GODDARD v. FIELDS

No. 1 CA-SA 06-0114.

150 P.3d 262 (2007)

Terry GODDARD, Monica Goddard, Office of the Arizona Attorney General, Petitioners, v. The Honorable Kenneth L. FIELDS, Judge of the Superior Court of the State of Arizona, in and for the County of Maricopa, Respondent Judge, George H. Johnson; Johnson International, Inc., Real Parties in Interest.

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

January 16, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terry Goddard, Arizona Attorney General, By Lisa K. Hudson, Assistant Attorney General, Michael K. Goodwin, Michael M. Walker, Phoenix, Attorneys for Petitioners.

Jones Skelton & Hochuli PLC, By Christopher G. Stuart, John M. DiCaro, Phoenix, Attorneys for Real Parties in Interest-Respondents.

Margrave Celmins, Whiteman PC, By Lat J. Celmins, Michael L. Kitchen, Patrick J. VanZanen, Phoenix, Attorneys for Real Parties Johnson-Counterclaimants.


OPINION

OROZCO, Judge.

¶ 1 Terry Goddard, Monica Goddard and the Office of the Arizona Attorney General (collectively, the Attorney General) petitioned this court for special-action relief, challenging the trial court's order finding that the Attorney General is not entitled to absolute immunity, but only qualified immunity for the allegedly defamatory statements he published in a press release regarding a lawsuit his office is pursuing. For the following...

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