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RODRIGUEZ v. PIMA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT

No. 2 CA-CIV 3324.

123 Ariz. 555 (1979)

601 P.2d 318

Cheryle RODRIGUEZ, Dan Huff and Citizen Publishing Company, Petitioners, v. The PIMA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT, Respondent, and Stephen D. Neely, Pima County Attorney, Real Party in Interest.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 2.

Rehearing Denied September 12, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Molloy, Jones, Donahue, Trachta, Childers & Mallamo, P.C., by Michael J. Meehan, Tucson, for petitioners.

Stephen D. Neely, Pima County Atty., Tucson, for real party in interest.

OPINION

RICHMOND, Chief Judge.

Petitioners have brought this special action to challenge the issuance of subpoenas to two reporters from a Tucson newspaper as part of an investigation by the Pima County Attorney of alleged drug use by members of his staff.

On May 10, 1979, the Tucson Citizen published an article written by the individual petitioners concerning the use of cocaine in Tucson. The story contained the following:

"A deputy county...

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