Cases

119 P.3d 341 (2005) Jason BROWN, a Washington State voter, taxpayer, and a Federal Way School District teacher; Rebecca Fife, a Washington State voter, taxpayer, and a Federal Way School District teacher, Margo Campbell, a Washington State voter, taxpayer, and an Issaquah School District teacher; Suzanne Saylor, a Washington State voter, taxpayer, and an Issaquah School District teacher; Jim Gow, a Washington State voter, taxpayer, and a Lake Stevens Sch

O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge: We must decide whether public hospital districts may bring federal and state claims against tobacco firms to recover their unreimbursed costs for treating patients suffering from tobacco-related illnesses. I The Association of Washington Public Hospital Districts, along with the Association’s individual member districts (collectively, “Hospital Districts”), appe

FISHER, Circuit Judge. For the second time in three years, political parties in Washington State are challenging the constitutionality of their state’s partisan primary system, which was enacted as a result of the passage of Initiative 872 in the November 2004 state general election. In 2003, we concluded that Washington’s previous “blanket” primary system was unconstitutional

381 F.3d 948 Don EASTER, Plaintiff, andJohn Zacher; Bonnie Zacher, and the marital community composed thereof; on their own behalf and on behalf of all others similarly situated; Gregory Zoro; Jeffrey Stone; Janita Stone, and the marital community composed thereof; Mark Mayfield; Tamara Mayfield, and the marital community composed thereof; James Brown; Margaret Brown, and the marital community composed thereof, on their own behalf and on behalf

124 P.3d 324 (2005) 130 Wash.App. 600 CITY OF DES MOINES, a Municipal Corporation, Appellant, v. GRAY BUSINESSES, LLC, a Washington Limited Liability Company, Respondent. No. 54683-0-I. Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1. December 5, 2005. Reconsideration Denied January 24, 2006. *326

123 P.3d 88 (2005) 155 Wash.2d 790 Patrick J. SHEEHAN and James T. Reynolds, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Appellants, v. CENTRAL PUGET SOUND REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY, a Washington municipal corporation, Seattle Popular Monorail Authority, a Washington municipal corporation, and State of Washington, Respondents. No. 76036-5. Supreme Court of Washin

241 F.3d 696 (9th Cir. 2001) ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON PUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICTS, a Washington unincorporated association; ADAMS COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICT NO. 2; ADAMS COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICT NO. 3; AFFILIATED HEALTH SERVICES, a general partnership of Skagit County Public Hospital District No. 1 and Skagit & Whatcom Counties Public Hospital District No. 304; CHELAN COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICT NO. 2; CLALLAM COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPI

460 F.3d 1108 WASHINGTON STATE REPUBLICAN PARTY; Diane Tebelius; Bertabelle Hubka; Steve Neighbors; Mike Gaston; Marcy Collins; Michael Young, Plaintiffs-Appellees, andWashington State Democratic Central Committee; Paul Berendt; Libertarian Party of Washington State; Ruth Bennett; J.S. Mills, Plaintiffs-Intervenors-Appellees,v.State of WASHINGTON; Rob McKenna, Attorney General; Sam Reed, Secretary of State; Washington State Grange, Defe

MEMORANDUM DECISION GRANTING PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN FAVOR OF MORTGAGES LTD. RANDOLPH J. HAINES, Bankruptcy Judge. The issue here is whether various mechanics’ lien claimants, who claim priority dating from the commencement of construction in November 2006, have priority over a construction deed of trust that was recorded in May of 2007. Among other defenses, the construction lender asserts the doctri

148 P.3d 1002 (2006) PIERCE COUNTY, a local government in the State of Washington; Gloria Irene Thein, a Pierce County resident, voter, taxpayer, vehicle owner, vehicle driver, and public transportation user; City of Tacoma, a local government in the State of Washington; William LaBorde, a Tacoma resident, voter, taxpayer, vehicle owner, vehicle driver, and public transportation *1003 user; King County, a local govern

444 B.R. 585 (2011) In re MORTGAGES LTD., Debtor. Jeffrey C. Stone, Inc. d/b/a summit builders, an Arizona corporation, Plaintiff, v. Central and Monroe, L.L.C., an Arizona limited liability company; et al., Defendants. Summers Group, Inc. d/b/a Rexel Phoenix Electric, a corporation, Cross-Claimant/Counter-Claimant, v. Central and Monroe, L.L.C., an Arizona limited liability company; Cross-Defendants; and Jeffrey C. Stone, Inc