Docket No. 80998-4 (from Court of Appeals Division III Case No. 24076-2)  Facts: Petitioner Allan Parmelee, an inmate at the Washington State Penitentiary, filed a public records request for documents containing information regarding respondent Eric Burt and several other Washington State Penitentiary employees pursuant to Washington Revised Code §42.56. Continue reading →

Docket No. 81022-2 (from Court of Appeals Division II Case No. 35733-0)  Facts: Petitioner D.O.T. Foods is an out-of-state seller of food products in Washington through a wholly owned subsidiary. 99 percent of D.O.T.’s products are consumer products with the remainder of the sales coming from nonconsumer products. For many years D.O.T. has received a B & O (business and occupation) tax exemption for 100 percent of its sales under RCW §82.04.423(1). Continue reading →

Docket No. 80841-4 (from Court of Appeals Division I Case No. 57420-5)  Facts: Petitioner Steven Heddrick Jr. was charged with felony harassment, and subsequently charged with custodial assault because of his involvement in an altercation with jailhouse staff while awaiting trial. The Superior Court for King County entered an order finding Henddrick competent to stand trial on the assault charge, but did not enter an equivalent order in the prior harassment case. Continue reading →

Docket No. 81202-1 (from Court of Appeals Division I Case No. 57938-0)  Facts: Respondent Eufemia Morgan and other employees of petitioner Gerald Kingen who previously worked for Kingen at Funsters Grand Casino, Inc. filed suit against Kingen in the Superior Court for King County seeking to recover wages that had gone unpaid following the casino’s bankruptcy. Continue reading →