Arpaio v. Citizen Publishing Co.

OPINION

BRAMMER, Judge.

¶ 1 Appellant Maricopa County Sheriff Joseph Arpaio appeals from the trial court’s award of attorney fees against him and in favor of appellees Citizen Publishing Co. and Mark Kimble (collectively, “Citizen”) in a declaratory judgment action Pima County Attorney Barbara LaWall brought regarding a public records request Citizen had submitted to LaWall. Arpaio asserts A.R.S. § 39-121.02(B) does not permit the trial court to require him to pay Citizen’s attorney fees. Finding no error, we affirm.

Factual and Procedural Background

¶ 2 The underlying facts are undisputed. In…