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New Division One panels announced – 4/27/2020
May 7, 2020
The Arizona Court of Appeals Division One released the panel assignments for July 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020.
Goldman v. Sahl – 3/5/2020
April 29, 2020
Arizona Court of Appeals Division One held that (1) a communication that occurs preliminary to a judicial proceeding may be privileged against defamation claims when the defendant was “seriously considering” commencing litigation or had a good-faith basis to believe someone else was; and (2) Supreme Court Rule 48(l) does not bar abuse of judicial process claims involving a professional-discipline proceeding but the mere submission of a bar complaint that is dismissed without further action
Morrissey v. Garner – 4/21/2020
April 29, 2020
Arizona Supreme Court holds that the number of signatures necessary to trigger a recall election is based on how many people voted at the most recent election for the office.
Governor Ducey appointed Judge Cynthia Bailey to the Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One.
Houser v. City of Phoenix – 4/9/2020
April 15, 2020
Arizona Court of Appeals Division One holds that if a Board of Adjustment authorizes requests for reconsideration and a party seeks reconsideration, the thirty-day clock under A.R.S. § 9-462.06(K) to file a special action challenging a Board of Adjustment’s decisions runs from when the Board acts on the request for reconsideration.
Sholem v. Langevin – 3/30/2020
April 15, 2020
Arizona Supreme Court held that (1) under Arizona Rule of Civil Procedure 4(i), if a plaintiff shows good cause for failing to serve a defendant within ninety days, a court is required to extend the time for service; (2) Rule 4(i) also allows a court, in its discretion, to extend the period for service without a plaintiff showing good cause; and (3) that if the ninety-day period for service has expired, a plaintiff seeking an extension under Rule 4(i) need not show that the delay in service or