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Last Post 14 May 2025 02:32 PM by  D. Douglas Metcalf
R-25-0002 Rule 2(b)(1), Arizona Rules for Special Actions
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D. Douglas Metcalf
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07 Jan 2025 04:16 PM
    D. Douglas Metcalf
    Judge of the Pima County Superior Court
    110 West Congress Street
    Tucson, AZ 85711
    Tel. (520) 724-3708
    Email: [email protected]
    Attorney Bar No. 017377

    Filed: January 7, 2025

    Would amend Rule2(b)(1) of the Rules of Procedure for Special Actions to provide that a party may not seek special action relief in an original special action if there is an “equally plain, speedy, and adequate remedy by law.”

    Comments must be submitted by no later than Thursday, May 1, 2025, and any reply by a petitioner must be submitted no later than Monday, June 2, 2025.
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    Clinten Garrett
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    25 Apr 2025 11:58 AM
    Joshua D. Bendor (Bar No. 031908)
    Clinten N. Garrett (Bar No. 022457)
    Office of the Arizona Attorney General
    2005 N. Central Avenue
    Phoenix, AZ 85004-1592
    (602) 542-3333
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    01 May 2025 12:38 PM
    Comment of the State Bar of Arizona

    Lisa M. Panahi
    Bar No. 023421
    State Bar of Arizona
    4201 N. 24th Street, Suite 100
    Phoenix, AZ 85016-6288
    (602) 340-7236
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    [email protected]
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    D. Douglas Metcalf
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    14 May 2025 02:32 PM
    Reply in support of Petition to Amend Special Action Rule 2(b)(1). I support the State Bar's recommendation to place the proposed rule change in a new Special Action Rule 3.1, but I suggest slightly different language than that suggested by the State Bar.
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