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Spring 2020
| Chief Justice |
Debra Stephens |
| Justice |
Charles W. Johnson |
| Justice |
Barbara A. Madsen |
| Justice |
Susan Owens |
| Justice |
Steven C. González |
| Justice |
Sheryl McCloud |
| Justice |
Mary I. Yu |
| Justice |
Raquel Montoya-Lewis |
| Justice |
G. Helen Whitener |
| 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 Debra Stephens |
| Justice Charles Johnson |
Justice Susan J. Owens |
| Justice Sheryl McCloud |
Justice Raquel Montoya-Lewis |
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Department Two |
| Chief Justice Debra Stephens |
| Justice Barbara A. Madsen |
Justice Steven C. González |
| Justice Mary Yu |
Justice G. Helen Whitener |
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 2020 Spring Session are scheduled, subject to change, for:
April 28, 2020
June 2, 2020
July 7, 2020
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
- April 23, 2020
- May 5, 2020
- May 14, 2020
- May 26, 2020
- May 28, 2020
- June 9, 2020
- June 11, 2020
- June 23, 2020
- June 25, 2020
- June 30, 2020
| 9:00 A.M.
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OLYMPIA
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April 23, 2020
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***TO BE HELD BY VIDEO CONFERENCE ONLY*** |
ORAL ARGUMENT WILL ALSO BE LIVE STREAMED BY TVW
FOR VIEWING BY THE PUBLIC
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Note that oral argument will not be held at the Temple of Justice in light of the social
distancing requirements currently in effect as a result of the pandemic. |
98317-8
Original Action
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30 MINUTES PER SIDE
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SHYANNE COLVIN, SHANELL DUNCAN, TERRY
KILL, LEONDIS BERRY, and THEODORE
ROOSEVELT RHONE,
Petitioners,
v.
JAY INSLEE, Governor of the State of Washington, and
STEVEN SINCLAIR, Secretary of the Washington State
Department of Corrections,
Respondents.
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Nicholas Brian Allen
Nicholas Broten Straley
Janet S. Chung
Hon. Bob Ferguson
Timothy Norman Lang
John Samson
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| 9:00 A.M.
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OLYMPIA
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MAY 5, 2020
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97066-1 (C/A 49337-3-II)
Discretionary Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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In re Personal Restraint Petition of
AMANDA CHRISTINE KNIGHT,
Respondent.
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Hon. Mary Robnett
Robin Khou Sand
Anne Elizabeth Egeler
Timothy Kent Ford
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97583-3 (C/A 77531-6-I)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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KATHLEEN MANCINI, a single woman,
Petitioner,
v.
CITY OF TACOMA, a municipal entity and political subdivision of the State of Washington; TACOMA POLICE DEPARTMENT; and DON RAMSDELL, individually and in his official capacity as chief of Tacoma Police,
Respondents.
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Lori S. Haskell
Gary Manca
Hon. Bill Fosbre
Jean P. Homan
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1:30 P.M.
97731-3 (C/A 52632-8-II)
(Pierce 17-7-02238-5)
Notice of Appeal
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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In re the Termination of Parental Rights to:
M.B.
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Skylar Texas Brett
Hon. Bob Ferguson
Jared Russell Rayborn
Carissa Ann Greenberg
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| 9:00 A.M.
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OLYMPIA
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MAY 14, 2020
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97684-8 (C/A 51439-7-III)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL LAW & POLICY, AMERICAN WHITEWATER, and SIERRA CLUB,
Respondents,
v.
STATE OF WASHINGTON, DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY,
Petitioner.
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Daniel James Von Seggern
Theodore Vanderkemp Howard
Andrew McAleer Hawley
Hon. Bob Ferguson
Stephen H. North
Clifford Hiroshi Kato
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96783-1 (C/A 50053-1-II)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
Justice Whitener recused /
David Mann, J.P.T.
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Petitioner,
v.
RONALD DELESTER BURKE,
Respondent.
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Hon. Mary Robnett
Theodore Michael Cropley
Stephanie C. Cunningham
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1:30 P.M.
97452-7 (C/A 52371-0-II)
Discretionary Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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In re Personal Restraint Petition of
DON WESLEY WINTON,
Respondent.
