Arizona Interference Law

Devin Andrich v. James Matthew Allen

Phoenix, Arizona personal injury lawyers represented Plaintiff and Defendant conversation theory. ¶2 In October 2014, Allen hired Andrich as a paralegal. At the time, Andrich was homeless and facing criminal charges arising from misconduct related to his own legal practice. ¶3 In December of that year, Allen helped Andrich to secure a place to live from a mutual f... More...

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United States of America v. Kelly Pichardo and Leeza S. Rodriguez

Phoenix, Arizona criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with interfering with a flight crew. In 2021, Kelly Pichardo, age 32, from the Bronx, New York and her co-defendant, Leeza S. Rodriguez, engaged in unruly and intimidating behavior while traveling first class on an American Airlines flight from Dallas to Los Angeles. Their actions caused such a disturbance that the pilot had t... More...

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Araceli Rodriguez v. Lonnie Swartz, Agent of the U.S. Boarder Patrol

A U.S. Border Patrol agent standing on American soil shot and killed a teenage Mexican citizen who was walking down a street in Mexico. We address whether that agent has 6 RODRIGUEZ V. SWARTZ qualified immunity and whether he can be sued for violating the Fourth Amendment. Based on the facts alleged in the complaint, we hold that the agent violated a clearly e... More...

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Lisa Demargee v. Laura Pederson; Amy Van Ness

As this court has stated repeatedly, families have a “wellelaborated constitutional right to live together without governmental interference.” Wallis v. Spencer, 202 F.3d 1126, 1136 (9th Cir. 2000); accord Kirkpatrick v. Cty. of Washoe, 843 F.3d 784, 789 (9th Cir. 2016) (en banc); Burke v. Cty. of Alameda, 586 F.3d 725, 731 (9th Cir. 2009); Rogers v. Cty. of San Joaquin... More...

$0 (04-09-2018 - AZ)

Smartcomm License Services, L.L.C. v. Jon Palmieri

¶1 Smartcomm License Services, L.L.C. (Smartcomm) appeals the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Appellees David Alcorn Professional Corporation; David and Elizabeth Alcorn, Janus Spectrum, L.L.C. (collectively, the Alcorn Defendants); and Jon Palmieri. Smartcomm also appeals the trial court’s denial of an application for an order to show cause. For the fo... More...

$0 (01-09-2018 - AZ)

Lisa Demaree v. Laura Pederson; Amy Van Ness

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United States of America v. Ivan Soto-Barraza and Jesus Lionel Sanchez-Meza

Tucson, AZ - Two Men Sentenced to Life Terms in Murder of U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry Ivan Soto-Barraza and Jesus Lionel Sanchez-Meza were sentenced to life terms for the first-degree murder of U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry. The defendants were also sentenced by U.S. District Judge David C. Bury to additional prison time for other crimes related to the murders. Th... More...

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Xcentric Ventures, LLC v. Lisa J. Borodkin

Xcentric Ventures appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment and judgment on the pleadings in favor of defendants Mobrez and Llaneras and Rule 12(b)(6) dismissal of defendant Borodkin in Xcentric’s malicious prosecution action. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 XCENTRIC VENTURES 4 V. BORODKIN and review de novo. We agree with the d... More...

$0 (08-25-2015 - AZ)

United States of America v. Darrell Lee Jenkins

PHOENIX, AZ â€“ On Darrell Lee Jenkins, Jr., 35, of Tucson, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge G. Murray Snow to 67 months' imprisonment. Jenkins previously pleaded guilty to one count of robbery involving controlled substances and one count of interference with commerce by robbery (a Hobbs Act violation). On March 13, 2014, Jenkins robbed a CVS pharmacy in Reno... More...

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Paul A. Isaacson, M.D. v. Tom Horne

Our question is whether the Constitution permits the Arizona legislature to prohibit abortion beginning at twenty weeks gestation, before the fetus is viable. We hold that it does not. Arizona House Bill 2036 ("H.B. 2036â€ or "the Actâ€), enacted in April 2012, forbids, except in a medical emergency, abortion of a fetus determined to be of a gestational age of at least twenty we... More...

$0 (05-22-2013 - AZ)

Michael Lacey v. Joseph M. Arpaio

This Â§ 1983 case concerns allegations of unlawful conduct by officials in the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office ("MCSOâ€) and the Maricopa County Attorney's Office ("MCAOâ€), conduct which culminated in the late-night arrests of Michael Lacey and Jim Larkin, owners of the Phoenix New Times, LLC. Lacey, Larkin, and the New Times (collectively, "Laceyâ€) sued Sheriff Joseph Arpaio, ... More...

