Personal Restraint Petition of Michael Todd Massingale
- Michael Todd Massingale petitions this court to reverse DOC’s decision denying him visitation privileges for his children. He argues DOC’s decision violated his fundamental right to parent, and the decision was arbitrary and capricious. COA #864815. Skagit County Superior Court #22-1-00075-29.
State of Washington v. Juan C. Vasquez
- The jury convicted Vasquez of first-degree child rape, first-degree child molestation, and third-degree child molestation for sexually assaulting his daughter, and the court ordered an indeterminate sentence of 200 months to life imprisonment. On appeal, Vasquez argues the court erred in dismissing a juror in violation of GR 37, the prosecutor committed misconduct throughout the trial and closing arguments, the court erred in admitting out-of-court statements, the court erred in permitting a sexual assault nurse examiner to testify about general characteristics of sexual assault victims, and the State failed to present sufficient evidence to prove third-degree child molestation. COA #875370. King County Superior Court #20-1-05755-6 SEA.
Lakhan Jha et ano. v. Michael Willaim Piepkorn et al.
- The Jhas appeal from a bench trial and a jury trial that resolved a dispute between them and their neighbor over possession of real property that led to multiple claims including adverse possession, timber trespass, and a tort claim under RCW 4.24.345. COA #872915. King County Superior Court # 19-2-31564-4 SEA.
V.P. v. Greystar Riverstone Operating et al.
- Greystar appeals the trial court’s orders denying Greystar’s motions to set aside a default order and vacate a default judgment. COA #883828. King County Superior Court #22-2-20017-1.