SOUTHWESTERN v. DEPT. OF ENVIRON. QUAL.

No. CV-98-0118-PR.

976 P.2d 872 (1999)

194 Ariz. 22

SOUTHWESTERN PAINT & VARNISH CO., Plaintiff/Appellant, v. ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, Defendant/Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arizona, En Banc.

March 16, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lenore Tsakanikas, Tucson, Attorney for Southwestern Paint & Varnish Company.

Attorney General Janet A. Napolitano, Phoenix By Marc T. Steadman, Assistant Attorney General, Attorneys for Arizona Department of Environmental Quality.


OPINION

MARTONE, Justice.

¶ 1 We are asked to decide whether a party aggrieved by final agency action must seek rehearing before that agency as a prerequisite to judicial review. We hold that, unless a statute specifically directs otherwise, one need not seek rehearing before an agency in order to seek judicial review.

I.

¶ 2 In September 1995, Southwestern Paint and Varnish Company (Southwestern) sought reimbursement for environmental...

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