Docket No. 84380-5 (from Thurston Case No. 09-2-02873-4)  Facts: Petitioner Stephen Eugster petitioned the Superior Court for Thurston County for a declaratory judgment that the division of the Washington Court of Appeals into districts of unequal populations violates the mandate of Article I §19 of the Washington State Constitution that all elections shall be free and equal. Continue reading →

Docket No. 84207-8 (from Court of Appeals Division II Case No. 39517-7)  Facts:  Petitioner Flight Options, L.L.C., a company which manages charter and fractional ownership programs for a fleet of private aircraft, petitioned the Superior Court for Thurston County for a declaratory judgment that the respondent Department of Revenue lacks the authority to assess property taxes on its aircraft given that they do not operate in the state of Washington pursuant to fixed routes and regular schedules. Continue reading →

Docket No. 84048-2 (from Pierce Case No. 06-2-08565-1)  Facts:  Alleging that their children were the victims of intentional torts, outrage, negligence, and unlawful discrimination, petitioner Mitch Dowler and his wife In Cha, in conjunction with ten other parents of special education students enrolled in the respondent Clover Park School District #400, filed suit against the Clover Park School District in the Superior Court for Pierce County.  The superior court granted summary judgment for the Clover Park School District, ruling that Dowler and the other plaintiffs had failed to exhaust their administrative remedies prior to filing suit as required by the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (20 U.S.C. §§1400-1490). Continue reading →