Supreme Court Docket
Supreme Court Briefs
Spring 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

Acting Clerk Susan L. Carlson
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 Spring Session are scheduled, subject to change, for:

April 26, 2016
May 31, 2016
June 28, 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 May 3, 2016
THREE CASES ONLY; TWO IN A.M. - ONE IN P.M
91757-4 (C/A 45809-8-II)
Discretionary Review Granted
MOTION TO ACCEPT ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE ON REVIEW
(RAP 9.11) PASSED TO THE MERITS
 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
In re the Welfare of: K.M.M.

JOSHUA RAY MILLER,
         Petitioner,
     v.
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES,
         Respondent. 		Eric Nielsen/ Dana Nelson
Jennifer Dobson
Jodi R. Backlund
  Manek R. Mistry
  Skylar Texas Brett
Hon. Bob Ferguson
  Peter Everett Kay
  Jay Douglas Geck
91925-9 (C/A 32437-1-III)
Discretionary Review Granted
MOTION TO ACCEPT ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE ON REVIEW
(RAP 9.11) PASSED TO THE MERITS
 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
In re the Welfare of: B.P.

HEIDI LEANN OLSON,
          Petitioner,
     v.
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES,
          Respondent.

Jill Shumaker Reuter
  Kristina M. Nichols

Hon. Bob Ferguson
  Amy Suzanne Soth

1:30 P.M.

92421-0 (C/A 71388-4-I)
Certified Personal Restraint Petition
 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
In re Personal Restraint Petition of:

BOBBY DARRELL COLBERT,

          Petitioner. 		Jennifer M. Winkler

Hon. Rich Weyrich
  A. O. Denny
  Erik Pedersen
  Rosemary Hawkins Kaholokula

9:00 A.M. CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY May 5, 2016
THREE CASES ONLY, TWO IN A.M. – ONE IN P.M.
91494-0 (Pierce 13-2-14072-7)
Notice of Appeal
 25 MINUTES PER SIDE
PATRICIA BLACKBURN, DAVID EUGENE CARPENTER, JACOB DAU, DENNIS FANT, BONIFACIO H. FORNILLOS, AKANELE A. IMO, JOSE M. LOPEZ, RALPH PETERSON, and MATTHEW J. STALEY,
          Appellants,
     v.
STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, WESTERN STATE HOSPITAL,
          Respondents. 		Jesse Andrew Wing
  Joseph Robert Shaeffer
  Tiffany Mae Cartwright




Hon. Bob Ferguson
  Grace C.S. O'Connor
  Joseph Michael Diaz
  Allyson Zipp
91534-2 (King 14-2-29269-4 SEA)
Petition for Review Granted

 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
CITY OF SNOQUALMIE, a municipal corporation
          Respondents,
     v.
KING COUNTY EXECUTIVE DOW CONSTANTINE, an individual, in his official capacity; KING COUNTY ASSESSOR LLOYD HARA, an individual, in his official capacity; KING COUNTY,
          Other Parties,
     and
THE STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE,
          Appellant.		 Hon. Bob C. Sterbank
Matthew J. Segal
  Taki V. Flevaris
Margaret A. Pahl





Hon. Bob Ferguson
  David M. Hankins
  Kelly Owings
  Andrew J. Krawczyk

1:30 P.M.

92593-3 (Yakima 14-8-00667-6)
Notice of Appeal
 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
          Respondent,
     v.
TREY M.,
          Appellant. 		Hon. Joseph A. Brusic
  Tamara Ann Hanlon

Lila Jane Silverstein

9:00 A.M. Olympia May 10, 2016
THREE CASES ONLY, TWO IN A.M. – ONE IN P.M.
92671-9 (Thurston 10-2-01949-6)
Notice of Appeal
 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
TIM LENANDER,
          Appellant,
     v.
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF RETIREMENT SYSTEMS,
          Respondent. 		Wayne L. Williams


Hon. Bob Ferguson
  Sarah Elizabeth Blocki
  Jeffrey Todd Even
91154-1 (Cowlitz 13-2-01398-4)
Notice of Discretionary Review Granted
 30 MINUTES PER SIDE
WASHINGTON COUNTIES RISK POOL, AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC., LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY, J. WILLIAM ASHBAUGH, individually; and ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY,
          Respondents,


     v.


