Malumphy v. MacDougall

Petitioner, a prisoner at the state prison, sought relief by special action to require the Director of the Department of Corrections to comply with the provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act, A.R.S. § 41-1001 et seq., by filing with the Secretary of State certain rules and regulations governing inmate custody criteria.

The Director of Corrections states in his response that the regulations in question have not been filed with the Secretary of State because the regulations are merely statements "concerning only the internal management of the agency and exempt from the requirement for…