State ex rel. Arizona Department of Health Services v. Gottsfield

OPINION

IRVINE, Judge.

¶ 1 The State of Arizona, the Arizona Department of Health Services, Arizona State Hospital, and the Arizona Community Protection and Treatment Center (“ACPTC”) seek relief from the superior court’s order concluding that Robert Medrano’s counsel be allowed to conduct ex parte interviews with ACPTC employees without the consent of the State. The State presents the following arguments on appeal: (1) this court has jurisdiction to hear and decide this special action because the case raises a purely legal question of statewide importance that may occur again and cannot be…