Creasy v. Coxon

OPINION

LACAGNINA, Chief Judge.

The issues presented in this special action involve the statutes governing claims against public entities and public employees. A.R.S. §§ 12-820 to -826. Specifically, we must determine whether § 12-821(A) requires that notice of a claim be presented to a public entity or public employee in the same manner as a summons and complaint must be served in a civil action. The questions presented here are pure issues of law and are of substantial public magnitude because they arise from new statutes which have not been previously interpreted. Additionally, we believe…