PEOPLE EX REL. BABBITT v. HERNDON

No. 13596.

119 Ariz. 454 (1978)

581 P.2d 688

PEOPLE of the State of Arizona ex rel. Bruce E. BABBITT, the Attorney General, Appellant, v. Bill J. HERNDON, dba American Indian Jewelry, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arizona, In Banc.

June 6, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce E. Babbitt, Former Atty. Gen., John A. LaSota, Jr., Atty. Gen., Anthony B. Ching, Chief Counsel, Economic Protection Division, Phoenix, for appellant.

Jennings, Strouss & Salmon by Leo R. Beus, Phoenix, for appellee.


GORDON, Justice:

In the first part of 1976, the Attorney General initiated an investigation of Bill J. Herndon, d.b.a. American Indian Jewelry, to determine whether his sales and advertising practices violated the Consumer Fraud Act A.R.S. § 44-1521 et seq. To aid his investigations under the Act, the Attorney General is empowered to engage in extensive pre-complaint discovery if he has reasonable cause to believe that the investigated party has violated the...

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