hackett

Hon. Norm Maleng
Michele Hauptman
Dana Cashman

Dennis Carroll
Leslie Garrison

68370-1 (C/A 17091-8-III)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE
State of Washington,
Respondent,
v.
Hans W. Greiff,
Petitioner. 		Jeffrey Sullivan
Michael McCarthy

Hugh Spall

1:30 P.M.

68466-9 (C/A 17116-7-III)
Petition for Review Granted 		20 MINUTES PER SIDE
State of Washington
Petitioner,
v.
Aaron C. Brown,
Respondent. Hon. Christine Gregoire 		Kasey Kneip

Jerry Makus

68804-4 (Fed 98-35263)
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
Gary Dean Broad and Denise Broad,
Appellants,
v.
Mannesmann Anlagenbau AG,
Apellee. 		Nate Mannakee
Howard Goodfriend
Catherine Smith

James Horne
Carrie Carter

9:00 A.M. Olympia Tuesday, June 20, 2000

67554-6 (Fed CS-97-0467-WFN)
Certified-Federal Court
30 MINUTES PER SIDE
Michele J. Ziegler, and her adult children, Luke Ziegler and Journee Ziegler,
Plaintiffs,
v.
Reid T. Ziegler,
Defendant.
United States of America,
Plaintiff-Intervener. 		Richard Eymann
John Allison
Katrin Frank/Andrea Brenneke

Mary Schultz

Hon. Janet Reno
James Shively/John Tyler
Marcia Sowles/Frank Hunger

68252-6 (C/A 42334-7-I)
Petition for Review Granted

30 MINUTES PER SIDE
David A. Ellis,
Petitioner,
v.
City of Seattle d/b/a Seattle Center,
Respondent. 		Daniel Gallagher
Mitchell Riese

Hon. Norm Maleng
Leigh Ann Collins Tift
Jeffrey Julius

1:30 P.M.

68155-4 (C/A 42307-0-I)
Petition for Review Granted 		20 MINUTES PER SIDE
North Pacific Insurance Company, an insurance company doing business in Washington,
Respondent,
v.
Robert E. Christensen, III, an individual, and James R. Farmer and Pamela B. Farmer, husband and wife,
Petitioners. Robert Gellatly, Jr.
Jennifer Divine

Steven Russell

68504-5 (King 982266520 SEA)
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 46,
Appellant,
v.
Trig Electric Construction Company; Lydig Construction, Inc.; Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland; and Department of General Administration,
Respondents. 		Michael Korpi

Michael Ferring
John Parnass
Hon. Christine Gregoire
Mary Combo

9:00 A.M. Olympia Thursday, June 22, 2000

68271-2 (C/A 18496-0-III)
Discretionary Reviews Granted
CONSOLIDATED 		30 MINUTES PER SIDE
In re the Personal Restraint Petition of
Douglas Earl Meyer,
Petitioner.
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68482-1 (C/A 44100-1-I)

In re the Personal Restraint Petition of
Eric L. Erickson,
Petitioner.
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68810-9 (C/A 25267-8-II)

In re the Personal Restraint Petition of
Bradley T. Sundstrom,
Petitioner. 		Pattie Mhoon

Hon. Christine Gregoire
John Blonien
John Samson

Patricia Arthur

Hon. Christine Gregoire
John Blonien
John Samson

Patricia Arthur

Hon. Christine Gregoire
John Samson

69432-0 (Thurston 992012639) 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
State ex rel. Peninsula Neighborhood Association,
Appellant,
v.
Washington State Department of Transportation, and Secretary Sid Morrison,
Respondents. 		Shawn Newman
Stephen Eugster
Cornelius Peck

Hon. Christine Gregoire
Deborah Cade

1:30 P.M.

68566-5 (C/A 24517-5-II)
Discretionary Review Granted
PAROLE BOARD AUTHORITY ISSUE ;		 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
In re the Personal Restraint
Petition of

Larry A. Quackenbush,
Petitioner. 		Eric Broman


Hon. Christine Gregoire
Heather Klein

69053-7 (Thurston 972014040) 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
Whitman County,
Appellant,
v.
Victor and Roberta Moore,
Respondents. 		Ronald Shirley

Dawn Reynolds
Hon. Christine Gregoire
Marjorie Smitch

9:00 A.M. Olympia Tuesday, June 27, 2000

68228-3 (C/A 42360-6-I)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE
Robert Sebastian,
Respondent,
v.
The Department of Labor and Industries of the State of Washington,
Petitioner. 		William Hochberg

Hon. Christine Gregoire
Nancy Kellogg
Penny Allen

68465-1 (C/A 17225-3-III)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE
State of Washington,
Respondent,
v.
Jeremy J. Conwell,
Petitioner. 		Hon. James Kaufman

Melvin Hoit

1:30 P.M.