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Richard Stengel v. Medtronic, Inc.

Richard and Mary Lou Stengel brought several state causes of action in Arizona state court against Medtronic Incorporated (Medtronic) for injuries sustained by Richard Stengel (Stengel) from his use of a pain pump manufactured by Medtronic. Medtronic timely removed the case to the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. The district court dismissed the Stengels' claims as preempt... More...

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Scenic Arizona v. City of Phoenix Board of Adjustment

¶1 The City of Phoenix Board of Adjustment ("Boardâ€) granted a use permit to American Outdoor Advertising, Inc. ("American Outdoorâ€) to operate an electronic billboard adjacent to Interstate 17.1 The Neighborhood Coalition of Greater Phoenix, along with Scenic Arizona,2 petitioned for special action in the superior court, asserting the billboard would violate Arizona Revised Statutes ... More...

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Planned Parenthood Arizona, Inc. v. American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians & Gynecologists

¶1 This case requires us to decide whether four statutory provisions that regulate the performance of abortions violate the equal protection or privacy clauses of the Arizona Constitution. The trial court granted Planned Parenthood of Arizona ("PPAZâ€) a preliminary injunction barring the enforcement of portions of A.R.S. Â§Â§ 36-2152 through -2155. We hold that the statutes at issue wou... More...

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Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America v. Whiting

Federal immigration law expressly preempts "any Stateor local law imposing civil or criminal sanctions (otherthan through licensing and similar laws) upon those who employ . . . unauthorized aliens.â€ 8 U. S. C. Â§1324a(h)(2). A recently enacted Arizona statuteâ€”the Legal Arizona Workers Actâ€”provides that the licenses of state employers that knowingly or intentionally employ un... More...

$0 (05-25-2011 - AZ)

United States of America v. State of Arizona

In April 2010, in response to a serious problem of unauthorized immigration along the Arizona-Mexico border, the State of Arizona enacted its own immigration law enforcement policy. Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act, as amended by H.B. 2162 ("S.B. 1070â€), "make[s] attrition through enforcement the public policy of all state and local government agencies in Arizona.â€�... More...

$0 (04-11-2011 - AZ)

Vernon Harris v. Maricopa County Superior Court

After he was forced out of his position as an Initial Appearance Hearing Officer for the Maricopa County Superior Court, Vernon Harris unsuccessfully sued the Superior Court and the other defendants for violations of, inter alia, his rights under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and the Fourteenth Amendment. Defendants then sought substantial attorneys fees and costs from Harris, and were awarded... More...

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Gerald C. Freeman v. Donald R. Sorchych

¶1 This case raises a question not previously addressed in Arizona: When multiple dominant estate holders use an easement, must they share in the costs necessary to maintain and repair that common easement, even in the absence of a cost-sharing agreement or a provision imposing such an obligation within the document conveying the easement? Gerald C. and Janice B. Freeman brought an action for con... More...

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MDY Industries, LLC v. Bizzard Entertainment, Inc. and Vivendi Games, Inc.

Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. ("Blizzardâ€) is the creator of World of Warcraft ("WoWâ€), a popular multiplayer online role-playing game in which players interact in a virtual world while advancing through the game's 70 levels. MDY Industries, LLC and its sole member Michael Donnelly ("Donnellyâ€) (sometimes referred to collectively as "MDYâ€) developed and sold Glider, a softwa... More...

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Debra L. Harvey v. Janice K. Brewer, Governor, et al.

Arizona's Constitution provides: "No person who is adjudicated an incapacitated person shall be qualified to vote at any election, nor shall any person convicted of treason or felony, be qualified to vote at any election unless restored to civil rights.â€ Ariz. Const. art. VII, Â§ 2. Arizona statutes give effect to this constitutional provision by suspending the voting rights of any person ... More...

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Melvin Sternberg v. Logan T. Johnston, III,

The filing of a bankruptcy petition immediately gives rise to an automatic stay. The stay applies to block or freeze most judicial actions against a debtor. It also permits a debtor to recoup any "actual damages,â€ including attorney fees, that result from a willful stay violation. See 11 U.S.C. Â§ 362. This case presents questions both as to when a willful stay violation occurs and as to w... More...

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River Runners for Wilderness v. Stephen P. Martin

This case concerns the National Park Service's decision to permit the continued use of motorized rafts and support equipment in Grand Canyon National Park. Plaintiffs contend that such motorized activities impair the wilderness character of the Canyon and that the Park Service's decision violates its management policies and various federal statutes. Plaintiffs asked the District Court to set aside... More...