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Hon. Bob Ferguson
Holger Sonntag
Alicia O. Young
Elizabeth Mount Penner
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96772-5 (consolidated with 96773-3)
(Pierce 81-1-00579-1 and 03-1-01464-0)
Personal Restraint Petitions
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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In re Personal Restraint of:
KURTIS WILLIAM MONSCHKE and DWAYNE EARL
BARTHOLOMEW,
Petitioners.
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Hon. Mary Robnett
Kristie Barham
Teresa Jeanne Chen
Jeffrey Erwin Ellis
Timothy Kent Ford
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| 9:00 A.M.
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OLYMPIA
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MAY 26, 2020
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97557-4 (C/A 79648-8-I)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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PEACEHEALTH ST. JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER AND PEACEHEALTH ST. JOHN MEDICAL CENTER,
Petitioners,
v.
STATE OF WASHINGTON, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE,
Respondent.
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Dirk Jay Giseburt
Michele G. Radosevich
David Maas
Hon. Bob Ferguson
Rosann Fitzpatrick
Tera Marie Heintz
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97109-9 (consolidated with 97111-1 and 97394-6)
(Thurston 17-2-06578-9, 18-2-01731-6 and 18-2-02904-7)
Notice of Appeal
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30 MINUTES PER SIDE
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FREEDOM FOUNDATION, a Washington nonprofit organization, in the name of the State of Washington,
Appellant/Cross-Respondent,
v.
TEAMSTERS LOCAL 117 SEGREGATED FUND, an
IRS 527(f)(3) political organization; TEAMSTERS
LOCAL UNION NO. 117, an IRS 501(c)(5) labor
organization; JOHN DOES 1-10,
Respondents/Cross-Appellants.
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Eric Rolf Stahlfeld
Robert Alan Bouvatte Jr.
Dmitri L. Iglitzin
Benjamin Daniel Berger
Darin M. Dalmat
Hon. Bob Ferguson
Susan Sackett DanPullo
Margaret C. McLean
Alicia O. Young
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1:30 P.M.
97599-0 (C/A 78516-8-I)
Petitions for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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RONALD WASTEWATER DISTRICT, a Washington
municipal corporation,
Petitioner,
v.
OLYMPIC VIEW WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT, a
Washington municipal corporation; and TOWN OF
WOODWAY, a Washington municipal corporation,
Respondents,
KING COUNTY, a Washington municipal corporation,
Petitioner,
SNOHOMISH COUNTY, a Washington municipal
corporation; and CITY OF SHORELINE, a Washington
municipal corporation;
Other Parties.
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Duncan McGehee Greene
H. Ray Liaw
Sophia E. Amberson
Thomas M. Fitzpatrick
Philip Albert Talmadge
Hon. Adam Cornell
Brian John Dorsey
Jessica Ann Kraft-Klehm
Greg Alan Rubstello
Hon. Dan Satterberg
Verna P. Bromley
Mark Gibson Stockdale
Jennifer M. Stacy
Darren E. Carnell
Ann Marie Summers
Jeffrey Burton Taraday
Beth Ford
Sharon Elizabeth Cates
Terrence Ihor Danysh
Margaret Jane King
Julie K. Ainsworth-Taylor
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| 9:00 A.M.
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OLYMPIA
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MAY 28, 2020
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97652-0 (C/A 78534-6-I)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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TODD MCLAUGHLIN, a Washington resident,
Petitioner,
v.
TRAVELERS COMMERCIAL INSURANCE COMPANY, a foreign corporation,
Respondent.
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Robert Craig Levin
Philip Albert Talmadge
Aaron Paul Orheim
Thomas Lether
Eric Jay Neal
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97690-2 (C/A 36189-6-III)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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BORTON & SONS, INC., a Washington State corporation,
Respondent,
v.
BURBANK PROPERTIES, LLC, a Washington State limited liability company,
Petitioner.
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Mark Everett Fickes
John Jay Carroll
Joel R. Comfort
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1:30 P.M.
1:30 P.M.
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97576-1 (C/A 35842-9-III)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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DUANE YOUNG, an individual, and all those similarly situated,
Petitioner,
v.
TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, U.S.A., a California corporation,
Respondent.
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Brian Cameron
Kirk David Miller
Michael Mallow
Rachel Straus
Mark D. Campbell
Heather Aubree Hedeen
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| 9:00 A.M.
