~~Date~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
Dec 17 2001 | Application (A01-452) for a stay the mandate pending the filing and |
| disposition of a petiton for a writ of certiorari, submitted to |
| Justice O'Connor. |
Dec 19 2001 | (A01-452)Justice O'Connor issued a temporary stay pending receipt |
| of a response due on or before December 27, 2001. |
Dec 19 2001 | Response to application (A01-452) from Igancio Guillen, et al., |
| requested by Justice O'Connor, due December 27, 2001. |
Dec 27 2001 | Response to application (A01-452) filed by Igancio Guillen, et |
| al.,. |
Jan 2 2002 | Application (A01-452) granted by Justice O'Connor. |
Feb 22 2002 | Petition for writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 27, 2002) |
Feb 22 2002 | Appendix of petitioner filed. |
Mar 21 2002 | Motion of International Municipal Lawyers Association for leave to |
| file a brief as amicus curiae filed. |
Mar 22 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of Louisiana filed. |
Mar 27 2002 | Motion of Association of American Railroads for leave to file a |
| brief as amicus curiae filed. |
Mar 27 2002 | Brief of respondents Robert and Luann Whitmer in opposition filed. |
Mar 27 2002 | Brief of respondents Ignacio Guillen, et al. in opposition filed. |
Mar 27 2002 | Brief amici curiae of Alaska, et al. filed. |
Apr 8 2002 | Reply brief of petitioner Pierce County filed. |
Apr 10 2002 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 26, 2002 |
Apr 29 2002 | Motion of International Municipal Lawyers Association for leave to |
| file a brief as amicus curiae GRANTED. |
Apr 29 2002 | Motion of Association of American Railroads for leave to file a |
| brief as amicus curiae GRANTED. |
Apr 29 2002 | Petition GRANTED. |
| SET FOR ARGUMENT November 4, 2002. |
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May 10 2002 | Motion of respondents Whitmer to determine party status filed. |
May 14 2002 | Letter from counsel for Respondent Guillen received and |
| distributed, |
May 14 2002 | Opposition of petitioner to motion of respondents Whitmer filed. |
May 14 2002 | Motion DISTRIBUTED. May 30, 2002 (Page 4) |
May 16 2002 | Reply to response in opposition to Whitmer motion to determine |
| party status filed and distributed. |
May 23 2002 | Motion of the United States to intervene filed. |
Jun 3 2002 | Motion of the United States to intervene GRANTED. |
Jun 3 2002 | Motion of respondents Whitmer to determine party status GRANTED. |
| and it is determined that the Whitmers are not parties under Rule |
| 12.6, but they may file a brief as amici curiae. |
Jun 4 2002 | Order extending time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's |
| brief on the merits to and including July 5, 2002. |
Jun 24 2002 | Joint appendix filed. |
Jul 2 2002 | Brief of petitioner Pierce County filed. |
Jul 3 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of Association of American Railroads filed. |
Jul 3 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of Louisiana filed. |
Jul 5 2002 | Brief amici curiae of Washington, et al. filed. |
Jul 5 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc. filed. |
Jul 5 2002 | Brief of the United States filed. |
Jul 5 2002 | LODGING consisting of twenty one sets of three documents, 1. DOT |
| 1996 Annual Report on Highway Safety Improvement Programs; 2. DOT |
| Model Minimum Crash Criteria; 3. DOT State Crash Report Forms |
| Catalog 1999, submitted by the Solicitor General. |
Jul 25 2002 | Blanket consent to the filing of amicus briefs of certain listed |
| amici received from counsel for the petitioners and counsel for |
| the respondents. |
Jul 30 2002 | Order extending time to file respondents' briefs on the merits to |
| and including August 19, 2002. |
Aug 9 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of Washington State Trial Lawyers Association |
| Foundation filed. |
Aug 16 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of Association of Trial Lawyers of America filed. |