68520-7 (C/A 17258-9-III)
Petition for Review Granted 		20 MINUTES PER SIDE
Samis Land Company, the Estate of Samuel Israel, and the Samuel Israel Living Trust,
Respondents,
v.
City of Soap Lake,
Petitioner.

W. Edward Allan


Scott Edwards
Peter DeJulio
Grover Cleveland

68554-1 (C/A 17207-4-III)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE
Wilbur G. Hallauer and Josephine Hallauer, husband and wife; and Champerty Shores Owners Association, a Washington nonprofit corporation,
Petitioners,

v.
Spectrum Properties, Inc., a corporation,
Defendant,
Ernesto C. Del Rosario and Madeline B. Del Rosario, husband and wife,
Respondents.
Owen Gardner, Jr.
Charles Roe, Jr.
Charles Lean

Bevan Maxey
Diane Walker

9:00 A.M. Olympia Thursday, June 29, 2000

THREE CASES ONLY, TWO IN A.M./ONE IN P.M.

68548-7 (C/A 41128-4-I)
Petition for Review Granted

20 MINUTES PER SIDE

Tina Van Noy; Patricia F. Dinnis (formerly Patricia Faye Burkett); and Elaine Ebersole; on behalf of themselves
and all others similarly situated,
Respondents,
v.
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company and State Farm Fire and Casualty Company,
Petitioners. 		Steve W. Berman
Sean R. Matt
Andrew M. Volk
Erin Flory
Peter A. Danelo
Daniel J. Dunne, Jr.
Robin E. Wechkin
Kenneth Payson

69046-4 (C/A 41646-4-I)
Discretionary Review Granted 		20 MINUTES PER SIDE
State of Washington,
Respondent,
v.
Thomas Nolan,
Petitioner. 		Hon. James Krider
Seth Fine
David Thiele

James Dixon

1:30 P.M.

69433-8 (King 992270541SEA)
(cons. w/992276949SEA, 002000481SEA, 002000499SEA, 002011377SEA, 002010974SEA, 002020236SEA) 		60 MINUTES PER SIDE
Amalgamated Transit Union Local 587,
Respondent,
v.
State of Washington,
Appellant.
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Vashon-Maury Island Community Council,
Respondent,
v.
State of Washington,
Appellant.

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City of Bainbridge Island,
Respondents,
v.
State of Washington,
Appellant.
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Tacoma Water,
Respondents,
v.
State of Washington,
Appellant.

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Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County,
Respondent,
v.
State of Washington,
Appellant
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Port of Whitman County,
Respondents,
v.
State of Washington, and the "$30 License Tab" Initiative 695 Committee,
Appellants
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Puget Sound Clean Air Agency,
Respondent,
v.
State of Washington,
Appellant,
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and The $30 License Tab Initiative Campaign,
Appellant-Intervenor.

Charles Ford
Michael Subit
Clifford Freed

Hon. Christine Gregoire
Jeffrey Goltz

Craig Beles
C. Walter Ebell
David Vogel
Allen Ressler

Hon. Christine Gregoire
Jeffrey Goltz

John Hough
James Robart/Gwendolyn Klein

Hon. Christine Gregoire
Jeffrey Goltz

Mark Bubenik
Hugh Spitzer/Thomas Ahearn
Grover Cleveland/Kyle Branum

Hon. Christine Gregoire
Jeffrey Goltz


Scott Smith/Andrew Maron
Michael Gianunzio

Hon. Christine Gregoire
Jeffrey Goltz

Paul Lawrence/Carol Arnold
Robert Ferguson

Hon. Christine Gregoire
Jeffrey Goltz


Scott Smith/Andrew Maron
Laurie Halverson

Hon. Christine Gregoire
Jeffrey Goltz

Richard Stephens
James Johnson


 

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