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OLYMPIA
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June 9, 2020
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97681-3 (C/A 51177-1-II)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
JOHN W. JACKSON SR.,
Petitioner.
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Hon. Mark Nichols
Jesse Espinoza
Nancy P. Collins
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98083-7 (C/A 36594-8-III)
Notice for Discretionary Review
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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EVETTE BURGESS,
Petitioner,
v.
LITHIA MOTORS, INC.; BMW of SPOKANE d/b/a
CAMP AUTOMOTIVE, INC. d/b/a BMW OF
SPOKANE,
Respondents.
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Mary Elizabeth Schultz
John Michael Silk
Gabriella Wagner
Lisa C. Neal
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1:30 P.M.
97734-8 (C/A 77754-8-I)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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ROGER LEISHMAN,
Respondent,
v.
OGDEN, MURPHY WALLACE PLLC, and PATRICK
PEARCE,
Petitioners.
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Roger Ashley Leishman
Robert M. Sulkin
Claire Martirosian
Paul J. Lawrence
Shae Blood
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97496-9 (C/A 77776-9-I)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
SIMON ORTIZ MARTINEZ,
Petitioner.
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Hon. Dan Satterberg
Carla Barbieri Carlstrom
Maureen Marie Cyr
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| 9:00 A.M.
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OLYMPIA
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June 11, 2020
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97783-6 (C/A 51387-1-II)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
Justice Whitener recused /
John Chun, J.P.T.
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DOUG HERMANSON, an individual,
Respondent,
v.
MULTICARE HEALTH SYSTEM, INC., a Washington Corporation d/b/a TACOMA GENERAL HOSPITAL,
Petitioner,
JANE and JOHN DOES 1-20 and their marital
communities comprised thereof,
Other Parties.
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Dan'L Wayne Bridges
Mary H. Spillane
Jennifer D. Koh
Daniel F. Mullin
Tracy A. Duany
Bryan Terry
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96873-0 (C/A 35601-9-III)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
SHANNON B. BLAKE,
Petitioner.
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Richard Wayne Lechich
Thomas Michael Kummerow
Hon. Larry Haskell
Brett Ballock Pearce
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1:30 P.M.
97910-3 (C/A 36334-1-III)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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CONFEDERATED TRIBES AND BANDS OF THE YAKAMA NATION,
Petitioner,
v.
YAKIMA COUNTY; GRANITE NORTHWEST, INC.;
FRANK ROWLEY; and ROWLEY FAMILY TRUST,
Respondents.
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Ethan Jones
Shona Voelckers
Robert Joseph Sexton
Markham Allen Quehrn
Julie Wilson-Mcnerney
Hon. Joseph Brusic
Paul Edward McIlrath
Don Le Roy Anderson
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97443-8 (C/A 35688-0-III)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
GREGG ALLEN LOUGHBOM,
Petitioner.
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Hon. Jeffrey S. Barkdull
Adam Walser
Corey Evan Parker
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| 9:00 A.M.
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OLYMPIA
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JUNE 23, 2020
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TWO CASES ONLY |
97249-4 (King 19-2-08028-1 SEA)
Notice for Discretionary Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
Justice Owens recused /
Thomas Bjorgen, J.P.T.
Justice Yu recused /
Kevin Korsmo, J.P.T.
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LINCOLN BEAUREGARD,
Respondent,
v.
WASHINGTON STATE BAR ASSOCIATION,
Petitioner.
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Steven Walter Fogg
Catherine Wright Smith
Howard Mark Goodfriend
David William Silke
Shannon L. Wodnik
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97456-0 (C/A 51029-4-II)
Motion for Discretionary Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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In re Personal Restraint Petition of
VINCENT L. FOWLER,
Petitioner.
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John Henry Browne
Craig D. Suffian
Hon. Chad Enright
Randall Avery Sutton
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| 9:00 A.M.
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OLYMPIA
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JUNE 25, 2020
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96365-7 (consolidated with 96566-8)
(King 18-1-00255-5 SEA)
Notices for Discretionary Review Granted
"PETITIONER'S MOTION TO PERMIT FILING OF PETITIONER'S THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL DESIGNATION OF CLERK'S PAPERS AND ACCOMPANYING CLERK'S PAPERS" AND "PETITIONER'S MOTION TO STRIKE AMICUS BRIEF OF DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES"
BOTH PASSED TO THE MERITS
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
PHILLIP SCOTT NUMRICH,
Petitioner.