CLARK COUNTY, WASHINGTON, a municipal corporation; DONALD SLAGLE, an individual; LARRY DAVIS, individually, and as assignee of Clark County and of Donald Slagle; and ALAN NORTHROP, individually, and as assignee of Clark County and of Donald Slagle,
          Petitioners. 		Thomas Jones/Brendan
  Winslow-Nason
Troy Biddle/Donald Verfurth
Patrick Jordan
Agelo Reppas
William Leedom/Amy
  Magnano/David Norman
Howard Goodfriend/Catherine
  Wright Smith

Hon. Tony Golik
  Taylor Hallvik
  Christopher Horne
Matthew Segal
Michael Farnell
John Robert Connelly, Jr.
  Micah LeBank
Philip Talmadge
Virgil Hale
Timothy Ford/David
  Whedbee/Tiffany Cartwright

1:30 P.M.

91268-8 (C/A 45862-4-II)
Discretionary Review Granted
 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
In re Personal Restraint Petition of:

JERRY LEE SWAGERTY,

          Petitioner. 		Eric J. Nielsen
  Eric Broman
Hon. Mark Lindquist
  Kimberley Ann DeMarco
  Brent J. Hyer

9:00 A.M. OLYMPIA May 12, 2016
THREE CASES ONLY, TWO IN A.M. – ONE IN P.M.
91920-8 (C/A 46988-0-II)
Discretionary Review Granted
 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
In re Personal Restraint Petition of:

CLARK L. STUHR,

          Petitioner. 		Mary Swift

Hon. Bob Ferguson
  Alan D. Copsey
  Cassie B. vanRoojen
92080-0 (C/A 45108-5-II)
Petition for Review Granted
 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
AVNET, INC.,
          Petitioner,
     v.
WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE,
          Respondent. 		Scott M. Edwards
  Ryan P. McBride

Hon. Bob Ferguson
  Rosann Fitzpatrick
  Joshua Weissman
  Charles Zalesky

1:30 P.M.

92161-0 (C/A 45756-3-II)
Petition for Review Granted
 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
MIKE BELENSKI,
          Petitioner,
     v.
JEFFERSON COUNTY, a Washington State political subdivision
          Respondent. 		Mike Belenski (pro se)


Hon. Michael Haas
  David W. Alvarez
Jeffrey Scott Myers

9:00 A.M. Olympia May 24, 2016
TWO CASES ONLY
92060-5 (C/A 45796-2-II)
Petition for Review Granted
 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
         Petitioner,
    v.
CLIFFORD MELVIN PORTER, JR.,
         Respondent. 		Hon. Mark Lindquist
  Thomas Roberts

Kevin March
92127-0 (C/A 47364-0-II)
Discretionary Review Granted
 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
IN RE THE ADOPTION OF: T. A. W.

R. B. and C. B.,
         Petitioners,
     v.
C. W.,
          Respondent.

William Robin Penoyar
Mark David Fiddler

Casey Grannis

9:00 A.M. OLYMPIA May 26, 2016
THREE CASES ONLY; TWO IN A.M. – ONE IN P.M.
92448-1 (C/A 72421-5-I)
Discretionary Review Granted
MOTION TO STRIKE BRIEF OF COURT-APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE JULIE HILLS - PASSED TO THE MERITS 		20 MINUTES PER SIDE
In re the Dependency of:

D. L. B.

EDELYN SAINT-LOUIS,
          Petitioner,
     v.
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES and JULIE HILLS,
          Respondents.

April Rivera

Richard Wayne Lechich


Hon. Bob Ferguson
  Kelly L. Taylor
  Anne E. Egeler
Paul Spencer Graves
  Eric B. Wolff
91921-6 (C/A No. 32490-7-III)
Discretionary Review Granted
 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
In re the Termination of:

K. J. B.

JEFFREY VENCENT BUTTERFIELD
          Petitioner,
     v.
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES,
          Respondent.



