Haywood Securities, Inc. v. Ehrlich

OPINION

RYAN, Justice.

¶ 1 A judgment is appealable under Arizona Revised Statutes (“A.R.S.”) section 12-2101 (2003) only if it complies with the re quirements of Arizona Rule of Civil Procedure 58(a). State v. Birmingham, 96 Ariz. 109, 112, 392 P.2d 775, 777 (1964). Rule 58(a) requires that “all judgments shall be in writing and signed by a judge.”

¶ 2 In this case, we must decide whether a typed signature of a judge in the “/s/ Name ” format on an electronically filed judgment complies with the requirement of Rule 58(a) that judgments be “signed.” We hold that it does.

I

A

¶3 At issue is the…