$0 (02-02-2010 - AZ)

A Tumbling-F Ranches v. Maricopa County

¶1 Plaintiffs ("the Farmersâ€) appeal the trial court's denial of their motions for judgment as a matter of law ("JMOLâ€) relating to their unsuccessful inverse eminent domain claim against the Flood Control District of Maricopa County ("the Districtâ€). On cross-appeal, the District challenges the negligence claim the Farmers successfully asserted against it. The District argues t... More...

$0 (10-08-2009 - AZ)

Patti Howell v. Pete Dodap

¶1 Robert Howell and Pete Hodap bring separate appeals related to a civil suit alleging multiple constitutional and tort violations arising out of the execution of a search warrant. Patti Howell and Randy Johnson submit cross-appeals. For the following reasons and those set forth in the simultaneously filed memorandum decision,1 we affirm in part and reverse in part. I. ¶2 On W... More...

$0 (05-12-2009 - AZ)

Tamula S. Bogard v. Cannon & Wendt Electric Co., Inc.

¶1 D efendant/appellant Cannon & Wendt Electric Co., Inc. (C&W) appeals a judgment in favor of plaintiff/appellee Tamula S. Bogard on Bogard's claims of gender-based discrimination and retaliation. For the following reasons, we vacate the portion of the judgment awarding Bogard damages for mental pain and suffering and affirm the remainder of the judgment as modified herein. FACTUAL AND PR... More...

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Malad, Inc. v. Robert C. Miller and Janice Miller

¶1 This case involves the rule against perpetuities and its application to a commercial real estate sales agreement. For the following reasons, we find that the rule against perpetuities does not render void a commercial real estate sales agreement that fails to include a specific time period for performance if it is reasonable to conclude that the parties intended performance within a reasonable... More...

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April Redding v. Safford Unified School District #1, et al.

On the basis of an uncorroborated tip from the culpable eighth grader, public middle school officials searched futilely for prescription-strength ibuprofen by strip-searching thirteenyear- old honor student Savana Redding. We conclude that the school officials violated Savana's Fourth Amendment right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure. The strip search of Savana was neither "justified... More...

$0 (07-11-2008 - AZ)

Juan Carlos, et al. v. Scripps-Howard Broadcasting Co., dba KNXV-TV

1 Cooper Tire and Rubber Company ("Cooper") challenges the superior court's ruling that Abbie Boudreau ("Boudreau"), a reporter for Scripps-Howard Broadcasting, dba KNXV-TV ("KNXV"), did not breach the court's confidentiality order when the television station broadcast her story about the safety of Cooper's tires. In resolving this appeal, we address three issues: (1) whether the court properly ba... More...

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Mark V. Scheehle v. Justices of the Supreme Court of Arizona, et al.

Mark V. Scheehle, an Arizona tax lawyer, challenges as an unconstitutional taking the Arbitrator Appointment System of the Maricopa County Superior Court ("Appointment System"), which requires that an experienced attorney serve as an arbitrator for up to two days a year with minimal compensation. Following a decision by the Arizona Supreme Court that the Appointment System was permissib... More...

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<a href="http://www.cofad1.state.az.us/opinionfiles/CV/CV060143.pdf" target="_new">State of Arizona v. Mabery Ranch, Co., L.L.C.</a>

Unknown1 Mabery Ranch Company, L.L.C. ("Mabery") owns land in Yavapai County ("Mabery property"). Following a jury trial, the State of Arizona ex rel. Arizona State Parks Board ("State Parks") and Mabery appeal and cross-appeal, respectively, the trial court's final Amended Judgment on State Parks' declaratory judgment action and Mabery's counterclaim. We hold that (1) the State's filing of a decl... More...

$0 (08-20-2007 - AZ)

<a href="http://www.apltwo.ct.state.az.us/Decisions/CV20040033_Opinion.pdf" target="_new">Margaret J. Miller v. William E. Hehlen, et al.</a>

1 In this employment contract case, plaintiff/appellant Margaret Miller appeals from the trial court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Miller's former employee, defendant/appellee William Hehlen, and his wife on Miller's claims for breach of contract and of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, misappropriation of trade secrets, conversion, tortious interference with ... More...

