ROCHA v. KING COUNTY

No. 96990-6.

460 P.3d 624 (2020)

Ryan ROCHA, Plaintiff, Nicole Bednarczyk, and Catherine Selin, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Petitioners, v. KING COUNTY, a municipal corporation, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Washington.

Filed April 9, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Toby James Marshall , Terrell Marshall Law Group PLLC, 936 N. 34th St. Ste. 300, Seattle, WA, 98103-8869, Jeffrey Lowell Needle , Attorney at Law, 705 2nd Ave. Ste. 1050, Seattle, WA, 98104-1759, for Petitioner.

Karen Astrid Pool Norby , Heidi Joanne Jacobsen-Watts , King Co. Prosecuting Attorney Office, David J. Hackett , King County Administration Building, 500 4th Ave. Ste. 900, Seattle, WA, 98104-2316, Janine Elizabeth Joly , Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, 500 4th Ave., Seattle, WA, 98104-2337, Prosecuting Atty. King County, King Co. Pros./App. Unit Supervisor, W554 King County Courthouse, 516 Third Avenue, Seattle, WA, 98104, for Respondent.

Michael Craig Subit , Frank Freed Subit & Thomas LLP, 705 2nd Ave. Ste. 1200, Seattle, WA, 98104-1798, Cynthia J. Heidelberg , Breskin, Johnson & Townsend, 1000 2nd Ave. Ste. 3670, Seattle, WA, 98104-1053, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Employment Lawyers Association.

Elizabeth Grace Ford , Seattle University School of Law, 1215 E. Columbia St., Seattle, WA, 98122-4419, Danielle Alvarado , Fair Work Center, 116 Warren Avenue N., Suite A, Seattle, WA, 98109, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Fair Work Center.

Jamal N. Whitehead , Schroeter Goldmark Bender, 810 Third Avenue, Suite 500, Seattle, WA, 98104-1657, Nancy Lynn Talner , ACLU-WA, Po Box 2728, Seattle, WA, 98111-2728, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of American Civil Liberties Union of Washington.

Robert S. Chang , Seattle University School of Law, 901 12th Ave., Seattle, WA, 98122-4411, Melissa R. Lee , Jessica Levin , Seattle University School of Law, 901 12th Ave., Korematsu Center For Law & Equality, Seattle, WA, 98122-4411, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality.

Anita Khandelwal , La Rond Baker , King County Department of Public Defense, 710 2nd Ave. Ste. 1000, Seattle, WA, Gordon Brennan Hill , King County DPD, ACA Division, 710 2nd Ave. Ste. 700, Seattle, WA, 98104-1724, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of King County Department of Public Defense.

Elizabeth Grace Ford , Seattle University School of Law, 1215 E. Columbia St., Seattle, WA, 98122-4419, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Seattle University Workers' Rights.

Nancy Lynn Talner , Antoinette M. Davis , American Civil Liberties Union of Washington, Po Box 2728, Seattle, WA, 98111-2728, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of American Civil Liberties Union of Washington Foundation.

Rita Joan Griffith , Attorney at Law, 4616 25th Ave. Ne, Pmb 453, Seattle, WA, 98105-4523, Thomas E. Weaver Jr. , Attorney at Law, Po Box 1056, Bremerton, WA, 98337-0221, Teymur Gasanovich Askerov , Black & Askerov, PLLC, 705 2nd Ave. Ste. 1111, Seattle, WA, 98104-1720, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Association for Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Jeffery Patton Robinson , Attorney at Law, 810 3rd Ave. Ste. 500, Seattle, WA, 98104-1619, Twyla Carter , ACLU National, 125 Broad St. Fl. 18, New York, NY, 10004-2427, Renika Moore , ACLU, 125 Broad Street, 18th Floor, New York, NY, 10004, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of American Civil Liberties Union.

Tarra Denelle Simmons , Attorney at Law, 110 Prefontaine Pl. S. Ste. 502, Seattle, WA, 98104-2626, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Civil Survival Project.

Prachi Vipinchandra Esq. Dave , Public Defender Association, 110 Prefontaine Pl. S. Ste. 502, Seattle, WA, 98104-2626, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Public Defender Association.

Smriti Chandrashekar , Attorney at Law, 1915 2nd Ave. Apt. 2408, Seattle, WA, 98101-3167, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of South Asian Bar Association of Washington.

Raina Vaile Wagner , K&L Gates LLP, 925 4th Ave. Ste. 2900, Seattle, WA, 98104-1158, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Loren Miller Bar Association.

Courtney Chappell , Legal Voice, 907 Pine Street, Suite 500, Seattle, WA, 98101, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Legal Voice.

Hillary Ann Behrman , The Washington Defender Association, 110 Prefontaine Place South, #610, Seattle, WA, 98104-2626, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Defender Association.

Bonnie Stern Wasser , Law Office of Bonnie Stern Wasser, 320 W. Galer St. Ste. 201, Seattle, WA, 98119-3065, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of OneAmerica.

Elizabeth Ann Hanley , Schroeter, Goldmark and Bender, 810 3rd Ave. Ste. 500, Seattle, WA, 98104-1657, Stephanie Glaberson , Public Justice, 1620 L. Street Nw, Suite 630, Washington, DC, 20036, Bruce Stern , American Association for Justice, 777 6th Street N., Suite 200, Washington, DC, 20001, for Amici Curiae on behalf of Public Justice, The American Association for Justice.

Valerie Davis McOmie , Attorney at Law, 4549 Nw Aspen St., Camas, WA, 98607-8302, Daniel Edward Huntington , Richter-Wimberley PS, 422 W. Riverside Ave. Ste. 1300, Spokane, WA, 99201-0305, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Association for Justice Foundation.

Pamela Beth Loginsky , Washington Assoc. of Prosecuting Atty., 206 10th Ave. Se, Olympia, WA, 98501-1311, for Amici Curiae on behalf of Washington State Association of Counties, Washington State Association of County Clerks.


¶1 This case involves claims against King County generally regarding jury selection and compensation and raises the following three issues: (1) whether petitioners have standing under the Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act (UDJA), ch. 7.24 RCW, (2) whether jurors are employees entitled to minimum wage under Washington's Minimum Wage...

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