State Ex Rel. Baumert v. SUPERIOR COURT, ETC.

CAMERON, Justice.

This is a special action brought by the State of Arizona from a decision by the City of Phoenix Municipal Court which ordered a police officer to appear, testify and fully cooperate in an oral deposition. We have jurisdiction pursuant to Rule 8, Arizona Rules of Procedure for Special Actions, 17A A.R.S.

The issue presented for review is whether the city court may require a witness to be deposed and to have the testimony memorialized by tape recorder or by other accepted methods for preserving testimony.

The events that preceded this petition for special action are as follows.…