| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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A086708
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Berkeley Keep Jets Over the Bay Committee v. Board of Commissioners
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Oct. 15, 2001 | ||
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70153-9
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Mucsi v. Graoch Associates Limited Partnership No. 12
Landlord may have been negligent in failing to clear two-day-old snow from side exit of apartment clubhouse. |
Torts |
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Oct. 15, 2001 | |
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25610-0-II
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State v. Smith
No confrontation clause violation when state did not provide closed-circuit television for 'unavailable' child witness. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Oct. 15, 2001 | |
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69688-8
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State v. Breazeale
Among other things, court has statutory authority to vacate conviction records dismissed pursuant to RCW 9.95.240. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Oct. 15, 2001 | |
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98-0188
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Hernandez-Gomez v. Volkswagen of America Inc.
State law claim over defectively designed automobile restraint system is pre-empted by federal law. |
Torts |
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Oct. 15, 2001 | |
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00-0217
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In re Kevin A.
Juvenile cannot be ordered to pay restitution after delinquency adjudication becomes final. |
Juveniles |
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Oct. 15, 2001 | |
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45366-1-I
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State v. Ward
To establish felony violation of no-contact order, state doesn't have to prove that predicate assault wasn't first or second-degree assault. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Oct. 15, 2001 | |
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00-6350
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Jump v. Gibson
Order |
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Oct. 15, 2001 | ||
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00-1501
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US v. Caldwell
Order |
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Oct. 15, 2001 | ||
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00-1293
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Ashcroft v. ACLU
Order |
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Oct. 14, 2001 | ||
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70830-4
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City of Burien v. Kiga
Initiative embodying two unrelated subjects violates single subject clause of Washington Constitution and, consequently, is void. |
Constitutional Law |
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Oct. 14, 2001 | |
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45355-6-I
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State v. Silva
Conviction reversed because pro se defendant wasn't informed of maximum possible sentence and therefore didn't validly waive right to counsel. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Oct. 14, 2001 | |
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46327-6-I
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State v. O'Cain
Police dispatch regarding stolen car must be shown to be reliable to justify search. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Oct. 14, 2001 | |
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47649-1-I
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City of Seattle Executive Service Dept. v. Visio Corp.
Collateral estoppel precludes Business and Occupation tax assessment against software company. |
Civil Procedure |
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Oct. 14, 2001 | |
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25985-1-II
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Everett v. Abbey
Collateral estoppel is improper where defendant did not have opportunity to litigate issues of breach and duty in prior criminal proceeding. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Oct. 14, 2001 | |
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99-56234
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Vander v. U.S. Department of Justice
Prisoner injured on job can't bring action against United States under Federal Tort Claims Act for negligence regarding treatment of injury. |
Torts |
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Oct. 14, 2001 | |
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00-9769
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Overton v. Ohio
Order |
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Oct. 14, 2001 | ||
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99-56964
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Bauer v. Sampson
Amended opinion |
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Oct. 14, 2001 | ||
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S097097
|
King on Habeas Corpus
Order |
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Oct. 12, 2001 | ||
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S090107
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Griffith v. County of Santa Cruz
Order |
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Oct. 12, 2001 | ||
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S099588
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People v. Perez
Order |
|
Oct. 11, 2001 | ||
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S092299
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People v. Scrofani
Order |
|
Oct. 11, 2001 | ||
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S079574
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In re Williams M.
Order |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Oct. 11, 2001 | |
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E022505
|
In re William
Amended statute requiring defendant to continue to register as a sex offender after rehabilitation doesn't violate ex post facto clause. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Oct. 11, 2001 | |
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S090107
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Griffith v. County of Santa Cruz
Order |
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Oct. 11, 2001 | ||
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00-3150
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Aquilino v. University of Kansas
Order and opinion |
|
Oct. 11, 2001 | ||
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B143552
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Bonta v. Friedman
State agency that paid for indigent person's medical case is entitled to recover money spent on that care from lawsuit settlement proceeds. |
Government |
|
Oct. 10, 2001 | |
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B139339
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Patarak v. Williams
Civil penalties are proper where mobilehome park owner willfully fails to maintain septic system. |
Real Property |
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Oct. 10, 2001 | |
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S092299
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People v. Scrofani
Order |
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Oct. 10, 2001 | ||
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S079574
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In re William on Habeas Corpus
Order |
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Oct. 10, 2001 |