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Honorable Michael HaYden Cross-Motions for Summy Judgment Ilearing: FridaY, FebruarY 13, 2009

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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE SATE OF WASTTINGTON FOR KING COTJNTY JEFFREY RANDALL ERVIN AI-ID TRAC ) AI{N SAMMETH, a mafed oouPle,
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No,07-2-32889-1 SEA

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CITY OF SEATTI;E, a Washirrgton munioipal IN PART corporation; and SEATTLE ANIMAL ) CONTROL, a dePartunent of the CITY OF (gt Bm's SEATTLE,

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oruen cRANTINc cITY's MorIoN

non SUMMARY ruDGMENT IN PART axn cRANTINc PLAINTIFFS' MorIoN non PARTLAL SLJMMARY JUDcMENT

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Defcndants.

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before the undersigncd TT{IS N4ATTFR having oms on duly and resular.tl for hearing Judge

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of the above-entitled Cort ufol

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Seattle's motion

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of #o' motion for judgrnent and Plaintiffs' mntinn f.r' partial summary judgment' and Defendant City "rottir

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Serrior Assistant City having appeared by and tbrough ils attomey, Thomas M'A' Castagn4 Sarnmeth having appeared by Attomey; and the Plaintiffs Jeffrey Randall Ervin and Traci Ann

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heving exnrrined and and though their attomey of rccord, Adam P. Karp, and the Court
considerdthe following documents and other evidenoe:

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Ofcndant

city of seattte,s Motion for sr.unmary Judgment;

Declaration of Susan Adams with Exhibit 1;

Thoma A. Carr

0RDER GRANTIN0 CITY'S MOTIoN FoElqgMARY 4lDgryfFlg .nI t-]4\RT ruDGME}IT IN A}ID GNANTING PLAINiTff;iiO R P.INNru. SUMMARY

Seattte Cit5r ttome'

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DeclarationofDonaldBaxter*'ih'xhibtts

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5; 4. eclaration of rhomas M.A. castagrrawirh Exhibits I through 5. Declmation of Donald . Jordan withrxhibirs l tbrough4;
Declarationof

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surnmary Judgment,

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plaintifps Motion for

with the subjoined Declaration

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pleadings referenced and Exhibits 1 and z attached, and the

therein;

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Judgment Dismissar praintiffs, Response to Defendants, Motion for surnmary

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P' Karp and Exhibits 1 thmugh the subjoined Declaruion of Adam

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plaintiffs' Motion for patal of seatrle,s Response to

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with Exhibit Supplemental Declation of SusanAdams

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11. -supprementat Declaation of rhomas rr{.A. castagna wirh

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n. Supplemental Declaration of Donnld E' Jordan; ;; n*r**ioo of Miohael Kokernak with Exhibits I and 2; pafrial.surnrnary . 14. plainriffs, R*ply on Their Motion for
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Judgment with the

Exhibts 1 through ll *u"i""a Declaration of Adarn F' I(arp and

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city of seatrle,s Repry

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Baxr; Supplernental Declaration of Donald Declaration of vireiniaDalton;

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A, Donald E. Jordan with Exhibir second supptemental Declaration of

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advised in the The corut being otherwise rlly having heard the argrnnts of counsel' on whicb isue of mareriar fac.t on the mattprs i_es, and the court frnding no genuine o*n judgment is ganted below' and the Court further furding:
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/{(ri:.-,t:\ L-o arr}lrnrifr to implant ("city') has aurhority under sMc 9.25.030.A.14, the city of seanle
seattlp Animar shetter; for identification into animars leaving the

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of ---:---r- and r- c ressonable exercise { the City's animals ^-,r is a 'ooonnqhle rationally related to the purpose of identifiing

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city is entitled.to a summary judgmenr

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dog; to the implanting of the rnicrochip into Plaintiffs' found to be in

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policv and procedure dared January 1, The seatrre Animal sberter iszued a writr

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which se forth the e,gtitled "Ri:deeming Animls to their owners,"

in tl*ee cicumstances; and animars to identified onels excepr

city's policy to return

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f, This writu policy does not contain euffcient ll obEining ll *i*"r owrlers on processes availa'ble' including who an orrTner should ontact ahout obtainin6
inhr.nae sherter after being found in inhumanr

to information to p'ovide notice tc

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Nott AND THEREF'RE, motion fo CitY's motion fot DECREED ADJUD.D A.D DE.REED *rat the citv's

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IT rs HEREB'

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'RDERED,
microchiP of irnplanting or the microchi craims againsr the ciry relatine to the

judgment is granted and denied as follous:

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dog are dismissed withprejudice; urd summary judgrnenr is denied. The remainder of thc city,s motion for

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plaintiffs' motion for AIID DECREED that rs ,,JRTHER .RDERED, ADJUD*ED

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dated Janury I' of the seattlt t Animai Shelter 'i:--- --r The written policy and prooedrne to accord an animal to their ottmrs" is insuffrcient and entitled "Redeeming Animals being found in Seattle Aimal Shelter after when an animl is detained by the

and denied as follows: summary judgment is granted

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Theremainderof

plaintiffs, motionforpartiarsummaryjudgmenrisdenied'

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"ilmifrfd"?:'i-*.a*Ervin * Traci Ann Sammeth

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P.O.8ox9479
Seafle, WA98124-{?9
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