Maricopa County Superior Court
Trial court of general jurisdiction for Maricopa County — venue for special actions on records and open-meetings matters.
Oral Argument Held on Discovery Motion in Public Records Case
Oral argument was held May 5, 2026 on Plaintiff's motion for limited discovery and an index of withheld records in the public-records case against the City of Phoenix and Councilwoman Laura Pastor.
Notice of Appeal Filed: Thacker v. City of Phoenix
Plaintiff Jeremy Thacker has filed a Notice of Appeal in the Open Meeting Law special action against the City of Phoenix, sending the matter to the Arizona Court of Appeals.
Thacker v. City of Phoenix
Statutory special action testing whether Phoenix can pre-approve a year of executive sessions in a single November vote and notice them only as "Community Citizen Comment." Trial-court judgment for the City; appeal filed.
Thacker v. Phoenix & Pastor
A statutory special action under A.R.S. § 39-121.02. Two records requests sat for roughly seventeen months without substantive response. Internal email later showed the requester was added to a "high-profile PRR" watchlist. Discovery motion argued May 5, 2026.