Focal Point, Inc. v. Court of Appeals

HOLOHAN, Chief Justice.

By special action, the petitioner, Focal Point, Inc., challenges the order of Division I of the Court of Appeals suspending the appeal of petitioner until it secures a formal written and signed judgment from the superior court. We accepted jurisdiction to resolve a conflict between the two divisions of the Court of Appeals on the issue of whether a minute entry signed by the trial judge and filed with the clerk can constitute an appealable order or judgment under Rule 58(a), Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure.

The essential facts are not in dispute. For a week in July…