Civil
Court Administration is responsible for tracking and monitoring the status of
all complex litigation court cases.
Tort
motor vehicle and tort non-motor vehicle are the reporting categories used by
the state court.
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The
presiding judge of the superior court has the authority to designate a case
"complex" and should be assigned to the Complex Civil Litigation
Court. The presiding judge delegates that authority to the presiding judge of
the civil department. However, not all complex cases are torts and not all tort
cases are designated complex.
Arizona
Rules of Civil Procedure 23
(Class Actions)
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No
legislation.
None.
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In
Re the Matter of Electronic Filing and Service of Pleadings in Complex Civil
Litigation Cases (A.O. No. 2003-115)
In
Re the Matter of the Establishment of a Pilot Program for a Complex Civil
Litigation Court (A.O. No. 2002-127)
In
the Matter of: Authorizing a Complex Civil Litigation Pilot Program Applicable
in Maricopa County (A.O. No. 2002-107)
Interlocutory
orders of trial court may be reviewed in appellate court by filing a petition
for special action.
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Complex
civil litigation docket with three participating divisions.
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Complex
Civil Litigation Court Evaluation Committee. Established by Administrative
Order (see above).
Final
Report of the Committee to Study Complex Litigation (September 2002).
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The
Integrated Court Information System (ICIS) tracks all civil cases.
Arizona
Court of Appeals, Division Two, began an appellate
settlement program in 1998. Rule 30 of the Arizona Rules of Civil Appellate
Procedure governs the program. The site includes contact information and
downloadable Confidential Settlement Statement.
Pima
County Superior Court operates a settlement
conference program. Every judge on the civil bench has settlement conference
duties, and approximately 70 pro tem judges also conduct settlement conferences.
R.C.P. 16.1 provides for the mandatory settlement conferences. (Cases subject to
compulsory arbitration are exempt.) Settlement conferences are also mandatory
for medical malpractice cases. Sanctions are provided for by R.C.P. 16(f).
Pursuant
to R.C.P. Rule 16 and Maricopa County Local Rule 3.11, the Maricopa Superior
Court may direct parties in any civil case to a settlement
conference.
By
stipulation, parties in Maricopa Superior Court civil cases may agree to a
binding one-day jury trial called the Civil
Court Shortrial. Three of four jurors must agree to the verdict. Shortrial
is an option for parties who opt out of mandatory arbitration. Because
arbitration is compulsory only for cases under a certain dollar amount, it is
unlikely that mass actions would be subject to either Shortrial or arbitration.
E-filing
in the Complex Civil Court pilot project
(see A.O.
No. 2003-115).
Arizona
Court of Appeals, Division Two, uses the e-Filer
system.
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