Legal Opinion
City of Tucson v. Superior Court
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided February 7, 1991No. CV-90-0182-PRPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GORDON, Chief Justice.
The City of Tucson (City) petitioned for review of the court of appeals’ decision declining to accept jurisdiction over the City’s special action. Because the issue presented is a pure issue of law that is of statewide significance, we accepted jurisdiction to determine whether communications submitted to a city commission created to make recommendations to the may- or and city council regarding the selection and reappointment of city magistrates are privileged from disclosure in a civil action brought by a former magistrate who was not reappointed. We have…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Drummond v. StahlCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1980
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