Yearly Archives: 2019

Paradigm DKD Grp., LLC v. Pima Cty. Assessor – 3/29/2019

April 17, 2019
Arizona Court of Appeals Division Two holds that in an action to compel a response to a public records request, a party may “substantially prevail” for the purposes of attorneys’ fees and costs only to the extent an action is necessary to accomplish the purpose of the original records request.

Piccioli v. City of Phoenix – 4/2/2019

April 15, 2019
Arizona Court of Appeals Division One holds that a public pension plan does not violate common-law or constitutional pension protections by terminating a longstanding practice that the terms of the plan never permitted in the first place.

Bekelian v. JP Morgan Chase Bank NA – 3/19/2019

April 12, 2019
Arizona Court of Appeals Division One holds that A.R.S. § 33-812(J) does not impose a 180-day deadline for applying for excess proceeds from trustee’s sale such that a court may not issue an order releasing excess proceeds if it has reason to know of a senior claim to those proceeds.

Gibson v. Theut – 3/12/2019

April 8, 2019
Arizona Court of Appeals Division One holds: (1) neither guardian ad litem nor appointed attorney to minor are entitled to absolute judicial immunity; (2) minors have standing to sue for legal malpractice; and (3) government entities may be liable for negligent hiring in appointment of an incompetent legal representative.