Docket No. 81450-3  Facts: Petitioner Kurt Madsen was convicted in the Superior Court for King County of violating a no contact order and sentenced following a trial during which the court had on three occasions rejected Madsen’s motions to dismiss his attorney and proceed pro se. Continue reading →

Docket No. 200,674-4  Facts: Following a hearing before the Washington State Bar Association’s disciplinary board, Stephen Cramer was disbarred for failing to cease his law practice after the revocation of his business license by the Department of Revenue as a result of his non-payment of tax liabilities. Continue reading →

Docket No. 81687-5  Facts:  Respondent D.F.F. was involuntarily committed for psychiatric treatment following a commitment proceeding in the Superior Court for Whatcom County that was closed to the public pursuant to Superior Court Mental Proceedings Rule 1.3, which stipulates that involuntary commitment proceedings shall not be open to the public unless the person who is the subject of the proceedings or their attorney files a written request that the proceedings be opened.  D.F.F. subsequently appealed her commitment, asserting that mandatory closure under Rule 1.3 violated her right under Article I §10 of the Washington State Constitution to the open administration of justice. Continue reading →

Docket No. 81449-0  Facts:  Respondent Neil Grenning was convicted of multiple counts of child rape, sexual exploitation of a minor, child molestation, and possession of child pornography in the Superior Court for Pierce County.  Grenning subsequently appealed his convictions for possession of child pornography, asserting that restrictions imposed by the trial court upon his attorneys’ access to his computer following its seizure denied him access to critical evidence to which he was entitled in violation of Washington State Court Rule 4.7(a) and the 5^th and 6^th Amendments to the United States Constitution. Continue reading →