Pompa v. SUPERIOR COURT IN & FOR MARICOPA

OPINION

RYAN, Judge.

The issue presented here is whether an appellant’s failure to comply with Arizona Revised Statutes Annotated (“AR.S.”) section 13-2314(M)’s requirement of filing a copy of the notice of appeal and brief with the attorney general’s office at the time of filing divests this court of jurisdiction. We hold that the existing appellate procedural rules promulgated by the supreme court pursuant to the Arizona Constitution prevail, and therefore this court has jurisdiction over the appeal.

Petitioner/defendant/appellant Joseph Pompa, d.b.a. LaPerla Cafe (“Pompa” or “defendant”)…