2016 Case Summaries


These web pages are designed to provide members of the news media and other interested parties with summaries of Oral Argument that will be or have been heard by the justices of the Arizona Supreme Court.

These summaries were prepared by the Arizona Supreme Court Staff Attorneys' Office and the Administrative Office of the Courts solely for educational purposes.  They are not to be considered official commentaries by the court or any member thereof or part of any brief, memorandum or other pleading filed in these cases.

December 13, 2016 Case Summaries: CV-16-0087-PR Mary Wade/Marla Paddock v. Arizona State Retirement System; CR-15-0049-AP State of Arizona v. Abel Daniel Hidalgo

December 6, 2016 Case Summaries: CV-16-0133-PR American Power Products Inc. et al v. CSK Auto Inc.; CR-12-0359-AP State of Arizona v. Shawn Patrick Lynch

November 8, 2016 Case Summaries: CV-16-0027-PR US Airways Inc. v. QWest Corporation et al; CR-16-0227-PR Jason Simpson/Joe Martinez v. State of Arizona

November 1, 2016 Case Summaries: CV-16-0029-PR Dobson Bay Club II DD, LLC v. La Sonrisa De Siena, LLC; CR-16-0156-PR State of Arizona v. Gregory N. Valencia, Jr.,/Joey Lee Healer

October 11, 2016 Case Summaries: CR-16-0053-PR Jesse Mesa v. State of Arizona; CR-16-0012-PR State of Arizona v. Donald Wayne Dalton

October 4, 2016 Case Summaries: CR-15-0387-PR State of Arizona v. Don Jacob Havatone; CR-15-0393-PR State of Arizona v. Patrick McLeod Nissley 

September 27, 2016 Case Summaries: CV-16-0051-PR Frank R. v. Mother Goose Adoptions; CR-16-0234-PR Sammantha Allen/John M. Allen v. State of Arizona

September 13, 2016 Case Summaries: CR-15-0337-PR State of Arizona v. Christian Adair; CV-16-0162-CQ Equity Income Partners v. Chicago Title Insurance Company

June 28, 2016 Case Summaries: CR-15-0312-PR State of Arizona v. Julio Pedroza-Perez ; CR-15-0346-PR State of Arizona v. Carlos Andres Maciel; CV-15-0323-PR Premier Physicians Group v. Kimberly & Eddie Navarro

May 10, 2016 Case Summaries: CR-15-0270-PC State of Arizona v.  Darrel P. Pandeli; CR-15-0301-PR State of Arizona v. Robin Peoples; CR-15-0348-PR State of Arizona v. Jerry C. Holle; CV-15-0287-PR William R. Cheatham v. Sal Diciccio et al.

May 9, 2016 Case Summary: CR-15-0286-PR State of Arizona v. Ian Harvey Cheatham

May 3, 2016 Case Summaries: CR-15-0265-PR State of Arizona v. Ronald James Sisco, II; CR-15-0380-PR State of Arizona v. Robert Fischer

April 21, 2016 Case Summaries: CR-15-0303-PR State of Arizona v. Hon. Campbell/Francis F. Kraps; CV-15-0263-PR State of Arizona v. Hon. Steinle/Alejandra Moran; CR-13-0282-AP State of Arizona v. Aaron B. Gunches

March 29, 2016 Case Summaries: CV-15-0317-PR Courtney R. Cramer v. Tammy Munguia and Francine Bejarano; CR-15-0293-PR State of Arizona v. Maverick Kemp Gray

March 22, 2016 Case Summaries: CV-15-0281-PR Residential Utility Consumer Office v. AZ Corp. Commission/AZ Water Co.; CR-13-0088-AP State of Arizona v. Joel Randu Escalante-Orozco

February 23, 2016 Case Summaries: CV-15-0302-PR David C./Kim C. v. Alexis S./A.C.; CR-15-0236-PR State of Arizona v. Samkeita Jahveh Jurden

February 18, 2016 Case Summary: CV-15-0180-T/AP Philip Hall, Jon W. Thompson et al. v. Elected Officials' Retirement Plan et al./State of Arizona

February 17, 2016 Case Summaries: CV-15-0244-PR First American Title Insurance Company v. Johnson Bank;     CV-15-0239-PR United Behavioral Health v. Maricopa Integrated Health System

January 19, 2016 Case Summaries: CR-14-0408-PR State of Arizona v. Robert Gear; CV-15-0105-PR Victor Ted Hernandez v. State of Arizona

January 12, 2016 Case Summary: CR-15-0172-PR State of Arizona v. Knute Eckhard Kolmann