STATE EX REL. MONTGOMERY v. WELTY

Nos. 1 CA-SA 13-0145, 1 CA-SA 13-0155.

308 P.3d 1159 (2013)

STATE of Arizona ex rel. William G. MONTGOMERY, Maricopa County Attorney, Petitioner, v. The Honorable Joseph WELTY, Judge of the Superior Court of the State of Arizona, in and for the County of Maricopa, Respondent Judge, James Dean Koontz, Real Party in Interest. State of Arizona ex rel. William G. Montgomery, Maricopa County Attorney, Petitioner, v. The Honorable Harriet Chavez, Judge of the Superior Court of the State of Arizona, in and for the County of Maricopa, Respondent Judge, Robert Lee Gill, Real Party in Interest.

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

As Amended October 1, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William G. Montgomery , Maricopa County Attorney By Keli B. Luther , Deputy County Attorney, Phoenix, Attorneys for Petitioner.

Dwane Cates Law Group PLLC By W. Pierce Sargeant IV , Phoenix, Attorneys for Real Party in Interest Koontz.

James J. Haas , Maricopa County Public Defender By Christopher Manberg , Deputy Public Defender, Mikel Steinfeld , Deputy Public Defender, Phoenix, Attorneys for Real Party in Interest Gill.


OPINION

HOWE, Presiding Judge.

¶ 1 In this consolidated special action, the State seeks relief from the trial courts' order compelling the disclosure of victims' birth dates to the Real Parties in Interest. We accept jurisdiction and grant relief because victims' birth dates are personally identifying information protected by the Victims' Bill of Rights.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2 The first Real Party in Interest, James...

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