Jill Shumaker Reuter
  Kristina M. Nichols

Hon. Bob Ferguson
  Carissa Ann Greenberg
  Peter B. Gonick

1:30 P.M.

92122-9 (C/A 32473-7-III)
Petition for Review Granted
 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
JOHN D. KOVACS,
          Petitioner,
     v.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR & INDUSTRIES OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON,
          Respondent.
 Thomas Leo Doran


Hon. Bob Ferguson
  James P. Mills

9:00 A.M. OLYMPIA June 7, 2016
THREE CASES ONLY; TWO IN A.M. – ONE IN P.M.
92210-1 (C/A 45052-6-II)
Petition for Review Granted
 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
JOSETTE TAYLOR, as Personal Representative of the Estate of FRED E. TAYLOR, deceased; and on behalf of the Estate of FRED E. TAYLOR; and JOSETTE TAYLOR, individually,
          Petitioner,
     v.
SCOTT BILDSTEN, D.O., individually, JOHN C. HEDGES, M.D., individually, KITSAP UROLOGY ASSOCIATES, P.C., a Washington active, for profit corporation, and HARRISON MEDICAL CENTER, a Washington active, nonprofit corporation, Defendants, and INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC., a foreign corporation doing business in Washington,
          Respondent.
 Kenneth Wendell Masters
  Shelby R. Frost Lemmel



Jeffrey Royal Johnson
Philip Albert Talmadge
  Sidney C. Tribe





92261-6 (C/A 72263-8-I)
Petition for Review Granted
 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
          Petitioner,
     v.
SAYIDEN HUSSEIN MOHAMED,
          Respondent.
 Hon. Mark Roe
  Seth Aaron Fine

Maureen Marie Cyr

1:30 P.M.

91801-5 (King 12-2-31451-9 SEA)
Notice of Appeal
 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
DAVID COOPER and JERRY SCOTT, individually and on behalf of all those similarly situated,
          Respondents,
     v.
ALSCO, INC., a foreign corporation,
          Appellant.
 Adam J. Berger
  Martin S. Garfinkel
Geoffrey D. Swindler

Portia Renee Moore
  Harry J.F. Korrell, III
  Kathryn S. Rosen
  Taylor S. Ball

9:00 A.M. Olympia June 9, 2016
TWO CASES ONLY
91622-5 (Skagit 15-2-00334-1)
Notice of Appeal
 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
SHARLINE LUNDGREN and RAY LUNDGREN,
          Respondents,
     v.
UPPER SKAGIT INDIAN TRIBE, a federally recognized Indian Tribe,
          Appellant.
 Scott Martin Ellerby


David S. Hawkins
Harold Chesnin
Peter Robert Dworkin
92791-0 (Thurston 14-2-00115-8)
Notice of Appeal
 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
ESTATE OF BARRY A. ACKERLEY,
          Appellant,
     v.
WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE,
          Respondent. 		Scott M. Edwards
  Ryan P McBride

Hon. Bob Ferguson
  David M. Hankins

9:00 A.M. OLYMPIA June 21, 2016
THREE CASES ONLY - TWO IN A.M. - ONE IN P.M.
92215-2 (C/A 32210-6-III)
Petition for Review Granted
 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
JOSE L. BIRRUETA,
          Respondent,
     v.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON,
          Petitioner.
 Michael V. Connell


Hon. Bob Ferguson
  Paul Michael Weideman
  Anastasia Sandstrom
92293-4 (C/A 46140-4-II)
Petition for Review Granted
 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
          Petitioner,
     v.
KEVIN RAY CASE,
          Respondent.
 Hon. Jon Tunheim
  Carol L. La Verne

John A. Hays

1:30 P.M.

