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Supreme Court of the State of Washington
Opinion Information Sheet
| Docket Number: |
96360-6 |
| Title of Case: |
King County v. King County Water Dists. |
| File Date: |
12/05/2019 |
| Oral Argument Date: |
09/17/2019 |
SOURCE OF APPEAL
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| Appeal from King County Superior Court |
| Docket No: | 18-2-02238-0 |
| Judgment or order under review |
| Date filed: | 09/04/2018 |
| Judge signing: | Honorable Samuel S. Chung |
JUSTICES
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| Mary E. Fairhurst | Did Not Participate | |
| Charles W. Johnson | Signed Majority | |
| Barbara A. Madsen | Signed Majority | |
| Susan Owens | Signed Majority | |
| Debra L. Stephens | Concurrence Author | |
| Charles K. Wiggins | Signed Majority | |
| Steven C. González | Signed Majority | |
| Sheryl Gordon McCloud | Majority Author | |
| Mary I. Yu | Signed Majority | |
Robert Lawrence-Berrey,
J.P.T. | Signed Concurrence | |
COUNSEL OF RECORD
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Counsel for Appellant(s) |
| | Thomas Mackenzie Brown |
| | Attorney at Law |
| | 516 3rd Ave Rm W400 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98104-2388 |
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| | David J. Hackett |
| | King County Administration Building |
| | 500 4th Ave Ste 900 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98104-2316 |
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| | Matthew J. Segal |
| | Pacifica Law Group LLP |
| | 1191 2nd Ave Ste 2000 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98101-3404 |
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| | Jessica Anne Skelton |
| | Pacifica Law Group LLP |
| | 1191 2nd Ave Ste 2000 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98101-3404 |
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| | Kymberly Kathryn Evanson |
| | Pacifica Law Group LLP |
| | 1191 2nd Ave Ste 2000 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98101-3404 |
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| | Donald C Woodworth |
| | King Co. Prosecutor's Office |
| | 516 3rd Ave Rm W400 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98104-2388 |
Counsel for Respondent(s) |
| | Eric Clayton Frimodt |
| | Inslee Best Doezie & Ryder PS |
| | 10900 Ne 4th St Ste 1500 |
| | Bellevue, WA, 98004-8345 |
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| | John William Milne |
| | Inslee Best Doezie & Ryder PS |
| | 10900 Ne 4th St Ste 1500 |
| | Bellevue, WA, 98004-8345 |
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| | Hugh Davidson Spitzer |
| | Attorney at Law |
| | 5604 16th Ave Ne |
| | Seattle, WA, 98105-2521 |
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| | Philip Albert Talmadge |
| | Talmadge/Fitzpatrick |
| | 2775 Harbor Ave Sw |
| | Third Floor Ste C |
| | Seattle, WA, 98126-2138 |
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| | Mark S. Leen |
| | Inslee Best Doezie & Ryder PS |
| | 10900 Ne 4th St Ste 1500 |
| | Bellevue, WA, 98004-8345 |
Counsel for Respondent Intervenor(s) |
| | Richard E. Jonson |
| | Jonson & Jonson PS |
| | 2701 1st Ave Ste 350 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98121-1173 |
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| | David Florian Jurca |
| | Helsell Fetterman LLP |
| | 1001 4th Ave Ste 4200 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98154-1154 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Association of Counties |
| | Jeremy E Roller |
| | Arete Law Group |
| | 1218 3rd Ave Ste 2100 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98101-3094 |
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| | Denise L. Ashbaugh |
| | Arete Law Group |
| | 1218 3rd Ave Ste 2100 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98101-3094 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Shawnee Water Association |
| | Neil Henry Robblee |
| | Attorney at Law |
| | Po Box 1329 |
| | Edmonds, WA, 98020-1329 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Rural Electric Cooperative Association |
| | Joel Cartwright Merkel |
| | Merkel Law Office |
| | 1001 4th Ave Ste 4050 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98154-1000 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Water Utilities Council |
| | Adam Waldon Gravley |
| | Van Ness Feldman LLP |
| | 719 2nd Ave Ste 1150 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98104-1700 |
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| | Duncan Mcgehee Greene |
| | Van Ness Feldman LLP |
| | 719 2nd Ave Ste 1150 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98104-1700 |
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| | Jenna Rose Mandell-Rice |
| | Van Ness Feldman LLP |
| | 719 2nd Ave Ste 1150 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98104-1700 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Public Utility Districts Associations |
| | Adam Waldon Gravley |
| | Van Ness Feldman LLP |
| | 719 2nd Ave Ste 1150 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98104-1700 |
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| | Duncan Mcgehee Greene |
| | Van Ness Feldman LLP |
| | 719 2nd Ave Ste 1150 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98104-1700 |
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| | Jenna Rose Mandell-Rice |
| | Van Ness Feldman LLP |
| | 719 2nd Ave Ste 1150 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98104-1700 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Rental Housing Association of Washington |
| | William Colwell Severson |
| | William C. Severson, PLLC |
| | 1001 4th Ave Ste 4400 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98154-1192 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Puget Sound Energy |
| | Donna Lee Barnett |
| | Perkins Coie LLP |
| | 10885 Ne 4th St Ste 700 |
| | Bellevue, WA, 98004-5579 |
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| | Ryan Crawford Thomas |
| | Perkins Coie |
| | 10885 Ne 4th St Ste 700 |
| | Bellevue, WA, 98004-5579 |
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