Montgomery Ward & Co. v. Superior Court

OPINION

NOYES, Judge.

Montgomery Ward and General Tire (Defendants) filed this special action after the trial court resolved a discovery dispute by granting Plaintiffs’ Motion to Strike Defendants’ Answer for violation of Rule 26.1, Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure (Rule). We have jurisdiction pursuant to Arizona Revised Statutes Annotated (A.R.S.) section 12-120.-21(A)(4). We accepted jurisdiction because Defendants have no speedy and adequate remedy by appeal and because this is a matter of statewide importance. See Jones v. Buchanan, - Ariz. -, - P.2d -, 146 Ariz.Adv.Rep. 52, 52 (App. Aug.…