The petition seeks to amend Arizona Rule of Civil Procedure 56(c)(3) to allow judges to opt out of separate statements of facts. Instead, the parties would attach the materials to their motion, response, or reply. They also would sequentially paginate the attachments and cite to those pages in the motion, response, or reply.

James D. Smith
No. 016760
101 W. Jefferson St.
Ste. 814
Phoenix, AZ 85003
(602) 372-5945
[email protected]

Would amend Civil Procedure Rule 56(c)(3) to permit a court to direct the parties not file to a separate statement of undisputed facts.

Filed July 20, 2020.

Comments must be submitted on or before Monday, May 3, 2021.

Replies must be submitted on or before Tuesday, June 1, 2021.