9/27/2014 Media Relations and Community Outreach: Court Rulings Entry

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HonorableSpecialMasterRuthMcGregor
Filed:1/27/2010CaseNumber:CR2009007892
Plaintiff Prosecution
StateofArizona DeputyCountyAttorney
LisaAubuchon
PaulKittredge
v.
Defendant Defense
MaryRoseWilcox ColinCampbell
ORALARGUMENT
State'sAttorney:PaulKittredge&LisaAubuchonDefendant'sAttorney:KathyOMearaDefendant:PresentCourtReporter:KimMcAndrews
ThisisthetimesetfororalargumentonStatesMotiontoApproveAppointmentofSpecialProsecutorsandStatesMotionforInquiryby
SpecialMaster.
StatesMotiontoApproveAppointmentofSpecialProsecutorsisargued.
ITISORDEREDtakingthematterunderadvisement.
StatesMotionforInquirybySpecialMasterisargued.
ITISORDEREDdenyingthemotion.
9:27a.m.Matterconcludes.
Later:
Afterconsideration,theSpecialMasterconcludesthattheArizonaSupremeCourtsAdministrativeOrder2009124doesnotconfer
jurisdictionupontheSpecialMastertoappointaspecialprosecutor.
TheStateandtheseDefendantsappeartoagreethat,inextraordinarycircumstances,theCourtcanexerciseitsinherentauthorityto
appointaspecialprosecutor.TheState,however,filedthismotiondirectlywiththeSpecialMasterratherthanbringanactionrequesting
thattheCourtappointaspecialprosecutor.Asaresult,thereexistsnopendingactionthattheSpecialMastercanrefertoajudicialofficer
forconsideration.
TheStatealsoassertsthattheBoardofSupervisorsabusedaministerialdutyconferreduponitbyA.R.S.sec.11493.B.1whenitrefused
toconsenttotheMaricopaCountyAttorneysrequesttoappointspecialdeputycountyattorneys.TheStatesmotion,filedinthiscriminal
actionandseekingreliefinthenatureofmandamus,providesnobasisfortheSpecialMasterortheCourttoexercisejurisdiction.
BecausetheSpecialMasterlacksjurisdictiontoconsidertheMotiontoApproveAppointmentofSpecialProsecutors,
ITISORDEREDdismissingthemotion.
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