Docket No. 79947-4 (from Court of Appeals Division II Case No. 33242-6)  Facts: Petitioner Jason Eisfeldt was convicted of unlawful manufacture of a controlled substance in the Superior Court for Thurston County after a contractor performing work in Eisfeldt’s home noticed evidence of marijuana cultivation and notified the police, who subsequently searched the premises and, on the basis of what they discovered, obtained a warrant to conduct a broader search that revealed an active marijuana growing operation. Continue reading →

Docket No. 79662-9 (from Court of Appeals Division II Case No. 34256-1)  Facts: Petitioner Mariusz Kowalewski petitioned the Superior Court for Pierce County to vacate provisions of a divorce decree that it had previously issued dividing real property located in Poland between Kowalewski and his former wife, asserting that the court lacked jurisdiction to award title to property located outside of the state of Washington. Continue reading →

Docket No. 79661-1 (from Court of Appeals Division II Case No. 33236-1)  Facts: Seeking a refund of hazardous substance taxes that it had paid for refinery gas produced at one of its refineries pursuant to Washington Revised Code §82.21, petitioner Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company filed suit against the respondent Department of Revenue in the Superior Court for Thurston County, asserting that the refinery gas is not taxable under §82.21 Continue reading →

Docket No. 79690-4 (from Court of Appeals Division II Case No. 33846-7)  Facts: Michael Setterstrom was convicted of possessing a controlled substance in the Superior Court for Thurston County after a frisk of his person and search of his backpack by a police officer that was occasioned by Setterstrom’s erratic behavior while under the influence of methamphetamine revealed methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. Continue reading →

Docket No. 79702-1 (from Court of Appeals Division I Case No. 57491-4)  Facts: After paying city utility taxes associated with its provision of high speed cable internet service at the 6% telecommunications services rate rather than at the 0.415% business and occupation tax rate under protest, petitioner Community Telecable of Seattle, Inc. filed suit against the respondent city of Seattle Continue reading →

Docket No. 200,477-6 (from WSBA Case No. 19758)  Facts: Petitioner George Trejo Jr. was charged by the Washington State Bar Association with three counts of misconduct arising out of his trust accounting procedures and lack of oversight of a non-lawyer assistant in violation of former Washington Rules of Professional Conduct §1.14(b)(3), §1.14(a), and §5.3(b). Continue reading →

Docket No. 79613-1 (from Court of Appeals Division I Case No. 55902-8)  Facts: Respondent Donald Harry filed a permanent partial disability claim pursuant to Washington Revised Code §51.32.180(b) against his former employer, petitioner Buse Timber & Sales, Inc., after it was revealed that he had suffered permanent hearing loss as a result of workplace exposure to loud noise during his employment at Buse Timber & Sales. Continue reading →

Docket No. 80735-3 (from Benton Case No. 99-2-01250-7)  Facts: Respondent Scott Brundridge was fired from his job as a pipefitter with petitioner Fluor Federal Services, Inc. after he and other workers raised safety concerns regarding working conditions. Claiming that he had been wrongfully discharged in violation of public policy, Brundridge subsequently filed suit against Fluor Federal Services Continue reading →

Docket No. 79564-9 (from Court of Appeals Division III Case No. 24123-8)  Facts: Petitioner Virgil Montgomery was convicted of possession of pseudoephedrine with intent to manufacture methamphetamine in the Superior Court for Spokane County after police observed him behaving suspiciously and purchasing large quantities of several of the necessary ingredients for manufacturing methamphetamine. Continue reading →

Docket No. 79252-6 (from Court of Appeals Division I Case No. 56620-2)  Facts: Petitioner Leo Brutsche filed suit against the respondent city of Kent in the Superior Court for King County after police damaged the doors to several buildings on Brutsche’s property while executing a search warrant, Continue reading →