Aug 19 2002 | Brief of respondents Ignacio Guillen, et al. filed. |
Aug 19 2002 | Brief amici curiae of Law Professors Lynn Baker and Mitchell Berman |
| filed. |
Aug 19 2002 | Brief amici curiae of Robert and Luann Whitmer filed. |
Sep 3 2002 | Motion of the Solicitor General for divided argument filed. |
Sep 6 2002 | Application (A02-204) of the United States for an extension of time |
| within which to file the reply brief on the merits, submitted to |
| Justice O'Connor. |
Sep 9 2002 | Application (A02-204) granted by Justice O'Connor extending the |
| time to file until September 25, 2002. |
Sep 13 2002 | Response in opposition to the Solicitor General's motion for |
| divided argument filed by respondents. |
Sep 16 2002 | Response of petitioner to the motion of the Solicitor General for |
| divided argument filed. DISTRIBUTED. |
Sep 18 2002 | Reply brief of petitioner Pierce County filed. |
Sep 24 2002 | CIRCULATED. |
Sep 25 2002 | X Reply brief of the United States on the merits filed. |
Sep 25 2002 | LODGING consisting of ten unbound copies of DOT State Crash Report |
| Forms Catalog 1995 update,received from counselor for the |
| petitioner and distributed. |
Oct 7 2002 | Motion of the Solicitor General for divided argument GRANTED. |
Nov 4 2002 | ARGUED. |
Jan 14 2003 | Adjudged to be REVERSED and REMANDED ;CERTIORARI DISMISSED IN |
| PART. Thomas, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. |
Feb 20 2003 | MANDATE ISSUED. |
Mar 18 2003 | Record returned to Washington State Supreme Court. |
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~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~Phone~~~ |
Attorneys for Petitioner: | | |
Daniel R. Hamilton | 955 Tacoma Avenue South | 2537987746 |
| Suite 301 | |
| Tacoma, WA 98402 | |
Party name: Pierce County |
| | |
Attorneys for Respondent: | | |
Salvador Mungia | 1201 Pacific Avenue. | 2536206500 |
| PO Box 1157 | |
| Tacoma, WA 98401-1157 | |
Party name: Ignacio Guillen, et al. |
| | |
Garth Jones | Stritmatter Kessler, et al., | |
| 413 Eighth Street | |
| Hoquiam, WA 98550 | |
| | |
Charles K. Wiggins | 241 Madison Ave., North | 2067805033 |
| Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 | |
Party name: the Whitmers |
| | |
Other Attorneys: | | |
John C. Young | Asst. AG | 2253428717 |
| 626 N. 4th Street, 5th FL | |
| Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9095 | |
Party name: Louisiana |
| | |
Carter G. Phillips | Sidley Austin Brown & Wood | 2027368000 |
| 1501 K Street, NW | |
| Washington, DC 20005 | |
Party name: Association of American Railroads |
| | |
Henry W. Underhill Jr. | Internatl. Municipal Lawyers | 2024665424 |
| 1110 Vermont Ave., NW | |
| Washington, DC 20005 | |
Party name: International Municipal Lawyers Association |
| | |
William Berggren Collins | 1125 Washington Street, SE | 3604596600 |
| P.O. Box 40126 | |
| Olympia, WA 98504-0126 | |
Party name: Washington, Alaska, et al. |
| | |
Solicitor General | U.S. Department of Justice | |
| Washington, DC 20530 | |
| | |
Kenneth S. Geller | Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw | 2022633000 |
| 1909 K Street, NW | |
| Washington, DC 20006 | |
Party name: Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc. |
| | |
Debra l. Stephens | 6210 E. Lincoln lane | 5094655702 |
| Spokane, WA 99217 | |
Party name: Washington State Trial Lawyers Association Foundation |
| | |
Jeffrey Robert White | 1050 31st Street, NW | 2029653500 |
| Washington, DC 20007 | |
Party name: Association of Trial Lawyers of America |
| | |
Lynn A. Baker | 727 E. Dean Keeton Street | 5122321325 |
| Austin, TX 78705 | |
Party name: Law Professors Lynn Baker and Mitchell Berman |
| | |
Charles K. Wiggins | 241 Madison Avenue No. | 2067805033 |
| Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 | |
Party name: Robert and Luann Whitmer |
| | |
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