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
PHILLIP SCOTT NUMRICH,
Petitioner.
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Hon. Dan Satterberg
Patrick Halpern Hinds
Eileen Alexander
Todd Maybrown
Cooper David Offenbecher
Hon. Dan Satterberg
Patrick Halpern Hinds
Eileen Alexander
Todd Maybrown
Cooper David Offenbecher
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98003-9 (C/A 79760-0-I consol. w/ 78791-8-I)
Petition for Review Granted
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30 MINUTES PER SIDE
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In the Matter of the Dependency of
Z.J.G. and M.E.J.G., minor children.
| Tara Urs
Lauren Grace Johansen
Hon. Bob Ferguson
Ariell Rayko Ikeda
Kelly L. Taylor
Peter B. Gonick
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1:30 P.M.
97739-9 (Spokane 19-2-00934-3)
Notice of Appeal
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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SPOKANE COUNTY, a Washington municipal entity;
AL FRENCH, an individual taxpayer and current Spokane
County Commissioner; JOHN ROSKELLEY, an
individual taxpayer and former Spokane County
Commissioner; and WASHINGTON STATE
ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES, a Washington non-
profit association,
Appellants,
v.
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent.
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Paul J. Lawrence
Gregory J Wong
Kai Andrew Smith
Hon. Larry Haskell
John Francis Driscoll Jr.
Hon. Bob Ferguson
Jeffrey Todd Even
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| 9:00 A.M.
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OLYMPIA
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JUNE 30, 2020
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98043-8 (C/A 53152-6-II consol. w/ 53159-3-II and
53162-3-II)
Discretionary Review Granted
GRANTED ONLY AS TO THE ISSUE OF DUE PROCESS
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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In the Matter of the Welfare of
D.E., V.E., and M.E., minor children.
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Stephanie Alice Taplin
Hon. Bob Ferguson
Marlo Selene Berger Oesch
Emma Sarah Grunberg
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98094-2 (C/A 79364-1-I consolidated with 79364-9-I and
79366-7-I)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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| In re the Matter of the Dependency of A.M.-S.
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Kirsten Jensen Haugen
Ann Margaret Brice
Christopher Mark Petroni
Kate Huber
Hon. Bob Ferguson
Rachel Brehm King
Sara Evelyn King
Hon. Adam Cornell
Seth Aaron Fine
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1:30 P.M.
98320-8 (King 19-2-30171-6 SEA)
Notice of Appeal
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30 MINUTES PER SIDE
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GARFIELD COUNTY TRANSPORTATION
AUTHORITY, KING COUNTY, CITY OF SEATTLE,
WASHINGTON STATE TRANSIT ASSOCIATION,
ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON CITIES, PORT OF
SEATTLE, INTERCITY TRANSIT, AMALGAMATED
TRANSIT UNION, LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF
WASHINGTON, MICHAEL ROGERS, CITY OF
BURIEN, and MICHAEL CAMARATA,
Appellants,
and
WASHINGTON ADAPT; TRANSIT RIDERS UNION;
and CLIMATE SOLUTIONS,
Intervenor-Appellants,
v.
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
and
CLINT DIDIER; PERMANENT OFFENSE; TIMOTHY
D. EYMAN; MICHAEL FAGAN; JACK FAGAN; and
PIERCE COUNTY,
Intervenor-Respondent
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Paul J. Lawrence
Matthew J. Segal
Jessica Anne Skelton
Shae Blood
Hon. Pete Holmes
Carolyn U. Boies
Erica Franklin
John Benjamin Kerr Schochet
Hon. Dan Satterberg
David J. Hackett
David James Eldred
Erin Baine Jackson
Jenifer C. Merkel
Eric D. 'Knoll' Lowney
Mark Douglas Kimball
Stephen W. Pidgeon
Hon. Mary Robnett
Daniel Ray Hamilton
Frank Arthur Cornelius Jr.
Hon. Bob Ferguson
Alan D. Copsey
Alicia O. Young
Karl David Smith
Lauryn Kay Fraas
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