Docket No. 200,521-7 (from WSBA Case No. 15578)  Facts: Disciplinary proceedings were held against petitioner attorney Jeffrey Poole for failing to provide timely or complete response to various requests for information and documents made by the Office of Disciplinary Counsel in previous disciplinary proceedings, violating Washington Rules of Professional Conduct §8.4 (c), (d), and (l). Continue reading →

Docket No. 80318-8 (from Court of Appeals Division III Case No. 34714-8)  Facts: After petitioner Deanna Kraft’s former husband filed for bankruptcy and ceased making payments pursuant to a small business loan made by respondent Wachovia S.B.A. Lending, Inc. that Kraft had co-signed, Wachovia filed suit against Kraft in the Superior Court for Pierce County seeking to recover the deficiency. Continue reading →

Docket No. 79883-4 (from Court of Appeals Division III Case No. 24389-3)  Facts: Petitioner Joan Griffith pled guilty to possessing stolen property in the second degree in the Superior Court for Spokane County after attempting to sell jewelry that had been stolen in a burglary. The trial court subsequently ordered Griffith to pay restitution in the amount of the value of the stolen jewelry that had not been recovered ($11,500). Continue reading →

Docket No. 80518-1 (from Court of Appeals Division II Case No. 34025-9)  Facts: Petitioner Randall Patton was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance as a result of sheriff’s deputies attempt to effectuate an arrest warrant for Patton while he stood in his driveway next to his parked car with his head in the window. When the deputy told Patton he was under arrest, Patton fled from the car into his home, where several law enforcement officers physically detained him. Continue reading →

Docket No. 80348-0 (from Court of Appeals Division I Case No. 57296-2)  Facts: After petitioner Thomas Bernard’s wife Gloria filed for divorce, Thomas Bernard demanded arbitration under the terms of their prenuptial agreement. Continue reading →

Docket No. 80276-9 (from Court of Appeals Division I Case No. 56736-5)  Facts: Alleging that his late stepfather Patrick Campbell had sexually abused him over the course of several years during his childhood, respondent Michael Miller filed suit against Campbell’s estate in the Superior Court for Snohomish County. The estate subsequently filed a motion for summary judgment on grounds that Miller was estopped from pursuing the claim due to the fact that he had failed to list the claim as an asset during bankruptcy proceedings. Continue reading →

Docket No. 80420-6 (from Court of Appeals Division I Case No. 57679-8)  Facts: The Villas at Harbour Pointe Owners Association filed suit against petitioner T & G Construction, Inc. in the Superior Court for Snohomish County after siding that T & G Construction had installed was found to be defective. After T & G Construction reached a settlement with the Villas at Harbour Pointe Owners Association and the parties sought a reasonableness determination from the superior court, respondent Mutual of Enumclaw Insurance Company, T & G Construction’s insurer, appeared at the subsequent reasonableness hearing and objected Continue reading →

Docket No. 80236-0 (from Court of Appeals Division III Case No. 24553-5)  Facts: Petitioner Bee Xiong was charged with possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver in the Superior Court for Spokane County after he was mistakenly detained by police officers attempting to serve an arrest warrant on his brother and a subsequent search of his person revealed methamphetamine and other drug paraphernalia. Continue reading →

Docket No. 80380-3 (from Court of Appeals Division I Case No. 56460-9)  Facts: Petitioner Ali Elmi was convicted of attempted murder and four counts of first degree assault in the Superior Court for King County after firing gunshots into the living room that was occupied by his wife and her three children. Continue reading →

Docket No. 79384-1 (from Court of Appeals Division I Case No. 55418-2)  Facts: Petitioner William Jensen was convicted of four counts of solicitation to commit murder in the Superior Court for King County after soliciting a fellow inmate and an undercover police officer to murder four members of his family while he was jailed for threatening his wife. Continue reading →