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Opinion Information Sheet

Docket Number: 91475-3
Title of Case: Whatcom County v. W. Wash. Growth Mgmt. Hr'gs Bd.
File Date: 10/06/2016
Oral Argument Date: 10/20/2015

SOURCE OF APPEAL
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Appeal from Skagit County Superior Court
 13-2-01147-9
 Honorable Michael E Rickert

JUSTICES
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Steven C. GonzálezSigned Majority
Charles W. JohnsonSigned Majority
Barbara A. MadsenConcurrence Author
Susan OwensSigned Majority
Debra L. StephensDissent Author
Sheryl Gordon McCloudSigned Dissent
Mary I. YuSigned Majority
Mary E. FairhurstSigned Dissent
Charles K. WigginsMajority Author

COUNSEL OF RECORD
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Counsel for Petitioner(s)
 Jean O'Meara Melious  
 Nossaman LLP
 1925 Lake Crest Dr
 Bellingham, WA, 98229-4510

 Tim Trohimovich  
 Futurewise
 816 2nd Ave Ste 200
 Seattle, WA, 98104-1535

Counsel for Respondent(s)
 Jay Palmer Derr  
 Van Ness Feldman LLP
 719 2nd Ave Ste 1150
 Seattle, WA, 98104-1700

 Tadas A Kisielius  
 Van Ness Feldman LLP
 719 2nd Ave Ste 1150
 Seattle, WA, 98104-1700

 Duncan McGehee Greene  
 Van Ness Feldman LLP
 719 2nd Ave Ste 1150
 Seattle, WA, 98104-1700

 Karen Frakes  
 Whatcom Co Pros Ofc
 311 Grand Ave
 Bellingham, WA, 98225-4048

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Center for Environmental Law & Policy
 Daniel James Von Seggern  
 Center For Environmental Law and Policy
 85 S Washington St Ste 301
 Seattle, WA, 98104-3404

 David L. Monthie  
 DLM & Associates
 519 75th Way Ne
 Olympia, WA, 98506-9711

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Squaxin Island Tribe
 Kevin R. Lyon  
 Squaxin Island Legal Dept
 3711 Se Old Olympic Hwy
 Shelton, WA, 98584-7734

 Sharon Ilene Haensly  
 Squaxin Island Tribe
 3711 Se Old Olympic Hwy
 Shelton, WA, 98584-7734

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Association of Counties
 Alethea Hart  
 Snohomish County Prosecutor's Office
 3000 Rockefeller Ave
 Everett, WA, 98201-4046

 Josh Weiss  
 WA State Assn of Counties
 206 10th Ave Se
 Olympia, WA, 98501-1311

Amicus Curiae on behalf of WA Department of Ecology
 Alan Myles Reichman  
 Ofc of the Aty General/ Ecology Division
 Po Box 40117
 Olympia, WA, 98504-0117

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Realtors
 Sarah Ellen Mack  
 Tupper Mack Wells PLLC
 2025 1st Ave Ste 1100
 Seattle, WA, 98121-2100

 Bill Clarke  
 Attorney at Law & Government Affairs
 1501 Capitol Way S Ste 203
 Olympia, WA, 98501-2200

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Building Industry Association of Washington
 Sarah Ellen Mack  
 Tupper Mack Wells PLLC
 2025 1st Ave Ste 1100
 Seattle, WA, 98121-2100

 Bill Clarke  
 Attorney at Law & Government Affairs
 1501 Capitol Way S Ste 203
 Olympia, WA, 98501-2200

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Farm Bureau
 Sarah Ellen Mack  
 Tupper Mack Wells PLLC
 2025 1st Ave Ste 1100
 Seattle, WA, 98121-2100

 Bill Clarke  
 Attorney at Law & Government Affairs
 1501 Capitol Way S Ste 203
 Olympia, WA, 98501-2200

Counsel for Other Parties
 Dionne Maren Padilla-Huddleston  
 Office of the Attorney General
 800 Fifth Ave Ste 2000
 Seattle, WA, 98104-3188


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