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People v. Williams (In re Williams)
Order
Aug. 29, 2001
In re Ellett
Amended opinion
Aug. 29, 2001
People v. Buckhalter
Convicted third-strike felon may earn custody credits for actual time served while awaiting resentencing, but other credits are unavailable.
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 29, 2001
In re Ellett
Court's discharge order is binding on state's attempt to collect taxes, even though state elected not to share in recovery of bankruptcy assets.
Bankruptcy Aug. 29, 2001
People v. Buckhalter
Aug. 29, 2001
Schumacher v. Williams
Recovery not available under vulnerable adult statute where sibling was not economically dependent on decedent.
Torts Aug. 28, 2001
Weekly v. Dept. of Licensing
Witness' telephonic testimony at driver's license revocation hearing did not violate licensee's due process rights.
Administrative Agencies Aug. 28, 2001
Rudolph v. Empirical Research Systems Inc.
Trial court lacked authority to entertain motion to compel discovery because counsel failed to meet conference and certification requirements.
Civil Procedure Aug. 28, 2001
State v. Vrieling
Search of motor home defendant was driving was not unconstitutional.
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 28, 2001
State v. Hurt
Defendant's guilty plea was not voluntary where he was unaware of statutory two-year minimum community placement requirement for vehicular manslaughter.
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 28, 2001
State v. Prestegard
Court erred in not allowing defendant to rebut state's case by presenting evidence that sheriff's department habitually lost documents.
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 28, 2001
Roberts v. King County
King County ordinance requires equal pay for equal work, but county has discretion regarding implementation.
Employment Law Aug. 28, 2001
O'Donnell v. Zupan Enterprises Inc.
Self-service check-out aisle creates inherent foreseeable risks to customers, and proprietors must exercise reasonable care to protect them from harm.
Torts Aug. 28, 2001
Bishop v. Jefferson Title Co. Inc.
Plaintiff produced sufficient evidence showing real estate closing officer exceed scope of limited practice of law, thereby precluding summary judgment.
Civil Procedure Aug. 28, 2001
Tegman v. Mullen
Paralegal held to same negligence standard as attorney when aware of unsupervised status.
Attorneys Aug. 28, 2001
Washington Public Employee Assoc. v. Wash. Personnel Resource Bd.
Office of Financial Management required to bargain if proposal for salary increase was not previously presented in same biennial budget cycle.
Labor Law Aug. 28, 2001
Cramer v. Consolidated Freightways Inc.
Amended opinion
Aug. 28, 2001
Tjart v. Smith Barney
Arbitration of alleged civil rights violations is proper where claimant signed valid employment agreement containing arbitration clause.
Employment Law Aug. 28, 2001
Gladden v. CIR
Purchaser paying premium for land based on expectation of future water rights may, upon selling later-acquired rights, claim cost basis in land.
Taxation Aug. 27, 2001
Moldo v. Clark (In re Clark)
Trustee isn't required to object to debtor's claimed exemption when exemption claim is too ambiguous to cause property to become automatically exempt.
Bankruptcy Aug. 27, 2001
Palm v. Klapperman (In re Cady)
Denial of automatic stay was proper where judgment of nondischargeability was recorded prior to property transfer.
Bankruptcy Aug. 27, 2001
U.S. v. Matthews
Order
Aug. 24, 2001
Valerio v. Bayer
Order
Aug. 24, 2001
Radcliffe v. Rainbow Construction Company
Summary judgment for defendant reversed on false-arrest claims arising out of union representatives visiting construction site of non-union general contractor.
Labor Law Aug. 24, 2001
Gritchen v. Collier
Citizen fails to state claim when police officer wasn't acting under color of state law in threatening defamation suit.
Civil Procedure Aug. 24, 2001
Ordonez v. Johnson
Court abuses discretion in dismissing complaint for failure to timely file when petitioner constructively filed first amended complaint five days before deadline.
Civil Procedure Aug. 24, 2001
Herman Family Revocable Trust v. Teddy Bear
In case where federal district court found it lacked admiralty jurisdiction, it also lacked supplemental jurisdiction over state law claims.
Civil Procedure Aug. 24, 2001
Pritikin v. Dept. of Energy
Private citizen exposed to radioactive waste lacks standing to compel agency to start medical monitoring program.
Administrative Agencies Aug. 24, 2001
Ball v. Massanari
Amendment to benefits law applies to worker's case despite earlier occurrence of disability.
Administrative Agencies Aug. 24, 2001
U.S. v. Corral-Gastelum
Order
Aug. 24, 2001