NOT FOR OFFICIAL PUBLICATION UNDER ARIZONA RULE OF THE SUPREME COURT 111(c), THIS DECISION IS NOT PRECEDENTIAL AND MAY BE CITED ONLY AS AUTHORIZED BY RULE MEMORANDUM DECISION BEENE , Judge . 1 Orbitz Worldwide Inc. and other travel companies (collectively the "online travel companies," or "OTCs") appeal the superior court's partial grant of summary judgment to the City of Phoenix and other cities ("Cities"), holding the OTCs are brokers under the Phoenix City Code ("Code") 1 and, thus,...
NOT FOR OFFICIAL PUBLICATION. UNDER ARIZONA RULE OF THE SUPREME COURT 111(c), THIS DECISION IS NOT PRECEDENTIAL AND MAY BE CITED ONLY AS AUTHORIZED BY RULE. MEMORANDUM DECISION CRUZ , Presiding Judge : 1 Rachael A. Brumley ("Mother") appeals the portions of the superior court's decree of dissolution of marriage ("Decree") awarding Kenneth A. Brumley ("Father") joint legal decision-making authority regarding their minor child, J.B., born July 2015, parenting time, and a corresponding...
NOT FOR PUBLICATION THIS DECISION DOES NOT CREATE LEGAL PRECEDENT AND MAY NOT BE CITED EXCEPT AS AUTHORIZED BY APPLICABLE RULES See Ariz. R. Sup. Ct. 111(c)(1); Ariz. R. Crim. P. 31.19(e) MEMORANDUM DECISION STARING , Presiding Judge . 1 The trial court granted appellee Francisco Sanchez's motion to suppress the evidence acquired during an investigatory stop for a possible traffic violation. The state appeals that ruling, maintaining the stop was constitutionally permissible. For the...
OPINION JOHNSEN , Judge : 1 A class of car-rental companies sued to invalidate a surcharge enacted to build sports facilities to be owned by the Arizona Tourism and Sports Authority ("AzSTA"). The car-rental companies argued the surcharge is invalid both under Article IX, Section 14 of the Arizona Constitution and under the Dormant Commerce Clause implied by the United States Constitution. The tax court ruled the surcharge was invalid under the Arizona Constitution (but not under the...
NOT FOR PUBLICATION THIS DECISION DOES NOT CREATE LEGAL PRECEDENT AND MAY NOT BE CITED EXCEPT AS AUTHORIZED BY APPLICABLE RULES. See Ariz. R. Sup. Ct. 111(c)(1); Ariz. R. Civ. App. P. 28(a)(1), (f); Ariz. R.P. Juv. Ct. 103(G). MEMORANDUM DECISION ECKERSTROM , Chief Judge . 1 Angela M. appeals from the juvenile court's September 2017 order adjudicating her daughter, E.A., born in May 2001, a dependent child. Finding no error, we affirm. 2 A dependent child includes one "[i]n need...
NOT FOR PUBLICATION THIS DECISION DOES NOT CREATE LEGAL PRECEDENT AND MAY NOT BE CITED EXCEPT AS AUTHORIZED BY APPLICABLE RULES. See Ariz. R. Sup. Ct. 111(c)(1); Ariz. R. Crim. P. 31.19(e). MEMORANDUM DECISION V SQUEZ , Presiding Judge . 1 Petitioner Angela Leeman seeks review of the trial court's order denying her fourth petition for post-conviction relief, filed pursuant to Rule 32, Ariz. R. Crim. P. "We will not disturb a trial court's ruling on a petition for post-conviction...
OPINION V SQUEZ , Presiding Judge : 1 Anthony Spence appeals from the superior court's denial of relief in his special action challenging the Pima County Justice Court's order denying his request for a jury trial on three misdemeanor assault charges. Spence argues he is entitled to a jury trial because, if convicted of all three charges, the aggregate sentence could potentially exceed six months. Because we conclude that misdemeanor assault is not a jury-eligible offense, we affirm....
NOT FOR OFFICIAL PUBLICATION. UNDER ARIZONA RULE OF THE SUPREME COURT 111(c), THIS DECISION IS NOT PRECEDENTIAL AND MAY BE CITED ONLY AS AUTHORIZED BY RULE. MEMORANDUM DECISION THOMPSON , Judge . 1 Plaintiffs/appellants, Barry Atkins and Missy Atkins (the Atkinses), appeal from the trial court's October 14, 2016 order, in favor of defendants/appellees Snell & Wilmer LLP; Donald Bivens and Patricia Lee Refo (husband and wife); and Robert M. Kort and Myndi M. Kort (husband and wife) (...
OPINION V SQUEZ , Presiding Judge : 1 Jewel C. appeals from the juvenile court's order changing the placement of her great-grandchildren from her care to that of their "psychological paternal grandmother," Kay. She contends the court "abused its discretion by granting" the state's motion requesting the change "in violation of the placement preferences established by A.R.S. 8-514(B)." She further asserts the court made "numerous findings ... without credible bases." 2 In its...
NOT FOR PUBLICATION THIS DECISION DOES NOT CREATE LEGAL PRECEDENT AND MAY NOT BE CITED EXCEPT AS AUTHORIZED BY APPLICABLE RULES. See Ariz. R. Sup. Ct. 111(c)(1); Ariz. R. Civ. App. P. 28(a)(1), (f); Ariz. R. P. Juv. Ct. 103(G). MEMORANDUM DECISION BREARCLIFFE , Judge . 1 In these consolidated appeals, Paula J. and Michael L., parents of H.L. and C.L., born in February 2014 and May 2015 respectively, challenge the juvenile court's June 2017 order terminating their parental rights on...
NOT FOR OFFICIAL PUBLICATION UNDER ARIZONA RULE OF THE SUPREME COURT 111(c), THIS DECISION IS NOT PRECEDENTIAL AND MAY BE CITED ONLY AS AUTHORIZED BY RULE. MEMORANDUM DECISION MORSE , Judge . 1 Appellant Michael Barrett Conway challenges the trial court's dismissal of his complaint under Arizona Rule of Civil Procedure ("Rule") 12(b)(6). We affirm for the reasons set forth below. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND 2 Conway visited a Circle K store on October 24, 2015, to purchase...