92324-8 (C/A 71726-0-I)
Petition for Review Granted
 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
LESLIE M. PENDERGRAST, as an individual,
          Respondent,
     v.
ROBERT MATICHUK and JANE DOE MATICHUK, as individuals and in their marital capacity; BLAINE PROPERTIES, L.L.C., a Washington State limited liability company,
          Petitioners,
BANK OF THE PACIFIC, a Washington State corporation; MARK R. and CYNTHIA A. SANDFORD, as individuals and in their marital capacity; and GINA M. LINGENFELTER and JOHN DOE LINGENFELTER, as individuals and in their marital capacity,
          Defendants. 		Mark J. Lee


Bryan Donald Lane



Bryan Donald Lane

9:00 A.M. OLYMPIA June 23, 2016
THREE CASES ONLY - TWO IN A.M. - ONE IN P.M.
92310-8 (C/A 40333-1-II)
Petition for Review Granted 		20 MINUTES PER SIDE
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
          Petitioner,
    v.
KENNETH LANE SLERT,
          Respondent. 		Hon. Jonathan Meyer
  Eric Wantuck Eisenberg

Jodi R. Backlund
  Manek R. Mistry
92335-3 (C/A 46130-7-II)
Petition for Review Granted 		20 MINUTES PER SIDE
COLUMBIA RIVERKEEPER; SIERRA CLUB; and NORTHWEST ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE CENTER,
          Petitioners,
    v.
PORT OF VANCOUVER USA; JERRY OLIVER, Port of Vancouver USA Board of Commissioners President; BRIAN WOLFE, Port of Vancouver USA Board of Commissioners Vice President; and NANCY I. BAKER, Port of Vancouver USA Board of Commissioners Secretary,
          Respondents. 		Brian Alan Knutsen
Eric D. 'Knoll' Lowney
Miles Johnson

Kristin Mariko Asai
  David B. Markowitz
  Anna Joyce

1:30 P.M.

92489-9 (C/A 71709-0-I)
Petition for Review Granted 		20 MINUTES PER SIDE
Yu, J. recused /Worswick, JPT
JESS NELSON,
          Petitioner,
    v.
MICHAEL ERICKSON and JANE DOE ERICKSON, and the marital community composed thereof,
          Respondents. 		Jared Daniel Stueckle
  Patrick Joon Kang
  Jason Garrett Epstein
Leonard J. Feldman
Marilee C. Erickson
  Suzanna Shaub
  Pamela A. Okano

9:00 A.M. OLYMPIA July 7, 2016
THREE CASES ONLY - TWO IN A.M. - ONE IN P.M. & SHOW CAUSE HEARING
92274-8 (C/A 72409-6-I)
Petition for Review Granted 		20 MINUTES PER SIDE
Fairhurst recused/Siddoway, JPT
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
         Respondent,
    v.
MICHAEL RAY GOSS,
         Petitioner. 		Hon. Dan Sattergerg
  Donna Lynn Wise

John Henry Browne
  Colleen A. Hartl
  Emma Scanlan
92332-9 (C/A 71292-6-I)
Petition for Review Granted		 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
Fairhurst recused/Siddoway, JPT
In re the Detention of: Mark Black.
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
         Petitioner,
    v.
MARK BLACK,
         Respondent.
Hon. Dan Satterberg
  Andrea Ruth Vitalich
  Jennifer G'Dalia Ritchie
David L. Donnan
  Nancy P Collins

1:30 P.M.

92216-1 (C/A 31509-6-III)
Petition for Review Granted		 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
Fairhurst recused/Worswick, JPT
SHANE FAST, JAMIE FAST, the marital community comprised thereof, ROBERT DALTON FAST, and the estate thereof,
         Petitioners,
    v.
KENNEWICK PUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICT d/b/a KENNEWICK GENERAL HOSPITAL and d/b/a MID-COLUMBIA WOMEN'S HEALTH CENTER, a Washington public hospital district organized as a government entity, municipal or quasi-municipal corporation; ADAM T. SMITH, D.O., individually and for the marital community with spouse or registered domestic partner Jane Doe Smith; GREGORY SCHROFF, M.D., individually and for the marital community with spouse or registered domestic partner Jane Doe Smith; and DOES 1 through 50,
         Respondents.		 Scott E. Rodgers



Eric Bryd
  Edward Joseph Bruya
Michael J. Wiswall
Jerome R. Aiken
Peter McGillis Ritchie
 

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