Escobar v. Brewer et al

Filing 73

RESPONSE to Motion re 54 MOTION to Dismiss Party The State of Arizona filed by Tucson, City of. (McCrory, Michael)

Escobar v. Brewer et al

Doc. 73

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MICHAEL G. RANKIN City Attorney Michael W.L. McCrory Principal Assistant City Attorney P.O. Box 27210 Tucson, AZ 85726-7210 Telephone: [phone] State Bar 3899 PCC No. 37268 Attorneys for City of Tucson UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF ARIZONA ) ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) ) JAN BREWER, Governor of the State of Arizona, in her Official and ) Individual Capacity; and THE CITY ) ) OF TUCSON, a municipal ) corporation; ) ) Defendants. ______________________________ ) ) THE CITY OF TUCSON, a municipal ) ) corporation, ) ) Cross-plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) THE STATE OF ARIZONA, a body ) ) politic; and JAN BREWER, in her capacity as Governor of the State of) Arizona, ) ) Cross-defendants. ) ) vs. ) ) THE STATE OF ARIZONA, a body ) ) politic; and JAN BREWER, in her capacity as Governor of the State of) Arizona, ) ) Cross-defendants. ) ) ) MARTIN H. ESCOBAR,
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No. CV 10-249 TUC SRB NOTICE OF CONSENT TO DISMISSAL OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA

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Defendant/Cross-plaintiff City of Tucson ("Tucson") responds to Crossdefendant State of Arizona's motion to dismiss the State of Arizona as a party (Clerk's Dk. #54) by consenting to the dismissal. Respectfully submitted this 8th day of July, 2010.

MICHAEL G. RANKIN City Attorney By: /s/ Michael W,L. McCrory Michael W.L. McCrory Principal Assistant City Attorney Copies of the foregoing electronically transmitted via the USDC Clerk of Court using the CM/ECF System for filing and transmittal this 8th day of July, 2010, to: Richard M. Martinez 307 South Convent Avenue Tucson, Arizona 85701 Stephen Montoya Augustine B. Jimenez Montoya Jimenez, PA 3200 N Central Avenue, #2550 Phoenix, AZ 85012 Co-counsel for Plaintiff John J. Bouma Robert A. Henry Joseph G. Adams Snell & Wilmer, LLP One Arizona Center 400 E. Van Buren Phoenix, AZ 85004-2202

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Joseph A. Kanefield General Counsel Office of the Governor 1700 W. Washington Phoenix, AZ 85007 Co-counsel for Defendant/CrossDefendant Jan Brewer & State of AZ Gary Verberg, City Attorney Elaine K. Cardwell, Chief Counsel Office of the City Attorney City of Phoenix 200 W. Washington Phoenix, AZ 85003-1611 Attorneys for the City of Phoenix Noel Fidel Mariscal, Weeks, McIntyre & Friedlander, PA 2901 N Central Ave., Suite 200 Phoenix, AZ 85012 José de Jesús Rivera Robert E. Pastor Nathan J. Fidel Haralson, Miller, Pitt, Feldman & McAnally, PLC 2800 N. Central Ave., Suite 840 Phoenix, AZ 85006 Stanley G. Feldman Rebecca Reed Jeffrey A. Imig Haralson, Miller, Pitt, Feldman & McAnally, PLC 1 S. Church Ave., Suite 900 Tucson, AZ 85701 David L. Abney Law Office of David Abney 414 E. Southern Ave. Mesa, AZ 85204 /s/ Michelle Gensman

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