$0 (01-23-2005 - AZ)

<a href="http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/ca9/newopinions.nsf/10A8D9AB370F6DC988256EB4005B80A2/$file/0315272.pdf?openelement" target="_new">Peabody Coal Company, et al. v. Navajo Nation</a>

This appeal addresses whether a district court has subject matter jurisdiction over a suit brought for enforcement of an arbitration award by a non-Indian corporation against the Navajo Nation (or "the Nation"), a federally recognized Indian tribe located primarily in Arizona. The complaint filed by Plaintiffs Peabody Coal Company, Peabody Western Coal Company, and Peabody Holding Group, ... More...

$0 (06-21-2004 - AZ)

<a href="http://www.cofad1.state.az.us/opinionfiles/CV/CV010415.pdf" target="_new">Braden Trust v. The County of Yuma, Arizona</a>

Braden Trust planned to construct farm-worker housing on its farm and believed that under state law it was not required to obtain building permits from Yuma County for the construction. The County disagreed. The trial court ruled that Braden Trust is exempt from the permit requirements because the farm-worker housing is incidental to farming and agriculture. For the reasons discussed below... More...

$0 (06-09-2003 - AZ)

<a href="http://www.cofad1.state.az.us/opinionfiles/cv/cv010384.pdf" target="_new">Lee Beaudry, et al. v. Insurance Company of the West</a>

Appellants, who are trustees of the Arizona Automobile Dealer's Association Worker's Compensation Trust (the Trust), challenge the trial court's grant of summary judgment in favor of appellee Insurance Company of the West (ICW) in this dispute over ICW's decision to decrease the amount of policyholder dividends paid for the 1995-96 policy year. For the following reasons, we reverse the ju... More...

$0 (05-09-2002 - AZ)

<a href="http://www.cofad1.state.az.us/opinionfiles/CV/cv010605.pdf" target="_new">Frederic London v. Barbara Broderick, Chief Probation Officer, et al.</a>

Frederic London ("London") appeals from the denial of his request for a Maricopa County Adult Probation Department ("MCAPD") investigative file pertaining to London, which was the sole issue raised by him in an administrative review action filed pursuant to Rule 123, Rules of the Supreme Court of Arizona ("Rule 123"). London also appeals from the dismissal of his subsequent special action co... More...

$0 (02-21-2003 - AZ)

<a href="http://www.cofad1.state.az.us/opinionfiles/cv/cv010550.pdf" target="_new">Shirin Rashedi v. General Board of Church of the Nazarene, et al.</a>

Shirin Rashedi, who was allegedly defrauded and seduced by her pastor, appeals the trial court's dismissal of her complaint against the General Board of the Church of the Nazarene ("Board") and the Arizona/Southern Nevada District Church of the Nazarene ("District"). The trial court concluded that it lacked subjectmatter jurisdiction because the case against the Board and the District would ... More...

$0 (09-26-2002 - AZ)

<a href="http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/ca9/newopinions.nsf/6D27B9B4187120E288256C39007A4509/$file/0015594.pdf?openelement" target="_new">Medical Laboratory Management Consultants, et al. v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., et al.</a>

Medical Laboratory Management Consultants ("Medical Lab") and John Devaraj ("Devaraj"), a founder and owner of Medical Lab, (collectively "Plaintiffs") brought this action against American Broadcasting Companies ("ABC") and individuals allegedly involved in producing the segment Rush to Read for ABC's television program PrimeTime Live (collectively "Defendants"). The district court, exercisi... More...

$0 (09-20-2002 - AZ)

<a href="http://www.apltwo.ct.state.az.us/CV20010125.PDF" target="_new">Sandra Smith v. Cigna Healthplan of Arizona, et al.</a>

1 Appellant Sandra Smith, M.D., sued appellees, CIGNA HealthPlan of Arizona, Mitchell Hall, and Gilbert Burkel (collectively, "CIGNA") for tortious interference with her employment and wrongful discharge. The trial court granted CIGNA's motion for summary judgment, concluding that Smith's claim was preempted by the National Labor Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 141 through 187 (the Act). Smith a... More...

$0 (08-01-2002 - AZ)

<a href="http://www.cofad1.state.az.us/opinionfiles/cv/cv000209.pdf" target="_new">Peter Strojnik and Tanya C. Strojnik v. General Insurance Company of America</a>

In a prior lawsuit, Peter and Tanya Strojnik sued the law firm of Diouguardi, Poli and Ball (the “Poli Firm”) for malicious prosecution. The Poli Firm’s insurer, General Insurance Company of America (“GICA”), contested coverage and therefore defended the firm under a reservation of rights. After the Strojniks and the Poli Firm negotiated the terms of a Morris agre... More...

$0 (12-19-2001 - AZ)