Legal Opinion

Fisher v. Maricopa County Stadium District

Court of Appeals of Arizona

Decided October 5, 1995No. 1 CA-CV 94-0112PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

VOSS, Judge.

In this appeal we do not question the validity of the enactment of the sales tax by the Maricopa County Stadium District (“Stadium District”) or the use of the tax proceeds to construct the Bank One Ballpark; both may proceed unimpeded by this decision. 1 We do, however, examine the allegation that meetings by the Stadium District 2 were carried out in violation of the Arizona Public Open Meeting Law (“Open Meeting Law”). AR.S. §§ 38-431 to 431.09 (1985 & Supp. 1994).

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

When a group of private investors (“Owners Group”) inquired with Maricopa…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Robert G. Vaughn v. Bernard Rosen, Executive Director, United States Civil Service CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
  2. Department of the Air Force v. RoseSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Orme School v. ReevesArizona Supreme Court · 1990
  4. Town of Palm Beach v. GradisonSupreme Court of Florida · 1974
  5. Laman v. McCordSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1968

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Underwood v. City of Presque IsleSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1998
  2. Arpaio v. Maricopa County Board of SupervisorsCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2010
  3. Johnson v. Tempe Elementary School District No. 3 Governing BoardCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2000
  4. Multimedia Publishing of North Carolina, Inc. v. Henderson CountyCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2000
  5. Phoenix Newspapers, Inc. v. MoleraCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2001

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