Docket No. 77444-7  Facts:  Petitioner Joshua Frost was found guilty in King County Superior Court of six counts of robbery, one count of burglary, one count of attempted robbery, and two counts of assault for acting as a driver in several robberies. Frost appealed his convictions claiming the State showed prosecutorial vindictiveness, Continue reading →

Docket No. 78290-3  Facts:  After a dispute arose between petitioner Fluor Daniel, Inc. and the respondent Department of Corrections regarding the terms of a contract to construct a prison, both parties agreed to binding arbitration.  The arbitrator subsequently found in favor of Fluor Daniel and awarded it $5,997,645.  Fluor Daniel submitted the decision to the Superior Court for King County for the entry of a judgment and also requested an award of pre-judgment interest for the period that elapsed between the arbitration and the judgment.  The superior court granted Fluor Daniel’s request and awarded it pre-judgment interest, ruling that because the arbitrator’s decision could not be appealed, the damages awarded were fixed and interest began to accrue. Continue reading →

Docket No. 388-5  Facts:  The respondent Washington State Bar Association’s disciplinary board initiated a disciplinary proceeding against petitioner John Keefe after Keefe allegedly failed to comply with court rules and failed to avoid a conflict of interest.  Keefe represented himself at the subsequent hearing and conducted his defense in a manner that suggested that a lack of mental capacity.  In particular, Keefe made a number of statements that reflected delusional and paranoid thinking and a lack of grasp of reality.  As a result, the disciplinary board initiated a supplemental disability proceeding and suspended the disciplinary proceeding.  After hearing testimony from a psychiatric expert who concluded that Keefe likely suffers from paranoid schizophrenia, the disciplinary board recommended that Keefe be suspended and transferred to disability inactive status, finding that Keefe’s mental state renders him incapable of practicing law. Continue reading →