Docket No. 81833-9 (from Court of Appeals Division II Case No. 36340-2)  Facts: Respondent N. Jack Alhadeff authorized his bank to issue a letter of credit to petitioner Kitsap Community Federal Credit Union on behalf of a developer as a condition of a loan Kitsap Community Federal Credit Union had made to the developer. Continue reading →

Docket No. 81977-7 (from Court of Appeals Division II Case No. 34995-7)  Facts: Petitioner Linda Eastwood filed suit against respondent Horse Harbor Foundation, Inc. and its directors in the Superior Court for Kitsap County after Horse Harbor Foundation failed to properly maintain property that it leased from Eastwood. Continue reading →

Docket No. 82635-8 (from King Case No. 06-2-03016-8)  Facts: Respondent Justin Endicott filed suit against petitioner Icicle Seafoods, Inc. in the Superior Court for King County pursuant to 46 U.S.C. §30104 after being injured while working as a commercial fisherman aboard one of Icicle Seafoods’ ships, Continue reading →

Docket No. 81636-1 (from Court of Appeals Division III Case No. 25967-6)  Facts: Petitioner Paul Lawson was charged by the respondent city of Pasco’s Code Enforcement Board with violating Pasco Municipal Code §25.40.060, which prohibits recreational vehicles from occupying lots in mobile home parks. Continue reading →

Docket No. 80810-4 (from Court of Appeals Division I Case No. 58379-4)  Facts: Petitioner Gold Star Resorts, Inc. sought review in the Superior Court for Whatcom County of a decision by the Western Washington Growth Management Hearings Board requiring Whatcom County to revise its comprehensive plan with regard to rural development and rural density to comply with amendments to the Growth Management Act (Washington Revised Code §36.70A). Continue reading →

Docket No. 80081-2  Facts: Respondent Armen Yousoufian filed suit against the Office of Ron Sims, the King County Executive, in the Superior Court for King County, alleging that the county had acted in bad faith in failing to timely and fully respond to public records requests relating to stadium financing. Continue reading →

Docket No. 81746-4 (from Court of Appeals Division II Case No. 34261-8)  Facts: Petitioner Andrew Magee was cited for negligent driving pursuant to Washington Revised Code §46.63.030 after police responded to reports of a vehicle traveling on the wrong side of the highway and found Magee’s car parked on the shoulder of the highway onramp facing the wrong direction. Continue reading →

Docket No. 81633-6 (from Court of Appeals Division III Case No. 25748-7)  Facts: Following her conviction in the Superior Court for Ferry County of delivery of a controlled substance, petitioner Bertha Bashaw’s sentence was enhanced pursuant to Washington Revised Code §69.50.435(1)(c), Continue reading →

Docket No. 81719-7 (from Court of Appeals Division III Case No. 25497-6)  Facts: Petitioner Dustin Harrington was convicted of unlawful possession of a controlled substance in the Superior Court for Benton County as a result of a social contact initiated by a police officer that led to a search of Harrington’s pockets that revealed methamphetamine after the officer found Harrington’s behavior and responses to questions suspicious. Continue reading →

Docket No. 81769-3 (from Court of Appeals Division I Case No. 59034-1)  Facts: The petitioner state of Washington petitioned the Superior Court for King County to have respondent Curtis Pouncy committed as a sexually violent predator pursuant to Washington Revised Code §71.09, asserting that Pouncy suffered from a personality disorder that made him likely to commit predatory acts of sexual violence if not confined. Continue reading →