Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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67176-1
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In re Crabtree
Change in law after conviction does not justify grant of personal restraint petition. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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May 16, 2001 | |
12426-4
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In re Tasker
Attorney who used client trust account to pay business and personal expenses is subject to suspension, not disbarment. |
Attorneys |
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May 16, 2001 | |
09756-9
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In re Anschell
Washington State Bar's two year suspension of attorney for neglect of client matters is upheld. |
Attorneys |
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May 16, 2001 | |
99-51
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Gutierrez v. Ada
Certiorari granted |
Government |
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May 16, 2001 | |
00-55754
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Porter v. Adams
Order |
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May 16, 2001 | ||
00-4113
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U.S. v. Gardner
Judge's failure to instruct jury that uncorroborated accomplice testimony must be viewed with caution and care is reversible error. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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May 16, 2001 | |
00-3000
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Commerce Bank v. Chrysler Realty Corp.
Assignee can acquire no more rights than those of assignor, risking that rights may be subject to account debtor's claims or defenses. |
Contracts |
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May 16, 2001 | |
00-8727
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McCarver v. North Carolina
Court to decide if execution of man with mental age of 10-year old is cruel and unusual punishment. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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May 16, 2001 | |
99-16385
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Tennison v. Circus Circus Enterprises Inc.
Exclusion of testimony not abuse of discretion when prejudice outweighs probative value and testimony adds little to hostile work environment showing. |
Employment Law |
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May 16, 2001 | |
00-50046
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U.S. v. Castillo-Rivera
Conviction for illegally re-entering United States may lead to enhanced sentence based on prior state conviction for possession of firearm. |
Immigration |
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May 16, 2001 | |
98-17122
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TCI Group Life Insurance Plan v. Knoebber
Default judgment is improper where defendant fails to respond to complaint due to extenuating circumstances and public policy favors decision on merits. |
Civil Procedure |
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May 16, 2001 | |
99-56466
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Owens v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan
Res judicata is properly invoked although plaintiffs did not receive 'right to sue' letters until after case had been dismissed with prejudice. |
Civil Procedure |
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May 16, 2001 | |
97-55085
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La Crosse v. Kernan
Denial of habeas petition not due to state procedural default, but rather Defendant's presence during readback to jury isn't fundamental right. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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May 16, 2001 | |
99-50585
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U.S. v. Galindo-Gallegos
Among other things, preliminary questioning of suspects in public setting prior to arrest, does not constitute custodial interrogation. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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May 16, 2001 | |
00-70166
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State of Alaska v. United States Environmental Protection Agency
Order |
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May 16, 2001 | ||
99-70440
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Hernaez v. INS
Petitioner's status as admitted drug addict does not preclude court from exercising jurisdiction over his petition for review. |
Immigration |
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May 16, 2001 | |
97-56562
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American Medical International Inc. v. National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh
Where policy does not cover claims filed by former director, there is no breach of implied covenant of good faith. |
Insurance |
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May 16, 2001 | |
99-56345
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Dillard v. Roe
Judge violated defendant's constitutional rights by imposing sentence enhancements without jury finding that he personally used firearm. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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May 16, 2001 | |
97-16778
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Willis v. Pacific Maritime Assoc.
Amended opinion |
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May 16, 2001 | ||
00-5013
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Phillips v. Hillcrest Medical Center
Among other things, when hospital satisfies Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act's screening requirment court correctly states no EMTALA claim present. |
Torts |
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May 16, 2001 | |
98-35531
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Dictado v. Ducharme
Federal statute's one year statute of limitations period is tolled while habeas petitioner's personal restraint petition is pending in state court. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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May 16, 2001 | |
99-35320
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Planned Parenthood v. American Coalition of Life Activists
Anti-abortion coalition's publishing of names and addresses of doctors who performed abortions is constitutionally protected under First Amendment as free speech. |
Constitutional Law |
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May 16, 2001 | |
00-10146
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U.S. v. Lopez-Pastrana
Defendant's sentence for illegally re-entering country was improperly increased for previous conviction for shoplifting. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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May 16, 2001 | |
00-70015
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Natural Resources Defense Council Inc. v. Abraham
Court lacks jurisdiction to hear challenge to agency order regarding radio active waste that isn't 'decision' under Nuclear Waste Policy Act. |
Environmental Law |
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May 16, 2001 | |
00-30113
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U.S. v. King
Officer's mistake of law regarding placement of parking placard prevents finding of reasonable suspicion for traffic stop. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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May 16, 2001 | |
00-10219
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U.S. v. Mendoza
Defendant endangered plane while in flight by making telephone call reporting that there were explosives on board. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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May 16, 2001 | |
67519-8
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Seattle Professional Engineering Employees Assoc. v. Dept. of Labor and Industries
Employees are entitled to statutory minimum wage, not contractual rate, for attendance at 'pre-employment sessions.' |
Employment Law |
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May 16, 2001 | |
S085852
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Price v. Superior Court (People)
Penal Code Section 784.7, which allows consolidation of certain cases arising in different counties, isn't constitutionally defective. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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May 16, 2001 | |
67905-3
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Schwindt v. Commonwealth Insurance Co.
Breach of contract claim against insurance company does not accrue until it rejects claim for coverage. |
Insurance |
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May 16, 2001 | |
67448-5
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Tunstall v. Bergeson
Inmates over age eighteen do not have statutory or constitutional right to public education. |
Prisoners Rights |
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May 16, 2001 |