Lemons v. Superior Court of Gila County

HOLOHAN, Chief Justice.

Petitioners James and Penelope Lemons seek by special action to set aside an order of the respondent judge which dismissed with prejudice their personal injury action for failure to file timely the venue transmittal fee required by A.R.S. § 12-407(E). We accepted jurisdiction.

On January 12, 1982, petitioners filed in Maricopa County Superior Court a civil action seeking damages for personal injury against the respondents-real parties in interest, Arizona State Board of Directors for Community Colleges, Navajo County Community College District, Northern Pioneer College…