Foor v. Smith – 3/6/2018

April 4, 2018
Arizona Court of Appeals Division One holds that civil forfeiture actions in municipal court proceedings require the disclosure of exculpatory and impeachment evidence beneficial to the defendant’s case when ordinary discovery procedures are not available.

Allen v. Town of Prescott Valley – 3/13/2018

April 3, 2018
Arizona Court of Appeals Division One holds that a sports team’s $270 fee is a “nominal” fee, not an “admission” fee under A.R.S. § 33-1551, which provides property owners with qualified immunity against claims by recreational users who do not pay an admission fee.

In re $46,523 in U.S. Currency (2/28/2018)

April 2, 2018
Arizona Court of Appeals Division Two holds that the state must take additional reasonable steps to provide notice of forfeiture proceedings to a claimant of seized property if the state knows that the claimant did not receive notice.

Peterson v. Surprise – 2/6/2018

March 15, 2018
Arizona Court of Appeals Division One holds that an employee who fails to exhaust administrative remedies under the Arizona Civil Rights Act for a claim of wrongful discharge may not sue for retaliatory discharge under Arizona’s Employment Protection Act.

Doe v. Mahoney – 2/6/2018

March 5, 2018
Arizona Court of Appeals Division One holds that a defamation plaintiff requesting disclosure of an anonymous defendant’s identity must show that it could survive a motion for summary judgment, setting aside those elements which are dependent on the identity of the speaker.