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Last Post 01 May 2024 07:48 PM by  State Bar of Arizona
R-24-0027 Petition to Amend Rule 23 of the Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure for Cy Pres Distributions
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Andrew Patrick Schaffer
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10 Jan 2024 12:55 PM
    Respectfully filed and submitted on this 10th day of January 2024.

    ARIZONA FOUNDATION FOR LEGAL SERVICES & EDUCATION

    Hon. Joseph Kreamer, 2024 President of the Board of Directors
    Arizona Foundation for Legal Services & Education
    4201 N. 24th Street, Suite 210
    Phoenix, Arizona 85016-6288
    Telephone: (602) 340-7356

    Filed: January 10, 2024

    Would amend Rule 23 of the Rules of Civil Procedure to require that residual settlement funds in class action cases be distributed to the Arizona Bar Foundation to provide for legal services to low-income individuals.

    Comments must be submitted by no later than Wednesday, May 1, 2024, and any reply by a petitioner must be submitted no later than Monday, June 3, 2024.
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    29 Apr 2024 12:51 PM
    Samuel A. Thumma
    Chair, Arizona Commission on Access to Justice
    Judge, Arizona Court of Appeals
    Division One
    State Courts Building
    1501 West Washington Street
    Phoenix, AZ 85007-3329
    [email protected]
    Telephone: (602) 452-6700

    The Arizona Commission on Access to Justice has authorized Judge Sam Thumma, Chair, to submit this comment in support of Petition R-24-0027.
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    Andrew Patrick Schaffer
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    30 Apr 2024 07:20 PM
    Pursuant to Rule 28 of the Rules of the Supreme Court, Community Legal Services (“CLS”), DNA People’s Legal Services (“DNA”), Southern Arizona Legal Aid (“SALA”), and the William E. Morris Institute for Justice (“MIJ”) submit the attached comments in support of the Petition to Amend Rule 23 of the Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure.

    Respectfully submitted this 30th day of April 2024.

    ANDREW P. SCHAFFER, AZ Bar. No. 037352
    BRENDA MUÑOZ FURNISH, AZ Bar. No. 027280
    MICHELLE J. SIMPSON, AZ Bar. No. 020199
    WILLIAM E. MORRIS INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE
    3707 North Seventh Street, Suite 300
    Phoenix, Arizona 85014-5095
    (602) 252-3432
    [email protected]
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    01 May 2024 07:48 PM
    Comment of the State Bar of Arizona

    Lisa M. Panahi
    Bar No. 023421
    General Counsel
    State Bar of Arizona
    4201 N. 24th St., Suite 100
    Phoenix, AZ 85016
    602-340-7236
    [email protected]
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