Zuniga v. Superior Court of State

UDALL, Justice.

This is an original proceeding in mandamus initiated by petitioner, Joe Zuniga, seeking to compel respondent, Charles C. Bernstein, presiding Judge of Division 3 of the Superior Court of Maricopa County, to hear and determine petitioner’s complaint for divorce.

The facts are these: petitioner, as plaintiff, through his attorney filed a complaint in cause No. 34489 against defendant, Alice Zuniga, his wife, praying that he be granted a decree of divorce. Teodora Salinas, a sister of petitioner, made affidavit that defendant was a nonresident of the State of Arizona and that her…