Church of Scientology v. City of Phoenix Police Department

OPINION

SCHROEDER, Presiding Judge.

This is an action brought by the appellant, Church of Scientology of Arizona, for the disclosure of certain documents in the possession of the appellee, City of Phoenix Police Department. The appellant sought disclosure of the documents pursuant to Arizona’s document inspection statutes, A.R.S. § 39-121 et seq. This is an appeal from the trial court’s judgment denying disclosure.

Appellant is a nonprofit organization which, along with affiliated corporations throughout the country, was at one time subjected to considerable scrutiny and investigation by various…