STATE EX REL. DEPT. OF HEALTH v. GOTTSFIELD

No. 1 CA-SA 06-0106.

146 P.3d 574 (2006)

STATE of Arizona ex rel. The ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES, Arizona State Hospital, Arizona Community Protection and Treatment Center, Petitioners, v. The Honorable Robert L. GOTTSFIELD, Judge of the Superior Court of the State of Arizona, in and for the county of Maricopa, Respondent Judge, Robert Medrano, Real Party in Interest.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1, Department C.

October 24, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terry Goddard, Attorney General By M. April Wynne, Assistant Attorney General and Kevin D. Ray, Assistant Attorney General, Phoenix, Attorneys for Petitioners.

Susan Sherwin, Office of the Legal Advocate By Mary Beth Mitchell, Deputy Legal Advocate and Consuelo M. Ohanesian, Deputy Legal Advocate, Phoenix, Attorneys for Real Party in Interest.

Daniel Raynak, Knapp Counsel, Phoenix.


OPINION

IRVINE, Judge.

¶1 The State of Arizona, the Arizona Department of Health Services, Arizona State Hospital, and the Arizona Community Protection and Treatment Center ("ACPTC") seek relief from the superior court's order concluding that Robert Medrano's counsel be allowed to conduct ex parte interviews with ACPTC employees without the consent of the State. The State presents the following arguments on appeal: (1) this court has jurisdiction to...

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