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OCKLETREE v. FRANCISCAN HEALTH SYSTEM

No. 88218-5.

317 P.3d 1009 (2014)

179 Wn.2d 769

Certification from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington in Larry C. OCKLETREE, individually, Plaintiff, v. FRANCISCAN HEALTH SYSTEM, a Washington Corporation, d/b/a St. Joseph Hospital, and John and Jane Doe(s) 1-10, Defendants.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided February 6, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dwayne L. Christopher , Dwayne L. Christopher , PLLC, James Walter Beck , Stephanie Bloomfield , Gordon Thomas Honeywell , Tacoma, WA, for Plaintiff.

Christopher L. Johnson , Karen R. Glickstein , Polsinelli PC, Kansas City, MO, Sheryl D.J. Willert , Mary H. Spillane , Williams Kastner & Gibbs, Seattle, WA, for Defendants.

Steven T. O'Ban , Kristen Kellie Waggoner , Geoffrey Alan Enns , Ellis Li & McKinstry PLLC, Seattle, WA, amicus counsel for Religious Organizations.

Sarah A. Dunne , ACLU of Washington Foundation, Seattle, WA, Jennifer Lee , ACLU Foundation, New York, NY, Daniel Mach , ACLU Foundation, Washington, DC, amicus counsel for Aclu.

George M. Ahrend , Ahrend Albrecht PLLC, Ephrata, WA, Bryan Patrick Harnetiaux , Attorney at Law, Spokane, WA, amicus counsel for Washington State Association for Justice Foundation.

Karen Adell Kalzer , Helsell Fetterman , Seattle, WA, amicus counsel for Pacific Northwest Conference of the United Methodist Church.

Karen Adell Kalzer , Helsell Fetterman , Seattle, WA, amicus counsel for Olympia Diocese of the Episcopal Church.

Karen Adell Kalzer , Helsell Fetterman , Seattle, WA, amicus counsel for Presbytery of Seattle of the Presbyterian Church Usa.

Jeffrey Lowell Needle , Maynard Building , Jesse Andrew Wing , MacDonald Hoague & Bayless, Seattle, WA, amicus counsel for Washington Employment Lawyers Association.

Janet S. Chung , Legal Voice , Seattle, WA, amicus counsel for Legal Voice.

C. JOHNSON, J.

¶ 1 The certified questions in this case ask us to decide whether, the exemption of nonprofit religious organizations from the definition of "employer" under Washington's Law Against Discrimination (WLAD), chapter 49.60 RCW, violates article I, section 11 or article I, section 12 of the Washington Constitution. Larry Ockietree brought suit in state court against Franciscan Health System (FHS), challenging the termination of his employment following...

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