SPOKANE COUNTY v. MENESES

No. 101520-8.

SPOKANE COUNTY, Petitioner, v. JILMA MENESES, in her official capacity as Secretary of the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Filed: April 18, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nathan Scott McKorkle , Attorney at Law, 1100 W. Mallon Ave, Spokane, WA, 99260-2043, Counsel for Petitioner(s).

Craig B. Mingay , Wash. Attorney General's Office, P. O. Box 40124, 7141 Cleanwater Dr. Sw, Olympia, WA, 98504-0124, Nicholas Aaron Williamson , Wash. Attorney General's Office, P. O. Box 40124, 7141 Cleanwater Dr. Sw, Olympia, WA, 98504-0124, Peter B. Gonick , Wash. Attorney General's Office, P. O. Box 40124, 7141 Cleanwater Dr. Sw, Olympia, WA, 98504-0100, Counsel for Respondent(s).

Kimberly Ann Mosolf, Disability Rights Washington, 315 5th Ave. S. Ste. 850, Seattle, WA, 98104-2691, Christopher R. Carney, Carney Gillespie PLLP, 600 1st Ave. Ste. 108, Seattle, WA, 98104-2287, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Disability Rights WA.

La Rond Baker, American Civil Liberties Union of Wash., P. O. Box 2728, Seattle, WA, 98111-2728, Jazmyn Clark, American Civil Liberties Union of Wash., P. O. Box 2728, Seattle, WA, 98111-2728, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Aclu of Washington.

Magda Rona Baker, Washington Defender Association, 810 3rd Ave. Ste. 258, Seattle, WA, 98104-1647, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Wa Defender Assoc.


This case presents an original action filed by Spokane County Prosecuting Attorney Lawrence Haskell (Prosecutor), requesting this court exercise our original jurisdiction under article IV, section 4 of the Washington Constitution.1 The Prosecutor seeks issuance of a writ of mandamus directing Jilma Meneses...

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