Aripa v. Department of Social & Health Services

This case is a direct appeal from the trial court's denial of petitions for alternative writs of mandamus and habeas corpus. We affirm the trial court.

Anthony F. Aripa, Jr., one of the petitioners, was an inmate of Washington State Penitentiary at Walla Walla. He has a long history of alcoholism and involvement with the criminal justice system. His alcoholism led directly to the bringing of a petition for a writ of mandamus and, in the alternative, a writ of habeas corpus to compel the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) to provide treatment for his severe alcohol problem. Four…