Barragan v. Superior Court, Pima County

HOWARD, Chief Judge.

The subject petition for special action challenges the propriety of the trial court’s denial of petitioner’s 1 motion to substitute him as the party plaintiff in a pending superior court action. The appellate court of this state, when circumstances of the case warrant it, may review interlocutory non-appealable orders to prevent wasted judicial effort. Dean v. Superior Court, 84 Ariz. 104, 324 P.2d 764 (1958); Phelps Dodge Corporation v. Superior Court, 7 Ariz.App. 277, 438 P.2d 424 (1968) ; Industrial Commission v. Superior Court, 5 Ariz.App. 100, 423 P.2d 375 (1967).

The…